The theaters were definitely locked and loaded.
“Weapons” blasted to No.1 on Friday as its opener pulled in $18.2 million, according to The Numbers.
The flick, which The Post praised as “the best horror movie of the summer” could be enjoying an over $30 million opening weekend.
Its star, Josh Brolin, who plays the father of one of 17 children who run away on the same night, told Collider why the film stands out amongst others in the genre.
“Right now, with so much content, you’re just watching things on whatever streaming service you’re on, and you’re just going, ‘F–k, why is this so boring, man? Why?’ And just go to the next thing.
“It’s all the same s–t.”
“Freakier Friday,” which The Post called “a decent comeback movie” for its star Lindsay Lohan, landed in second place with sales of $12.7 million.
The long-awaited sequel to 2003’s “Freaky Friday” — which has Jamie Lee Curtis reprising her role — could be looking at an up to $32 million opening weekend haul.
Curtis explained to USA Today why the sequel took more than two decades.
“There was no possible way we could have done a sequel to ‘Freaky Friday’ until Lindsay was old enough chronologically to be the mother of a 15-year-old,” she told the outlet.
“The Fantastic Four: First Steps” flew down two notches to third place, earning $4.5 million on its third Friday in theaters.
The superhero film, distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, saw a 66% drop during its second week at the box office and Disney CEO Bob Iger addressed the elephant in the room during a recent Q&A with analysts.
“Even though, for instance, there have been ‘Fantastic Four’ movies before, we kind of consider the one that we did an original property in many respects because we’re introducing those characters to people who are not familiar with them at all,” he said.
In fourth was the family animated comedy “The Bad Guys 2,” down two spots from last Friday, with a $3.07 million take.
In less than a week in theaters, the Pixar film earned $50 million globally, surpassing the entire box office earnings of the animation company’s 2021 movie “Luca,” according to Collider.
“The Naked Gun” fell two places to fifth, with $2.37 million in sales.
The legacy sequel, which was released last Friday, is star Liam Neeson’s highest-grossing movie of the decade.
