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Well, well, well. Don't you love a busy weekend at the movies?

Sinners not only retained the top spot, but also had an incredible hold, signaling that this film is going to have some damn fantastic legs. The 20th anniversary reissue of Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith also posted a fantastic result. The rest of the wide releases were a mixed bag; The Accountant 2 opened almost on par with its predecessor but it's clear it might struggle to break even, Until Dawn opened below $10 million, while A24 dumped The Legend of Ochi in 1,153 theaters.

The top 10 earned a combined $139.9 million this weekend. That's up a massive 148% from last year, when Challengers debuted at #1.

As mentioned, Sinners stayed at #1, earning $45.7 million this weekend. This is an absolutely insane 4.8% drop from last weekend. This is completely bonkers in so many ways. For reference, Get Out dropped just 15.4% in its second weekend, and that was already considered a phenomenal hold for horror.

Generally, horror films drop at least 60%, which is reason why they are known for poor legs. In some uncommon cases, some tend to drop 50% or more. In even more uncommon cases, they can drop 49% or less, and that's often a case of good word of mouth. But for a film to drop just 4.8%? This is incredibly rare to happen, especially when the film didn't have a big expansion nor had a holiday to give it a leg. And for this to happen to a horror film? Almost unheard of.

If you check the smallest second weekend drops for any film playing at over 3,000 theaters, you'll see that nearly all of them were boosted by holidays on their second weekend (like Heart Eyes recently). If we exclude them, Sinners had the second greatest second weekend drop, just behind 2011's Puss in Boots (3%). This is simply spectacular, and it's a sign that its "A" on CinemaScore has done an exceptional job.

Through 10 days, the film has earned a fantastic $123.2 million. Even with Thunderbolts coming up this weekend, Sinners is proving that it will have a long life in theaters. It should easily hit $250 million domestically, and it could get close to $300 million as well. Sky's the limit here, pals.

In second place, the 20th anniversary reissue of Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith earned a fantastic $25.4 million in 2,800 theaters. That's one of the debuts for a re-release, it's notoriously higher than Titanic's 2012 re-release ($17 million), and it's also higher than the 1997 re-issues of The Empire Strikes Back ($21 million) and Return of the Jedi ($16 million), although these two sold more adjusted for inflation. With these numbers, the film hit a lifetime gross of $405 million.

Despite the reviled status of the prequels, Revenge of the Sith sports the best reception (obviously not a high bar). A lot of fans who grew up with these films still have fond memories, and they want to relive that on the big screen. Another advantage is the fact that the film is very… memeable. So many quotes from the film ("General Kenobi, you're a bold one", "I have the high ground", "I. AM. THE SENATE!", etc.) have become popular, thanks to a lot of posts in the Internet (especially r/PrequelMemes). Nostalgia was strong with this one.

In third place, Amazon MGM's The Accountant 2 debuted with $24.5 million in 3,610 theaters. That's slightly below the 2016 original, despite 9 years of inflation and a huge performance on streaming and home media.

Amazon has made it clear that they don't view theatrical the same way as other studios; they said that as long as they can recoup their marketing investment, then they're fine with the film's performance. Which is why they're not bad headlines over the film's $80 million budget. But still, it feels like the film could've done better than this. After all, the original film sold incredibly well on home media (becoming the most rented title of 2017) and performed very well on streaming too. All that and the film debuted $200,000 less than the original? That grows even larger if we take inflation into account.

Perhaps it's simply a case of waiting too long to release a sequel. Generally, it's in the best interest of a sequel to release as close as possible to the original, so that the public still has it fresh in their minds. 3 years is the usual, and 5 is pushing it a bit. But it took 9 years for The Accountant 2 to happen, and perhaps some of its audience moved on. The trailers offered exactly what you came to expect from the film, but maybe some people preferred to wait for streaming or PVOD? It's possible.

According to Amazon MGM, 58% of the audience was male, and 69% was 35 and over. Unsurprisingly, it's a very dad movie. They gave it a solid "A–" on CinemaScore, down from the original's "A". That film had some great legs, while The Accountant 2 will face some competition. For now, a lifetime total close to $70 million is likely for the film. Maybe Amazon will be satisfied and greenlight a third film, but it's up in the air if it will get a theatrical release.

