Shame and disgrace continues to befall industry insiders who have often argued that movies focused on characters of colour have little commercial value.
For, after watching ‘Hidden Figures’, ‘Moonlight‘ and ‘Fences‘ rock the box office, they have now learned that the African-American movie ‘Get Out’ has earned over $30 million…within two days.
Good news below…
The Jordan Peele project cast a black shadow over its rivals at the box office weekend when the general public swarmed theatres to catch it in thrilling action.
Their support saw the project bag $30.5 million and recoup its budget of $5 million within hours.
Elated, Universal domestic distribution president Nick Carpou shared:
We already knew how talented Jordan Peele is. Now, we’re witnessing a new chapter in his creativity. This movie speaks to a lot of truths. It isn’t really a horror film, it is very subversive and deals with issues of the day that are both frightening and funny.
Brilliant!
| 1 | N | Get Out | Uni. | $30,524,435 | – | 2,781 | – | $10,976 | $30,524,435 | $4.5 | 1 |
| 2 | 1 | The LEGO Batman Movie | WB | $19,000,000 | -41.8% | 4,057 | -31 | $4,683 | $133,006,578 | $80 | 3 |
| 3 | 4 | John Wick: Chapter Two | LG/S | $9,000,000 | -44.5% | 2,954 | -159 | $3,047 | $74,412,700 | – | 3 |
| 4 | 3 | The Great Wall | Uni. | $8,700,000 | -52.9% | 3,328 | +2 | $2,614 | $34,424,800 | $150 | 2 |
| 5 | 2 | Fifty Shades Darker | Uni. | $7,700,400 | -62.0% | 3,216 | -498 | $2,394 | $103,635,615 | $55 | 3 |
| 6 | 5 | Fist Fight | WB (NL) | $6,380,000 | -47.7% | 3,185 | – | $2,003 | $23,254,827 | – | 2 |
| 7 | 6 | Hidden Figures | Fox | $5,875,000 | -18.6% | 2,022 | -195 | $2,906 | $152,815,804 | $25 | 10 |
| 8 | 9 | La La Land | LG/S | $4,600,000 | +0.2% | 1,733 | +146 | $2,654 | $140,860,065 | $30 | 12 |
| 9 | 7 | Split | Uni. | $4,118,460 | -42.5% | 1,901 | -544 | $2,166 | $130,843,355 | $9 | 6 |
| 10 | 11 | Lion | Wein. | $3,807,000 | -9.4% | 1,802 | +260 | $2,113 | $42,815,337 | – | 14 |
| 11 | N | Rock Dog | LG/S | $3,700,000 | – | 2,077 | – | $1,781 | $3,700,000 | – | 1 |
| 12 | 8 | A Dog’s Purpose | Uni. | $3,561,730 | -37.7% | 2,089 | -311 | $1,705 | $57,570,335 | $22 | 5 |
| 13 | N | Collide | ORF | $1,539,590 | – | 2,045 | – | $753 | $1,539,590 | – | 1 |
| 14 | 10 | A Cure for Wellness | Fox | $1,375,000 | -68.4% | 2,704 | – | $509 | $7,470,250 | $40 | 2 |
| 15 | 13 | Moana | BV | $840,000 | -21.4% | 378 | -46 | $2,222 | $246,039,922 | – | 14 |
| 16 | 20 | Moonlight (2016) | A24 | $765,908 | +41.6% | 585 | +130 | $1,309 | $22,286,234 | – | 19 |
| 17 | 16 | Fences | Par. | $755,000 | -9.6% | 597 | +37 | $1,265 | $56,531,288 | $24 | 11 |
| 18 | 12 | Rings | Par. | $680,000 | -71.0% | 719 | -841 | $946 | $27,289,474 | $25 | 4 |
| 19 | 31 | A United Kingdom | FoxS | $548,000 | +105.1% | 145 | +100 | $3,779 | $1,027,500 | – | 3 |
| 20 | 21 | Manchester by the Sea | RAtt. | $487,500 | -7.3% | 442 | +49 | $1,103 | $46,881,913 | – | 15 |
| 21 | 18 | Sing | Uni. | $461,460 | -37.6% | 391 | -170 | $1,180 | $267,634,450 | $75 | 10 |
| 22 | 17 | Rogue One: A Star Wars Story | BV | $442,000 | -44.1% | 284 | -151 | $1,556 | $529,462,544 | $200 | 11 |
| 23 | 15 | Everybody Loves Somebody | PNT | $410,000 | -55.6% | 333 | – | $1,231 | $1,676,952 | – | 2 |
| 24 | 24 | Passengers (2016) | Sony | $241,000 | -39.1% | 287 | -371 | $840 | $98,950,408 | $110 | 10 |
| 25 | 27 | Arrival | Par. | $215,000 | -29.2% | 443 | +114 | $485 | $100,305,463 | $47 | 16 |
