With KPop Demon Hunters Sing-Along and Weapons leading the weekend box office, their results have drawn major industry focus. While KPop Demon Hunters debuted at No. 1 with a strong two-day run, Weapons held steady in its third weekend.

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,

David A. Gross, who runs the movie consulting firm FranchiseRe, calls it “a completely unique two-day musical event.”