'Us' shatters box-office records on way to $70.3 million weekend
by Sonaiya Kelley, Los Angeles Times
Mar 24, 2019
2 minutes
LOS ANGELES - The sole new wide release this weekend, Universal's "Us," came in first place at the box office with $70.3 million, nearly doubling analysts' projections of $35 million to $45 million, according to estimates from measurement firm Comscore.
The result breaks opening records for an original horror movie, an original R-rated film and for a live-action original film since "Avatar" opened with $77 million
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