| 26 | N | Bitter Harvest | RAtt. | $207,235 | – | 127 | – | $1,632 | $207,235 | – | 1 |
| 27 | 32 | The Salesman | Cohen | $170,122 | -28.9% | 97 | +3 | $1,754 | $1,423,902 | – | 5 |
| 28 | 23 | The Founder | Wein. | $166,000 | -59.7% | 161 | -92 | $1,031 | $12,331,775 | – | 6 |
| 29 | 33 | Toni Erdmann | SPC | $140,417 | -29.9% | 112 | +10 | $1,254 | $1,182,589 | – | 10 |
| 30 | 22 | xXx: The Return of Xander Cage | Par. | $140,000 | -67.7% | 180 | -255 | $778 | $44,647,054 | $85 | 6 |
| 31 | 44 | Why Him? | Fox | $135,000 | +85.8% | 368 | +245 | $367 | $59,530,638 | $38 | 10 |
| 32 | 47 | The Red Turtle | SPC | $120,437 | +87.0% | 115 | +79 | $1,047 | $595,540 | – | 6 |
| 33 | 43 | Kedi | Osci. | $115,250 | +44.2% | 13 | +6 | $8,865 | $303,048 | – | 3 |
| 34 | 28 | Patriots Day | LGF | $107,000 | -62.0% | 157 | -100 | $682 | $31,683,784 | $45 | 10 |
| 35 | 34 | Monster Trucks | Par. | $105,000 | -45.2% | 150 | -80 | $700 | $32,799,758 | – | 7 |
| 36 | 37 | Jackie | FoxS | $105,000 | -32.2% | 112 | -18 | $938 | $13,713,943 | – | 13 |
| 37 | 50 | Elle | SPC | $89,082 | +69.3% | 147 | +104 | $606 | $2,231,287 | – | 16 |
| 38 | 36 | Paterson | BST | $87,072 | -44.1% | 55 | -9 | $1,583 | $1,704,773 | – | 9 |
| 39 | 40 | Doctor Strange | BV | $81,000 | -34.9% | 105 | -31 | $771 | $232,526,026 | $165 | 17 |
| 40 | 38 | Hacksaw Ridge | LGF | $75,000 | -46.4% | 60 | -27 | $1,250 | $66,954,882 | – | 17 |
| 41 | 39 | 20th Century Women | A24 | $67,072 | -51.4% | 64 | -51 | $1,048 | $5,452,892 | – | 9 |
| 42 | 35 | Sleepless | ORF | $57,241 | -68.3% | 82 | -70 | $698 | $20,670,497 | – | 7 |
| 43 | 49 | Julieta | SPC | $42,052 | -20.7% | 33 | +2 | $1,274 | $1,338,635 | – | 10 |
| 44 | 54 | Un Padre No Tan Padre | PNT | $34,000 | -26.2% | 52 | +16 | $654 | $2,102,067 | – | 5 |
| 45 | N | My Life as a Zucchini | GK | $28,206 | – | 2 | – | $14,103 | $28,206 | – | 1 |
| 46 | 53 | Neruda | Orch. | $27,684 | -40.2% | 27 | -16 | $1,025 | $728,031 | – | 11 |
| 47 | 57 | The Eagle Huntress | SPC | $15,223 | -38.3% | 22 | -6 | $692 | $3,058,865 | – | 17 |
| 48 | 58 | Land of Mine | SPC | $15,167 | +10.2% | 8 | +3 | $1,896 | $68,254 | – | 8 |
| 49 | 56 | The Comedian | SPC | $10,509 | -62.1% | 30 | -11 | $350 | $1,648,418 | – | 12 |
| 50 | – | Mr. Gaga: A True Story of Love and Dance | Abr. | $5,929 | – | 2 | – | $2,965 | $111,900 | – | 4 |
| 51 | 60 | Chapter & Verse | Pala. | $3,022 | -72.3% | 1 | – | $3,022 | $73,970 | – | 4 |
| 52 | 75 | Saving Banksy | $1,300 | -23.5% | 2 | – | $650 | $44,540 | – | 7 |
Africans are winning period allllll over the Diaspora!! No matter where the boat stopped or you got to stay put… we are winning!! Lets go!!!
Whoop!!! Never let anyone tell you that something can’t be done
And the best part is that it tells the truth about liberals and their subtle racism. Come through brothers!
This 4 x film knockout punch of Hidden Figures, Moonlight, Fences and now Get Out.., all high calibre, well crafted, well acted, successful movies either starring and crafted by black talent, is such a win for black artists around the globe. Low brow wins are not what resonates. The industry will continue to feel the reverberations of these projects for years to come.
Yes! It’s like the 90’s all over again without all the predominantly gangster movies. All I need is the revival of decent music and talented artists to go alongside it.
I was pissed off throughout the whole film but the ending was CLASSIC! Love this movie lol
Wonderful