Weapons tops Labor Day box office as thin slate yields modest weekend

Warner Bros. New Line's horror film Weapons reclaimed the top spot at North American theaters over the Labor Day weekend, industry estimates showed, as a thin slate of new releases left audiences scattered across several modest openings. The four-day holiday frame, according to box office trackers, brought in roughly the mid-80s million dollars overall, making it one of the softer Labor Day weekends in recent years.

Weapons led the weekend in its fourth week, drawing an estimated $10 million to $12 million over the traditional three-day weekend and roughly $12 million to $12.6 million across the extended four-day frame. Industry tallies put its domestic total at about $134 million, while global receipts were reported in a range between roughly $204 million and $250 million, depending on the reporting outlet. The film has continued to ride steady holds after briefly ceding the top spot to KPop Demon Hunters the prior frame.

The 50th anniversary rerelease of Steven Spielberg's Jaws proved a strong counterprogramming play, finishing ahead of several new studio offerings. Estimates placed Jaws at about $8.0 million to $8.1 million for the three-day weekend and near $9.7 million to...