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Jordan Peele, most known for his sketch comedy on "MadTV" and "Key & Peele", becomes the first writer-director to reach $100M debut box-office sales. In this Sept. 11, 2016 photo, Jordan Peele arrives at night two of the Creative Arts Emmy Awards in Los Angeles.

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"Get Out," a thriller dealing with racial themes, has just become the first film with a black writer-director to reach $100 million in debut box-office sales. Although the movie is set in upstate New York, the majority of it was filmed in south Alabama.

Jordan Peele, most known for his sketch comedy on "MadTV" and "Key & Peele," made his feature-length directorial debut with the film, released in February. Peele co-wrote 2016 action-comedy "Keanu."

The film's interiors and exteriors were primarily shot in Mobile and Fairhope, the Alabama Film Office confirms.

"Get Out" follows a young-adult black male on a trip to visit his white girlfriend's parents at their rural home. During the trip, the main character faces several instances of subtle racial tension that eventually reveal a more serious and dire personal threat.

The film stars British actor Daniel Kaluuya opposite Allison Williams of the popular HBO dramedy series, "Girls." Williams took to social media while filming to chronicle her budding infatuation with Alabama.

Under a post published to Facebook on Feb. 1, 2016, Williams wrote:

Enjoying my new Alabama view. Came to shoot a movie, but I have already found my hobby: asking people "Crimson Tide or Tigers?" It's basically a caucus every day here.

Just shy of three weeks in theaters, "Get Out" has grossed $110M, as of March 12, according to Box Office Mojo.