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Forbes
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Forbes
‘Weapons' Has A Cinemascore On Par With ‘Get Out,' ‘Silence Of The Lambs'
Weapons is about to dominate this weekend at the box office, bringing in nearly $40 million, a huge haul for most horror films. Now, as reviews and audience ratings roll in, Weapons not only has some of the best scores of the decade somewhere like Rotten Tomatoes, but a new metric has come in, its Cinemascore. Cinemascore is a direct measurement of audience sentiment that many studios take very seriously. A movie can be beloved by critics, but lead to far less enthused fans, which leads to a potentially depressed box office. It is very, very difficult to land a high Cinemascore for a horror film. But Weapons is now in rarified air with an A-, which is rare enough to only have been given to classics like Get Out and Silence of the Lambs. The decently well-received Barbarian, Zach Cregger's last film before Weapons, only got a C+, for instance. Companion, one of this year's best horror films, has a B+. The only recent film to surpass this A- metric for a horror movie was Sinners, with a full-on A rating, the first in almost 40 years for a horror movie, the last one being Aliens in 1986. Sinners has gone on to make $365 million worldwide this year. Weapons will go down as one of the biggest success stories of this year, both critically, through audience metrics and at the box office. It raises questions about what director Zach Cregger will do next. And we know what he'll do, at least to some extent. This is a sort of 'blank check' situation for Cregger, who after a huge success like Weapons, can have his choice of project from here. It's similar to Ryan Coogler after Sinners, who is making his third Black Panther movie and an X-Files reboot, of all things. Weapons is in theaters now, and we'll see what the final numbers are for both its review scores and its box office soon enough. Follow me on Twitter, YouTube, and Instagram. Pick up my sci-fi novels the Herokiller series and The Earthborn Trilogy.
Express Tribune
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Express Tribune
Jordan Peele-produced horror film 'Him' debuts trailer featuring Tyriq Withers and Marlon Wayans
Universal Pictures has released a new full-length trailer for Him, an upcoming horror film produced by Jordan Peele's Monkeypaw Productions and directed by Justin Tipping in his feature debut. The film stars Tyriq Withers as Cameron Cade, a rising quarterback whose career is derailed by a violent attack just before a crucial scouting combine. Marlon Wayans co-stars as Isaiah White, a legendary quarterback with eight championships who offers Cameron a second chance by inviting him to his isolated training compound. Julia Fox plays Isaiah's influencer wife, Elsie White. The cast also includes Tim Heidecker, Jim Jefferies, Naomi Grossman, GiGi Erneta, Norman Towns, Maurice Greene, Akeem Hayes, and Tierra Whack. The trailer opens with Cameron's promising football journey before shifting into horror territory following the attack. Blood-soaked scenes and unsettling images suggest Him leans heavily into graphic violence, a notable departure from Jordan Peele's earlier works like Get Out, Us, and Nope, which prioritised psychological dread over gore. The trailer hints at themes of toxic fame, blind idolisation, and ambition's high cost. Him is scheduled for release later this year.
UPI
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- UPI
Watch: Marlon Wayans pushes football star to the edge in 'Him'
1 of 4 | Marlon Wayans stars in "Him," a new horror film produced by Jordan Peele. File Photo by Christine Chew/UPI | License Photo Aug. 6 (UPI) -- Universal Pictures has released a new trailer for the horror film Him, starring Marlon Wayans as "a legendary eight-time Championship quarterback. Wayans plays Isaiah White opposite Tyriq Withers, who portrays aspiring football pro Cameron Cade. Cade dreams of becoming a star quarterback, but his goals are all but destroyed after a serious brain injury. White takes the young athlete under his wing, "but as Cam's training accelerates, Isaiah's charisma begins to curdle into something darker," according to an official synopsis. "In this game, violence is rewarded, so learn to enjoy it," White tells Cade in the trailer released Wednesday. The film also stars Julia Fox, Tim Heidecker, Jim Jefferies, Maurice Greene, Guapdad 4000 and Tierra Whack, and arrives in theaters Sept. 19. Get Out writer and director Jordan Peele produces.
