In theimmortal wordsof Hollywood’s newly-crowned Thickest DadWinston Duke, “You wanna' get crazy, we can get crazy.” Because crazy is exactly how to describe the opening ofUs, which sheared $70 million in its first weekend.Jordan Peele’s sophomore feature more than doubled the $33 million debut ofGet Out, and now stands as the third highest horror opening ever behindAndy Muschietti’sIT($123 million) andDavid Gordon Green’sHalloween($76 million).
As far as films that aren’t adapted from existing IP or a sequel,Usofficially has the second highest opening ever. The only film to beat it in that arena?James Cameron’sAvatar, quite literally the highest-grossing film of all time.
It was a weekend of milestones, really.Captain Marvel, which came in second with a still-impressive $35 million, crossed the $900 million mark worldwide to become the tenth highest-earning comic book movie of all time. Domestically, theBrie Larson-fronted film now sits at $321 million, sliding aboveIron Man’s $318 million domestic gross.
The most surprising victory story of the weekend goes toFive Feet Apart, coming in fourth place—behind the apparently director-lessWonder Park—with $8.7 million. But the film, a romantic drama starringCole SprouseandHaley Lu Richardson, only dipped 33% from its opening weekend.
Rounding out the top 5 is the old mainstayHow to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden Worldin its fifth weekend. The animated trilogy-capper chomped another $6.5 million, bringing its domestic total to $145 million on a $129 million budget.
Check out the weekend’s top 10 estimates below, and be back here next week to see ifTim Burton’sDumbocan fly at the box office.
$70,250,000
Captain Marvel
$35,021,000
$321,498,835
Wonder Park
$9,000,000
$29,477,304
Five Feet Apart
$8,750,000
$26,461,064
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
$6,533,000
$145,752,630
Tyler Perry’s A Madea Family Funeral
$4,500,000
$65,881,232
Gloria Bell
$1,802,500
$2,498,485
No Manches Frida 2
$1,780,000
$6,626,279
The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part
$1,125,000
$103,328,550
Alita: Battle Angel
$1,015,000
$83,748,050
