During the weekend concluded, New Line Cinema y Warner Bros. They premiered in cinemas one of the most anticipated horror projects of the year: Weapons of the screenwriter and director Zach Creggerthe filmmaker behind the horror hit of 2022, Barbarian.
And it seems that Cregger is emerging to repeat the success of Barbariansince criticism and audience are yielding before the one entitled in our market as The time of disappearance.
The acclaimed horror film about a small community hit by the mysterious disappearance of 17 children, premiered in the first place of the National box office with $ 42.5 millionand one International box office of $ 27.5 millionfor a global premiere of $ 70 million.
In international territory it was launched in 73 markets. Its best international markets are: United Kingdom ($ 3.6 MD), Mexico ($ 2.7 MDD)Francia ($2 mdd), y Australia ($1.8 mdd).
Weapons It had a production cost of $ 38 million, and already paints to have a very profitable step in theaters.
The premise of Weapons is the following: One night, At 2:17 am, 17 children of the same kind of a small city, mysteriously disappear. The disappearances are captured by images of the security cameras of their homes. In them, children are seen fleeing into the dark of the night, running with their arms extended in the same rigid formation.
What or who is behind your disappearance?
The fault immediately falls to the children's professor at the Maybrook Elementary School, Justine Gray (played by Julia Garner), who desperately seeks the truth. Josh Brolin He plays Archer Graff, the father of one of the missing girls, who is suspected that only the boys of Justine's class have disappeared.
Here we share the Complete criticism we did in Cine3.
The cast also includes Alden honorable (Fair Play, Cocaine Bear), Benedict Wong (3 Body Problem), June Diane Raphael (Abbott Elementary, Long Shot), Amy Madigan (Antlers), Austin Abrams (Euphoria), Cary Christopher (Days of Our Lives) y Justin Long (Barbarian).
This is Cregger's most recent feature film, after the feeling of terror Barbarian (2022), who marked his debut as director of a project of the horror genre.
Y as wink to Barbarianin the viral marketing campaign of Weaponsa journalistic note entitled is included “They discover an underground prison in a rental house.”
Previously, EW asked Cregger about a possible connection between the two, to which Cregger responded with a “I don't want to say it with certainty.”
Cregger is the screenwriter and director. Also produces the feature film next to Roy Lee of Vartigo, producer of Barbarianand JD Lifshitz and Raphael Margules by Boulderlight Pictures. Miri Yoon de Vertigo also produces.
Critic 'Weapons' (the time of disappearance): when terror is masterfully elaborated
Source: https://cine3.com/weapons-zach-cregger-estreno-global-70-mdd/
