The thriller “Old” won the North American weekend box office, and “Snake Eyes” came second

After experiencing the short climax brought by “Fast and Furious 9” and “Black Widow“, the North American film market has begun to decline in the past two weeks.

Last weekend, the universal thriller “Old” reached the top with only $16.5 million, setting the worst performance of M. Night Shyamalan’s directorial career.

The Paramount action film “Snake Eyes” is $13.4 million, which is about 70% less than the opening performance of the previous two “G.I. Joe“.

“Old” is adapted from the graphic novel of the same name, and the production cost is around US$18 million, except for the North American market, which received US$6.5 million in overseas markets.

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CinemaScore’s “Old“, which is dominated by general audience opinions, is rated C+, with rotten tomatoes freshness 51%, and audience popcorn index 50%.

The bad review believed that “Old” put forward a high concept in the trailer, but the film did not give the director a complete explanation.

In addition, too many unremarkable performances, bad lines and almost boring moments also ruined the movie.

According to the praise, the central idea of ​​”Old” is very dynamic, and the director spent a day exploring many interesting ways in his work.

This is his most ambitious work in years, packaged in the framework of a delightful and tacky thriller.

Compared to 2009 “G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra” US$54.7 million and 2003 “G.I.Joe: Retaliation” US$40.5 million, “Snake Eyes” is only US$13.4 million, which is a big gap.

Although no one expects this rumor to have a good performance, even under the epidemic, “Snake Eyes” is difficult to satisfy.

The film was rated as B- by CinemaScore, the freshness of rotten tomatoes was 42%, and the audience popcorn index was 74%.

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“Snake Eyes” received about US$4 million in overseas markets, and 70% of the market has not yet opened, including the expected introduction of mainland China.

Negative reviews think “Snake Eyes” is too routine.

The praise mainly focused on the Asian actors’ performance of the roles and the energetic martial arts fighting scenes.

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“Space Jam: A New Legacy” only received 9.56 million US dollars in three days the following weekend, a 69% drop from the previous month.

“Space Jam: A New Legacy” received a total of $51.37 million 10 days after its release, which could not surpass the predecessor’s total box office of $90 million.

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Last week, the North American Theater Owners Association bombarded Disney’s “Black Widow” mashup distribution model, and attributed the 68% drop in the next weekend to an unreasonable window period.

“Black Widow” received another $11.6 million in three days this weekend, down 55%, which is still not ideal compared to previous MCU performance in the same period.

“Black Widow” has accumulated US$154.8 million in North America and US$314 million globally. The domestic schedule has not yet been announced.

In any case, “Black Widow” will be the worst-performing MCU film in five years.

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As of the end of this weekend, only three films in the North American summer vacation of 2021, “A Quiet Place 2,” “Fast and Furious 9” and “Black Widow“, have exceeded the $100 million box office mark.

North American summer files are waiting for the “saviour” work, this weekend’s “Jungle Cruise” and the August 6th “The Suicide Squad” I do not know who will be the “savior”.