Jordan Peele’s 'Us' Film Snags $70 Million USD on Opening Weekend

Tripling its $20 million USD budget in just three days.

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Jordan Peele’s Us film snapped up a whopping $70.25 million USD in ticket sales after launching this weekend. This means that the hit movie tripled its $20 million USD budget in just three days since it premiered in theaters. Moreover, according to Forbes, it’s the third biggest debut for any R-rated horror film — following Halloween ($76 million USD in 2018) and It ($123 million USD in 2017).

The movie stars Lupita Nyong’o and Winston Duke from Black Panther and Elizabeth Moss from The Handmaid’s Tale. The premise of the film focuses on a family and their sinister doppelgängers.

If you already watched the film, check out these fan reactions.

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Keith Estiler is a New York-born curator, writer, and the Managing Editor of Hypeart, the contemporary art arm of Hypebeast. Based in NYC, Keith heads up editorial strategy at the intersection of contemporary art and culture, capturing the icons and outliers of both the local and international scenes. He has curated exhibitions worldwide, dedicated to championing the emerging voices and subcultures currently redefining contemporary visual culture.

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