With KPop Demon Hunters Sing-Along and Weapons leading the weekend box office, their results have drawn major industry focus. While KPop Demon Hunters debuted at No. 1 with a strong two-day run, Weapons held steady in its third weekend. At the same time, Disney’s Freakier Friday maintained consistent earnings, delivering another solid frame.
Weapons’ box office beaten by KPop Demon Hunters’ sing-along
Netflix/Sony Pictures Animation’s KPop Demon Hunters Sing-Along secured the top spot at the box office with an estimated $18 million two-day opening (via Box Office Mojo).
According to industry sources, the film earned $9.6 million on Saturday and $8.4 million on Sunday. It outperformed New Line/Warner Bros.’ Weapons, which took in $15.6 million in its third weekend and reached a cumulative $115.8 million. EntTelligence reported KPop Demon Hunters drew 1.5 million admissions. Premium tickets, priced at $16.31, made up 18% of sales (via Deadline).
Netflix shielded grosses from Comscore, but rival studios calculated the numbers independently and placed the film above Weapons. The overall weekend box office is projected at $78–79 million with KPop Demon Hunters included. Without the Netflix release, the weekend would have ranked as the summer’s lowest at $60 million. By comparison, May’s second weekend reached $85.5 million.
After its limited two-day theatrical run, Netflix confirmed KPop Demon Hunters Sing-Along will stream on August 25, 2025, at midnight PT. The release follows more than 1,000 sold-out screenings across the US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and the UK. Cast and crew also appeared at fan events in New York and Los Angeles.
Sony confirmed the movie forms part of its $3 billion deal with Netflix. Netflix paid $100 million plus $25 million to Sony for the title. Sony ImageWorks completed all animation work. Sony Pictures Animation will also produce sequels and spinoffs. Industry sources reported the deal makes the project profitable for Sony while expanding Netflix’s slate of original films.
Other weekend openers included Focus Features’ Honey Don’t! ($3 million), Bleecker Street’s Relay ($1.9 million), A24’s Ne Zha II ($1.5 million), and Ron Howard’s Eden ($1 million). NEON’s Splitsville earned $105,500 across five locations, posting the weekend’s highest theater average at $21,000.
Originally reported by Anubhav Chaudhry on SuperHeroHype.
