‘Sinners’ Heavenly $42M+ Second Weekend, ‘Accountant 2’ $25M, ‘Revenge Of The Sith’ $21M+, ‘Minecraft’ $20M As Moviegoing Bounces Back

SATURDAY AM UPDATE: Refresh for more updates, chart and analysis…Typically the last weekend of April, out of when the Avengers movies opened, is a depressed weekend before a Marvel Cinematic Universe takes up all the oxygen at the start of summer, but not this year. Teed off by Warners Bros’ sublime second weekend of Sinners at $42M ($13M second Friday) with a big potential for upside, we’re looking at a $139M marketplace for all movies, which is a high for the last weekend of April post Covid. Global currently stands at $127.5M for the $90M net period vampire movie.

At this point in time, Sinners owns the second best weekend for an R-rated horror movie after It‘s $60M weekend. It’s the third best second weekend for Ryan Coogler after Black Panther ($111.6M) and Wakanda Forever ($66.4M). Sinners also has the second best hold for a R-rated horror movie at -13% after Heart Eyes (+19%) and well ahead of Get Out (-15%).

The Sinners audience is broadening swinging from 43% female in weekend one to 56% female this weekend with a rise in the under 25 set jumping from 20% last weekend to 34% this weekend. Diversity demos for week 2 are Black moviegoers at 43% (vs. 49% in weekend one), 25% Caucasian (vs. 27%), Latino and Hispanic at 17% (up from 14% last weekend), and Asian American moviegoers at 11% (up from 6% a week ago). In addition, the Screen Engine/Comscore PostTrak positivity score jumped to 96% positive (from 92%) with definite recommend still strong at 81%. Imax is natch still a driver with PLFs shared with Amazon MGM Studio’s Accountant 2. Sinners continues to play excellent across the country with the South overindexing. Warner Bros can relish A Minecraft Movie‘s fourth weekend coming in at $20M ($5.1M Friday); the studio dominating 44% of this weekend’s B.O. Whatever you’re doing over there Warner Bros to keep moviegoing alive, whether it’s Reiki or a rain dance — keep doing it.

Amazon MGM Studios’ The Accountant 2 with a $9.4M Friday (including previews) is currently headed for an opening that’s just north of the original at $25M. The Ben Affleck-Jon Bernthal reteam gets an A- CinemaScore next to the A CinemaScore of the first chapter. Solid 68% definite recommend in PostTrak exits. PLFs including Dolby Vision are driving 38% of the weekend with a strong play in South Central, Midwest and the West. Harkins Estrella Falls (AZ) leading single-location gross at $28K. It’s a solid result on its own for the Affleck film, especially for a sequel to a movie nine years ago. Some might knock the opening here in regards to the movie’s $80M cost, but remember Amazon’s yard stick is, if the box office can recoup their marketing spend in the end, it’s an investment well worth it. Who knew it had a following? Affleck knew about it. Check out our SXSW interview below:

Timing is everything and even though we’ll have to wait until May 2026 for the next Star Wars movie, The Mandalorian and Grogu, for now it’s the 20th anniversary of Revenge of the Sith and it’s hitting theaters in the wake of the Andor season 2 premiere and last weekend’s Star Wars Celebration which announced the return of Hayden Christiansen to Ahsoka season 2. Outlook for the re-release Star Wars Episode III is $21M-$23M.

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FRIDAY MIDDAY: Distribution execs across town are going nuts about Warner Bros’ Sinners. The conservative estimate is that it lands with a $30M second weekend at 3,347, but don’t be shocked if there’s much more, potentially even a -17% to -26% ease ($35M-$40M) as the demos for the films broadens out well beyond horror fans. Sinners second Friday is $10M so far, -48% from its opening day/previews. On the low end, Sinners propels to $107.5M by Sunday, and it’s close to soaring past Ryan Coogler and Michael B. Jordan’s second collaboration, Creed ($109.7M).

All of this spells for the best final weekend of April post Covid, besting 2023’s $100.2M when Super Mario Bros was in its fourth frame earning $40.8M. The top five titles only look to clear around $100.5M to $110.5M alone.

Amazon MGM Studios/Artists Equity’s The Accountant 2 is coming in at $9.9M today for a 3-day that looks like $23M at 3,610 theaters, just slightly ahead of the first movie’s debut.

Disney’s 20th anniversary re-release of Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith moved its way into third with $10M today, for what could be a $18M-$20M 3-day at 2,775 locations. Episode III opened to $108.4M back in the day in May 2005 and went on to make $380M at the domestic box office. This weekend will get the Hayden Christensen-Ewan McGregor-Samuel L. Jackson movie closer to the four century mark. Disney has 4DX and a handful of PLFs for Sith.

Warner Bros/Legendary’s A Minecraft Movie has $5M today, and a fourth weekend of $18M at 3,841, -55% for a running cume by Sunday of $375.2M.

Sony/Screen Gems’ R-rated Until Dawn at 3,055 sites is seeing around $3M today and has an estimated opening around $7M for the $15M horror production.

FRIDAY AM: Disney’s re-release of Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith could upset the box office chart this weekend, the movie banking $3.4M in previews last night ahead of its limited one-week engagement. We had heard the pic, which has had limited promotion, mostly in-theater, based on presales, could do $20M+. Does it force Amazon MGM Studios’ The Accountant 2 out of No. 2?

Meanwhile that Ben Affleck Artists Equity feature did $2.5M from all previews including an April 15 “Tax Day” screening. The sequel is eyeing a $20M+ opening. Comps for Accountant 2 preview wise are Den of Thieves 2 ($1.5M) and the Jason Statham movie The Beekeeper which did $2.4M strictly in Thursday night showtimes. The original Accountant in 2016 did $1.35M in previews before posting a $9M Friday, 3-day of $24.7M. The Accountant 2‘s Rotten Tomatoes reviews stand at 76% certified fresh with the popcorn score at 92%. The Accountant 2 was made for $80M, much higher than your standard meat and potato dude action films like Den of Thieves 2 or Statham’s Beekeeper (both $40M before P&A).

Meanwhile, Warner Bros’ Ryan Coogler directed, Michael B. Jordan starring Sinners did $6M yesterday ending its first week with $77.5M, which is higher than the first week of The Conjuring ($61.7M), and significantly higher than the first week of Get Out ($49.8M).

Trafalgar with Sony Music Vision has the re-release of Pink Floyd at Pompeii – MCMLXXII at 2,550 theaters across 64 countries. In North America alone, the concert pic charted $1.29M last night from 654 locations.

Screen Gems’ R-rated horror time loop film, Until Dawn did $1 million in Thursday night previews that began at 4PM at 2,630 locations. The movie from Shazam! franchise and Annabelle: Creation filmmaker David F. Sandberg is eyeing $8M-$9M off a $15M production cost. Reviews for Until Dawn aren’t horrible at 62% fresh.