2025 marked one of many greatest years for the horror film style in Hollywood, particularly for Warner Bros. Discovery, because the studio introduced out a number of installments that grew to become huge hits. As one in all their movies has formally grow to be obtainable on HBO Max, viewers members have shortly helped it grow to be a streaming hit.
Zach Cregger’s Weapons, the suspenseful supernatural thriller about a number of kids disappearing for unknown causes, has made its strategy to HBO Max, as of Friday, October 24, 2025. The 2025 entry has already emerged on the streaming charts for Warner Bros. Discovery-owned streaming service, as it’s at the moment the #1 title on the platform within the U.S.
The Julia Garner-starring movie grossed $267.5 million on the worldwide field workplace, with $151.5 million coming from home ticket gross sales, whereas $116 million got here from the worldwide market. Cregger’s film was reportedly made on a $38 million finances, making this an enormous success for Warner Bros. Discovery.
The Weapons forged additionally consists of Josh Brolin, Alden Ehrenreich, Austin Abrams, Benedict Wong, Cary Christopher, and Amy Madigan. Different titles at the moment within the high 10 for HBO Max additionally embrace The Substance at #2, Convey Her Again at #3, and 2025’s Superman from DC Studios at #4.
Weapons’ on the spot success on HBO Max got here shortly after Warner Bros. Discovery formally started to strategize for the awards season, because the horror movie is a part of their FYC spherical. The studio is eying the movie for a number of Oscar classes, together with Greatest Image, Greatest Actress (for Julia Garner), and Greatest Director (for Zach Cregger).
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Class |
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Greatest Image |
ZACH CREGGER, p.g.a. MIRI YOON, p.g.a. ROY LEE |
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Greatest Director |
ZACH CREGGER |
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Greatest Authentic Screenplay |
ZACH CREGGER |
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Greatest Actress |
JULIA GARNER |
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Greatest Supporting Actress |
AMY MADIGAN |
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Greatest Supporting Actor |
JOSH BROLIN ALDEN EHRENREICH AUSTIN ABRAMS CARY CHRISTOPHER BENEDICT WONG |
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Greatest Casting |
ALLISON JONES |
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Greatest Cinematography |
LARKIN SEIPLE |
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Greatest Movie Modifying |
JOE MURPHY |
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Greatest Manufacturing Design |
Manufacturing Designer TOM HAMMOCK Set Decorator GRETCHEN GATTUSO |
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Greatest Costume Design |
TRISH SUMMERVILLE |
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Greatest Make-Up And Hairstyling |
Make-Up Division Head LEO SATKOVICH Hair Division Head MELIZAH WHEAT Particular Make-Up Results Designer JASON COLLINS |
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Greatest Sound |
Sound Mixer JAMES PETERSON Supervising Sound Editor/Re-Recording Mixer LUCIANO VIGNOLA Re-Recording Mixer FILIPE MESSEDER |
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Greatest Visible Results |
Visible Results Supervisor GABRIEL REGENTIN |
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Greatest Authentic Rating |
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE RYAN HOLLADAY HAYS HOLLADAY ZACH CREGGER |
In ScreenRant’s Weapons film evaluation, Zack Moser shared how “whereas there are definitely moments of tension-relieving humor, Weapons by no means stops being a horror film, extra Scream than Cabin within the Woods. “ The movie at the moment sits on 93% within the Critics’ Rating whereas having an 85% approval within the viewers rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
Throughout an interview with Selection on August 8, 2025, Cregger acknowledged that he has concepts for potential sequels within the Weapons world, “Positively. I’ve really … it’s humorous you requested that. I can’t assist it: I’ve one other thought for one thing on this world that I’m form of enthusiastic about.” Nevertheless, he confused that he’s “not going to do it subsequent, and I most likely received’t do it after my subsequent film, however I do have one and I’d prefer to see it on the display someday.”
- Launch Date
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August 8, 2025
- Runtime
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128 minutes
- Director
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Zach Cregger
- Writers
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Zach Cregger
- Producers
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Roy Lee, Miri Yoon, J.D. Lifshitz