“Weapons” is still running around on top of box office charts in its second weekend, as Universal’s action sequel “Nobody 2” looks to debut in third place.
The Bob Odenkirk-led “Nobody 2” beat into $3.8 million across Friday and preview screenings from 3,260 locations. That’s a notch above its 2021 predecessor’s $2.5 million opening day, though that film debuted in a pandemic-hobbled domestic landscape as COVID vaccines were only beginning to roll out to the public.
The R-rated “Nobody 2” now looks on track for an opening weekend of $9.4 million, falling a touch behind pre-weekend projections for a bow north of $10 million. Even with reviews being about as good as they were for the first “Nobody” and audience survey firm CinemaScore polling a positive “B+” grade among ticketbuyers, that good reception isn’t translating to breakout sequel numbers. But at a production cost of $25 million (an uptick from $16 million on the first “Nobody”), the film is a modest bet on franchise expansion.
Warner Bros. and New Line’s “Weapons” remains in first, adding another $7.4 million on Friday to go down roughly just 40% from its opening day total a week ago (factoring out preview screening grosses). The well-reviewed ensemble horror feature is holding great and has a shot at pushing its domestic total to $90 million through Sunday, running ahead of “Snow White” ($87 million) to rank as the 14th-highest-grossing North American release of the year.
“Freakier Friday” will stick in second, adding another $4.5 million on Friday. Disney’s comedy sequel is eyeing a sophomore outing in the mid-teens to push its domestic total north of $54 million.
Disney also notched fourth place with “The Fantastic Four: First Steps,” which flamed on to another $2.4 million on Friday, down 47% from its daily total a week ago. Now in its fourth weekend, Marvel Studios’ superhero installment looks to push to above $246 million domestic through Sunday. It now ranks 23rd in North American grosses among the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s 37 released features.
Source: https://variety.com/2025/film/news/box-office-weapons-second-weekend-nobody-2-opening-1236490965/
