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Weapons

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<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1755451018955WPN-T1-0031.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="A scene from &quot;Weapons.&quot; Handout/Warner Bros. Pictures. "/>A scene from &quot;Weapons.&quot; Handout/Warner Bros. Pictures. </div>LOS ANGELES -- Buzzy horror film &quot;Weapons&quot; won the North American box office for a second week running with $25 million in ticket sales, industry estimates showed Sunday.The Warner Bros. movie starring Julia Garner (&quot;Ozark&quot;) and Josh Brolin (&quot;Avengers: Infinity War&quot;) 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 &quot;strong&quot; week-two performance, especially in a quiet summer weekend at the movies in the United States and Canada.<div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/showbiz/movies-series/2025/8/10/-weapons-battles-to-top-of-north-american-box-office-0702" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">READ: &#x27;Weapons&#x27; battles to top of North American box office</a></div>Holding in second place was Disney&#x27;s &quot;Freakier Friday&quot; starring Lindsay Lohan and Jamie Lee Curtis, the much-anticipated sequel to the 2003 body-swapping family film, at $14.5 million, Exhibitor Relations said.Debuting in third place was Universal action sequel &quot;Nobody 2,&quot; starring Bob Odenkirk of &quot;Better Call Saul&quot; fame, at $9.3 million.&quot;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,&quot; Gross said.&quot;The Fantastic Four: First Steps,&quot; Disney&#x27;s reboot of the Marvel Comics franchise, dropped to fourth place at $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&#x27;s family-friendly animation sequel &quot;The Bad Guys 2,&quot; about a squad of goofy animal criminals actually doing good in their rebranded lives, dropped to fifth, earning $7.5 million.Rounding out the top 10 were:&quot;Superman&quot; ($5.3 million)&quot;The Naked Gun&quot; ($4.8 million)&quot;Jurassic World: Rebirth&quot; ($2.9 million)&quot;F1: The Movie&quot; ($2.7 million)&quot;Coolie&quot; ($2.4 million)<div>© Agence France-Presse</div>

Buzzy horror film "Weapons" won the North American box office for a second week running with $25 million in ticket sales, industry estimates showed Sunday.

Buzzy horror film "Weapons" won the North American box office for a second week running with $25 million in ticket sales, industry estimates showed Sunday.

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'Weapons' tops North American box office for 2nd week

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Published August 18, 2025 01:22 AM PHT

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