The horror film, “Get Out,” has once again made history. The Jordan Peele-directed political thriller grossed more than $200 Million at the global box office. Deadline has reported that the movie totaled up $204 million, with $173 million being earned domestically and over $30 million internationally.

Peele is now the first black director to develop a $200 million debut feature, beating out the films by F. Gary Gray, Clark Johnson, Keenan Ivory Wayans, John Singleton, and Tim Story.

‘Get Out’ – the film

According to The Hollywood Reporter, the smashing success of “Get Out” will allow Peele to direct and write new movies, as well as produce projects through his Monkeypaw Productions banner.

“Get Out” is a Hollywood thriller, starring Daniel Kaluuya, Caleb Landry, Catherine Keener, Bradley Whitford, Stephen Root, Allison Williams, and Lil Rel Howery.

The movie follows a black man, Hayworth, who encounters his former girlfriend, Rose Armitage, and an old friend, Chris, in the city. The three plan to visit a farmhouse to meet Armitage's parents, and her brother, Jeremy. Chris is concerned about Armitage as she had not revealed the truth of their relationship. Michael Abels composed the score for “Get Out.”

Earning details of the film

As of April 29, 2017, the film had grossed over $201 million in the US and Canada and $30 million in other countries, against a budget of $5 million. In April 2017, it became the highest grossing movie developed by a black producer, defeating Gary’s hit movie, “Straight Outta Compton,” which grossed $159 million in its opening weekend.

Also, “Get Out” grossed more than $178 million on its 14th day, beating out the record of “The Fate of the Furious,” which grossed $173 million on the 14th day of its release. In Los Angeles, it was released in the fourth week of March, alongside “Collide,” and “Rock Dog." The filmmaker expected that "Get Out" would earn a minimum of $20 million from 1,970 theaters in its first week.

“Get Out” earned $1.7 million from Friday night previews and $11 million on the first day.

In the second weekend, the film grossed $28 million at the box office, beating out “Logan,” which grossed $15 million in its second weekend.

A few days after its release, “Get Out” made $105 million, making Jordan the first black filmmaker to do so with his debut.

On Rotten Tomatoes, its approval rating is 96 percent based on 256 reviews. On Metacritic, the average score of the film is 87 out of 100 based on 409 critics. It is easy to assume that Peele will receive several awards for this mega-budget film.
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