“ Weapons ” is imminently crossing the $200 million mark at the global box office with ticket sales for the R-rated horror film at $199.4 million to date.
Over the weekend, “Weapons” collected $13.2 million from 74 overseas markets, boosting its international tally to $83 million after three weekends of release. Outside of the U.S., where “Weapons” has grossed $115.9 million, top territories include the United Kingdom ($11 million), Mexico ($7.5 million) and France ($5.6 million). These are impressive figures for an original horror film, especially one that cost its backers at Warner Bros. just $38 million to produce.
Although cinema operators are bracing for the dog days of summer, two other Warner Bros. blockbusters just notched even bigger box office milestones. “Superman” and “F1: