That’s notable for several reasons.
It was expected to hold onto that title for a third week beforeSinnersoverperformed.
This madeSinnersthe biggest opening weekend for an original movie this decade.
Reports about the movie’s budget range from $90 million to potentially as high as $105 million.
That means thatSinnershas already made roughly 70 percent of its budget backby this point.
This will require the movie to have fairly strong legs at the box office to hit the necessary figures.
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A lot of this legwork may need to come domestically too.
The strong word of mouth associated withSinnersshould help its cause even though its not part of established IP.
IfSinnerscan make anywhere between $120M and $150M domestic, international sales could push its total to profitability.
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In that case, it becomes much easier forSinnersto be considered a box office success.
This can be seen by looking at this year’s movies alone.
CategorizingSinnersas anything other than a massive win for theaters, Hollywood, audiences, and art is ludicrous.
There could also be a temptation for studios to make more vampire movies specifically.
That’s the real takeaway here.
This should be especially true when they come from established genre filmmakers whose names audiences recognize.
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Ryan Coogler may now be entering that mix afterSinners.
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