‘Weapons’ tops North America box office for second weekend; Rajinikanth’s ‘Coolie’ beats Hrithik Roshan and Jr NTR’s ‘War 2’ to enter Top 10 highest grossers |
This image released by Warner Bros. Pictures shows Cary Christopher in a scene from “Weapons.” (Warner Bros. Pictures via AP)
‘Weapons’ scared off all the competition at the box office to regain its title of the highest earning film in North America. The horror film that debuted at No 1, managed to stay there during its second weekend, beating out newer releases like ‘Freakier Friday’ and ‘Nobody 2’.Zach Cregger’s horror film earned $25 million from across 3,450 North American theatres, a 43% drop from its first weekend. The highly anticipated film benefited from strong audience reviews and social media trends to attract large crowds. ‘Freakier Friday’, which lost the battle for first place to ‘Weapons’ during its double premiere, maintained its second spot, bringing in $14.5 million domestically. Both films took the lead against ‘Nobody 2’, the R-rated action sequel starring Bob Odenkirk,which earned $9.25 million across 3,260 North American theatres in its debut weekend. ‘Nobody 2’ follows the pandemic success of the first in the series, ‘Nobody,’ which was released in 2021. In the sequel, Hutch Mansell, the assassin-turned-nice-guy played by Odenkirk, returns to the big screen, this time taking a much-needed family vacation that goes awry. The calm weekend turns anything but as Mansell uncovers a corrupt town. Meanwhile, ‘The Fantastic Four: First Steps’ took the fourth spot during its fourth weekend in theatres, bringing in $8.8 million domestically. The film stumbled at the box office after its initially strong $118 million debut. Another sequel, ‘The Bad Guys 2’, took fifth place with $7.5 million during its third weekend in theatres. Notably, it was the international movies that made a splash in the top 15 this weekend. The Rajinikanth starrer action thriller ‘Coolie’, debuted domestically and snatched the 10th spot, with a collection of $2.37 million, followed by the Hrithik Roshan and Jr NTR starrer ‘War 2’, which debuted at No. 11.Meanwhile, the Rajinikanth starrer managed to rake in an estimated $ 27.57 million at the gobal box office, setting itself up to become the fourth highest earning film at the worldwide box office. The domestic re-release of “Shin Godzilla,” a Japanese film that initially premiered in 2016, came in at the 12th spot. Top 10 movies by domestic box office With final domestic figures being released Monday, this list factors in the estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theatres, according to Comscore: 1. “Weapons,” $25 million. 2. “Freakier Friday,” $14.5 million. 3. “Nobody 2,” $9.25 million. 4. “The Fantastic Four: First Steps,” $8.8 million. 5. “The Bad Guys 2,” $7.5 million. 6. “Superman,” $5.3 million. 7. “The Naked Gun,” $4.8 million. 8. “Jurassic World Rebirth,” $2.9 million. 9. “F1: The Movie,” $2.6 million. 10. “Coolie,” $2.4 million.
