In addition to winning the hearts of critics and audiences, Barberian director Zack Kregar’s latest horror film “Weapons” has also made a brilliant debut at the box office and according to box office Mojo, grossed around $ 92 million worldwide. With a brilliant critic rating of 94% on Rotton Tomatos and a solid IMDB user rating of 7.9/10, it is already considered one of the best horror films of this year.
The first orgenal horror film that achieved a big achievement at the box office
Weapons have become the first original horror film to achieve a big achievement at the box office. The impressive edge on the box office chart is even more impressive given the fact that it is an original horror film. Before coming on the chart, only three other horror films had been able to cross the $ 50 million mark, and two of them – Danny Boyle’s 28 year letter and supernatural sequel final destination bloodlines – had already existing franchisees.
This has become the first original horror film to gross more than $ 50 million at the domestic box office after the Sopans, Ryan Kougler’s synners. Ciners was a strong hit that was released on 18 April and rapidly reached $ 278.6 million in North America and $ 365.9 million worldwide. The next highest -grossing original horror film on the chart is Heart Eyes, which domestically grossed $ 30.4 million, which is more than $ 20 million than Vapan’s current earnings.
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Weapons Story Line
This new horror film is based on the background of a small town, which is upset with the mysterious disappearance of 17 students of the same primary school class. It includes a group of artists such as Josh Brolen, Julia Garner, Alden Ehrrich, Austin Abrams, Benedict Wong, Carrie Christopher and Amy Madigan.
The 2025’s “Weapons” is the first film directed by Zack Kregar to stepping into horror films with a 2022 hit “Barburion”. Earlier, she directed comedy films like “Miss March” and “The Whitest Kids You’an”. With a global earning of $ 70 million in three days, the film has already crossed the “Barburion” $ 45.3 million.
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According to Warner Brothers Discovery report, “Weapons” earned an additional $ 6.7 million at the domestic box office on Tuesday, August 12. With this, its total domestic box office earnings have increased to $ 55.4 million, making it only the 22nd film to cross the domestic mile of $ 50 million in 2025 so far.
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