Neither film is in the latest worldwide top 10 box office chart, thanks to strong performance from films from China, Japan and India which collectively occupy six of the 10 places. Aside from Weapons, the other US studio titles that are still in the worldwide top 10 chart are Freakier Friday, The Bad Guys 2 and The Fantastic Four: First Steps.

Zach Cregger's Weapons has become the underdog champion at the box office as it continues its rise to surpass Denis Villeneuve's Prisoners.

Warner Bros horror Weapons held the UK-Ireland box office lead for a second weekend; as Sony romantic comedy Materialists opened in third place. Weapons added £1.6m on its second session – a 39% drop that was below than its 33% overall international drop, but still brought it to £6.3m, a strong result for an 18-rated title.

Julia Garner’s horror thriller ‘Weapons’, directed by Zach Cregger, continues to dominate the box office with a $25M second weekend. Check out its domestic, global earnings, and how it compares with competitors like ‘Freakier’ Friday and ‘Nobody 2’.

New Line's horror pic and Disney's family comedy delivered a double win for the late summer box office, as well as a victory for two challenged genres.

“Nobody 2” will likely be no match for “Weapons,” a twisty horror film from Warner Bros. and New Line that opened to a smashing $43.5 million last weekend. It’s continued to be a box office winner throughout the week and should top charts with $20 million to $22 million in its sophomore outing.