Get Out has stubbornly remained in the weekend top 10 for seven weeks now, showing some strong legs due to fantastic word-of-mouth.
Back to Get Out, though, which also recently became the highest-grossing directorial debut from an original script.
Get Out, the surprise smash thriller directed by Jordan Peele, just hit $163 million at the domestic box office, surpassing F. Gary Gray’s Straight Outta Compton to become the highest-grossing film ever made by a black director.
It speaks to both the quality of the film and the power of audience word-of-mouth.