Time Out
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Time Out
Photograph: Warner Bros. Pictures
If laughter is the best medicine, this gut-twisting tale of vanishing kids from American comedian-turned-horror auteur Zach Cregger comes with its own built-in cure. Put simply, if Weapons wasn't the best horror movie of the year – pipping even the mighty Sinners – it would probably be the best comedy. The last 30 minutes alone is hands down the most satisfying final reel I've winced through – and corpsed at – in absolutely ages, a whirlwind of laughs and scares that ties up the movie's knotty narrative in a singular fashion. Of course, Weapons is a less-you-know-the-better experience. Suffice to say, at 2.17am on an otherwise unremarkable night in the fictional US town of Maybrook, 17 classmates spontaneously get out of bed, leave their parents' homes and run into the darkness, arms outspread like sycamore seedlings blown by some unseen tempest (in suitably macabre fashion, the pose was inspired by photojournalist Nick Ut's legendary Vietnam War snap Napalm Girl). When teacher Justine Gandy (Julia Garner) turns up to class the next morning, there's only one pupil to greet her: a taciturn boy called Cary (Alex Lilly). Is his silence down to shock or is there something else going on? Who – or what – is the Pied Piper behind this bizarro event is the mystery that Weapons works its way towards in unhurried but enthralling fashion. Cregger's camera sweeps, wraith-like, through a town whose shock is turning to anger and recrimination, with the besieged Gandy in the crosshairs. She's an easy target as the parents' witchhunt, led by Josh Brolin's mad dad Archer Graff, spills over in a scene that plays like The Crucible in a community centre. Not since Get Out has a horror movie packed this much playfulness and invention But as with his giddy yet ghoulish horror breakthrough Barbarian, Cregger's script always takes the unexpected path. Weapons gives six different perspectives on what follows: Gandy and Graff's; Gandy's ex (Alden Ehrenreich), a cop with whom she shares a history of alcoholism; local addict (Euphoria 's Austin Abrams, giving Jay from Mallrats); Benedict Wong's well-intentioned headteacher; and finally Cary himself. It's not a Rashomon move where you're clocking subtle differences in perspective, but a 360-degree view of a community with a dark heart. Blue Velvet with jump shocks. There'll be moans from horrorheads that it's not scary throughout, but in deepening his exploration of family life in the 'burbs, Cregger sharpens his twisted scares to a dagger point. And the frights, when they come, really land. In one scene, Weapons manages to do for the backseats of sedans what Jaws did for the ocean. It's easy to see why another sketch-comic-turned-horror-auteur, Jordan Peele, threw everything at trying to win the rights to produce it. Not since his own debut Get Out has a horror movie packed this much playfulness and invention – and burrowed so far under your skin in the process.
Graziadaily
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Graziadaily
Watch The New Trailer For The Adaption Of Colleen Hoover's Regretting You
It seems like only yesterday that Colleen Hoover's book It Ends With Us was adapted for the big screen. Now, another one of her much-loved books is getting the movie treatment - and now the new trailer has dropped, fans cannot contain their excitement. In August 2024, it was announced that an adaptation of her 2019 novel Regretting You was in development, and that it would be directed by Josh Boone. We've now had more details about the show drop, including its star-studded cast, that includes Allison Williams and Scott Eastwood. 'I think we try to keep as close to the book as possible,' Flavia Viotti, the movie's producer, told Entertainment Weekly in July 2025. 'We know Colleen Hoover has a strong fan base, and we don't want to disappoint them. But I don't think fans will be disappointed.' Yes! Anticipation around the film is building thanks to the trailer which dropped this month. The trailer gives us the first glimpse at tense mother and daughter relationship between Morgan and Clara, the fatal accident that changes their life forever, and the loves they go on to experience as a consequence. You can watch it here. Fans of Colleen Hoover will know that Regretting You is based on her 2019 novel of the same name. The plot centres around a strained mother and daughter relationship between Morgan Grant and 16-year-old Clara, who, like many mothers and teens, are torn between conflicting personalities and goals. When Morgan's husband Chris, the family's anchor, passes away, the consequences are heart wrenching for Clara and Morgan, who must adapt to the new normal. They both seek comfort elsewhere, and as time goes on secrets and distance builds between them - which Chris' death only unearths. Allison Williams will star as Morgan, the lead of the film. You'll probably recognise her from Lena Dunham's Girls, but she's also had several roles in big screen horror movies, such as Get Out and M3GAN. Her daughter Clara is played by McKenna Grace, who is known for her roles in films Ghostbusters: Afterlife, Gifted as well as TV series The Handmaid's Tale. Scott Eastwood, known for his roles in Suicide Squad and The Fate of the Furious, plays her husband, Chris. In an interview with Entertainment Weekly in July, Eastwood spoke about his character, saying he is 'kind of just like a beer-drinking dude, which I like because I can relate to, because I am a beer-drinking dude.' Morgan's sister, Jenny, is played by Willa Fitzgerald, star of The Fall of the House of Usher. She's married to Jonah, portrayed by Dave Franco. We don't have long to wait! Regretting You actually completed production in May 2025. It will be released in cinemas on 24th October. Alice Hall is the Staff Writer at Grazia UK. She was previously a Junior Features Writer for The Daily Telegraph. At Grazia, she writes news and features about pop culture, dating, health, politics and interiors.
