Jordan Peele’s newest highly-anticipated horror venture,Nope, released this past weekend, accumulating $44 million to close out its three-day premiere. While not as successful as his 2019 outingUs,the result was more than respectable for the original horror film, which finished the weekend atop the domestic box office.
Universal’sNopestars Daniel Kaluuya, Keke Palmer, Steven Yeun, Brandon Perea, and Michael Wincott. The story centers its focus around two siblings who discover a chilling otherworldly discovery in the skies. The brand-new film ushered inthe reunion of Peele and Kaluuya, who previously worked together on Peele’s iconic first directorial outing,Get Out. The two experienced great success during their first collaboration and looked to replicate that success with this new film.
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Nopeopened its doors this past Friday and per Deadline generated $19.59 million to close out its opening night. The film’s numbers dipped slightly by the end of Saturday, but it still managed to take home a solid $13.9 million. The weekend’s conclusion saw the Peele film generate $10.4 million, which was its lowest number across its three-day opening slate. The combined numbers bring the film’s overall domestic total to an honorable $44 million.
Despite the box office victory,Nopefell short of projections that had the film earning roughly $50 million to close out the weekend. The reception was fairly mixed, which may have ultimately impacted ticket sales. The film earned an 82% rating on Rotten Tomatoes from critics and a B grade from CinemaScore. While a bit disappointing, the film performedbetter thanGet Out, which earned $33 million by the end of its opening weekend but fell short ofUs, which took home $71 million.
Marvel Studios’Thor: Love and Thunderfinished its third theatrical weekend in second place at the domestic box office, generating $22.1 million to end the weekend. Universal’sMinions: The Rise of Grufinished the weekend third, accumulating roughly $17.7 million, followed by Sony’sWhere the Crawdads Sing, which earned $10.33 million to close out the weekend. Paramount’sTop Gun: Maverickended finished its ninth theatrical weekend in fifth, taking home $10 million to continue its box office run.
It’s unclear how longNopewill maintain its coveted box office position, especially with the release ofDC League of Super-Petsthis weekend. No matter how the film’s performance is perceived, it lays a promising path for future original IPs not tied to established franchises. It’ll be interesting to see howNopeperforms by the end of its second theatrical weekend. With enough word of mouth, the film could maintain its position and fend off the animatedSuper-Petsadventure.
