Jordan Peele’s new horror film, Us, has claimed the top spot at the box office, becoming the second-best opening weekend of the year while Captain Marvel moves to second place.
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).
The weekend’s Top 10 domestic box office estimates, (according to Box Office Mojo), are as follows:
Source: IGN.com Us Tops Box Office With Second-Best Opening Weekend of 2019