‘Weapons’ reclaims top spot at North American Box Office

Buzzy horror flick “Weapons” returned to the top of the North American box office in its fourth week of release, earning $12.4 million over the Labor Day holiday weekend, according to industry estimates released Sunday.

The Warner Bros film, starring Julia Garner and Josh Brolin, follows the mysterious disappearance of a group of children from the same school class.

“Weapons”, which briefly lost the top spot to Netflix’s animated hit “KPop Demon Hunters” last weekend, has now grossed $134.6 million in the United States and Canada, according to data from Exhibitor Relations.

In second place was the 50th anniversary re-release of Universal’s classic summer shark thriller “Jaws”, which pulled in $9.8 million from Friday through Monday. “Doing this kind of business, 50 years after the original release, is impressive,” said analyst David A Gross of Franchise Entertainment Research.

Sony’s crime thriller “Caught Stealing”, starring Austin Butler and Zoe Kravitz, debuted in third place with $9.5 million.

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Disney’s “Freakier Friday”, the long-awaited sequel to the 2003 body-swapping comedy starring Lindsay Lohan and Jamie Lee Curtis, came in fourth with $8.3 million.

Rounding out the top five was Searchlight’s “The Roses”, a remake of 1989’s “The War of the Roses”, starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Olivia Colman as a couple whose marriage spirals into bitter conflict. The film earned $8 million.

The rest of the top 10 were:

• “The Bad Guys 2” – $6.2 million
• “The Fantastic Four: First Steps” – $6 million
• “Superman” – $3.3 million
• “Nobody 2” – $2.4 million
• “The Naked Gun” – $2.25 million