Box Office: M. Night Shyamalan’s ‘Glass’ Cracks $3.7 Million on Thursday Night

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Night Shyamalan’s “Glass” cracked $3.7 million at 3,200 North American sites on Thursday night.Universal’s “Glass” brings together the narratives of Shyamalan’s “Unbreakable,” which was released in 2000, and 2016’s “Split.” The supernatural thriller unites stars Samuel L.

Jackson, Bruce Willis, James McAvoy, and Sarah Paulson.

The film is set to open in 3,841 locations on Friday, with the studio anticipating a $50 million launch over the first four days.“Glass” is expected to deliver the second-largest debut for January and for the Martin Luther King Jr.

holiday, behind only “American Sniper,” which grossed $89.2 million over the three-day weekend and $107.2 million during Friday-Monday in 2015.

“Glass” could surpass “Ride Along” as the second-best bow during the four-day frame.

Kevin Hart and Ice Cube’s buddy comedy took in $48 million during the same period in 2014.Shyamalan wrote, directed, and financed “Glass,” which carries a $20 million budget.

McAvoy is reprising his role from “Split,

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