{"id":1953575,"date":"2025-08-11T07:39:42","date_gmt":"2025-08-11T07:39:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=1953575"},"modified":"2025-08-11T07:39:42","modified_gmt":"2025-08-11T07:39:42","slug":"weapons-destroys-fantastic-four-freakier-friday-at-box-office","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/weapons-destroys-fantastic-four-freakier-friday-at-box-office\/","title":{"rendered":"Weapons Destroys Fantastic Four &#038; Freakier Friday at Box Office"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"relative mb-6 aisummary_shadowPulse__HDPrM\">\n<div class=\"box-content rounded-[14px] bg-gradient-to-b from-[#c938e3] to-[#4941fb] p-0.5\" style=\"max-height:5rem\">\n<div class=\"rounded-xl bg-[#fcfbfb] dark:bg-inkwell px-5\">\n<div class=\"relative flex justify-between py-5 text-base font-semibold\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center\"><button aria-label=\"Visually show the key takeways description\" class=\"group z-2\" data-ylk=\"elm:card;itc:1;sec:ai-summary;slk:key-takeaways;\"><span class=\"group relative text-left transition-all duration-1000 ease-in-out\"><svg class=\"absolute size-0\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><lineargradient id=\"svg-ai-icon-gradient\" x1=\"12.5\" x2=\"12.5\" y1=\"2.5\" y2=\"21.5\" gradientunits=\"userSpaceOnUse\"><stop stop-color=\"#3941FD\"\/><stop offset=\"1\" stop-color=\"#D136E0\"\/><\/lineargradient><\/svg><svg viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"mr-1\" fill=\"url(#svg-ai-icon-gradient)\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\"><path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M21.5 6.5a6.77 6.77 0 0 1-4-4 6.77 6.77 0 0 1-4 4 6.77 6.77 0 0 1 4 4 6.77 6.77 0 0 1 4-4M3.5 14A12.69 12.69 0 0 0 11 6.5a12.69 12.69 0 0 0 7.5 7.5 12.69 12.69 0 0 0-7.5 7.5A12.7 12.7 0 0 0 3.5 14m7.5 3.638A14.5 14.5 0 0 0 7.362 14 14.5 14.5 0 0 0 11 10.362 14.5 14.5 0 0 0 14.638 14 14.5 14.5 0 0 0 11 17.638\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\/><\/svg><span class=\"sr-only !absolute !w-[310px] max-w-[80vw] translate-y-full rounded-lg bg-white text-sm font-normal opacity-0 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity ease-in-out group-hover:not-sr-only group-hover:block group-hover:p-4 group-hover:opacity-100 group-hover:delay-300 group-focus-visible:not-sr-only group-focus-visible:block group-focus-visible:p-4 group-focus-visible:opacity-100 dark:border dark:border-charcoal dark:bg-inkwell dark:shadow-dark-elevation-3\" id=\"_R_apckr8lb2mav5ubsddb_\" style=\"bottom:-2px\">Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. 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Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience.<\/span><\/span><\/button><span class=\"aisummary_textShimmer__8Tdxq\">Generate Key Takeaways<\/span><\/div>\n<p><button aria-label=\"Expand Key Takeaways\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"_R_1ckr8lb2mav5ubsddbH1_\" class=\"stretched-box text-batcave hover:text-grape-jelly focus:text-grape-jelly dark:text-bob dark:hover:text-thanos dark:focus:text-thanos\" id=\"_R_1ckr8lb2mav5ubsddb_\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:ai-summary;slk:key-takeaways;\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewbox=\"0 0 12 13\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fill-current\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\"><path d=\"M6 6.897 3.547 4.443a.5.5 0 0 0-.699.002.493.493 0 0 0-.001.699L6 8.298l3.155-3.155a.497.497 0 0 0-.001-.7.493.493 0 0 0-.7 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">With <strong><span>Weapons<\/span><\/strong> leading a crowded weekend, the box office saw two major new releases challenge Marvel\u2019s latest. While <strong><span>Freakier Friday<\/span><\/strong> delivered a strong debut, both it and <strong><span>The Fantastic Four: First Steps<\/span><\/strong> fell behind Zach Cregger\u2019s horror hit.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\">Weapons box office dominates opening weekend<\/h2>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Weapons opened at number one with a $42.5 million domestic debut from 3,202 theaters and an additional $27.5 million internationally, totaling $70 million worldwide. (via <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boxofficemojo.com\/release\/rl3882385409\/?ref_=bo_we_table_1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Box Office Mojo;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Box Office Mojo<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Warner Bros. horror film, directed by Zach Cregger, earned $18.15 million on Friday, $14 million on Saturday, and $10.35 million on Sunday. Premium formats accounted for a significant share, with IMAX generating $8.1 million globally, including $6.2 million from North America. <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cinemascore.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:CinemaScore;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">CinemaScore<\/a> audiences graded the film A-.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Comscore\/Screen Engine PostTrak reported that 63% of tickets were purchased the same day, with 46% of attendees drawn by the horror genre. The top-grossing location was AMC Burbank 16 with nearly $86,000 through Saturday. (via <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2025\/08\/box-office-weapons-freakier-friday-1236482095\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Deadline;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Deadline<\/a>)<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\">Freakier Friday causes friendly fire against Fantastic Four<\/h2>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Freakier Friday debuted in second place with $29 million domestic from 3,975 theaters and $15.5 million internationally. This gave it a $44.5 million global opening. (via <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boxofficemojo.com\/release\/rl443908097\/?ref_=bo_we_table_2\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Box Office Mojo;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Box Office Mojo<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Disney comedy sequel to 2003\u2019s Freaky Friday stars Lindsay Lohan and Jamie Lee Curtis. It earned $12.7 million on Friday, $9.1 million on Saturday, and $7.2 million on Sunday. Audience turnout was 71% female, with 47% over the age of 25. The film received an A <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cinemascore.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:CinemaScore;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">CinemaScore<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Fantastic Four: First Steps dropped to third place in its third weekend with $15.5 million, a 59.9% decline. Its domestic total reached $230.4 million, with a worldwide gross of $434.2 million (via <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boxofficemojo.com\/release\/rl2429649665\/?ref_=bo_we_table_3\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Box Office Mojo;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Box Office Mojo<\/a>). It played in 3,600 theaters, down 525 from the previous weekend.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Julia Garner appeared in both Weapons and The Fantastic Four: First Steps. This gave her roles in two of the top three films at the box office.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what&#8217;s in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience.Generate Key Takeaways With Weapons leading a crowded weekend, the box office saw two major new releases challenge Marvel\u2019s latest. 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