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.
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