US by Jordan Peele makes his debut at the US box office with a great income but with Captain Marvel there is no story
US of Universal, Jordan Peele's second film made its extraordinary debut at the US box office generating $ 70 million from 3,741 North American cinemas. That cashout was enough to break the second best weekend of the year behind Disney's Captain Marvel ($ 153 million). The psychological thriller almost doubled the projections, which estimated a total of three days a range from $ 38 million to $ 45 million.
Us has now conquered the biggest weekend for an original horror movie, topping A Quiet Place - A Quiet Place, in addition to the biggest launch of an original R-Rated movie behind Ted. He also broke Peele Scappa's directorial debut - Get Out, which debuted with $ 33 million in 2017.
Overseas, Us debuted with $ 16.7 million in 47 international territories for a total debut of $ 86.95 million.
"Simply put, Jordan Peele is a genius," said Jim Orr, president of Universal for US domestic distribution. "He was able to take advantage of something that the US box office never had enough. People can't wait to see what they do next. "
Universal and Peele’s Monkeypaw Productions have produced US with about $ 20 million. From his debut at the South of the Southwest Film Festival, Us has built a powerful word of mouth. He has 94% on Rotten Tomatoes, rare praises for the horror genre and a testament to Peele's ability to offer a vision that also encourages the public to think. Interested in Lupita Nyong’o and Winston Duke as a couple forced to repel bloodthirsty clones while on vacation with their children.
Although the US box office has struggled to reach the 2018 record pace, it has been a good year for Universal so far. The studio now boasts the second, third and fourth best debut weekend of 2019 with Noi, Dragon Trainer 3: the hidden world ($ 55 million) and Glass ($ 40 million), respectively.
With Noi's best debut, US box office sales are up 15% faster than in the same period in 2018, when Pacific Rim Uprising was the number one movie in North America. Overall, revenues are still 17% lower than last year, according to Comscore. This margin is shrinking, however, thanks to the success of Captain Marvel and now of Us.
While Noi adapts perfectly to the spectators in search of a good horror, Captain Marvel continues his terrifying ascent during the third weekend of presence in the hall. The Carol Danvers movie added another $ 35 million, bringing its loot in the US to over $ 320 million.
Paramount Pictures' animated adventure Wonder Park came in third place, earning $ 9 million for total takings of $ 29 million.
A meter from you, a romantic drama of two teenagers who fall in love while undergoing treatment for cystic fibrosis, secured the fourth place with $ 8.5 million. The film has earned $ 26 million to date.
The fifth place was secured by the film Universal and DreamWorks Dragon Trainer 3: the hidden world. The conclusion of the trilogy pocketed another $ 6.5 million on its fifth weekend in theaters, bringing its total in US territory to $ 145 million.
Among the special publications, Hotel Mumbai in Bleecker Street totaled $ 89.492 in the four theaters of New York and Los Angeles where it was shown, resulting in a net receipt of $ 21.623 per venue. The R-rated thriller - played by Dev Patel and Armie Hammer - follows the victims and survivors of the 2008 attacks at the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel in India.