NEW YORK — Matthew McConaughey notched one of the worst debuts of his career, Oscar nominees saw only modest bumps and M. Night Shyamalan’s “Glass” easily remained No. 1 on a quiet weekend in movie theaters.

The weekend’s two new wide releases – McConaughey’s tropic noir “Serenity” and the updated King Arthur tale “The Kid Who Would Be King” – both flopped with moviegoers who instead continued to flock to “Glass” and Kevin Hart’s “The Upside.”

Image released by Universal Pictures shows James McAvoy in a scene from M. Night Shyamalan's "Glass." Jessica Kourkounis/Universal Pictures via AP

Shyamalan’s sequel to “Unbreakable” and “Split” sold $19 million in tickets, according to estimates Sunday, a decent 53 percent drop from its opening weekend. In 10 days of release, Shyamalan’s self-financed thriller has made $73.6 million domestically and $162.7 million globally.

“The Upside,” starring Hart and Bryan Cranston, also stayed lodged in second place with $12.2 million in its third weekend.

The weekend’s biggest budget new entry, “The Kid Who Would Be King,” opened poorly with $7.3 million against a $59 million budget. The 20th Century Fox release, produced by Working Title, was written and directed by “Attack the Block” filmmaker Joe Cornish. In his modern-day London version of the legend, a working-class boy pulls Excalibur from a stone.

Though “The Kid Who Would Be King” drew good reviews (86 percent fresh on Rotten Tomatoes) and was largely pleasing to audiences (who gave it a B-plus CinemaScore), Cornish’s film came in on the low side of already undersized expectations.

Smaller still was “Serenity,” with $4.8 million in ticket sales at the box office.

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