Zach Cregger’s ‘Weapons’ Crosses $100 Million at the Domestic Box Office

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Even though the movie didn't happen at 2:17 a.m., "Weapons" has hit a big milestone at the box office.

The horror film, directed and written by Zach Cregger, tells the story of 17 school kids from the same class who suddenly disappear in the middle of the night.

 It has now made over $100 million in the U.S. That's a big success for a movie with a low budget, and it has been number one at the box office for the past two weeks.

It took two weeks for "Weapons" to reach $100.3 million in the U.S., which is a great achievement, especially since it only cost $38 million to make.

 The movie has also made $72.3 million internationally, bringing its total worldwide box office to $172.6 million

It has been a good year for original horror movies and especially for Warner Bros.

 They had another big R-rated hit earlier this year with Ryan Coogler's vampire horror film "Sinners." That movie is now at $365 million worldwide, including $278 million in the U.S. It opened with $48 million domestically, while "Weapons" opened with $42.5 million.

"Weapons," produced by New Line, is part of a string of hits for Warner Bros., which includes "A Minecraft Movie," "F1" (released with Apple), "Sinners," "Final Destination Bloodlines," and "Superman."

 All of these movies opened with more than $40 million at the box office, making Warner Bros. the first studio in history to have a run of that length. This weekend will also be big for "Superman" and "F1" as both are approaching $600 million worldwide. "Superman" is currently at $599.6 million, and "F1" is at $596.8 million.

However, there's a surprising twist in the box office race.

 "Weapons" might be beaten this weekend by an unexpected competitor: Netflix's streaming movie "Kpop Demon Hunters." Netflix is showing the animated musical in 1,700 theaters this weekend for a singalong experience. "Kpop Demon Hunters," produced by Sony Pictures Animation, has become one of Netflix's most popular movies and many of the theaters have already sold out. It's not clear yet if Netflix will release traditional box office numbers for this special event.

After making a name for himself with his 2022 debut "Barbarian," which made $45.4 million worldwide on a $4.5 million budget, Zach Cregger is one of the fastest rising filmmakers in Hollywood.

 His next project is adapting the popular horror video game "Resident Evil" for Sony, which will reunite him with his "Weapons" star Austin Abrams in the lead role.