M. Night Shyamalan’s new fantasy thriller, Old, immediately rose to the top of the North American box office with $ 16.5 million in admissions for its first weekend in theaters, according to provisional figures released this Sunday by Exhibitor Relations.
The film by the American director of Sixth Sense and Unbreakable tells the story of a family that finds itself stranded on a beach where vacationers undergo ultra-accelerated aging.
“Black widow” in third place
Old, with Gael Garcia Bernal and Vicky Krieps, this weekend beat another new release in the United States and Canada, Snake Eyes, new part of the saga GI Joe, which collected $ 13.35 million from Friday to Sunday, according to the specialist firm.
In third place comes Black widow, the latest Marvel, spin-off of the Avengers, which recorded $ 11.6 million in revenue ($ 154.8 million in three weeks of operation).
“Fast & Furious” in fifth place
Premiered last week for its release, the family film Space Jam: New Era, with basketball superstar LeBron James, drops to fourth place this weekend with 9.6 million (51.3 million in two weeks).
The ninth part of the saga Fast & Furious comes fifth with 4.6 million, for a five-week total of $ 163.3 million.
Here is the rest of the top 10:
– Escape Game 2: The world is a trap : 3.4 million (16 million in two weeks).
– Boss Baby 2: A Family Affair : 2.7 million (50.1 million in four weeks).
– American Nightmare 5: No Limits : 2.3 million (40.3 million in four weeks).
– Without a sound 2 : 1.25 million (157.5 million in nine weeks).
– Roadrunner : 830,000 (3.7 million in two weeks).