Box Office: ‘Weapons’ Still in Control of No. 1, ‘Nobody 2’ Opening in Third

“Weapons” is still running around on top of box office charts in its second weekend, as Universal’s action sequel “Nobody 2” looks to debut in third place.

The Bob Odenkirk-led “Nobody 2” beat into $3.8 million across Friday and preview screenings from 3,260 locations. That’s a notch above its 2021 predecessor’s $2.5 million opening day, though that film debuted in a pandemic-hobbled domestic landscape as COVID vaccines were only beginning to roll out to the public.

The R-rated “Nobody 2” now looks on track for an opening weekend of $9.4 million, falling a touch behind pre-weekend projections for a bow north of $10 million. Even with reviews being about as good as they were for the first “Nobody” and audience survey firm Cinema Score polling a positive “B+” grade among ticketbuyers, that good reception isn’t translating to breakout sequel numbers. But at a production cost of $25 million (an uptick from $16 million on the first “Nobody”), the film is a modest bet on franchise expansion.

Warner Bros. and New Line’s “Weapons” remains in first, adding another $7.4 million on Friday to go down roughly just 40% from its opening day total a week ago (factoring out preview screening grosses). The well-reviewed ensemble horror feature is holding great and has a shot at pushing its domestic total to $90 million through Sunday, running ahead of “Snow White” ($87 million) to rank as the 14th-highest-grossing North American release of the year.

“Freakier Friday” will stick in second, adding another $4.5 million on Friday. Disney’s comedy sequel is eyeing a sophomore outing in the mid-teens to push its domestic total north of $54 million.

Disney also notches fourth place with “The Fantastic Four: First Steps,” which flamed on to another $2.4 million on Friday, down 47% from its daily total a week ago. Now in its fourth weekend, Marvel Studios’ superhero installment looks to push to above $246 million domestic through Sunday. It now ranks 23rd in North American grosses among the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s 37 released features.

Universal’s “The Bad Guys 2” rounds out the top five, adding another $1.9 million on Friday and headed to a third weekend of $6.9 million (down just 35% from last week). The DreamWorks Animation sequel should hit a $56 million domestic gross through Sunday, pacing just behind the 2022 original which earned $57 million through the same amount of time.