‘Get Out’ Is Now The Highest Grossing Film Domestically By A Black Director (But Not For Long) |
‘Get Out’ Is Now The Highest Grossing Film Domestically By A Black Director (But Not For Long)
Shadow And Act: On Film, Television and Web Content of Africa and Its Diaspora
2017-04-11
Sergio Mims
 Jordan Peel – Get Out |
It’s official! Jordan Peele’s “Get Out” is now the highest domestic grossing film directed a black filmmaker. With $163.3 million so far domestically ($177 million total worldwide), the film beats the previous highest grossing film by a black director domestically, F. Gary Gray’s “Straight Outta Compton”, which grossed $162.8 million, and another $40.4 million overseas at the end of its theatrical run. But “Get Out” is far from done, as it has yet to open in some of the biggest foreign markets, including European territories like France, Spain and Scandinavia, as well as across South America, so it could eventually do very well and match or even top “Compton’s” overseas numbers…
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