Box Office: ‘The Barbarian’ Takes a Stab at No. 1 in Quiet Week

Can Zach Cregger’s slasher film “The Barbarian” scare up enough ticket sales to top the domestic box office?Though it is a quiet week, with only one other major release — the Indian Hindi-language action-adventure “Brahmastra Part One: Shiva” — the horror film edged out box office mainstays on Friday as “Top Gun: Maverick” and “Bullet Train” fought to retain their hold at the top of the charts.“Barbarian” took home 3.8 million on Friday, with a projected 9 million over the weekend.

Trailing behind is “Brahmastra,” which opened with 2 million, a number that is estimated to grow to 3.6 million by Sunday.A month after its release, “Bullet Train” continues to sell tickets.

The Brad Pitt-starring action pic is poised to add another 3.3 million to its haul this weekend.

After winning the Labor Day weekend, “Top Gun: Maverick” slid down to fourth place, with a three-day estimate of just under 3 million, a

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