Jordan Peele's horror 'Get Out' wins the weekend box office with a $30.5 million debut
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It's the latest Universal release of a Blumhouse Productions horror to win the box office this year, the last was just a month ago with the hugely successful M. Night Shyamalan movie "Split."
But "Get Out" looks to be doing even better than "Split" out of the gate.
After already making back the $4.5 million production budget of "Get Out" with its $10.8 million ($1.8 million in Thursday preview screenings) opening day, the move then took in close to $13 million on Saturday, that's a 13% Friday-Saturday jump in sales compared to what "Split" did its first two days in theaters.
"Split" has made close to $200 million worldwide (it was only made for $9 million), but for the rave reviews "Get Out" has received it will be a tougher climb for this thriller to pile on the dough in the coming weeks with stiffer competition like "Logan" and "Kong: Skull Island" on the horizon.
Regardless, it's pretty likely with this monster opening for "Get Out" the other social thrillers Jordan Peele wants to make will be on the fast track.
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