Clint Eastwood’s “The Mule” amassed a domestic total of $103 million against a budget of just $50 million. Don't be surprised by that total, it's Clint Eastwood. That's right, it proved that the 88-year-old writer-director-actor-composer was still a major attraction for moviegoers nationwide. It also helped that the movie itself was fantastic, a straight-shooting drama that could only be made by an old-school veteran of the craft.