'Weapons' Achieves Record Box Office on Monday in August Horror Film Category in the U.S.

Directed by Jack Kreger, the horror film 'Weapons' recorded $5.2 million at the U.S. box office on Monday, August 11, setting the highest box office record for an August horror film on a Monday.

According to Deadline, this surpasses the previous record held by 'The Sixth Sense' at $4.35 million and 'Annabelle: Creation' at $3.6 million, establishing a new record.

Surpassing Recent Hits

The Monday performance of 'Weapons' exceeded some of the most impressive horror film box office successes in recent years. While films like 'Get Out' from 2017, '28 Years Later' released this year, and the Gen Z blockbuster 'Freddy's 5 Nights' all experienced a drop in audience numbers after the weekend, 'Weapons' showed relatively stable box office performance.

However, the impressive Monday figures for 'Weapons' still fell short of the $7.8 million recorded by Ryan Coogler's 'Sinus', which is considered a strong contender in the horror film category this year.

A Success Story for Independent Horror Films

This achievement is interpreted as a positive sign indicating a growing interest in bizarre and uncomfortable independent horror films. 'Weapons', the latest horror genre challenge from the team behind 'Barbarian', has exceeded expectations at the box office, once again proving the potential of genre films.