With a $45.6 million domestic opening weekend, Warner Bros.' "Sinners" has set a new mark for the best box office launch for an original film since the pandemic. But that figure only scratches the surface of how historic the critical and audience acclaim has been for Ryan Coogler's genre-blending horror tale,

Sinners,” an R-rated original vampire thriller from director Ryan Coogler and star Michael B. Jordan, topped the box office in its opening weekend despite steep competition from “A Minecraft Movie.” Boosted by stellar reviews and Coogler and Jordan’s popularity,