M. Night Shyamalan’s Old wins its opening weekend at the box office. The film beats the latest G.I. Joe, Marvel, and Space Jam films to rise to the top of the box office chart. In general, the box office is returning to the low numbers typical of the pandemic. Whether that’s due to the prevalence of simultaneous home releases or the growing presence of COVID-19’s delta variant remains a point of debate. Old will earn $16.5 million in its opening weekend, which is pretty distant from Black Widow’s $80-million debut two weeks ago. Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins lands in second place with $13.3 million. Despite the big opening, Black Widow suffered a big enough second-weekend drop to elicit a formal scolding from theater owners. The Marvel Studios film is in third place in its third weekend. Space Jam: A New Legacy is in fourth place, and F9 is in fifth.

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