Jordan Peele’s directorial debut Get Out earned $174.4 million domestic and $254.3 million worldwide, from just a $4.5 million budget.
The big surprise, however, was that so many other projects that have thrived at the box office in the past, have fallen off so sharply.
While the top 10 is still dominated by big budget fare, New Line’s IT has taken in $327.4 million domestic and $697.5 million from just a $35 million budget.
Director M. Night Shyamalan’s hit Split took in $138.1 million domestic and $278.3 million worldwide from just a $9 million production budget.