{"id":1964963,"date":"2025-08-17T07:04:24","date_gmt":"2025-08-17T07:04:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=1964963"},"modified":"2025-08-17T07:04:24","modified_gmt":"2025-08-17T07:04:24","slug":"weapons-sticking-to-its-guns-as-no-1-at-box-office-for-second-friday-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/weapons-sticking-to-its-guns-as-no-1-at-box-office-for-second-friday-2\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Weapons\u2019 sticking to its guns as No. 1 at box office for second Friday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Its guns are still blazing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cWeapons\u201d\u00a0remained No. 1 at the box office Friday, its second in theaters, taking in $7.4 million, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/thenumbers.com\/daily-box-office-chart\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:according to The Numbers;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">according to The Numbers<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The horror-mystery is slated to enjoy a domestic total of up to $90 million through Sunday, which would make it the 14th-highest-earning North American release of the year, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2025\/film\/news\/box-office-weapons-second-weekend-nobody-2-opening-1236490965\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:as per Variety;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">as per Variety<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>\u201cWeapons\u201d remained No. 1 at the box office on Friday, its second in theaters, taking in $7.4 million. \u00a9Warner Bros\/Courtesy Everett Collection<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cFreakier Friday,\u201d\u00a0the highly-anticipated sequel to 2003\u2019s\u00a0\u201cFreaky Friday\u201d\u00a0remained in the second spot, with sales of $4.5 million.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Its director, Nisha Ganatra, has already spoken about the possibility of a third film.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cFreakiest Friday\u2026 What would it be? I mean, more swaps, right? Probably a six-way swap,\u201d\u00a0Ganatra <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/freakier-friday-director-teases-third-film-six-way-swap-11791901\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:told Screen Rant;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">told Screen Rant<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The action comedy \u201cNobody 2\u201d took third, with a $3.86 million take on Friday, its opener.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A sequel to 2021\u2019s \u201cNobody,\u201d it made more than its predecessor\u2019s $2.5 million opening day \u2014 the original premiered during COVID, however.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"\u201cFreakier Friday,\u201d remained at the second spot, taking in $4.5 million. \u00a9Walt Disney Co.\/Courtesy Everett Collection\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"638\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/63FSM8zJUgE34wGfSs7rJA--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTYzODtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/ny_post_articles_869\/d164155a77ffca8a70b0c2b5228a6697\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>\u201cFreakier Friday,\u201d remained at the second spot, taking in $4.5 million. \u00a9Walt Disney Co.\/Courtesy Everett Collection<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The film, which has Bob Odenkirk reprising his role as a suburban dad who moonlights as an assassin, is expected to take in $9.4 million this weekend, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2025\/film\/news\/box-office-weapons-second-weekend-nobody-2-opening-1236490965\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:as per Variety;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">as per Variety<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/film\/2025\/aug\/14\/nobody-2-review-bob-odenkirk-action-sequel\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:The Guardian called;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">The Guardian called <\/a>it \u201ca forgettable follow-up riddled with endless gonzo fight sequences.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Odenkirk, 62, who had a heart attack in 2021 on the set of his hit drama series, \u201cBetter Call Saul,\u201d still did a lot of his own stunts.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"\u201cNobody 2\u201d finished third, with a $3.86 million take on Friday. \u00a9Universal\/Courtesy Everett Collection\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"400\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/6rfr748xbwbnYTvkGOPEvA--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTQwMDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/ny_post_articles_869\/43c48eb92713105e36190b3353aed16b\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>\u201cNobody 2\u201d finished third, with a $3.86 million take on Friday. \u00a9Universal\/Courtesy Everett Collection<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cI do my own fighting. But they don\u2019t let me fly through the air,\u201d <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/bob-odenkirk-stunts-nobody-2-heart-attack-exclusive-11791283\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:he told People;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">he told People<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cThe Fantastic Four: First Steps\u201d\u00a0moved down a notch to fourth, earning $2.4 million on its fourth Friday in theaters.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The animated comedy \u201cThe Bad Guys 2\u201d\u00a0landed in fifth, pulling in $1.94 million.<\/p>\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>Its guns are still blazing. \u201cWeapons\u201d\u00a0remained No. 1 at the box office Friday, its second in theaters, taking in $7.4 million, according to The Numbers. The horror-mystery is slated to enjoy a domestic total of up to $90 million through Sunday, which would make it the 14th-highest-earning North American release of the year, as per [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1964964,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25172],"tags":[310297,34204,318471,326163,340707],"class_list":["post-1964963","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","tag-bob-odenkirk","tag-box-office","tag-everett-collection","tag-freaky-friday","tag-nisha-ganatra"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/\u2018Weapons-sticking-to-its-guns-as-No-1-at-box.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1964963","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1964963"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1964963\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1964964"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1964963"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1964963"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1964963"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}