Variety reported that new releases Collide and Rock Dog both “collapsed” at the box office in comparison to Get Out.
Elsewhere at the weekend box office, The LEGO Batman Movie continued to rack up solid numbers with about $19 million in its fourth weekend in theaters and is up to $133 million in the U.S..
The report credited Get Out’s universal critical praise as a catalyst for its early box office success.
Get Out is not typical of what you’d expect to see at the top of box office lists, but Peele’s subversive, genre-blending thriller is potentially a game-changer in that regard.