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

With Sinners claiming the top spot and A Minecraft Movie surpassing $700 million globally, Warner Bros. dominates a shifting box office. As Coogler’s horror thriller overperforms and the video game adaptation continues its strong run, both films highlight the studio’s dual success across original and franchise-driven content.

Sinners wins opening weekend at the domestic box office

Warner Bros.’ Sinners debuted at No. 1 with a $45.6 million domestic opening across 3,308 theaters.

Directed by Ryan Coogler and starring Michael B. Jordan, the horror film outperformed expectations, posting a Friday of $19.2M, Saturday of $16.5M, and Sunday of $9.9M (via Box Office Mojo).

It became the ninth-highest Easter weekend debut and marked Warner Bros.’ eighth Easter weekend box office win since 2000. Premium formats accounted for 45% of the weekend gross, with IMAX alone contributing 20%.

The film received an A CinemaScore, the highest for a horror title in over 35 years, and led in major markets like Los Angeles, New York, and Atlanta. AMC Lincoln Square in NYC posted the highest individual theater gross.

Sinners also drew 46% Black audiences on preview night and over-indexed in nine of the top ten cities. The $90M+ production opened globally with $61M, including $15.4M from 71 international markets. The UK-led overseas debuted with $3.2M, followed by France ($2M) and Mexico ($1.1M). IMAX contributed $11.1M globally.

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

Warner Bros./Legendary’s A Minecraft Movie grossed $41.3M in its third weekend, placing second behind Sinners (via Deadline).

The film played in 4,032 theaters, with a Friday of $16M, Saturday of $15.8M, and Sunday of $9.5M, dropping 47% from the prior weekend. Its domestic total reached $344.6M by the end of week three. Globally, it crossed $720.8M, with $376.2M from 76 international markets and $303.3M from domestic as of Easter weekend.

The top overseas markets were the UK ($59.2M), Germany ($27.8M), Australia ($27.4M), Mexico ($24.8M), and China ($24M). Some territories posted strong holds, including Denmark (+28%) and France (-4%). The film surpassed the $300M domestic mark in 14 days, three days slower than The Super Mario Bros. Movie. Korea and Japan are still to open.

Source: Comingsoon.net