Sinnershas become a bona fide box office phenomenon, passing multiple major milestones and breaking a variety of records. The 2025 period piece horror movie reteams director Ryan Coogler with star Michael B. Jordan after they previously collaborated onFruitvale Station,Creed,Black Panther, andBlack Panther: Wakanda Forever. Jordan plays a dual role as identical twins Smoke and Stack, who return to their hometown of Clarksdale, Mississippi in 1932 to open a juke joint, only to discover that they must fend off an evil menace.Sinnersalso stars Hailee Steinfeld, Wunmi Mosaku, Miles Caton, Jack O’Connell, and Delroy Lindo.
The movie has proven to be a massive critical success. Out of the 366 critics’Sinnersreviewsthat have been tabulated by the review aggregator site Rotten Tomatoes, only 10 gave it a negative rating,earning it a Certified Fresh Tomatometer score of 97%and making it one of their highest-rated theatrical releases of 2025. Audiences have given it similarly glowing reviews with an average rating of 4.8 out of 5 that have earned the movie a Verified Hot Popcornmeter score of 96%. This enthusiasm has extended to its commercial performance, as the movie has broken multiple box office records.
Sinners' Box Office Total (So Far)
It Is One Of The Biggest Hits Of The Year
TheSinnersrelease, which is kicking off its seventh weekend in theaters at the time of publication, has already reached an enormous cumulative total at the global box office. As of Wednesday, May 28, which is the last day to have box office actuals at the time of writing, it has grossed $261 million in domestic theaters and $79.9 million in international markets,giving it a global haul of $340.9 million. That total makes it the sixth highest-grossing movie of 2025 so far, behindThunderbolts*,Lilo & Stitch,Captain America: Brave New World,A Minecraft Movie, andNe Zha 2.
Ne Zha 2is an animated smash hit from China that became the first movie in history to earn more than $1 billion in a single territory.
Because movies typically need to earn back at least two and a half times their price tags in order to turn a profit in theaters, the unusually highbudget ofSinnersgave it a huge hurdle to overcome. It reportedly cost around $90 million, whichplaces its estimated break-even point at around $225 million, which is a massive milestone that only 28 other horror movies have surpassed throughout cinema history. While its budget meant that it would have to become a generation-defining hit just to earn its money back, it has actually done so, surpassing that milestone with relative ease.
All Of Sinners' Box Office Records
It Is A Marvel For R-Rated Horror
In its opening weekend alone, theSinnersbox officebroke a number of notable records. The movie made $48 million at the domestic box office, which earned it the best Easter debut for an R-rated movie (beating 2002’sPanic Room), the best opening weekend for an original R-rated horror movie since 2021’sHalloween Kills, andthe ninth best opening weekend of all time for any R-rated horror movie(beating 2023’sScream VI). Its global debut of $63 million also gave it the best opening weekend for an original movie of any genre in the entirety of the 2020s so far.
[Sinnersbeat] the horror genre’s curse of typically having huge week 2 drops of 50% or more…
However, theopening weekend ofSinnerswas just the tip of the iceberg. During its sophomore weekend at the domestic box office, it dropped 4.8%. In addition to beating the horror genre’s curse of typically having huge week 2 drops of 50% or more, this wasthe second-smallest week 2 drop of all timefor an R-rated horror movie behindHeart Eyes(+19%), which had an added boost thatSinnerslacked because Valentine’s Day took place during its sophomore weekend. In addition to being a popular night for movie dates, Valentine’s is the holiday on whichHeart Eyesis set.
In its sophomore weekend at the domestic box office, theMichael B. Jordan movieearned the best second weekend ever for a non-Marvel Ryan Coogler movie and the second-best sophomore weekend for an R-rated horror movie (behind 2017’sIt). AsSinners' theatrical release continued, it broke additional records, becoming Coogler’s highest-grossing non-Marvel movie of all time andearning the director’s best-ever domestic multiplier(which is a movie’s total box office divided by its opening weekend). WhileSinners' final multiplier remains to be seen, it has already surpassedCreed’s previous high of 3.7, hitting roughly 5.44 by the time of writing.
Box Office Milestones Sinners Has Crossed
Another Big One Is In Its Sights
In addition to breaking box office records,Sinnershas sped past a number of notable milestones both at the domestic box office and worldwide. For instance, in North America,it only took nine days for it to pass the $100 million milestone. It followed that by crossing the $150 million milestone on day 15 and the $200 million milestone (which only 22 R-rated movies had ever crossed before) on day 23. While it is slowing down enough that it may never hit $300 million, it recently crossed the $250 million domestic milestone on day 36, which was Friday, May 23.
Sinnerswas the 136th fastest movie in history to pass the $200 million milestone at the domestic box office.
While theRyan Coogler movie’s international grosses have consistently trailed behind its domestic performance, potentially because of the specificity of its period American setting, overseas territories have still contributed to it hitting a robust series of milestones at the global box office. After surpassing the $50 million milestone worldwide during its opening weekend, it passed $150 million by the end of its second weekend and $200 million in its third. It finally crossed the $300 million milestone at the beginning of its fifth weekend in theaters, andcould very well surpass $350 million by the end of its theatrical run.
In the wake of all its box office success both at home and internationally,Sinnershas also landed on a number of notable box office charts. At the time of writing, perThe Numbers, it is in the Top 500 highest-grossing movies of all time, at No. 488. It is also ranked as the 65th highest-grossing R-rated movie of all time worldwide andthe 11th highest-grossing R-rated movie of all time at the domestic box office. On that latter chart,it is the second highest-ranked horror movie, behind only the 2017 Stephen King adaptationIt, which grossed $701 million worldwide.
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Sinners follows twin brothers who, in an attempt to escape their past hardships, return to their hometown seeking a fresh start. However, they find themselves confronted by a formidable and sinister presence awaiting their comeback. The 2025 film explores themes of redemption and malevolence.
