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At 88-years of age, Clint Eastwood has another major box office success on his hands. As of this weekend,  The Mule , which Eastwood both stars in and directs, has cleared an incredible $100 million. Much of the box office discussion as the year turns has been about  Aquaman  riding an impressive wave and  Bumblebee  and  Mary Poppins Returns  battling it out for the fishman's scraps. But those blockbusters aren't the only films in theaters, and another December release has been quietly plugging away and making a surprising amount of money.  Clint Eastwood's  The Mule  has smuggled a cool $61.1 million at the domestic box office. The Mule  opened on December 14 opposite  Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse  and  Mortal Engines , and has brought in $61.1 million through its first three weekends. The film has held strong at #5 at the box office in its...

Eastwood is directing the project and is also starring, marking the first time since 2012’s 'Trouble With the Curve' that the veteran Hollywood star will appear onscreen. The director also stars, alongside Bradley Cooper, Laurence Fishburne, Michael Peña, Dianne Wiest, Alison Eastwood, Taissa Farmiga and Ignacio Serricchio Cameras rolled today on esteemed filmmaker Clint Eastwood’s next feature film, a drama entitled “The Mule,” from Warner Bros.  Pictures and Imperative Entertainment.  In addition to directing, the veteran actor will step in front of the lens again, alongside fellow stars Bradley Cooper, Laurence Fishburne, Michael Peña and Dianne Wiest, as well as Alison Eastwood, Taissa Farmiga and Ignacio Serricchio. Eastwood stars as Earl Stone, a man in his 80s who is broke, alone, and facing foreclosure of his business when he is offered a job that simply requires him to drive. Easy enough, but, unbeknownst to Earl, he’s just signed on as a drug...