#BOXOFFICE: “WEAPONS” FIRES A FOURTH STRAIGHT WEEK IN TOP SPOT

For a fourth straight week, WEAPONS continues to fire at the Box Office, taking $13 million from 3,416 theatres for Warner Bros. Note, these are Friday through Labour Day numbers and projections. This takes it to $135 million domestically. What a run these past few months have been for the studio, including smashes F1, MINECRAFT, SUPERMAN and SINNERS!

The 50th anniversary re-release of JAWS registers in second with $9.7 million from 3,200 theatres for Universal Pictures. The 1975 film prior had grossed $477 million worldwide.

CAUGHT STEALING debuts in third with $9.5 million from 3,578 theatres for Sony Pictures. Starring Austin Butler and Zoe Kravitz, this latest from Darren Aronofsky gets 85% on the Tomatometer.

FREAKIER FRIDAY continues to engine-on in third with $8 million, a run of $82 million for Disney in North America.

THE ROSES debuts in fifth with $7.5 million from 2,700 theatres and a 63% Tomatometer score for 20th Century Studios. This is an updated adaptation of the book THE WAR OF THE ROSES, which also was made into a film in 1989.

While it didn’t get a weekend run, noteworthy this week was KPOP DEMON HUNTERS SINGALONG pulling-in a stellar $19 million from a limited two-day run at the Box Office for Netflix! An incredible showing for this smash success Animated Feature (with a 97% score on the Tomatometer nonetheless) by the streaming giant.

#GIVEAWAY: ENTER FOR A CHANCE TO WIN A “THE ROSES” PRIZE PACK

The viciously funny cult classic The War of the Roses is back—just in time for its big-screen reimagining, The Roses. First penned by Warren Adler and immortalized in the 1989 film, this darkly comedic tale of love gone spectacularly wrong follows a picture-perfect marriage that shatters into a deliciously petty battle.

We’re giving readers the chance to win a copy of The War of the Roses plus a a pair of run-of-engagement passes to see The Roses nationally. Don’t miss your chance to read the book that inspired both films before you watch the new reimagining unfold on the big screen.

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Searchlight Pictures release THE ROSES August 29, 2025.

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#FIRSTLOOK: NEW TEASER POSTER FOR “THE ROSES”

Only in theaters on August 29, 2025, we get a new Teaser for THE ROSES, from Searchlight Pictures.

Details:

Directed by | Jay Roach

Screenplay by | Tony McNamara

Executive Produced by | James L. Brooks, Michael Adler, Jonathan Adler, Benedict Cumberbatch, Olivia Colman, Cáit Collins

Produced by | Jay Roach, Michelle Graham, p.g.a., Adam Ackland, p.g.a., Leah Clarke, p.g.a., Ed Sinclair, p.g.a., Tom Carver

Starring | Benedict Cumberbatch, Olivia Colman, Andy Samberg, Allison Janney, Belinda Bromilow, Sunita Mani, Ncuti Gatwa, Jamie Demetriou, Zoë Chao, and Kate McKinnon

Synopsis | Life seems easy for picture-perfect couple Ivy (Olivia Colman) and Theo (Benedict Cumberbatch): successful careers, a loving marriage, great kids. But beneath the façade of their supposed ideal life, a storm is brewing – as Theo’s career nosedives while Ivy’s own ambitions take off, a tinderbox of fierce competition and hidden resentment ignites. The Roses is a reimagining of the 1989 classic film The War of the Roses, based on the novel by Warren Adler.

#FIRSTLOOK: NEW TRAILER FOR “THE ROSES”

Searchlight Pictures present a new Trailer for THE ROSES! Opening in theatres August 29, 2025.

Synopsis:

Life seems easy for picture-perfect couple Ivy (Olivia Colman) and Theo (Benedict Cumberbatch): successful careers, a loving marriage, great kids. But beneath the façade of their supposed ideal life, a storm is brewing – as Theo’s career nosedives while Ivy’s own ambitions take off, a tinderbox of fierce competition and hidden resentment ignites. The Roses is a reimagining of the 1989 classic film The War of the Roses, based on the novel by Warren Adler.

Directed By: Jay Roach

Screenplay By: Tony McNamara

Cast:

Benedict Cumberbatch

Olivia Colman

Andy Samberg

Allison Janney

Belinda Bromilow

Sunita Mani

Ncuti Gatwa

Jamie Demetriou

Zoë Chao

And Kate McKinnon

Produced By:

Jay Roach, Michelle Graham, P.G.A,

Adam Ackland, P.G.A, Leah Clarke, P.G.A,

Ed Sinclair, P.G.A, Tom Carver

Executive Producers:

James L. Brooks, Michael Adler,

Jonathan Adler, Benedict Cumberbatch,

Olivia Colman, Cáit Collins

#FIRSTLOOK: “THE ROSES” IN THEATRES AUGUST

THE ROSES arrives in theatres August 29, 2025 via Searchlight Pictures and today we get some new details!

Synopsis:

Life seems easy for picture-perfect couple Ivy (Olivia Colman) and Theo (Benedict Cumberbatch): successful careers, a loving marriage, great kids. But beneath the façade of their supposed ideal life, a storm is brewing – as Theo’s career nosedives while Ivy’s own ambitions take off, a tinderbox of fierce competition and hidden resentment ignites. The Roses is inspired by the 1989 classic film The War of the Roses, based on the novel by Warren Adler.

Directed by: Jay Roach
Screenplay by: Tony McNamara
Produced by: Jay Roach, Michelle Graham, p.g.a., Adam Ackland, p.g.a., Leah Clarke, p.g.a., Ed Sinclair, p.g.a., Tom Carver
Cast: Benedict Cumberbatch, Olivia Colman, Andy Samberg, Allison Janney, Ncuti Gatwa, Jamie Demetriou, Zoë Chao, Belinda Bromilow, and Kate McKinnon
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