Lindsay Lohan and Jamie Lee Curtis' Freakier Friday hits HUGE milestone at the box office in opening weekend
The sequel, which reunites Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan more than 20 years after Freaky Friday (2003), debuted to an estimated $29 million domestically over the August 8 weekend.
The film was narrowly edged out of the top spot by Zach Cregger's horror thriller Weapons, which took in $42 million in North America.
Strong international turnout boosted Freakier Friday's global total to $45 million, including $16 million from overseas markets, according to Deadline.
That matches the film's reported $45 million production budget, making it the 41st release of 2025 to cross that mark worldwide.
While recouping costs so quickly is a positive sign, industry analysts note that films typically need to gross around 2.5 times their production budgets to turn a profit, putting the sequel's estimated break-even point at roughly $105 million.
The original Freaky Friday opened to $22.2 million domestically before reaching $160.8 million globally.
If the new installment follows a similar trajectory, it could top $200 million worldwide by the end of its theatrical run, which would increase the likelihood of a third film.
In 2003, Jamie Lee and Lohan starred in the smash hit comedy, Freaky Friday, which sees the two characters switch bodies.
Fans had long hoped for a sequel to the iconic comedy but had to wait two decades after the original first hit theaters.
Jamie Lee recently revealed why there was such a long gap between the two releases as she admitted she has long had her eye on a follow-up movie.
'The truth is that Lindsay had to be old enough to have a 15-year-old daughter, people would ask me about the movie over and over again,' she shared on The One Show.
'And finally someone in Australia said, ''well she is'' and I was like ''what do you mean?'' because I know her as this young girl so I don't know how old she is.
'So someone told me and I was, like ''Oh! well maybe we can make the movie. Let's go!'''
Lindsay was just 15 years old when she first portrayed Anna Coleman in Freaky Friday alongside Jamie Lee, who played her on-screen mother Tess Coleman.
It follows the bickering mother and daughter after a Chinese restaurant fortune cookie mishap causes them to switch bodies, forcing them to live the other's life.
Despite barely having been able to see eye-to-eye, the magical switch eventually allows them to see things from the other's point of view.
The sequel will see the iconic pairing switch places once again, though this time there is quadruple chaos in store.
Anna (Lindsay) is preparing to tie the knot with to Eric Davies (Manny Jacinto), but things are proving difficult as her teenage daughter Harper (Julia Butters) despises Eric's teenager Lily (Sophia Hammons).
Harper highlights her disgust as she's heard reciting mock wedding vows, in which she brands her soon-to-be step-sister 'a little demon thing with an obnoxious accent.'
A flash forward to Anna's bachelorette party sees her and mother Tess Coleman sit down with a fortune teller (Vanessa Bayer), who warns them they may learn another lesson by 'walking in each other's paths'.
Anna and Tess then find themselves caught up in yet another 'freaky' body swap incident - only this time, it's not just between the two of them.
The next morning, Anna discovers she's swapped bodies with daughter Harper, while Tess, aka 'Grandma', is now in the body of Anna's step-daughter Lily.
Quadruple chaos then ensues as the foursome try to navigate their new roles with just days to go until the wedding.
Chad Michael Murray is also returning to his role as Jake as the two teenage girls also hatch a plot to try and get Anna to reunite with her first love amid the wedding chaos.
Meanwhile, New Line/Warner Bros' Weapons dominated the global market, earning $27.5 million from 72 international territories for a $70 million worldwide debut.
Marvel's The Fantastic Four: First Steps fell about 60 percent in its second weekend to $15.5 million domestically.
The superhero film now stands at $240.3 million in North America and $434.2 million worldwide.
Universal and DreamWorks Animation's Bad Guys 2 dropped 53% in its sophomore frame to $10.4 million, bringing its 10-day domestic total to $43.4 million.
Paramount's Naked Gun held steady with a 50% decline, earning $8.4 million in its second weekend for a domestic total of $33 million.
The R-rated comedy has been one of the year's rare bright spots for the genre after opening to nearly $17 million.
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