Sinners sure doesn’t seem penitent about taking that top spot.
For the second week in a row, the vampire-slaying Sinners took home a victory at the box office. This week, it earned an additional $45 million domestically—a miniscule 6% drop from the previous week. That brings its total earnings up to $122.5 million.
And while that win gives Sinners the high ground, the re-release of 2005’s Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith stands only a little below it. Over the weekend, the movie added $25.2 million to its collection. That’s enough for a second-place win and another happy landing for the beloved franchise. Revenge of the Sith has now earned $405.5 million in North America during the last two decades—and $892.2 million worldwide.
Just behind Revenge of the Sith was another sequel. Action flick The Accountant 2 calculated up $24.5 million in its opening weekend. That return on investment lets the film retire at a healthy third place.
Meanwhile, after many weeks in the top three, A Minecraft Movie finds itself digging straight down. This weekend, it crafted a home in fourth by earning $22.7 million. That brings it to a domestic $380 million cume. And rounding out the top five is the Groundhog Day-like horror film, Until Dawn. Though it earned the ire of gamers who complained it had nothing to do with its video game source material, it nevertheless conjured up $8 million at the box office.
Looking down the list, The Legend of Ochi took 10th with $1.5 million. And the LGBT-themed drama On Swift Horses couldn’t gallop to much of a following. It finished in 13th with a measly $480,000.
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