Peele sets benchmark with ‘Get Out’
Jordan Peele’s horror flick “Get Out” is among the year’s biggest breakout hits. And with it, Peele has also surpassed a benchmark for box-office success.
“Get Out” has now e arned more than $100 million at the box office, making Peele the first African-American writer-director to pass that threshold with his debut feature film.
Peele, who is most well-known as half of the comedy duo Key and Peele, wrote on Twitter that he’s “the first of many” such black writer-directors to hit that $100 million debut target. Then, he added: “Meaning I won’t be the last.” As Blackfilm.com points out, other black directors have seen their feature debuts go on to earn $100 million — Clark Johnson’s 2003 film “S.W. A.T.” grossed nearly $117 million — but none h ave d o n e i t wi t h t h e i r own screenplays.
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