Having essentially completed its theatrical run — the movie is also available to watch at home now — director Ryan Coogler‘s Sinners has perhaps one or two minor box office milestones left to pass. The movie emerged as a massive hit in the domestic market, but struggled internationally. Now in its third month of release, Sinners has grossed more than $360 million at the worldwide box office, hopefully encouraging the industry to invest more money in original projects. Sinners was also notable for the unusual deal that Coogler struck with Warner Bros., which would see its rights revert to him after 25 years. The movie has overtaken a host of major releases over the course of its run, the most recent of which being Fast & Furious.
Directed by Justin Lin, the film was released in 2009. It served as a soft reboot for the franchise, which was on the decline with The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift underperforming a few years prior. Produced on a reported budget of $90 million, Fast & Furious marked the return of star Vin Diesel to the franchise; he hadn’t appeared in one of these movies since the first installment. “New Model, Original Parts,” was the tagline on the poster, teasing the return of Paul Walker, Jordana Brewster, and Michelle Rodriguez. The movie was produced on a reported budget of $90 million, and it grossed around $360 million worldwide, effectively re-launching the franchise and setting up another upgrade with Fast Five a couple of years later.
Successful as it was, Fast & Furious was hardly a critical darling. It holds a 29% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, but the great critic Roger Ebert was one of the few critics who defended the film, or, at least a part of it. “The pre-title chase scene is pretty amazing,” he wrote, comparing it to a video game. The franchise turned itself around with Fast Five, which received excellent reviews, and earned much more than the fourth installment. The highest-grossing installment remains Furious 7, which made $1.5 billion worldwide. The last installment, Fast X, grossed over $700 million worldwide. A final chapter is currently in the Vin-Diesel-Makes-An-Instagram-Post-About-It stage of production.
‘Sinners’ Holds a Near-Perfect Rotten Tomatoes
Sinners, on the other hand, is supposed to spawn a franchise as well. And considering how well the first film has done, this should be a given. Starring Michael B. Jordan in a dual role, the movie earned excellent reviews. It holds a 97% score on Rotten Tomatoes, and a slightly lower 96% from audiences. You can watch the movie at home, and stay tuned to Collider for more updates.
