NEW: Jordan Peele's 'Us' stuns with $70 million opening weekend, shattering $33 million benchmark set by his directorial debut 'Get Out'
1 / 3Director Peele, cast members Nyong'o, Alex, Wright Joseph, and Duke attend the "Us" premiere at The Museum of Modern Art in New York City, New YorkDirector Jordan Peele and cast members Lupita Nyong'o, Evan Alex, Shahadi Wright Joseph, and Winston Duke attend the"Us" premiere at The Museum of Modern Art in New York City, New York, U.S., March 19, 2019.
Universal, Jason Blum, and Peele's Monkeypaw Productions produced"Us" for $20 million. Since its debut at the South by Southwest Film Festival,"Us" has built up word of mouth. It has a 94 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, rare praise for the horror genre. It stars Lupita Nyong'o and Winston Duke as a couple forced to fend off blood-thirsty clones while vacationing with their kids.
Since no studios dared to release a movie in anticipation of"Us," a number of holdovers rounded out domestic box office charts. Paramount Pictures' animated adventure"Wonder Park" landed in third place, earning $9 million for a North American bounty of $29 million.
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