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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 in 2009. It is also the third best horror opening of all time after 2017's "It" ($123.4 million) and last year's "Halloween" sequel ($76.2 million). "It's amazing," said Jim Orr, the studio's distribution chief. "The film absolutely blew by the most robust of forecasts and I think that's all to do with the great appeal of Jordan Peele." Peele's highly anticipated sophomore effort follows a family of four who are terrorized by their own murderous doppelgängers while on a family vacation. It e