Jordan Peele’s horror film Us opened in first place at the domestic box office, becoming the second-best opening weekend of 2019 after Captain Marvel, which dropped to second place at the box office this weekend.
The over $70 million opening makes Peele’s new film the third-best horror opening of all time, and the best opening for an original horror film, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The only horror films with bigger openings are It ($123.4 million) and the 2018 Halloween sequel ($76.2 million).