Box Office Report: Sin Is In

For any concern-trolling industry experts who wondered if Sinners could really be considered a hit after its strong opening weekend, wonder no more. Ryan Coogler’s vampire thriller has kept its hold on the top spot at the box office with a startling $45 million weekend. Why is that so impressive? Because it constitutes a drop of only 6.3% from the previous weekend. That’s incredible. Word of mouth and repeat viewings for this one have been potent. If nothing else, this is a reminder that Coogler is a bona fide industry star now. He has name power. Welcome to a shrinking club, Ryan.

It’s been 20 years since the release of Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith. Debates may continue over the merits and problems with the prequels but nostalgia is a powerful drug. Disney re-released the film into 2,775 theatres and earned $25.2 million.

That was enough to put it ahead of another new release from the weekend, Ben Affleck’s The Accountant 2, which grossed just over $24.4 million in 3,610 locations. That’s nothing to sneeze at, and as we all know, dad movies are designed more for home release than cinemas.

At number five is Until Dawn, the horror film based on the video game. Bad reviews hindered this one, especially since there’s another horror-esque title playing at the same time that critics and audiences far preferred. It earned $8.015 million from 3,055 places. That put it well behind the $22.7 million that A Minecraft Movie made in its fourth week of domestic release. That one has $379.9 million in the blocky bank in North America.

For music nerds, there was Pink Floyd: Live in Pompeii, with $2,620,076 from 678 locations, which helped it to debut at number nine.

Behind that at number ten is The Legend of Ochi, A24’s fantasy family film, which expanded its release to 1,153 theatres. Sadly, despite strong reviews, it struggled to find a wider audience and only made over $1.44 million.

In limited release news: Raising the Bar: The Alma Richards Story, a Mormon biopic, grossed $66.804 from 32 locations; indie drama Magic Farm made $19,479 from one place; A Normal Family, a Korean thriller, earned $16,000 from eight theatres; drama Blue Sun Palace took in $11.881 from five cinemas; and and the Georgian drama April earned $11.200 from two theatres.

This coming week sees the release of Marvel’s Thunderbolts*.

You can check out the rest of the weekend box office numbers here.