“Sinners” dominated on Good Friday.
The horror flick took first place on Friday, its opener, earning $19.2 million, according to The Numbers.
The Post called the film “an intoxicating Southern vampire flick,” and said its star Michael B. Jordan, who plays twin brothers, carries out the dual role both “convincingly and charismatically.”
“Sinners” could make up to $42 million this weekend, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
It managed to dethrone “A Minecraft Movie,” which was in first place in the two weeks since its debut.
In the second spot this Friday, the family adventure, which is based on the popular video game, took in $16 million.
It is expected to enjoy a $45 million weekend, its third in theaters.
In third place was the children’s film based on the life of Jesus, “The King of Kings,” just in time for Easter.
The movie earned $6.6 million on Friday and is slated to take in up to $18 million in total this weekend.
“The Amateur” fell down a notch to fourth, with $2.3 million in revenue.
The Rami Malek-starred thriller could earn as much as $8 million this weekend.
“Warfare,” written by U.S. Navy SEAL Ray Mendoza based on his experiences in the Iraq War, remained in fifth place with sales of over $1.6 million.
It is slated to earn up to $5 million this weekend.
Beginning this weekend, AMC, Cinemark and Regal are giving moviegoers with a military ID discounted tickets to see the film.
[Notigroup Newsroom in collaboration with other media outlets, with information from the following sources]
