Weapons is still riding high at the cinemas, crossing a major milestone overseas. It has also surpassed the international haul of Sinners, the highest-grossing horror movie of the year. After four weekends, Josh Brolin’s film is closing in on the $250 million mark at the worldwide box office. Keep scrolling for the deets.
The horror original film surpassed Nope’s domestic haul to become the 8th highest-grossing horror movie post-COVID. It is holding great at the box office for a film with that budget. The film has earned an estimated 6.1 times the reported production budget.
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Crosses $100 million at the overseas box office
The R-rated movie earned a strong $9.4million on its fourth weekend at the overseas box office, a decline of 31.4% from last weekend. It has hit the $100 million cume overseas, which is a major box office milestone for Weapons.
Sinners ruled the box office when it was released. It became the highest-grossing horror movie of the year, earning $88 million in its overseas haul. Josh Brolin’s film surpassed the trending horror film overseas and earned $100 million [via Box Office Mojo].
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Worldwide collection updates
Weapons regained the #1 spot in the domestic box office, earning $10.2 million on its 4th weekend, despite losing 215 theaters in North America, bringing the total cume to $134.6 million. Allied to the overseas total of $100 million cume, the worldwide collection hits $234.6 million. It is closing in on the $250 million mark worldwide. The horror movie is tracking to earn between $265 million and $295 million in its global run.
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Weapons, starring Josh Brolin, Julia Garner, Alden Ehrenreich, Austin Abrams, Cary Christopher, Toby Huss, Benedict Wong, and Amy Madigan, was released on August 8.
