Sinners is about to break another record as it closes out its historic run at the box office. Before the release of Sinners, there were concerns that the Ryan Coogler movie was going to struggle to be profitable at the box office because of its $90 million budget. However, the amazing reviews for Sinners led to people rushing to theaters to watch the vampire horror movie. In its opening weekend, the film grossed $48 million, which is the best opening weekend haul for an original movie since Jordan Peele’s Us in 2019.

Sinners’ success at the box office did not stop in its opening weekend, however. The film has consistently made money throughout its theatrical run, and has actually become the highest-grossing original movie in America this decade. As of this writing, Sinners has grossed just over $272 million at the box office (via Box Office Mojo). This impressive haul means it has passed Pixar’s Elemental, which grossed $154 million domestically, to become the most successful original movie at the domestic box office in the 2020s. Additionally, Sinners is about to pass another film to achieve yet another impressive box office record.

Sinners Will Beat Gravity To Be The Highest Grossing Original Movie Since The 2010s

Sinners Is About To Take Over Another Decade At The Domestic Box Office

When talking about this record, it’s important to clarify that an “original” movie means created entirely from scratch and not adapted from any existing work or inspired by the life of a real individual. Therefore, Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer, for example, wouldn’t be considered an original movie. However, along with Elemental, other successful films released in the 2020s, such as Nope ($123M), Free Guy ($121M), IF ($111M), and Smile ($105.9M), are all considered original movies and were beaten by Sinners at the domestic box office.