Zach Cregger's missingchild mystery is officially 2025's longestrunning box office chart topper, but still 13th in overall gross. Weapons earns another box offi

Zach Cregger's missing-child mystery is officially 2025's longest-running box office chart topper, but still 13th in overall gross.

*Weapons *earns another box office victory during Labor Day weekend, with *Jaws *re-release close behind

Zach Cregger's missing-child mystery is officially 2025's longest-running box office chart topper, but still 13th in overall gross.

By Ryan Coleman

September 1, 2025 2:43 p.m. ET

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Stills from 'Weapons' and 'Jaws'. Credit:

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- Zach Cregger's *Weapons *won the box office this Labor Day weekend, making it 2025's longest-running domestic chart topper.

- The re-release of *Jaws*, Steven Spielberg's iconic 1975 aquatic horror, snagged the No. 2 spot with a $9.9 million take, behind *Weapons*' $12.8 million.

- Next week, the enigmatic suburban horror will contend with the blockbuster conclusion of a behemoth franchise in the genre - *The Conjuring: Last Rites*.

This year's Labor Day box office is nothing to write home about in terms of pure profits. But digging into the nitty gritty of the horse race yields several fascinating insights — and a new box office record for 2025.

Zach Cregger's *Weapons *emptied a full clip into its competition for a fourth week in a row, securing the gold once more with a $12.8 million domestic take over the four-day holiday weekend. The missing child mystery starring Julia Garner, Josh Brolin, and Alden Ehrenreich has officially become the year's longest-running chart topper at the domestic box office, reclaiming its top spot following the success of last week's *KPop Demon Hunters*. The only other films to come close to that record this year were *Captain America: Brave New World *and *Lilo & Stitch*, which earned three domestic No. 1s apiece.

Cutting the deck in a different way, however, takes some of the luster off *Weapons *trophies. The gonzo follow-up to Cregger's 2022 breakout, *Barbarian*, still trails both of the year's other big horror successes in terms of overall gross. *Weapons *will certainly overtake *Final Destination Bloodlines*, which ended its theatrical run with $138 million (*Weapons *currently boasts $132.4 million), but it would take a miracle to boost it past *Sinners*' walloping $278.5 million at the domestic box office.

Overall, while *Weapons* is the champ in terms of time, in terms of dollars and cents, the film currently ranks 13th on the year's list of highest-grossing films. That's due to titans like *Superman *and *A Minecraft Movie *staying profitable during their long theatrical runs, but knocking each other out in a crowded spring season, compared to *Weapons*' fallow late summer slate.

Austin Butler in 'Caught Stealing', which debuted at No. 3 behind 'Weapons' and 'Jaws'.

Niko Tavernise/Columbia Pictures

The overall picture at 2025's Labor Day box office isn't bleak, but there isn't much to celebrate, either. As of this weekend, the summer box office ends at $3.67 billion - roughly the same figure 2024 yielded, per ComScore. While May was up over 75 percent from last year, each successive month has brought in less than 2024's figures.

Case in point, the success of the re-release of *Jaws*. Steven Spielberg's 1975 aquatic horror surged back into theaters this weekend, snagging the No. 2 spot with an $9.9 million take at the domestic box office. That's great news for Universal, but it doesn't paint a pretty picture overall, as that meager allowance still surpasses the earnings of two new films given the prime release slot this weekend. Darren Aronofsky's *Caught Stealing *took home $9.6 million in its premiere weekend (No. 3), while Jay Roach's star-studded black comedy *The Roses *counted only $8 million (No. 5).

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The global charts bore a more striking contrast to the domestic charts this weekend than possibly any other this year. *Weapons *was crowded out to the third spot by *The Shadow's Edge*, a gritty Hong Kong action film reteaming Jackie Chan with writer-director Larry Yang after 2023's *Ride On*. That film eared the No. 1 spot globally with a $26.7 million take, making for a $121 million total so far.

No. 2 went to *Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle*, Japan's macabre animated fantasy, which earned another $20.3 million from just 12 territories. That film now boasts $257.9 million at the global box office, while *Weapons* has earned $232.4 million.**

Mia Tomlinson as Judy Warren in 'The Conjuring: Last Rites'.

Giles Keyte/Warner Bros.

Next week, *Weapons *finally faces a contender with a good shot at knocking it off its high horse.

*The Conjuring *universe comes to a terrifying concusion with *The Conjuring: Last Rites*, which reteams principal cast members Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga with their *The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It *director Michael Chaves. This is the ninth film in the expansive franchise, and 11th if you count 2016's *Wolves at the Door *and 2019's *The Curse of La Llorona*, both of which feature crossover characters from official *Conjuring *universe films.

Since the release of 2013's *The Conjuring*, the frightening franchise has generally lost steam at the box office. Though the last entry, 2023's *The Nun II *outgrossed the three previous films in the franchise, an entry hasn't crossed the $100 million mark since 2018's *The Nun*. We'll have to wait for September's first box office throw down to see if the series' big sendoff can satisfy or even surpass commercial expectations.

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