Julia Garner and Josh Brolin in “Weapons.”
Warner Bros. Pictures
Weapons — a horror thriller starring Julia Garner and Josh Brolin — is new in theaters. When will the film be available to watch at home?
Written and directed by Zach Cregger (Barbarians), Weapons opens in theaters nationwide on Friday. The official logline for the movie reads, “When all but one child from the same class mysteriously vanish on the same night at exactly the same time, a community is left questioning who or what is behind their disappearance.”
In addition to Garner and Brolin, Weapons stars Alden Ehrenreich, Austin Abrams, Cary Christopher, Benedict Wong and Amy Madigan.
The only way currently that you can see Weapons is in theaters, so check your local listings for showtimes.
The first place Weapons will be available in the home entertainment marketplace will be digital streaming via premium video on demand. Warner Bros./New Line Cinema, which is the studio that produced Weapons, typically releases their new titles on PVOD a month to six weeks after they debut in theaters.
For example, Warner Bros./New Line’s horror hit Final Destination Bloodlines arrived on PVOD on June 17, just over a month after it opened in theaters on May 16.
However, two other recent Warner Bros. releases took a bit longer to debut on PVOD. A Minecraft Movie arrived on PVOD on May 13, about six weeks after it opened in theaters on April 4. In addition, Sinners, which made its PVOD debut on June 3, opened in theaters about six weeks earlier on April 18.
If Weapons follows the same pattern as the titles listed above, then it should be available for purchase or rent on PVOD sometime between Sept. 9 and Sept. 23, since new movies on digital typically are released on Tuesdays.
Which Streaming Service Will Get ‘Weapons’ First?
Since Weapons is a Warner Bros./New Line Cinema release, the first place the film will be available on streaming video on demand will be Warner Bros. Discovery’s HBO Max streaming platform.
Recently re-branded to its original name, HBO Max from Max, the streaming platform has an ad-based option for $9.99 per month, an ad-free option for $16.99 per month and an ad-free option with 4K Ultra HD Programming for $20.99 per month.
While it took Warner Bros.’ blockbuster Beetlejuice Beetlejuice about three months to arrive on HBO Max after its release in theaters, more recently, the studio is releasing its films on SVOD on the streaming platform a bit quicker.
For example, A Minecraft Movie arrived on the streaming service on June 20, about 2 1/2 months after release in theaters on April 4; while Sinners debuted on HBO Max on July 4, about 2 1/2 months after its April 18 release.
Most recently, Final Destination Bloodlines arrived on HBO Max on Aug. 1, about 2 1/2 months after its premiere in theaters.
If Weapons follows the same release pattern, then viewers can expect the film to arrive on HBO about Nov. 21, since new films typically arrive on SVOD on the platform on Fridays.
Rated R, Weapons opens Friday in theaters nationwide.
Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/timlammers/2025/08/08/when-is-horror-thriller-weapons-coming-to-streaming/