Sinners’ Box Office Starts Strong & Minecraft Hits a Global Milestone

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“Sinners leads the pack, while A Minecraft Movie has raked in over $700 million worldwide, giving Warner Bros. a commanding position at the box office. The success of Coogler’s horror thriller and the ongoing strength of the video game adaptation underscore the studio’s double victory in both original and franchise-based productions.

Sinners wins opening weekend at the domestic box office

In a successful start, the new film by Warner Bros., titled “Sinners,” earned a domestic box office opening of $45.6 million, playing in 3,308 cinemas nationwide.

Under the guidance of director Ryan Coogler and featuring Michael B. Jordan in a leading role, the horror movie surpassed predictions, generating earnings of $19.2 million on its opening day (Friday), $16.5 million on the following day (Saturday), and $9.9 million on the last day of its debut weekend (Sunday) according to Box Office Mojo.

Over the Easter weekend, it ranked as the ninth most successful opening and represented Warner Bros.’ 8th triumph at the box office during Easter season since the year 2000. A significant portion, about 45%, of the weekend’s earnings came from premium formats. Among these, IMAX accounted for around 20%.

The movie earned an exceptional A rating from CinemaScore, marking the highest score for a horror film in more than three decades, and it ranked first in significant cities such as Los Angeles, New York, and Atlanta. Moreover, the AMC Lincoln Square theater in NYC recorded the highest individual box office revenue.

On its opening night, the movie attracted 46% of its audience from the Black community, and it outperformed expectations in nine out of the top ten cities. This high-budget production made a global debut with a gross income of $61 million, with earnings of $15.4 million coming from 71 international markets. The United Kingdom led the overseas sales with $3.2 million, followed by France ($2 million) and Mexico ($1.1 million). IMAX theaters contributed approximately $11.1 million to the global total.

A Minecraft Movie’s box office goes past $700 million

In its third week, the Warner Bros./Legendary production of the Minecraft film earned a box office total of $41.3 million, finishing second to the movie Sinners at the weekend box office (as reported by Deadline).

Over the weekend, my favorite movie was screened in a whopping 4,032 theaters! On Friday alone, it raked in an impressive $16 million, followed by $15.8 million on Saturday and $9.5 million on Sunday. Compared to the previous weekend, it saw a significant drop of 47%. By the end of week three, its domestic earnings had soared to a staggering $344.6 million!

On a global scale, this box office juggernaut surpassed $720.8 million! Of that total, $376.2 million came from 76 international markets, while the remaining $303.3 million was earned here at home – all by Easter weekend! Talk about a blockbuster hit!

In summary, the leading foreign markets for this movie were the United Kingdom (earning $59.2 million), Germany ($27.8 million), Australia ($27.4 million), Mexico ($24.8 million), and China ($24 million). Some regions showed impressive growth, such as Denmark (+28%) and France (-4%). The film crossed the $300 million domestic milestone in 14 days, taking three days longer than The Super Mario Bros. Movie did. As of now, Korea and Japan have yet to release the movie.

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2025-04-21 07:40