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1 and 2 according to prerelease tracking estimates.
That news is particularly devastating forSnake Eyes,which reportedly cost $88 million to produce.
The third in aG.I.
Horror has been a successful go-to genre because people want to see horror movies in a theater.
And horror movies punch above their weight.
The cost doesnt necessarily dictate the scariness or quality.
[Shyamalans] name has obviously been known sinceThe Sixth Sense, the analyst continues.
And hes had that resurgence with bothSplitandGlassopening to more than $40 million.
That really reenergized M. Night Shyamalans career.
He is a brand.
Hes front and center on the marketing.
A reboot-cum-origin story,Snake EyesstarsCrazy Rich AsiansbreakoutHenry Goldingas the mysterious maskedJoecommando of few words and deadly fighting skills.
The film was, however, snake-bitten by a spate of middling to negative reviews.
The script is pockmarked with cliches, tropes and never-ending predictability, Brandon Katz opined inThe Observer.
And despite the novel trimmings and flash around him, his character is woefully generic.
It feels like a normal weekend, he says.
Because were talking about two movies and how they performed against each other.
Which we wouldnt even think about doing a little while ago.
Correction: This article has been updated to clarifyOlds status as the lowest grossing No.
1 movie released during the month of July in the last 25 years.
