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Unlike Justine Grandy\u2019s cursed elementary school classroom, theaters were packed this weekend, with moviegoers going for another round with Weapons<\/em><\/a>. Zach Cregger\u2019s original horror movie, which features zero superheroes and one floating AR-15, is expected to win the box office for a second week, with $25 million, a slight 43% decline from last week. Proving that a movie can generate strong word of mouth without recognizable IP, even in our algorithmically scarred hellscape, Weapons<\/i> stood firm against an onslaught of sequels and reboots. However, Freakier Friday<\/i>\u2018s body swapping continues unabated, declining just 50% from its debut, for a second weekend total of $14.5 million, per Box Office Mojo<\/i>\u2018s estimates<\/a>. Nobody 2<\/i>, the sequel to Bob Odenkirk\u2019s COVID actioner hit, landed at third place with $9.2 million.<\/p>\n Fantastic Four: First Steps<\/i> continued to tumble down the steps, earning $8.8 million on the film\u2019s disappointing (for Marvel) box office take. First Steps<\/em>\u2018 $247 million domestic total adds to an $468 million worldwide gross, which would be impressive if Marvel didn\u2019t release so many billion-dollar grossers in its heyday. Even sans a baby-crazy Galactus, The Bad Guys 2<\/i> wasn\u2019t far behind Marvel\u2019s first family, stealing $7.5 million from families around the country in its third week of release. Meanwhile, Superman<\/i>, which landed on VOD this week for the benefit of Peacemaker<\/i><\/a>, ended its viability as a box office player by scooping up another $5.2 million.<\/p>\n