# Get Out

> Jordan Peele’s horror film grossed over $253 million worldwide and became a running meme.

- Owner: Jordan Peele / Universal Pictures / Blumhouse
- Kind: Film
- Sector: Entertainment
- Seed date: 2017-01-24
- Peak date: Week of Mar 1, 2017
- Date basis: Dates use the stated precision; chart positions are date anchors.
- Spread Score: 66 (Viral), v1.2
- Mechanics: Challenge, Platform jump, Press loop, Underdog, Transgression

## Summary

Get Out premiered at Sundance and opened widely with paid promotion, earning $33.4 million in its first domestic weekend. Fans recreated its running scene across social platforms. Parodies and Reddit theories extended its afterlife before Peele’s screenplay Oscar.

## Timeline

- 2016-10-04 — Universal Pictures (YouTube) — Universal released the first trailer for Get Out.
- 2017-01-24 — Jordan Peele (Box office) — Get Out screened at Sundance, where Variety reviewed Jordan Peele’s directorial debut.
- 2017-02-26 — Domestic moviegoers (Box office) — Get Out opened widely on February 24 and earned $33.4 million in its first domestic weekend. (33.4M $33.4M domestic opening)

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Cite as: How It Spread (2026). “Get Out.” Case HIS-00177. Spread Score v1.2: 66/100. Updated 2026-10-12. https://howitspread.com/id/HIS-00177