M. Night Shyamalan has the No. 1 movie at the domestic box office.
The polarizing filmmaker’s latest release,
Old, won the weekend with $16.5 million in ticket sales, beating out major competition in
Space Jam: A New Legacy and
Snake Eyes, Variety rep
The Henry Golding-starring
Snake Eyes, which cost $88 million to make, earned just $13.3 million, falling well short of expectations. Meanwhile, LeBron James’
Space Jam sequel saw a 69% decline from its first weekend, as it earned just $9.5 million. In fact, it was beaten out by Marvel’s
Black Widow, despite having one less week of release.
As for
Old,
rhe psychological thriller stars Gael García Bernal, Vicky Krieps, Eliza Scanlen, Thomasin McKenzie, Alex Wolff, Abbey Lee and others, in whatm is Shaymalan’s first release since superhero thriller