There’s nothing like a movie that has the sauce to back up a viral marketing campaign. Zach Cregger’s Weapons Naruto-ran into theaters just over a month ago and quickly became a horror darling. A class of third-grade students disappear, and while concerned parents point fingers at the homeroom teacher, something sinister lurks in the small town of Maybrook, Pennsylvania.
If you’ve been experiencing the movie from your social feed and are curious about what really happened to the students in Miss Gandy's class, you can officially watch Weapons in the comfort of your own home. The movie is now available on VOD through marketplaces like Prime Video.
Weapons Arrives on Digital
After crossing $250 million at the global box office this past weekend, Weapons has become the 25th highest-grossing horror movie of all time (even without Pedro Pascal). While The Conjuring: Last Rites will climb for that top prize in the next couple weeks, it’s safe to say Cregger’s second film has been a big win for original horror in 2025.
Box office aside, Weapons has been very well-received. Tom Jorgenson's 9/10 review for IGN describes it as “a righteous, fully actualized genre-bender in which writer-director Zach Cregger hones Barbarian’s blend of unbearable tension and dark humor to a new level of razor-sharpness.” I'm sure you've seen the movie's iconic hot dog spread on your feed at one point or another, and it’s not surprising that ideas for a prequel are already being tossed around.
That hot dog moment from Weapons that went viral over the weekend actually has a heartfelt and subtle meaning for director Zach Cregger. https://t.co/7d3B97tKPb pic.twitter.com/DLS6wnMhQd
— IGN (@IGN) August 12, 2025
I personally loved Weapons, in large part because I had so little idea of what to expect. As such, I’d highly recommend checking this one out before it’s clipped into oblivion on X. If you’re already gunning for the rewatch, we spoke with Cregger about his approach to the film's story, which, in my opinion, adds some very cool context.
Physical Release October 14, Streaming Release Date TBD
While Cregger has discussed his struggle to get a physical release for his previous film Barbarian, the same can’t be said for Weapons. A spread of physical editions went up for preorder over the movie’s opening weekend, including a limited edition steelbook that quickly sold out. Preorders are still available for the standard 4K, Blu-ray, and DVD, all releasing October 14.
Streaming-wise, Weapons is being distributed by Warner Bros., and as such will eventually land on HBO Max. Recent Warner Bros. releases, like Final Destination: Bloodlines and A Minecraft Movie (what a combo), took a little over two months to arrive on streaming. My guess is we see Weapons on HBO Max by mid-November.
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