Weapons Vs Freakier Friday Previews Box Office : Know Who Wins The Race?
This week, two big Hollywood movies are clashing at the box office after releasing – New Line Cinema’s horror film ‘Weapons‘ and Disney’s family comedy ‘Freakier Friday‘. Both films released on August 8, 2025. The preview figures of both the movies have been released. According to stats, ‘Weapons’ has made an impressive debut, while ‘Freakier Friday’ is also doing good.
‘Weapons’ Scary Dominance – Will it Become the Biggest Horror Hit of the Year?
According to preview figures, ‘Weapons’ has made an impressive debut by earning more than $5 million, while ‘Freakier Friday’ is stuck at around $3 million. Weapons, released by New Line Cinema, has proved that the horror craze is far from over by grossing $5M+ in its preview showings. This figure has come close to the studio’s last horror film ‘Final Destination: Bloodlines‘ ($5.5M), and it may even increase by the time the official figures come out.
These figures show that the craze for horror genre films is still intact, while films made for family audiences are still struggling to hold their ground. Will ‘Weapons’ be able to maintain its lead through the weekend? Or will ‘Freakier Friday’ bounce back on the strength of revival nostalgia?
Why Weapons is More Successful?
A big reason for the weapons movie success is its mysterious marketing. Also Warner Brother’s promotional campaign made the audience curious to know “why are kids in a small town running out of their bedrooms in the middle of the night?” This suspense drew audiences to the theaters.
Also, according to Fandango, Weapons has set the record for the second highest ticket pre-sold horror film this year after ‘Sinners’. With a 97% fresh rating and a 90% audience score, the film has impressed both critics and audiences.
Will ‘Freakier Friday’ Show More Progress?
On the other hand, Disney’s body switching fun comedy Freakier Friday, which is a sequel to the 2003 hit film ‘Freaky Friday’, has grossed $3M in previews. This figure is not that impressive, but the film may get support from the PG-rated family audience.
We can say that the growth of the film is good when compared to other recently released PG-rated films like ‘Mufasa: The Lion King’ ($3.3M previews) and ‘Wonka’ ($3.5M previews). Now it will interesting to watch how the film performs on weekend. Will ‘Freakier Friday’ do better over the weekend despite its nostalgic appeal?
The film has a 73% fresh rating, but the audience score is not out yet. If the audience likes it, it may increase earnings through word-of-mouth. Stay in touch with us to know how audience response to Freakier Friday Movie released on August 8, 2025.
Horror films are often front-loaded, meaning their earnings are higher on the opening day itself. If ‘Weapons’ remains stable with a -12% to -14% drop between Friday and Saturday, it could have a strong weekend. A similar trend was seen in previous horror films like ‘Us’, ‘Final Destination: Bloodlines’ and ‘Sinners’.
On the other hand, ‘Freakier Friday’ will have to rely on the family audience. If its earnings increase on Saturday-Sunday, it could prove to be a surprise hit.
For now, ‘Weapons’ has won the first round at the box office, but ‘Freakier Friday’ is not yet back. The performance of both films in the coming days will decide which film ultimately becomes the box office queen.
