"Weapons" is the No. 1 movie in North America, earning $42.5 million in receipts this weekend, BoxOfficeMojo.com announced Sunday.

Zach Cregger’s highly anticipated horror film, “Weapons,” and Disney’s sequel comedy, “Freakier Friday,” helped prove that horror and humor can thrive at the box office

Weapons,” a twisty horror film about a group of missing children, and “Freakier Friday,” a body swap comedy, delivered a potent one-two punch at the box office this weekend, lifting ticket sales as summer movie season draws to a close.

"Weapons," a new horror film about the mysterious disappearance of a group of children from the same school class, opened atop the North American box office with $42.5 million in

Weapons” has the upper hand in its box office duel against “Freakier Friday,” though both new releases are drawing strong openings as the summer tentpole season begins to wind down. Opening on top, Warner Bros.

Zach Cregger's horror film earns exceptional word-of-mouth while Disney's "Freakier Friday" helps keep theatrical comedy's resurgence alive

Weapons,” the new original horror film distributed by Warner Bros., blew past projections and dominated the domestic box office this weekend, grossing an estimated $42.5 million according to early numbers from Hollywood publications,

The Warner Bros. box office streak continues. Riding a high wave since the release of "A Minecraft Movie" four months ago, the studio's winning ways continued this weekend with New Line's "Weapons," which earned an $18.

The superhero film, distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, saw a 66% drop during its second week at the box office and Disney CEO Bob Iger addressed the elephant in t