Jordan Peele has broken another record with his directorial debut, Get Out.
The film, which has captivated audiences with its exploration of race and horror, has now officially made $150 million at the U.S. box office, according to Forbes. This surpasses Daniel Myrick and Eduardo Sanchez who made $140 million off The Blair Witch Project in 1999 for highest-grossing debut film ever.
When it surpassed the $100 million mark earlier this year, Get Out gave Peele the highest-grossing debut for a black director and the first such film to collect nine figures.
Get Out is set to hit DVD and Blu-ray in May with a bonus alternate ending.
(This article was first published March 14, 2017 and is below.)
After an impressive opening weekend at the box office, Jordan Peele’s Get Out continues to captivate audiences through the power of word of mouth and polarizing think pieces, shortly after critics set a fairly unprecedented standard in their reviews.
So much so that the 38-year-old former Key & Peele star has made history with his directorial debut. In just its third weekend in theaters, Get Out has made Peele the first black writer-director to earn $100 million with his debut movie, TheWrap reports.
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Get Out blew past its anticipated $24 million opening weekend to achieve a $34 million showing, which set the stage for its current estimated $111 million in domestic ticket sales. He also set a new studio record for Blumhouse in the process.
The film has been praised for creatively taking the horror genre to new heights while also cleverly inserting a much-needed conversation about race throughout the United States. It stars Allison Williams, Lakeith Stanfield, Catherine Keener, Lil Rel Howery and Daniel Kaluuya, who recently responded to a bit of controversy caused by Samuel L. Jackson, regarding his Euro-black status in real life.
Not appearing in the film was Peele, who explained his acting absence in an interview with HipHopDX during a screening hosted by Chance The Rapper.
“As an audience member, I feel like [my inclusion] would have taken myself out of it … they would be like, ‘There go Peele from Key & Peele,’ you know?” he explained to HipHopDX Editor-In-Chief, Trent Clark.
“Also, I don’t think I’m a good enough actor but truthfully, directing and writing it, there was no chill. I didn’t have a second. And when I’m acting, I have to get into the character. I need time. And this was like nonstop decision making, nonstop directing. So I didn’t want to fuck that up. Because I know if I fucked up directing and I put out anything out to challenge that … never again.”
He’s black??
3rd round, pick number 27, by the Black delegation
Might be one of the most simple yet legendary comments I’ve ever read sir.
Hop off his nuts.
Nice movie it hit on a bunch of topics. Race, Myth, Mind Control, Classicism, Immortality & cloning.
You missed the most important point of the movie…..organ stealing of black people
One of the greatest movies in 2017 honestly this movie brings reflection on how a lot of black people are brainwashed in modern day society trying to be accepted by white America the scenes in the movie gives great contrast on how black people are perceived as a commodity to white America, 1st point when they hit the deer and the father was thanking the black dude for hitting the deer stating that will be another one off the road that was symbolism for black people getting killed by police officers also when the father bring up the fact that his father lost the race to a black man and that his father barley got over it that was symbolism for the undercover hatred that white people have for black people and that they will never get over it .The white family represents the corporations of America and the tea and the cup the spoon represents the crops that Africans picked during slavery the the water symbolized the sea that we were brought over from Africa to America and the spoon represents chains and guns that enslaved black people also when the mom gets the black boy friend by appearing to be sympathetic to him by doing that,it tricks him and by tricking him, He loses his grounding very key notice him not having shoes while being in the sunken place signifying him losing his grounding being manipulated like a lot of black people are being manipulated by the niceness of white people then starting to forget who they are their culture their IDNETITY very key this movie has a very parable teaching philosophy but if your mind is open you will catch all the hidden symbolism very key the house is a plantation house and the white people bidding on him are the ELITE and they do it in silence rite under your nose VERY key also the the cotton in the chair symbolizing the cotton fields are ancestors picked the cotton we picked for years and the only way to find ourselves and fight against oppression is to find who we are throw away that white god and find the true teachings of our ancestors
wait wait tho he’s black he’s not meant to succeed in Trump’s America/American in general right? nothing to see here just another oppressed man move along folks..
Lmao, your lack of understanding on these issues makes me chuckle.
And Jordan made all that money by making a racist attack piece on white people.
Ikr, isn’t it great?
And everyone thought the other guy was gonna be more successful after their show.
Damn! I’ve been meaning to see that movie! Come to find out Jordan Peele directed it blows my fucking mind! He’s a fantastic actor..
what a weird fucking face that dude has
You shallow asswipe!
Great movie, good for him.
This movie is there to tell black people to get out. Not deep at all. Just a puppet doin the masters bidding. Then they shoved it down our throat. Ill never watch that shitty ass movie ever