A new horror film is dominating the box office and wowing critics.
Sinners, from Black Panther director Ryan Coogler, has been called ‘the best reviewed wide-release film of the decade’, according to Film Buzzr, thanks to its Rotten Tomatoes score of 98%.
Fans have been sounding off on the film online, with most agreeing that it’s one of the best flicks they’ve ever seen.
‘First act drags a bit right before the action starts but when it does …. DAMN. Movie was great!’ gushed one.
‘I haven’t seen a vampire movie done this phenomenally since 30 Days of Night,’ wrote a second.
A third exclaimed, ‘This film totally blew me away. Everything from the acting to the cinematography. But that music and the way it worked with the film was staggeringly good.’
However, some moviegoers disagreed with the praise that had been heaped on the film.
Sinners, from Black Panther director Ryan Coogler, has been called ‘the best reviewed wide-release film of the decade’ thanks to its Rotten Tomatoes score of 98%
‘I enjoyed it but I’m shook how overrated it is…. are you guys sure they didn’t bite you too,’ one wrote.
‘100% overrated, its good but it’s nothing special, just a copy and paste of From Dusk till Dawn,’ wrote another.
A third said, ‘Anything that’s not garbage post 2019, is considered a masterpiece.’
Sinners, starring Michael B. Jordan in two roles as twins, topped this weekend’s box office in what was considered an upset over A Minecraft Movie.
The horror film garnered $45.6million in North American theaters, according to the AP.
The Warner Bros. movie came with a price tag estimated at $90 million for director Coogler, whose past credits include Black Panther and Creed.
Coogler’s deal awarding him a percentage of gross ticket sales – and ownership of the film following a 25-year span – has started a ‘very dangerous’ precedent, rival studio execs told Vulture.
Sinners, starring Michael B. Jordan in two roles as twins, topped this weekend’s box office in what was considered an upset over A Minecraft Movie
The execs said that the business arrangement ‘could be the end of the studio system’ as creatives are financially enriched at a level like never before.
The innovative business arrangement over the Warner Bros. film with Kugler has executives ‘sweating’ over the precedent it sets, studio insiders told Vulture.
The script for the motion picture had garnered a high level of interest when it initially hit the market in late 2023 and began generating bids in January 2024.
The film’s commercial viability was also buoyed by the presence of Jordan and Coogler, who past collaborated on the on 2018 Marvel hit Black Panther, which garnered $1.4billion in box office revenues worldwide.
Jack O’Connell is pictured as one of the terrifying vampires in the film
The motion picture, which is set in 1932, was centered around twins Smoke and Stack, who run a business in Mississippi.
It also Miles Caton, Saul Williams, Andrene Ward-Hammond, Jack O’Connell, Tenaj L. Jackson, David Maldonado, Percy Bell and Aadyn Encalarde.
‘This is an excellent opening for a period horror film,’ FranchiseRe consultant David A. Gross told Variety.
Gross said that the money invested in the motion picture ‘is going to cast a long shadow and set a high bar to profitability.’
Imax CEO Rich Gelfond told Variety of collaborating with Coogler on the movie: ‘It’s been an awesome ride partnering with Ryan on this highly acclaimed, magnificently shot film. We couldn’t be happier that Imax played a part in a successful opening for Sinners.’
