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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 outing Us, the result was more than respectable for the original horror film, which finished the weekend atop the domestic box office.
Universal's Nope stars 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 in the 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.
Nope opened 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.
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Despite the box office victory, Nope fell 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 performed better than Get Out, which earned $33 million by the end of its opening weekend but fell short of Us, which took home $71 million.
Marvel Studios' Thor: Love and Thunder finished its third theatrical weekend in second place at the domestic box office, generating $22.1 million to end the weekend. Universal's Minions: The Rise of Gru finished the weekend third, accumulating roughly $17.7 million, followed by Sony's Where the Crawdads Sing, which earned $10.33 million to close out the weekend. Paramount's Top Gun: Maverick ended finished its ninth theatrical weekend in fifth, taking home $10 million to continue its box office run.
It's unclear how long Nope will maintain its coveted box office position, especially with the release of DC League of Super-Pets this 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 how Nope performs by the end of its second theatrical weekend. With enough word of mouth, the film could maintain its position and fend off the animated Super-Pets adventure.
Nope is currently playing in theaters.
Source: Deadline