{"id":1989975,"date":"2025-08-31T17:46:14","date_gmt":"2025-08-31T17:46:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=1989975"},"modified":"2025-08-31T17:46:14","modified_gmt":"2025-08-31T17:46:14","slug":"weapons-fights-back-to-top-of-n-american-box-office","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/weapons-fights-back-to-top-of-n-american-box-office\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Weapons&#8217; fights back to top of N. American box office"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Buzzy horror flick &#8220;Weapons&#8221; returned to the top of the North American box office in its fourth week of release, earning $12.4 million over the Labor Day holiday weekend, industry estimates showed Sunday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Warner Bros. movie, starring Julia Garner and Josh Brolin, tells the story of the mysterious disappearance of a group of children from the same school class.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Weapons,&#8221; which briefly ceded the top spot to Netflix&#8217;s animated hit &#8220;KPop Demon Hunters&#8221; last week, has so far made $134.6 million in the United States and Canada, according to Exhibitor Relations.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In second place was the 50th anniversary re-release of Universal&#8217;s summer shark thriller &#8220;Jaws,&#8221; making $9.8 million over the Friday-to-Monday period.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Doing this kind of business, 50 years after the original release, is impressive,&#8221; said analyst David A. 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