‘Get Out’ Takes Top 3 Spot For Highest Grossing R-Rated Horror Film Of All-Time – Okayplayer (blog)

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Jordan PeelesGet Outis now the third highest grossing R-rated horror movie of all time.

In a report from horror movie news website Joblo, Peeles directorial debut, which has earned over $100 million at the box office, has joined the ranks of films such asThe Exorcist,Hannibal,The Silencing of the LambsandThe Blair Witch Project.

Heres whereGet Outis on the top 10 list of highest grossing R-rated horror movies of all time:

1. The Exorcist: $232.9 million 2. Hannibal: $165million 3. Get Out: $162.8million 4. The Blair Witch Project: $140.5million 5. The Conjuring: $137.4million 6. The Silence of the Lambs: $130.7million 7. Shutter Island: $128.0million 8. Prometheus: $126.4million 9. Paranormal Activity: $107.9million 10. Black Swan: $106.9million

Get Outwill be coming to Digital HD, Blu-ray, DVD and On Demand in May, and will include bonus features such as the darker alternate ending that did not end up in the theatrical version, as well as Peele and the rest of the cast answering fan questions that will be hosted by Chance The Rapper.

Thanks toGet Out,Peele recently received this yearsCinemaCon Director of the Year Award. He was given the honor at this years CinemaCon Big Screen Achievement Awards back in March.

With the phenomenon known as Get Out, Jordan Peele has instantaneously become a force to reckon with as a gifted and enormously talented director and filmmaker,Mitch Neuhauser, CinemaCon Managing Director, said in a statement. He has audiences and critics around the globe enamored and spellbound, dare I say hypnotized, with his wildly inventive directorial debut, and we are ecstatic to be honoring him as this years Director of the Year.'

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