Jordan Peele's Nope grabs number one spot amid its opening weekend pushing Thor down to number two

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Jordan Peele is at it again with his latest thriller, Nope, which topped weekend box office sales during its grand opening in theaters.Universal's suspenseful horror flick garnered a total of $44 million, reported Deadline.Thor: Love And Thunder was consequently dropped to the number two spot in the box office, with Minions: The Rise Of Gru falling closely behind but still hanging in the top three.

Number one: Nope topped the number one slot in box office sales at $44 million during its opening weekendWhile $44 million might not seem like a whopping number, that is the highest opening box office sale for an original film since Jordan’s previous hit, Us (2019), according to Variety.

The filmmaker is also behind Get Out (2017), which made around $255 million globally on just a mere $4.5 million budget.Us had a bit higher budget of $20 million, and interestingly enough, also raked in a similar amount of $255 million in theaters worldwide.With Nope focusing on the extraterrestrial, the budget to create hypnotic UFOs and supernatural contact, hiked up a bit to $68 million.

Original story: The plot follows two siblings who run a horse ranch and discover a new life form in the skiesThe science-fiction thriller focuses on two siblings who own run a horse ranch in the outskirts of the California desert and, 'bear witness to an uncanny and chilling discovery,' according to an official synopsis.Along with Jordan jumping behind the camera, the cast includes Keke Palmer, Get out star, Daniel Kaluuya, The Walking Dead’s Steven Yeun, and Brandon Perea.In an interview with Today, Jordan talked about collaborating with Daniel once again in Nope, after previously working with him when he played the lead actor in Get Out.