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Topline Zach Cregger’s horror feature “Weapons” held strong at the domestic box office to maintain the No. 1 spot for its second weekend—but 2025’s latest horror hit remains a ways off from catching “Sinners” for the title of top horror film at the box office this year. The cast of “Weapons” appear at the film’s world premiere. Variety via Getty Images Key Facts “Weapons” reportedly posted $26 million in its second weekend, a decline of 40% over its second weekend compared with its first—a strong showing on the higher side of projections from Box Office Pro before the weekend. “Weapons” also grossed an impressive $5.7 million in previews—outpacing early screenings for other 2025 horror hits including “Sinners” and “Final Destination Bloodlines.” “Weapons,” an original horror film starring Julia Garner, Josh Brolin and Alden Ehrenreich, opened last weekend with $43.5 million—a strong opening, but behind the $48 million opening weekend for “Sinners” in April ($55.8 million including the extra day for Easter weekend) and the $51.6 million for “Final Destination Bloodlines” in May. “Sinners” ended up grossing $278.5 million over its domestic theatrical run, while “Final Destination Bloodlines” grossed $138 million at domestic theaters over its run. How Did Other Horror Films Fare In Their Second Weekends? “Final Destination Bloodlines,” the sixth installment in the horror franchise, dropped 62% its second weekend, only grossing $19.3 million.“Sinners” held much stronger for its second weekend—the thriller starring Michael B. Jordan only posted a 4.8% decline for $45.7 million. Key Background “Sinners” was the first original story filmmaker Ryan Coogler directed after his wild success with established franchises (2015’s “Creed,” 2018’s “Black Panther” and 2022’s “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever”). The buzz behind “Sinners” quickly pushed the film to beat out “A Minecraft Movie,” one of the biggest-selling family movies of the year that debuted…

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