LOS ANGELES, Aug 18 — Buzzy horror film Weapons won the North American box office for a second week running with US$25 million in ticket sales, industry estimates showed Sunday.
The Warner Bros. movie starring Julia Garner (Ozark) and Josh Brolin (Avengers: Infinity War) tells the story of the mysterious disappearance of a group of children from the same school class.
Analyst David A. Gross of Franchise Entertainment Research called it a “strong” week-two performance, especially in a quiet summer weekend at the movies in the United States and Canada.
Holding in second place was Disney’s Freakier Friday starring Lindsay Lohan and Jamie Lee Curtis, the much-anticipated sequel to the 2003 body-swapping family film, at US$14.5 million, Exhibitor Relations said.
Debuting in third place was Universal action sequel Nobody 2, starring Bob Odenkirk of Better Call Saul fame, at US$9.3 million.
“Critics like this story about a workaholic assassin trying to take a vacation with his family while getting caught up in trouble. Reviews and audience scores are both very good,” Gross said.
The Fantastic Four: First Steps, Disney’s reboot of the Marvel Comics franchise, dropped to fourth place at US$8.8 million.
Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Joseph Quinn and Emmy winner Ebon Moss-Bachrach star as the titular team of superheroes, who must save a retro-futuristic world from the evil Galactus.
Universal’s family-friendly animation sequel The Bad Guys 2, about a squad of goofy animal criminals actually doing good in their rebranded lives, dropped to fifth, earning US$7.5 million.
Rounding out the top 10 were:
Superman (US$5.3 million)
The Naked Gun (US$4.8 million)
Jurassic World: Rebirth (US$2.9 million)
F1: The Movie (US$2.7 million)
Coolie (US$2.4 million) — AFP
