Weapons Becomes #1 on HBO Max

Zach Cregger’s horror thriller Weapons — starring Julia Garner, Josh Brolin, and Alden Ehrenreich — hit HBO Max for streaming on Oct. 24, with an HBO linear premiere on Oct. 25, after a successful theatrical and PVOD run. The film centers on a small town’s terror when all but one child from the same class vanish simultaneously at 2:17 a.m. Weapons opened at No. 1 in theaters, has been a critical and commercial hit, and vaulted to the #1 movie on HBO Max worldwide per FlixPatrol (reportedly #1 in 63 countries), displacing James Gunn’s Superman. Cregger, coming off Barbarian, received creative input from David Fincher during prep and post-production, and the film has generated strong word-of-mouth and prompted buzz about hidden layers. A spin-off has been confirmed, and the film remains available to HBO Max subscribers and for rental or purchase on digital platforms.