Universal Pictures’ “Nope” opened atop the domestic box office with $44 million this weekend, according to estimates from measurement firm Comscore.
The latest cinematic offering from writer-director Jordan Peele met early box office expectations after earning rave reviews from film critics. With “Nope,” Peele has achieved a rare Hollywood hat trick: His first three feature films have debuted at No. 1 at the domestic box office.
Set in Southern California, “Nope” stars Daniel Kaluuya and Keke Palmer as siblings and horse ranchers who discover a flying saucer hovering ominously over their family’s desert home. Also among the main cast of the sci-fi thriller are Brandon Perea, Michael Wincott and Steven Yeun.
