Jordan Peele does it again with estimated $70,300,000 debut for 'Us'.
The follow-up to "Get Out" made the largest debut for an original horror film and one of the biggest for a live-action original film since "Avatar."Claudette Barius / Universal Pictures fileGet breaking news alerts and special reports. The news and stories that matter, delivered weekday mornings.NEW YORK — Jordan Peele did it again.
"Us" took over the top spot at the box office from"Captain Marvel," which had reigned for two weeks. The Marvel Studios superhero release slid to second place, with $35 million in its third week. In three weeks of release, it has made $910 million worldwide and will soon become the first $1 billion release of 2019.
"Us" cost $20 million to make, meaning it's already a huge hit for Peele and Universal Pictures, which notched its third No. 1 release of the year, following"Glass" and"How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World."
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