Weapons a new horror film opening in theaters next week earned a perfect 100% score on Rotten Tomatoes from first review after film eerie marketing campaign including a video of over two hours of surveillance footage went viral online.
“Weapons” has a 100% on Rotten Tomatoes based on its first 11 reviews, meaning all critics so far have given the movie a positive review.
Weapons which opens in theaters Aug 8 is horror movie about classroom full of kids in middle of night except for one according to Warner Bros distributor.
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Weapons stars Josh Brolin as father of one of kids and Julia Garne as children teacher.
Weapons could earn $25 million in opening weekend start for original horror film.
The film was written and directed by Zach Cregger who wrote and directed the horror film Barbarian 2022 which well received and has 92% score on Rotten Tomatoes.
“Weapons gained attention in spring for campaign some film publication compared to that of Blair Witch Project for its use of found footage and portrayal of marketing materials.
The video is exactly two hours and 17 minutes long similar to time the kid disappear in movie
The studio published an online website Maybrook Missiing.com which is local news outlet and contains news article about kids who disappear from town in movie.
The bidding war to secure rights to Weapons was intense with production companies making offers.
New Line Cinema a production company owned by Warner Bros won auction in January 2023 after making $38 million offer with Cregger earning $10 million and ability to decide the final cut a deal Hollywood Reporter called unprecedented for filmmaker who have directed one film before.
Lyvie Scott a Rotten Tomatoes approved critic for Inverse said Weapons is haunting and cerebral as cartoonishly funny praising the film balance of gory shocks and visceral physical comedy.