‘Us’ Sets Box Office Record for Original Horror Film
Jordan Peele’s Us scared up a new box office record in its first weekend in theaters as the film set the best-ever opening for an original horror movie.With a $70 million domestic opening weekend – nearly double its early estimates of $38 million – Us surpassed A Quiet Place for the best opening for an original horror film, and posted the best opening for an original R-rated film since Ted in 2012, Variety reported.Us also more than doubled the opening weekend haul of Peele’s 2017 hit Get Out, which debuted domestically with ...