African-American Horror Movie Earns $30 Million At The Box Office

Published: Monday 27th Feb 2017 by David

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 PDF $1,300 -23.5% 2 $650 $44,540 7

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  1. Jj February 27, 2017

    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!!!

  2. Bey Sting February 27, 2017

    Whoop!!! Never let anyone tell you that something can’t be done

  3. D February 27, 2017

    And the best part is that it tells the truth about liberals and their subtle racism. Come through brothers!

  4. Teflon Boy February 27, 2017

    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.

  5. Boosie February 27, 2017

    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.

  6. We are the grandchildren of the slaves you couldn’t kill – tyler February 27, 2017

    I was pissed off throughout the whole film but the ending was CLASSIC! Love this movie lol

  7. WNow at youfr best game way tuesidnz March 1, 2017

    Wonderful

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