LOS ANGELES, CA — Warner Bros’ latest horror film, Sinners, dey make waves for box office after e net $48 million for im opening weekend. Dis film wey feature Michael B. Jordan and direct by Ryan Coogler, don catch plenty audience since e debut on Friday, as e end up making $12.3 million for Sunday alone.
From wetin we see for the sold-out screening wey happen for the Universal CityWalk Imax, no single seat remain empty as fans dey enjoy the film. Plenti viewers praise the originality of the vampire film, with many saying e go fit contend for awards dis season.
With production cost of $90 million, Sinners go need to deliver strong domestic results, and di way audience react no be small thing. E get 84% definite recommend on PostTrak, indicating sey many people dey eager to watch am. If di film fit follow di pattern of A Quiet Place, we fit see Sinners reach $178 million, but if e follow Get Out, we fit see over $250 million.
Spring break dey happen now, and 34% of K-12 schools dey off today, plus 9% of colleges, which dey give Sinners a big plus in audience turnout.
Critics dey praise di film, saying Sinners show wetin horror supposed to be with top-notch production value. Michael B. Jordan and other cast like Delroy Lindo, Hailee Steinfeld, and Jayme Lawson provide solid performances. Ryan Coogler don change di game for di genre.
In another news, Warner Bros/Legendary’s A Minecraft Movie come make $8.7 million on Sunday, bring di total to $40.5 million for di third weekend, and $343.8 million overall. AMC boss, Adam Aron, dey happy about di weekend performance. He talk say: “With films like Sinners and Minecraft, we don see sey variety of movies dey draw audience to cinema. This na big win for original content and films based on IP.”
For di Easter weekend alone, Sinners don make di 9th highest opening among all di films wey don open during di holiday season. Warner Bros dey on top of di game with both titles making 64% of di entire weekend box office.
Social media don explode with anticipation as well. Di movie get 222.5 million reach across platforms like Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok. Fans dey praised di film’s trailer and di great combination of Coogler and Jordan.
As di film dey fare well for box office, e dey also set records. Sinners na di first horror movie within over 35 years wey get A rating for CinemaScore. E dey top all Imax horror films, contributing to 20% of di film’s total weekend earnings.
Overall, it clear say Sinners go fit maintain di momentum as viewers dey flock to cinemas to experience di film, and media buzz dey increase ahead of di summer season.
