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Michael B. Jordan’s Sinners is about to break yet another box office record since it came out on April 18, 2025. The vampire period piece could become the highest-grossing original film since 2010.
After its opening weekend, Sinners continued to be a box office hit. Two months after its release, Sinners grossed over $272 million. This has easily made Sinners the most successful original movie of the 2020s, easily beating Pixar’s Elemental, which is at $154 million. Five days ago, the film also went digital and immediately topped charts on streaming services like Prime Video. As Sinners leaves theaters, it’s looking to beat yet another record. Per Screen Rant, Sinners is about to pass Gravity‘s domestic box office profits. This is currently the most successful original movie in the 2010s, with the 2013 film earning $274 million domestically. Sinners is just a few thousand behind. If it goes past Gravity‘s record, it will become the most successful original film since the 2010s.
Sinners May Beat Another Box Office Record Soon
Sinners made waves when it exploded into theaters earlier this year. The hard-hitting themes, stunning cinematography and original soundtrack made it stand out in 2025. Despite a big $90 million budget, the Ryan Coogler-directed Sinners proved to be worth the investment. Its opening weekend grossed $48 million, making it one of the best opening weekends for an original movie. That was just the beginning.
While this is quite an accomplishment, it’s likely where the records will end. Avatar is currently the highest-grossing original movie of the 2000s, which saw a domestic box office total of $785 million. This makes 2009’s Avatar the highest-grossing movie in history.
An original movie is a film that features an original story, meaning it hasn’t been adapted from an existing work, whether that be an older film, book, comic, video game, or anime. It also can’t be based on a real-life story or person. Sinners takes place in Mississippi in the early 1920s, with twins Elijah «Smoke» Moore and Elias «Stack» Moore (both played by Michael B. Jordan), returning home to make a living back in the south during trying times. Things turn supernatural in the later half of the film, featuring vampires, horror, and metaphors for racism and violence of the Jim Crow era.
