Weapons Box Office Dominance
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New Line's horror pic and Disney's family comedy delivered a double win for the late summer box office, as well as a victory for two challenged genres.
Freakier Friday was born out of Jamie Lee Curtis asking Disney if they could make the sequel after she met tons of fans who wanted to see a follow-up while touring the world for the Halloween movies. It’s helmed by Nisha Ganatra from a script by Jordan Weiss, and is produced by Curtis alongside Kristen Burr and Andrew Gunn.
Nobody 2' Surprises, 'Freakier Friday' Steals the Show Summer is wrapping up, and the last major studio release before the Labor Day weeken
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Box Office: ‘Weapons’ Targets Stellar $40M-Plus Opening, ‘Freakier Friday’ Wows With $30M-Plus
The mystery horror movie is launching ahead of expectations in a double win for the late-summer box office — and the challenged horror and comedy genres.
“ Weapons ,” a twisty horror film about a group of missing children, and “ Freakier Friday ,” a body swap comedy, delivered a potent one-two punch at the box office this weekend, lifting ticket sales as summer movie season draws to a close.
New Line's 'Weapons' is off to an excellent start at the box office, with previews coming in at $5M+, while Disney sequel 'Freakier Friday' is eyeing $3M.
After a successful box office debut last week, Disney released footage from the original table read for Freakier Friday. Disney releases footage from the original table read for Freakier Friday following its strong box office debut.
Brent Lang explains on 'Daily Variety' podcast why the success of 'Weapons' and 'Freakier Friday' marked a big milestone for post-pandemic box office.