The opening, which was well above forecasts, has few parallels. It was the largest debut for an original horror film only the remake of «It» and last year’s «Halloween» gdt surpassed it in the genre and one of the biggest openings for a live-action original film since «Avatar» was released 10 years ago. In today’s franchise-driven movie world, seldom has a young director been such a draw. But moviegoers turned out in droves to see what kind of freak-out Peele could muster in his sophomore release. He crafts films that make you think, that are extraordinarily well-acted, well-written and are amazingly entertaining. It’s also, as Peele has said, more thoroughly a horror film. While «Us» has drawn very good reviews 94 percent fresh on Rotten Tomatoes as of Sundayaudiences gave it a middling 69, while it came in with a relatively low «B» CinemaScore.