Jordan Peele’s highly-anticipated film
Jordan Peele’s highly-anticipated film „Us“ hit theater on Friday. The film is facing sky-high expectations, thanks to the massive success of Peele’s debut film, „Get Out.“
By every measure imaginable, „Get Out“ was a tremendous success. The film had a budget of $4.5 million and brought in over $255 million world-wide, becoming the most profitable film of 2017. The film also earned Peele an Oscar for best original screenplay, making him the first African-American to win the award.
„Us“ had a substantially larger budget of $20 million. In order for „Us“ to be as profitable as „Get Out,“ the film would need to earn around $270 million.
The writer, director and comedian spoke with Indie Wire about the difference in budget negotiations the second time around. „The cards were kind of in my hands,“ Peele says.
