Every August, Alamo Drafthouse prepares for a late-summer slowdown. "We joke that weekday business gets soft because parents have to think about buying their kids a new backpack," says the theater chain's chief revenue officer,

New Line horror film drops less than 50% from its opening while Universal's "Nobody 2" opens to a lukewarm $9.25 million

With Weapons and Nobody 2 featuring prominently in the latest box office weekend, their performances and audience response have drawn significant attention. While Weapons held strong in its second week with a limited drop,