“Sinners” towered over the box office again, scoring a mighty $45 million in its second weekend of release. Ticket sales declined a mere 6% from its $48 million start, making “Sinners” the rare film with a sophomore outing that nearly matched its debut. It’s especially impressive for horror, a genre that’s known to fall sharply after opening weekend.

So far, “Sinners” has grossed $122.5 million in North America and $161.6 million globally against a $90 million production budget. Glowing reviews and audience enthusiasm seem likely to keep turbocharging the film at the domestic box office even as the summer movie season kicks off. Over the weekend, director Ryan Coogler and star Michael B. Jordan’s vampire thriller stayed strong as several new movies landed on the big screen.

After a close race, “Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith” looks to have pulled ahead of Ben Affleck’s “The Accountant 2” for second place on box office charts.

“Revenge of the Sith,” which Disney is re-releasing for the space opera prequel’s 20th anniversary, earned $25.2 million from 2,775 locations. The film collected another $17 million internationally for a galactic $42 million global tally over the weekend. That’s staggering business for a movie that’s been widely available to watch at home for two decades. Yes, the force is still strong.

“The Accountant 2” was close behind at No. 3 with $24.5 million from 3,610 cinemas. The film also launched overseas with $13.7 million from 71 markets, boosting its global total to $38.2 million. It’s a respectable start for an R-rated action drama aimed at older audiences, though the sequel carries a steep $80 million price tag, so it’ll need to resonate across the globe to justify its budget.

“The Accountant 2,” backed by Amazon MGM, is the sequel to 2016’s “The Accountant,” which opened to $24.7 million (not adjusted for inflation) and became a surprise success, earning $155 million globally. The follow-up film was twice the price of the $45 million-budgeted original, so “The Accountant 2” will have to outperform its predecessor (and then some) to be considered a hit. For context, studios and theater owners split ticket sales.

Audiences embraced the film with an “A-” grade on CinemaScore exit polls, which should bode well for word-of-mouth. Directed by Gavin O’Connor, who oversaw the first film, “The Accountant 2” centers on Affleck’s savant accountant who teams up with his estranged brother (Jon Bernthal) to track down mysterious assassins after uncovering a deadly conspiracy.

“A Minecraft Movie” dropped to fourth place with $22.7 million, a still-huge result in its fourth weekend of release. The Warner Bros. video game adaptation, starring Jack Black and Jason Momoa, is currently the highest grossing Hollywood movie of the year with $380 million domestically and $816 million globally.

After a glacial start to 2025, blockbusters like “Sinners” and “Minecraft” are helping to shift the domestic box office tides. For proof that fortunes are finally rebounding, four movies grossed at least $20 million over the weekend, an encouraging sign that films from a wide range of genres can draw crowds. As a result, revenues are 11% ahead of 2024, though still about 30% behind 2019, according to Comscore. Marvel’s “Thunderbolts” should keep up momentum when the superhero adventure opens next weekend.

“Hollywood is on a hot streak in April,” says senior Comscore analyst Paul Dergarabedian. “After a dismal March, this is a much welcome change.”

In fifth place, Sony’s R-rated horror film “Until Dawn” opened in line with expectations of $8 million from 3,055 venues. Internationally, the film added $10.1 million for a worldwide start of $18.1 million. The ultra-gory survival thriller cost a modest $15 million, so it won’t require a ton of coinage to turn a profit in its theatrical run. That’s good news because critics and moviegoers dismissed the film, which holds a 51% Rotten Tomatoes average and “C+” grade on CinemaScore.

Another newcomer, A24’s fantastical “The Legend of Ochi,” debuted in ninth place with $1.4 million from 1,153 locations. Isaiah Saxon directed the $10 million film about a shy farm girl who forms a close bond with a wounded baby ochi — an elusive animal species she was raised to fear.