‘Nope’ leads the domestic box office

Jordan Peele’s new horror film Nope had a sizzling summer opening over the weekend, pulling in $44 million. Variety reports that it’s the best opening weekend for an original film since Peele’s film Us debuted in 2019.

Box Office Numbers from Friday (July 22nd) through Sunday (July 24th):

1. Nope, $44 million
2. Thor: Love and Thunder, $22.1 million
3. Minions: The Rise of Gru, $17.7 million
4. Where the Crawdads Sing, $10.33 million
5. Top Gun: Maverick, $10 million
6. Elvis, $6.3 million
7. Paws of Fury, $3.87 million
8. The Black Phone, $3.45 million
9. Jurassic World: Dominion, $2.96 million
10. Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris, $1.35 million