M. Night Shyamalan’s “Knock at the Cabin” has dethroned James Cameron at the box-office this weekend, it made a lukewarm $14.2 million, becoming the first film to unseat “Avatar: The Way of Water.”
The ‘Avatar’ sequel had an impressive seven week run at #1. Whereas Shyamalan’s movie was originally projected to make over $20 million but didn’t come close to achieving that figure this weekend.
Shyamalan’s film has a budget of $20 million and will most likely break even and then some in the coming weeks. This marks Shyamalan’s seventh film to open at the top of the box-office. The film has become divisive since its release with critics and audiences alike, that probably played a part in its weak weekend performance.
Edward Berger seems to have settled on what comes next. His Lance Armstrong biopic, starring Austin Butler, is now holding casting calls, with production eyed for January.