Blockbuster hits on the big screen are still very much a thing, but front-loaded box office numbers are also very much a thing, and the shrunken window of cinema exclusivity is regularly to blame. The fight rages on – which makes a weekend like this one quite strange,

A two-day limited engagement run of the hit Sony animated film is expected to top the third weekend of "Weapons"

Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX), took the top domestic box office this weekend, bringing in at least $18M.That was enough to unseat Weapons, from Warner Bros. (NASDAQ:WBD), which slipped to second place after taking the top spot in its first two weekends of release.