“ Weapons ” goes to a large world opening of $ 70 million in the start of the weekend

“Are you looking at?” asks for a frightening voice in the trailer for Weapons. And the answer to this question is a resounding “yes”.

By variety, the second release of Zach Cregger has won $ 70 million worldwide. At the national level, its taking of $ 42.5 million was $ 10 million before projections, and its global intake marks another victory for the new line and parent company Warner Bros. Minecraft Released in April, the studio made money by making a hot sequence thanks to Final destination Bloodlines, F1: The Movie, Sinners, And Superman. Like many of these films, Weapons Had a lot of momentum behind him thanks to his intriguing trailers and his pre-liberation buzz. The public seems to agree, because he has a consensus “A-” on Cinemascore, which is rare for a horror film.

For the crowd focused on the family – well, the other part of this crowd, since Weapons Talk about missing children –Friday more bizarre So well done. The suite of Disney’s Legacy with Lindsay Lohan and Jamie Lee Curtis have gained $ 44.5 million worldwide, largely led by his $ 29 million. This has also been marketed quite heavily in recent months, and has the additional bonus to bring a large part of the distribution of the 2003 film and to present new blood to Manny Jacinto, Sophia Hammons and Julia Butters, the latter whose body exchanged with Lohan and Curtis.

Meanwhile, older outings like Superman And Fantastic Four: First steps Continue to earn money. Analyst Luiz Fernando reports that the Marvel Studios Pic added $ 17.5 million to his international socket in his third weekend, bringing his global total to $ 434.2 million. Despite a decrease of 55.8%, he now earns more than Thunderbolt ($ 382.4 million) and Captain America: Brave New World ($ 415.3 million), and will likely reach $ 490 to $ 510 when everything is said and done. And Superman continues to hold hard with $ 578.8 million worldwide. After having become the most profitable Superman national film last week, it is about to win (or exceed) $ 600 million in the world before it reaches streaming on August 26.

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