Zack Cregger’s new horror movie, Weapons, is off to a good start at the box office, looking to bring in over $5 million for its Thursday previews.
That’s better than Sinners ($4.7M), and possibly in line or even better than Final Destination: Bloodlines ($5.5M) and 28 Years Later ($5.8M).
Both Sinners ($365.8M worldwide) and Final Destination: Bloodlines ($285.3M) were box office hits, while 28 Years Later ($150M) started strong but quickly faded, losing Sony $75M.
A bonus for Weapons is that the budget is reportedly only $38M, which means the break-even number is only around $95M.
Sinners had a budget of around $100M or more, Final Destination: Bloodlines only $50M, and 28 Years Later, $75M.
I haven’t seen Final Destination: Bloodlines, but I really like Weapons and Sinners. I despise 28 Years Later, and Weapons blows that flick out of the water. Weapons is also a lot better than Cregger’s Barbarian, IMO, which brought in $45M back in 2022 on a budget of only $4.5 million.
The Thursday previews for Weapons also beat Disney’s Freakier Friday, which brought in $3M, so Weapons has a good shot of taking the #1 box office this weekend.
Estimates are offering at least a low-to-mid $30M opening weekend for Weapons, possibly more. Rotten Tomatoes Scores are good (96% / 90%), and word of mouth has been on fire. As I’ve said, just go watch the flick, don’t read any reviews or watch the trailers.
Release info
Weapons is now in theaters, directed by Zach Cregger.
The film stars Josh Brolin, Julia Garner, Alden Ehrenreich, Austin Abrams, Cary Christopher, Benedict Wong, and Amy Madigan.
