Los Angeles (AFP)

M. Night Shyamalan's new fantasy thriller "Old" immediately hit the North American box office with $ 16.9 million in admissions for its first weekend in theaters, according to the reports. figures from a specialist firm published Monday.

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.

"Old", with Gael Garcia Bernal and Vicky Krieps, this weekend beat another new release in the United States and Canada, "Snake Eyes", a new part of the "GI Joe" saga, which took 13, $ 4 million.

In third place comes "Black Widow", the latest Marvel spin-off of the Avengers, which grossed $ 11.6 million.

Premiering last week for its release, the family movie "Space Jam: New Era", starring basketball superstar LeBron James, drops to fourth place this weekend with 9.6 million.

The ninth installment of the "Fast & Furious" saga comes fifth with 4.8 million, for a five-week total of more than 160 million dollars.

Here is the rest of the top 10:

- "Escape Game 2: The world is a trap": $ 3.5 million

- "Baby Boss 2: A Family Affair": $ 2.9 million

- "American Nightmare 5: No Limits": $ 2.4 million

- "Without a noise 2": $ 1.2 million

- "Roadrunner": $ 880,000

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