The horror film "Weapons," distributed by Warner Bros., has maintained its position as the top movie at the North American box office for a second consecutive week. It earned approximately $25 million in ticket sales over the weekend ending August 17, 2025, with a domestic gross reaching $100.27 million by August 21. Globally, "Weapons" has accumulated an estimated $172.6 million. The film's second-weekend decline of 39% was considered better than comparable horror releases such as "Final Destination: Bloodlines" and "28 Years Later." Meanwhile, Universal's "Nobody 2" debuted with $9.25 million domestically and has reached a total of $12.85 million by August 21. Disney's "The Fantastic Four: First Steps" continued its strong performance, grossing $9.03 million over the weekend and surpassing $251 million in total domestic revenue, becoming one of 2025's top-grossing films. Warner Bros. and Apple's "F1 The Movie" added $2.7 million domestically during the weekend, with a global total of approximately $596.8 million. James Gunn's "Superman" has surpassed $600 million globally, with a domestic gross of $343.55 million and international earnings of $256 million. Other notable box office figures include Universal/DreamWorks Animation's "The Bad Guys 2" with $61.08 million domestically and Disney's "Freakier Friday" at $61.34 million. "Weapons" also showed strong weekday earnings, with daily grosses around $2.4 million to $3.9 million from over 3,400 locations. Apple's "F1: The Movie" became available for purchase and rental on the Apple TV app ahead of its streaming release on Apple TV+. Overall, "Weapons" has demonstrated robust staying power in the competitive summer box office landscape.
$1M CLUB: PREVIEW THURSDAY 1. WEAPONS ($2.4M) 2. FREAKIER FRIDAY ($1.3M) New films... nope. Nada.
Daily #BoxOffice Top 7 for Thursday, August 21, 2025 1. #WeaponsMovie - $2.41M 2. #FreakierFriday - $1.39M 3. #TheFantasticFour - $865K 4. #TheBadGuys2 - $731K 5. #Nobody2 - $632K 6. #Superman - $540K 7. #NakedGun - $515K https://t.co/zUtO356s4Y
Disney's The Fantastic Four: First Steps grossed $865K on Thursday (from 3,355 locations). Total domestic gross stands at $251.35M. #TheFantasticFour #BoxOffice https://t.co/Q1dBYcR7qo