Weaponshas hit a huge box office milestone. The new horror movie is set in a small town that has been troubled by the mysterious disappearances of 17 students from the same elementary school class. It boasts an ensemble cast that includes Josh Brolin, Julia Garner, Alden Ehrenreich, Austin Abrams, Benedict Wong, Cary Christopher, and Amy Madigan.
2025’sWeaponsisthe first movie directed by Zach Cregger since he burst onto the horror scene with the 2022 hitBarbarianafteronly having previously helmed comedy projects such asMiss MarchandThe Whitest Kids U’Know. It has already exceeded the $45.3 million gross ofBarbarianthanks to a 3-day global debut of $70 million.
Warner Bros. Discoveryreports thatWeaponsbrought in an additional $6.7 million at the domestic box office on Tuesday, August 12. This pushes its cumulative domestic box office haul to $55.4 million, making it onlythe 22nd movie of 2025 to pass the $50 million domestic milestoneso far.
Weaponshas alreadysurpassed the domestic totals of two of the previous movies to have hit that milestone, namelyOne of Them Days($50.05 million domestic) andKarate Kid: Legends($52.5 million).
What This Means For Weapons
Weapons' impressive rise up the box office chart iseven more impressive considering the fact that it is an original horror movie. Before it ascended the chart, only three other horror titles have passed the $50 million milestone, and two of them -Danny Boyle’s28 Years Laterand the supernatural sequelFinal Destination Bloodlines- belonged to pre-existing franchises.
This makesWeaponsthe first original horror movie to make more than $50 million at the domestic box office sinceRyan Coogler’sSinners, a smash hit that debuted on April 18 and quickly rose to a gross of$278.6 million in North America and $365.9 million worldwide.
The next-highest original horror movie on the chart isHeart Eyes, which grossed $30.4 million domestically, more than $20 million belowWeapons' current haul.
Our Take On The Weapons Milestone
Because it has hit the $50 million milestone before its first full week in theaters has even come to an end,it seems likely thatWeaponswill continue to climb the chartand hit further important milestones. Just likeSinners, it is a well-reviewed, auteur-driven movie, so it could have a similar trajectory.
WhileSinnersrose the chart more quickly, having hit $64.4 million on its own first Tuesday, ifWeaponsfollows in its footsteps, it could potentially earn between $240 and $250 million at the domestic box office alone. This would be another huge win for original horror in 2025, in addition to more than surpassing the movie’s reported $38 million budget.
