Ryan Coogler’s latest film Sinners has made a thunderous debut. It earned $19.2 million on opening day and is now on track for a $42–$45 million weekend.
That puts it firmly at the #1 spot at the North American box office. It also marks the second-biggest opening for an original horror film this decade. The numbers reflect not just strong box office pull, but also critical acclaim and audience enthusiasm.
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Critics and moviegoers are calling Sinners Coogler’s most ambitious work yet. It boasts a staggering 98% critic score and 96% audience rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Even more impressively, it received a rare ‘A’ CinemaScore—especially noteworthy for a horror-themed film.
But here’s the twist—Sinners isn’t your typical horror flick. If you’re expecting thrills, chills, or jump scares, you might be left cold.
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Coogler’s film leans more into meditative cultural drama than traditional horror, making it a bold, ambitious, and at times divisive cinematic experience. In short: the hype is real, but so are the mixed reactions. It’s not a film for everyone especially Indian audiences.
The story is part Southern legacy drama, part survival horror. Vampires serve as metaphors for cultural appropriation, and the plot digs deep into generational guilt, identity, and resistance.
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Visually, Sinners is an event in itself. It was shot entirely on 70mm film using both IMAX and Ultra Panavision formats. The film shifts fluidly between the tallest and widest aspect ratios ever used in a single movie. This bold approach creates a cinematic spectacle like nothing seen before, reinforcing the scale of Coogler’s vision.
Despite its horror setup, Sinners plays more like a meditative cultural drama than a typical jump-scare film. At its core is the powerful use of music.
One mid-film sequence, in particular, is already being hailed as the scene of the year—thanks to Ludwig Göransson’s mesmerizing score.
Sinners is more of an experience—ambitious, thought-provoking, and unapologetically original.
Sinners is messy, ambitious, and at times overwhelming. But it’s also the work of a filmmaker operating at peak creativity, fearlessly pushing the boundaries of what mainstream cinema dares to attempt.
