Jordan Peele’s Get Out Crosses $200M WorldwidePosted by Wilson Morales
May 7, 2017
According to Deadline, with a strong showing in France and debuting in other countries this weekend, Jordan Peele’s horror thriller ‘Get Out’ has crossed the $200M mark at the worldwide box office.
The film has taken in $173.8M domestically and $30.5M from overseas for a total of $204.3M through Sunday, with more markets yet to release. The Universal and Blumhouse film is $3 million away from passing the record for highest grossing debut for a black director, which was set by Clark Johnson’s “S.W.A.T.” in 2003 with $207.7M.
It’s already the highest grossing film debut for a writer-director with an original screenplay.
With a production cost $4.6M, the film took in $34 million in its opening weekend (February 24). In its 3rd weekend, Jordan became the first African American writer/director to earn $100 million in his debut film.
Recently, it was announced that Peele will write, direct and produce an untitled social thriller under a two-year deal he signed with Universal Pictures. The studio has also signed Peele to a first-look overall production deal with his Monkeypaw Productions banner.
Along with F. Gray Gray’s The Fate of the Furious, Universal Pictures has two films from 2017 directed by African Americans that have crossed over $200M. ‘Furious’ has blown everyone out of the water with its billion dollar gross and still growing.
Peele is also part of a handful of Black directors who have had $200M grossing films.
F. Gary Gray’s 2017 The Fate of the Furious – $1.1B
Tim Story’s 2005 Fantastic Four – $330.5M
Tim Story’s 2007 Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer – $289M
Keenan Ivory Wayans’ 2000 Scary Movie – $278M
John Singleton’s 2003 2 Fast 2 Furious – $236M
Clark Johnson’s 2003 S.W.A.T – $207.7M
Antoine Fuqua’s 2004 King Arthur – $204M
F. Gary Gray’s 2015 Straight Outta Compton – $201.6M
Get Out centers on Chris (Daniel Kaluuya), a black man who has been dating a white girl, Rose Armitage (Allison Williams), who has yet to tell her parents about his race. When she invites him for a weekend getaway upstate with her folks Missy (Catherine Keener) and Dean (Bradley Whitford), little does Chris know what he’s in for once gets there and the racial tension is more than he expected.
The Blu-ray release will come out on May 23.
The Blu-ray™ Combo Pack includes a Blu-ray™, DVD and Digital HD with UltraViolet™.
BLU-RAY™ AND DVD BONUS FEATURES
- Alternate Ending with Commentary by Writer/Director Jordan Peele
- Deleted Scenes with Commentary by Writer/Director Jordan Peele
- Unveiling the Horror of Get Out: Go behind-the-scenes for the making of Get Out
- Q&A Discussion with Writer/Director Jordan Peele and the Cast: Director/Writer Jordan Peele sits down with the cast to answer fan questions on the film hosted by Chance the Rapper.
- Feature Commentary with Writer/Director Jordan Peele
