“Weapons,” the buzzy new
#horror film from director
#ZachCregger, made $5.7 million in Thursday night previews ahead of its opening Friday, a strong total surpassing the Thursday preview totals of this year’s highest-grossing horror movies, “Sinners” and “Final Destination Bloodlines.”
The strong opening for “
#Weapons” follows excellent reviews—for weeks, the film had a perfect 100% Rotten Tomatoes score, but it has since slipped slightly to 96% from 167 reviews—and a viral marketing campaign.
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