It was another big weekend at the theater for the new horror movie "Weapons" which held the top spot for a second week. Meanwhile, Sydney Sweeney’s latest 2025 movie release "Americana" failed to crack the top twenty, earning just $500K in its opening weekend. That led many to label it a “bomb,” but the reality behind its box office tells a different story.<br /><br />When a well-known star headlines a wide-release movie that doesn’t do well at the box office, people are quick to call it a "bomb." But Deadline took a closer look at the numbers and said that labeling "Americana" a bomb is not quite fair. Directed by Tony Tost and starring Paul Walter Hauser and Halsey, the western crime drama was never meant to be a typical studio blockbuster. Instead, Lionsgate put it out through its Lionsgate Premiere Releasing label, which is set up to handle smaller, niche films with limited marketing budgets and low box office expectations.
