Like most horror movies Get Out came in on a shoe string budget, meaning it’s already a huge financial success against its $4.5 million production cost.
Peele ventured out into feature film writing with last year’s Keanu, but took his first turn behind the camera with his unusual and inventive horror flick Get Out.
It was a great weekend for Jordan Peele, who got to watch his debut directing feature film open with in a strong first place.
Obscure animated feature Rock Dog only drew in $3 million for an eleventh place start, and action flick Collide opened at number thirteen with just $1.5 million.