‘Sinners’ Drives a Stake Through ‘Minecraft’s Heart in Blockbuster Domestic Box Office Debut
Elsewhere, The King of Kings made the most of the Easter weekend, while Warfare passed a close competitor at the domestic box office.
After a disappointing start to the year with two back-to-back under-performers at the box office — Bong Joon Ho’s Mickey 17 and Barry Levinson’s The Alto Knights — Warner Bros. has rebounded in grand fashion. A couple of weeks ago, the studio delivered A Minecraft Movie, which broke opening weekend records and has since blazed past the half-billion mark worldwide. This week, W.B. delivered another over-performer in director Ryan Coogler’s genre-bending original movie Sinners, which reunites him with star Michael B. Jordan. Sinners took the top spot on the domestic box office charts this weekend, on the back of tremendous reviews and audience reception.
