US Box Office: Weapons back on top on Saturday

Weapons was back on top at the US Box Office on Saturday as a lacklustre Labor Day weekend continued.

The mystery horror pulled in $3.85m (£2.5m) to take its gross to date to $128.7m (£95.3m) three weeks on from its release.

A re-release of Jaws to mark the iconic film’s 50th anniversary added another $2.58m (£1.91m) to its Friday total for a weekend total of $5.7m (£4.2m) so far.

Caught Stealing led the Friday Box Office but was down to fourth on Saturday with sales of $2.35m (£1.74m) for a weekend gross so far of $5.65m (£4.18m).

Elsewhere, Superman drew another $1m (£740k) to nudge past the domestic total of $350m (£259.2m).

Saturday US Box Office estimated totals:

1. Weapons – $3.85m
2. Jaws – $2.58m NEW
3. Freakier Friday – $2.5m
4. Caught Stealing – $2.35m NEW
5. The Roses – $1.95m NEW
6. The Fantastic Four: First Steps – $1.9m
7. The Bad Guys 2 – $1.87m
8. Superman – $1m
9. Nobody 2 – $700k
10. The Naked Gun – $690k