Summary

Sinners has surpassed Thunderbolts at the U.S. Box office to become the top film again.
Sinners is outperforming the MCU average and could become the third-highest-grossing horror film ever in the U.S.
Thunderbolts* is nearing a $200 million domestic gross, but Sinners' success shows word-of-mouth power in Hollywood.

In a physical showdown, there's no debate that Marvel’s Thunderbolts would easily shrug off any vampire attack. But it’s another story at the box office battle. Just a day after trying and failing to dislodge Thunderbolts* atop the United States Box Office, Sinners returned for a second strike, this time ending the Marvel team-up’s short-lived reign at the top.

Sinners, a vampire horror-thriller set in the 1930s American South and directed by Ryan Coogler , opened with $45.6 million domestically and $15.6 million from 71 overseas markets — the strongest domestic debuts for an original horror film after Jordan Peele’s US ($70.3 million). The following weekend saw one of the slimmest declines for any film in Hollywood history, at just -6%. Thunderbolts* opened with $76 million across three days in North America, on the higher end of $70-$75 million projections. It’s, however, still the lowest-ever summer kick-off for an MCU movie and the second-lowest in the franchise when adjusted for inflation.

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By Timothy McClelland

Thunderbolts* Is No Longer The Top Film In the U.S., Sinners Is

Sinners Is Doing Better Numbers Than The MCU Average

In its fourth Thursday at the U.S. Box office, Sinners regained its spot as the No.1 film in the United States after grossing $2.3 million (a -21%% dip), per industry analyst, Luiz Fernando on X. It came at the expense of Thunderbolts*, which was booted to second place with $2.1 million in its second Thursday (a steeper -51% dip). For the third day in a row, Sinners has bested the daily tallies of two Avengers films. Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame posted $1.9 million each on their fourth Thursdays in theaters. Among April releases, only The Super Mario Bros Movie has a higher fourth Thursday than Sinners at $3.1 million. In fact, the latter film is doing much better than the average performance of most MCU films at this stage in their theatrical lifespans.

MCU Films On Their Fourth Thursday

Film	Fourth Thursday Gross/ Drop
Iron Man	$3.2 million / -40%
Ant-Man	$2.7 million / -42%
Captain America: The First Avenger	$2.7 million / -9%
Shang Chi and the Legend of Ten Rings	$2.6 million / -34%
Black Widow	$2.3 million / -53%
Thor	$2.2 million / -45%
The Incredible Hulk	$2.1 million / -49%
Captain America: Brave New World	$1.5 million / -53%

With a $225 million domestic cume as of this writing, Sinners is within touching distance of The Exorcist’s $233 million. Within a week, Ryan Coogler and Michael B. Jordan’s gothic thriller would have eclipsed the latter and assumed the fourth-highest-grossing horror film of all time in the United States . A $250 million finish now feels inevitable; a $20 million domestic run less so. If the latter holds, an elevation to third place on the horror all-time list, just behind It ($328.8 million) and The Sixth Sense ($293.5 million), is what's in store for Sinners.

Thunderbolts*, meanwhile, is eyeing just shy of a $200 million bow in North America, currently at $139 million. A $400 million global haul is looking less likely than it was last weekend, especially with Lilo and Stitch's $100 million debut on the horizon. That a two-week-old Marvel Studios ensemble is losing to a four-week-old non-IP vampire horror isn’t necessarily proof of audience fatigue in the once-invincible franchise. No, it’s testament to Coogler’s mastery over the elements of filmmaking and further evidence that word-of-mouth is king in Hollywood.

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