After crossing $250 million at the global box office this past weekend, Weapons has become the 25th highest-grossing horror movie of all time (even without Pedro Pascal). While The Conjuring: Last Rites will climb for that top prize in the next couple weeks, it’s safe to say Cregger’s second film has been a big win for original horror in 2025.
Box office aside, Weapons has been very well-received. Tom Jorgenson's 9/10 review for IGN describes it as “a righteous, fully actualized genre-bender in which writer-director Zach Cregger hones Barbarian’s blend of unbearable tension and dark humor to a new level of razor-sharpness.” I'm sure you've seen the movie's iconic hot dog spread on your feed at one point or another, and it’s not surprising that ideas for a prequel are already being tossed around.
I personally loved Weapons, in large part because I had so little idea of what to expect. As such, I’d highly recommend checking this one out before it’s clipped into oblivion on X. If you’re already gunning for the rewatch, we spoke with Cregger about his approach to the film's story, which, in my opinion, adds some very cool context.
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