Heading into the weekend, reigning champ “Space Jam: A New Legacy” and fellow newcomer “” were projected to lead North American charts. Instead, “Space Jam 2” had a huge decline from its opening weekend and “Snake Eyes” fell slightly short of expectations, leaving “Old” to slither to a surprising first place finish.
It may not be the kind of pull-the-rug-out-from-under-you, leave-your-jaw-on-the-floor style finale favored by “The Sixth Sense” filmmaker, but it does demonstrate how wild and unpredictable the box office can be as it tries to recapture momentum during the pandemic and grapples with new hybrid distribution strategies. Stability won’t return anytime soon.
For movie theater operators, it helped that this weekend’s two new nationwide releases — “Old,” a horror story about a family vacationing at a beach that causes them to age rapidly, as well as “Snake Eyes,” a “G.I. Joe” origin story starring Henry Golding — are only playing in theaters. That’s a deviation from the release strategy deployed by other summer movies, including Disney’s “Black Widow” and Warner Bros.’ “Space Jam: A New Legacy” .
Perhaps almost as surprising as a Shyamalan finale is the outright collapse of “Space Jam: A New Legacy.” The live-action/ animated sports comedy featuring LeBron James fell to fourth place with $9.5 million in its sophomore outing, marking a brutal 69% decline from its $31 million opening weekend. “Space Jam” came in behind” the Scarlett Johansson-led Marvel adventure “Black Widow,” now in its third weekend of release. “Black Widow” added another $11.6 million from 4,250 locations, bringing its domestic tally to $154 million in the U.S. and Canada. Though that’s a notable result during the pandemic, it’s a much lower total than recent installments from the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
HIDEO_KOJIMA_EN nice
HIDEO_KOJIMA_EN LeBron 0-1 in against M.Night :c
Nice
HIDEO_KOJIMA_EN nice
Um... Nice?
Maybe Space Jam 2 didn’t do as well as a R rated movie because Kids under 12 can’t be vaccinated as of rn....? It’s not rocket science people, a children’s movie didn’t do as well than a R rated Horror movie because Parents aren’t comfortable going to a Movie Theater atm.
Fall from space, amirite?
Kojima_Hideo to the decline: Nice!
Geniusbastard Perhaps a lovely sign that people see through and are rejecting cynical nonsense.
And why NATO isn't super angry about Space Jam?
Maybe because unvaccinated kids can't go to the theaters yet. Unless if they're are vaccinated SpaceJamANewLegacy is still 1 spot for one more week. As for OldTheMovie... At least, the thriller drama is better written than BLACKWIDOW. I'm sorry to the normal, mature and
This could be read as people aren’t taking their unvaccinated young children to the theaters yet.
Gotta see this
Old que é sucesso mo
This was the actual M. Night twist. OldMovie finishing in first place beating two anticipated movies.
Why do I see Owen Wilson.
BECAUSE👏IT'S👏GENUINELY👏GOOD Seriously. Go see it.
....twist?
Hmm maybe I’ll go see this today…
IssoVeludo o hit sem prometer
Theres. Nothing. Else.
Just wait and see...
TBH, idk how the movie really is. But the plot really makes anxious and scared. Locked up in a desolate place. Aging faster than you can imagine. It's like Pandemic Lockdown FOMO on steroids ultra Pro Max.
This is an amazing accomplishment and we'll see it😍 Night's work is completely fantastic❣️
king shit
as it should
King fr
darkavm Is a good time to stop fear co-vid and start fear time . Again!
Not sure why it's a twist. Shyamalan's movies tend to open 1.
Whoever is presiding over the loony tunes IP is really screwing it up.
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