Jordan Peele’s unique, race-conscious horror film Get Out peeled out of the North American box office with an impressive $30.5 debut, toppling holdover The Lego Batman Movie from the top spot. The movie marks Peele’s feature directorial debut, and is the second win in a row for Universal and Blumhouse after M. Night Shyamalan’s Split, which has grossed $221.2 million globally since its Jan. 20 release.
The top 12 films of the weekend, as of Sunday February, 26, are as follows:
# | Title | Distributor Name | Weekend Revenue | Cume Total | ||
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Weekend Total | # of Locs | Loc Avg | ||||
1 | Get Out | Universal | $30,524,435 | 2,781 | $10,976 | $30,524,435 |
2 | Lego Batman Movie, The | Warner Bros. | $19,000,000 | 4,057 | $4,683 | $133,006,578 |
3 | John Wick: Chapter Two | Lionsgate | $9,000,000 | 2,954 | $3,047 | $74,412,700 |
4 | Great Wall, The | Universal | $8,719,160 | 3,328 | $2,620 | $34,424,800 |
5 | Fifty Shades Darker | Universal | $7,700,400 | 3,216 | $2,394 | $103,635,615 |
6 | Fist Fight | Warner Bros. | $6,380,000 | 3,185 | $2,003 | $23,254,827 |
7 | Hidden Figures | 20th Century Fox | $5,875,000 | 2,022 | $2,906 | $152,815,804 |
8 | La La Land | Lionsgate | $4,600,000 | 1,733 | $2,654 | $140,860,065 |
9 | Split | Universal | $4,118,460 | 1,901 | $2,166 | $130,843,355 |
10 | Lion | The Weinstein Company | $3,807,000 | 1,802 | $2,113 | $42,815,337 |
11 | Rock Dog | Lionsgate | $3,700,000 | 2,077 | $1,781 | $3,700,000 |
12 | Dog’s Purpose, A | Universal | $3,561,730 | 2,089 | $1,705 | $57,570,335 |