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04-28-2025, 03:44 AM
Sinners Scores $45 Million in Massive Second Weekend, Star Wars Re-Release Beats The Accountant 2
by Rebecca Rubin
April 27, 2025
Sinners towered over the box office again, scoring a mighty $45 million in its second weekend of release. Ticket sales declined a mere 6% from its $48 million start, making Sinners the rare film with a sophomore outing that nearly matched its debut.
It’s especially impressive for horror, a genre that’s known to fall sharply after opening weekend. So far, Sinners has grossed $122.5 million in North America and $161.6 million globally against a $90 million production budget.
After a close race, Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith looks to have pulled ahead of Ben Affleck’s The Accountant 2 for second place on box office charts.
Revenge of the Sith, which Disney is re-releasing for the space opera prequel’s 20th anniversary, earned $25.2 million from 2,775 locations. The film collected another $17 million internationally for a galactic $42 million global tally over the weekend. That’s staggering business for a movie that’s been widely available to watch at home for two decades.
The Accountant 2 was close behind at No. 3 with $24.5 million from 3,610 cinemas. The film also launched overseas with $13.7 million from 71 markets, boosting its global total to $38.2 million.
It’s a respectable start for an R-rated action drama aimed at older audiences, though the sequel carries a steep $80 million price tag, so it’ll need to resonate across the globe to justify its budget.
A Minecraft Movie dropped to fourth place with $22.7 million, a still-huge result in its fourth weekend of release.
The Warner Bros. video game adaptation, starring Jack Black and Jason Momoa, is currently the highest grossing Hollywood movie of the year with $380 million domestically and $816 million globally.
In fifth place, Sony’s R-rated horror film Until Dawn opened in line with expectations of $8 million from 3,055 venues. Internationally, the film added $10.1 million for a worldwide start of $18.1 million.
The ultra-gory survival thriller cost a modest $15 million, so it won’t require a ton of coinage to turn a profit in its theatrical run. That’s good news because critics and moviegoers dismissed the film, which holds a 51% Rotten Tomatoes average and “C+” grade on CinemaScore.
Another newcomer, A24’s fantastical The Legend of Ochi, debuted in ninth place with $1.4 million from 1,153 locations.
Isaiah Saxon directed the $10 million film about a shy farm girl who forms a close bond with a wounded baby ochi — an elusive animal species she was raised to fear.
https://variety.com/2025/film/news/sinners-box-office-massive-second-weekend-star-wars-revenge-of-the-sith-rerelease-scores-1236379466/
April 25-27, 2025: Weekend Studio Estimates
1. Sinners $45,000,000 / $122,526,427
2. Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith $25,200,000
3. The Accountant 2 $24,492,743
4. A Minecraft Movie $22,720,000 / $379,966,661
5. Until Dawn $8,015,000
6. The King of Kings $4,018,664 / $54,514,364
7. The Amateur $3,800,000 / $3,800,000
8. Warfare $2,652,229 / $21,800,596
9. Pink Floyd: Live at Pompeii $2,620,076
10. The Legend of Ochi $1,443,157
by Rebecca Rubin
April 27, 2025
Sinners towered over the box office again, scoring a mighty $45 million in its second weekend of release. Ticket sales declined a mere 6% from its $48 million start, making Sinners the rare film with a sophomore outing that nearly matched its debut.
It’s especially impressive for horror, a genre that’s known to fall sharply after opening weekend. So far, Sinners has grossed $122.5 million in North America and $161.6 million globally against a $90 million production budget.
After a close race, Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith looks to have pulled ahead of Ben Affleck’s The Accountant 2 for second place on box office charts.
Revenge of the Sith, which Disney is re-releasing for the space opera prequel’s 20th anniversary, earned $25.2 million from 2,775 locations. The film collected another $17 million internationally for a galactic $42 million global tally over the weekend. That’s staggering business for a movie that’s been widely available to watch at home for two decades.
The Accountant 2 was close behind at No. 3 with $24.5 million from 3,610 cinemas. The film also launched overseas with $13.7 million from 71 markets, boosting its global total to $38.2 million.
It’s a respectable start for an R-rated action drama aimed at older audiences, though the sequel carries a steep $80 million price tag, so it’ll need to resonate across the globe to justify its budget.
A Minecraft Movie dropped to fourth place with $22.7 million, a still-huge result in its fourth weekend of release.
The Warner Bros. video game adaptation, starring Jack Black and Jason Momoa, is currently the highest grossing Hollywood movie of the year with $380 million domestically and $816 million globally.
In fifth place, Sony’s R-rated horror film Until Dawn opened in line with expectations of $8 million from 3,055 venues. Internationally, the film added $10.1 million for a worldwide start of $18.1 million.
The ultra-gory survival thriller cost a modest $15 million, so it won’t require a ton of coinage to turn a profit in its theatrical run. That’s good news because critics and moviegoers dismissed the film, which holds a 51% Rotten Tomatoes average and “C+” grade on CinemaScore.
Another newcomer, A24’s fantastical The Legend of Ochi, debuted in ninth place with $1.4 million from 1,153 locations.
Isaiah Saxon directed the $10 million film about a shy farm girl who forms a close bond with a wounded baby ochi — an elusive animal species she was raised to fear.
https://variety.com/2025/film/news/sinners-box-office-massive-second-weekend-star-wars-revenge-of-the-sith-rerelease-scores-1236379466/
April 25-27, 2025: Weekend Studio Estimates
1. Sinners $45,000,000 / $122,526,427
2. Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith $25,200,000
3. The Accountant 2 $24,492,743
4. A Minecraft Movie $22,720,000 / $379,966,661
5. Until Dawn $8,015,000
6. The King of Kings $4,018,664 / $54,514,364
7. The Amateur $3,800,000 / $3,800,000
8. Warfare $2,652,229 / $21,800,596
9. Pink Floyd: Live at Pompeii $2,620,076
10. The Legend of Ochi $1,443,157