Jordan Peele’s “Us,” about a family terrorized by freaky doppelgangers, is poised to become another box office hit. It's expected to gross $35 million to $45 million in ticket sales in the U.S. and Canada Friday through Sunday.
Jordan Peele directs a new horror tale about one family terrorizing another in"Us," which stars Lupita Nyong'o and Winston Duke.of “Get Out” turned Jordan Peele into one of the hottest writer-directors in the entertainment business, Hollywood is seeing double.Peele’s follow-up effort, “Us,” about a family terrorized by freaky doppelgangers, is poised to become another box office hit for the Oscar-winning filmmaker.
But there are strong signs that Peele, armed with an estimated $20-million production budget , won’t suffer a sophomore slump. “Us” debuted to a rapturous response at the South by Southwest Film Festival in Austin, Texas, this month and holds a strong 98% “fresh” rating on Rotten Tomatoes. “Get Out” producers Jason Blum and Sean McKittrick rejoined Peele to produce “Us,” which stars Lupita Nyong’o as a woman who returns to her beachside childhood home with her husband played by Winston Duke .
The Marvel Studios film, starring Brie Larson, has grossed $779 million worldwide so far, including $270 million in the U.S. and Canada and $134 million in China. The movie is on track to eventually cross the $1 billion milestone, according to analysts. In the U.S. and Canada, “Captain Marvel” should add an additional $30 million or so Friday through Sunday.
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