Sinners Star Reflects on the Film’s Incredible $361 Million…

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"Sinners" had a massive box office success, opening with $45.6m domestically and receiving positive reviews due to its unique storyline and excellent performances.
Li Jun Li, a star of "Sinners," was surprised by the film's immense success and expressed gratitude for the cast and the film's impact on bringing audiences back to theaters.
Despite its impressive performance, "Sinners" may face competition from upcoming horror film "28 Years Later," which has sold more pre-sale tickets and poses a potential threat to Coogler's movie.

Ryan Coogler's Sinners film has a fantastic and star-studded lineup of incredible actors, but one star from the popular vampire horror has been overwhelmed by the movie's amazing success at the box office and "didn't think it was going to be this massive." Premiering in the United States on April 18, Sinners tells the story of identical twins Smoke and Stack Moore (both played by Michael B. Jordan) as they return to the Mississippi Delta from Chicago in 1932, only 67 years removed from the official end of slavery in the United States. In a bid to start up their own juke joint to give back to the local black community, the twins buy a disused sawmill and bring in their musician cousin Sammie for a blues night to remember, but things don't go to plan when a trio of strangers arrive at the door to cause bloodthirsty chaos.

The horror film was written and directed by Ryan Coogler, who also helmed Creed and the Black Panther films. The cast includes Hailee Steinfeld, Miles Caton, Jack O'Connell, and Michael B. Jordan in dual roles. Sinners opened with $45.6 million domestically and $15.6 million from 71 overseas markets, marking the film second to Jordan Peele’s Nope, which came in at $44.4 million, in terms of the strongest domestic debuts for an original horror movie. On Rotten Tomatoes, Sinners is currently sitting at a 97% critic's score and 96% audience rating, with many commenting that they loved its "masterful visual storytelling and toe-tapping music," making Sinners a "deliciously vicious vampire hit".

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Sinners Star Is Shocked at Film’s Overwhelming Triumph

In an interview with Screen Rant, Sinners star Li Jun Li, who plays Grace Chow, revealed that she was "very surprised" at the movie's worldwide victory at the box office. While talking to the site about her upcoming movie Alma and the Wolf, which will release on June 20, Li gave an emotional response to how Sinners has resonated with audiences across the globe, as well as its incredible box-office haul of $361 million. "We knew it was good, but we didn't think it was going to be this massive. So we're really just taking it in, and we're so grateful," said Li, before discussing that the cast were great to work with and how glad she was that Sinners brought people back into the theaters due to how important that is right now.

"It was such a fantastic group of people, and I'm just glad that it was a film that not only brought people back into the theaters, but it also educated everyone on why it's important for us to go back to the theaters."

Although Danny Boyle's 28 Years Later has yet to be released, it has sold more pre-sale tickets during its 24 hours of advanced ticket sales than other big horror films like Final Destination Bloodlines, Nosferatu, and also Sinners, making the zombie film the best horror ticket pre-seller in 2025, which could see its domestic opening weekend ranging around $30 million. This could pose a threat to Coogler's vampire movie, but since we aren't even halfway through 2025 yet, anything could happen, and it's obvious from Sinners' reviews that its audience gobbled up its thrilling and important storyline, making it a top-tier film to beat.

Sinners is currently available to stream on video-on-demand platforms, including Amazon Prime Video and Apple TV+, but for those who want to own their own physical copy, Sinners will be released on Blu-ray, DVD, and 4K Ultra HD on July 8, 2025.