(CNN) — This year’s Labor Day weekend was so sleepy for movie ticket sales that a 50-year-old shark thriller chewed up and spit out most of the competition.

The re-release of Universal Pictures’ “Jaws,” the Stephen Spielberg classic from 1975, finished second at the box office ($9.9 million) behind Warner Bros. Pictures’ “Weapons” ($12.78 million) for the holiday weekend, according to Comscore data.

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Labor Day weekend box office earnings totaled about $82.9 million from Friday to Monday, short of the $100 million mark achieved in 2023 ($115 million) and 2024 ($104.9 million).

It’s not surprising to see a dip in ticket sales leading into the first week of September. Shawn Robbins, director of analytics at Fandango and founder of Box O

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