Weapons Wins! Box Office Breakdown - Aug 8-10

🎥 Box Office Breakdown | Weekend of August 8–10, 2025

This Weekend's Top Earners:

Weapons roared onto the scene with $42.5 million domestically, and a whopping $70 million worldwide—making it Warner Bros.’ sixth straight film to open above $40 million.

Freakier Friday, the nostalgic reboot featuring Lindsay Lohan and Jamie Lee Curtis, followed in second with $29 million domestic, totaling $44.5 million globally.

The Fantastic Four: First Steps slipped to third with around $15.5 million over the weekend, still sitting strong with a global total exceeding $434 million.

The Bad Guys 2 (week 2) brought in $10.4 million, and The Naked Gun reboot earned $8.375 million, rounding out the top five.

Why This Weekend Matters

Warner Bros.’ gamble on an original horror thriller paid off big time, reaffirming the genre’s box office strength in 2025. Meanwhile, Disney’s nostalgic offering performed solidly—but couldn’t match the horror buzz. The mix of genre, legacy, and franchise entries made for one of the most diverse box office landscapes lately.

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