Ryan Coogler’s vampire thriller “Sinners” debuted at the top of the domestic box office this Easter weekend, earning an impressive $45.6 million. The film, which stars Michael B. Jordan in a dual role as twins Smoke and Stack, unseated the highly profitable “A Minecraft Movie,” which grossed $41.3 million in its third week of release.
“Sinners in its preview take is under that of genre comps 2022’s Nope ($6.4M Thursday night, $44.3M opening) and 2019’s Us ($7.4M, $71.1M).”
Mildly amusing choice of “genre comps” without further explanation. https://t.co/RoHBkcCgzo
— Franklin Leonard (@franklinleonard) April 18, 2025
“Sinners” marks the fifth collaboration between Coogler and Jordan, following their work on films like “Fruitvale Station” and “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.” In the movie, Jordan’s characters return to their hometown in the Mississippi Delta after serving in World War I, only to find the area overrun by vicious vampires. Despite losing the top spot, “A Minecraft Movie” has been a major success, earning a total of $344.6 million to date and making it the most profitable film of the year so far.
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— Rahul Desai (@ReelReptile) April 21, 2025
Sinners dominates Easter weekend box office
The animated epic “The King of Kings” from Angel Studios took third place this weekend with $17.2 million. In comparison, Focus Features’ political thriller and A24’s Iraq War actioner rounded out the top five with $7.2 million and $4.85 million, respectively. Other notable performances include the resurgence of “Pride and Prejudice,” which earned $2.7 million after returning to theaters for a limited engagement, and “The Chosen: Last Supper (Season 5) Part 3,” which brought in $1.8 million for a cumulative total of $11.6 million.
#BoxOffice outlook – by May 3rd, #Sinners surpasses the $95.6M domestic total of Nosferatu! Good times for gruesome vampire stories! #SinnersMovie
— Gitesh Pandya (TikTok @gitesh.pandya) (@GiteshPandya) April 20, 2025
Internationally, “A Minecraft Movie” maintained its hold on the top spot, earning $100.3 million in global revenue, while “Sinners” contributed $61 million to the studio’s nearly $800 million in worldwide earnings.
In Japan, “Detective Conan: One-Eyed Flashback” set a franchise record with a $27.7 million premiere. Next weekend promises more excitement with the release of David F. Sandberg’s new horror film “The Shrouds” and other highly anticipated titles.
