The China Mail - 'Weapons' fights back to top of N. American box office

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.

"Weapons," which briefly ceded the top spot to Netflix's animated hit "KPop Demon Hunters" last week, has so far made $134.6 million in the United States and Canada, according to Exhibitor Relations.

In second place was the 50th anniversary re-release of Universal's summer shark thriller "Jaws," making $9.8 million over the Friday-to-Monday period.

"Doing this kind of business, 50 years after the original release, is impressive," said analyst David A. Gross of Franchise Entertainment Research.

"Caught Stealing," a crime flick from Sony starring Austin Butler and Zoe Kravitz, debuted in third place at $9.5 million.

Disney's "Freakier Friday," the much-anticipated sequel to the 2003 body-swapping family film which again stars Lindsay Lohan and Jamie Lee Curtis, came in fourth at $8.3 million.

And in fifth place was Searchlight's "The Roses," a remake of the 1989 dark comedy "The War of the Roses" starring Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner, at $8 million.

This time, Benedict Cumberbatch and Olivia Colman play the couple whose marriage descends into resentment.

Rounding out the top 10 were:

"The Bad Guys 2" ($6.2 million)

"The Fantastic Four: First Steps" ($6 million)

"Superman" ($3.3 million)

"Nobody 2" ($2.4 million)

"The Naked Gun" ($2.25 million)

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