A Minecraft Movie dropped 44%, adding $22.7 million this weekend. The film's domestic total stands at $379.9 million, and it should finish with close to $450 million. WB just announced rowdy screenings of the film with "block party edition" starting this Friday. Pray for theater employees, this is gonna be wild.

In fifth place, Sony's Until Dawn earned just $8 million in 3,055 theaters. That's David F. Sandberg's worst debut as director, and barely above last year's Tarot. But Tarot is an original film, while this has the benefit of a known IP.

Even before we saw the first trailer, there was skepticism for an Until Dawn film. After all, the point of the game was to take the concept of watching a horror film and transform it into an interactive experience. By readapting it to film, it defeats its purpose and just feels redundant. To help differentiate itself, they decided to make the film a time loop horror, while also emphasizing that it takes place within the game's universe. But it was a concept that game fans didn't appreciate and non-fans didn't feel compelled to buy a ticket.

And hindsight is 20/20, but maybe Sony wasn't expecting Sinners to truly break out like this. Even then, scheduling a horror film the week after another horror film is asking for trouble. Weak reviews (53% on RT) didn't help either. Basically, audiences have two options for horror, and Sinners was the priority for… pretty much everyone.

According to Sony, 55% of the audience was male, and 73% of the audience was in the 18-34 demographic. They gave it a weak "C+" on CinemaScore; usually horror films get this grade, but that's why they often fall off quickly. With competition from Final Destination: Bloodlines coming up, Until Dawn will vanish quickly from theaters. Look for it to finish with around $20 million.

With Easter over, The King of Kings had a freefall. It collapsed 76%, earning $4.2 million this weekend. Yep, sounds about right. The film's domestic total stands at $54.7 million, and it's gonna finish with around $60 million, if it continues dropping like this.

The Amateur dropped 47%, adding $3.6 million this weekend. Yep, the film is really struggling to find legs here. The film has earned $33.7 million, and it's now gonna finish below $40 million domestically.

In eighth place, A24's Warfare dropped 45%, earning $2.6 million this weekend. The film has amassed $21.8 million so far, and it's gonna finish with a little over $25 million.

In ninth place, The Legend of Ochi flopped with just $1.4 million in 1,153 theaters. That's incredibly weak, but you can tell A24 didn't want to push it. Considering last week's numbers in limited release were very poor, it's unsurprising that the film failed to catch on wide release. With a sea of competition on its way, it will disappear quickly from theaters.

Rounding up the Top 10 was Pink Floyd: Live at Pompeii. It played in just 654 theaters, but that was enough to hit $1.3 million and crack the Top 10.

Outside the Top 10, we find Universal/Blumhouse's Drop, which is living up to its title. It collapsed 71%, earning just $946,815 this weekend. The film has earned just $15.8 million, and it's set to finish with around $17 million.

We also had two films, Cheech and Chong’s Last Movie and On Swift Horses, which barely cracked wide release. But both films faltered, earning just $560,420 and $485,000, respectively.

OVERSEAS

A Minecraft Movie added $37.8 million overseas, taking the worldwide total to $816.5 million. It debuted in Japan ($4M) and South Korea ($2.5M), which were fine. The best markets are the UK ($67.1M), Germany ($33.7M), Australia ($31.8M), Mexico ($28.4M) and China ($25.5M).

The Force was also strong outside America. The re-issue of Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith made $17 million this weekend, taking the film's lifetime total to $891 million. That's impressive, considering it was playing in just 34 markets. The best debuts were in Germany ($4.6M), the UK ($2.3M), Mexico ($1.7M), Australia ($1.3M) and France ($900K). After 20 years, it should crack the $900 million milestone.

The Accountant 2 debuted with $13.7 million in 71 markets, for a $37.7 million worldwide debut. It had modest starts in Mexico ($1.5M), the UK ($1.2M), Australia ($1.2M), Germany ($1M) and Taiwan ($667K). The original film made $155 million back in 2016, and there's no indication that the sequel will earn more than that.

Sinners added $13.5 million in 71 markets, taking the worldwide total to $163 million. That's a pretty great drop, although the fact that it started a little low contributed to that. The best markets are the UK ($9.5M), France ($4.9M), Australia ($2.8M), Mexico ($2.5M) and Germany ($2M). The film should hit $100 million overseas, but as we said last week, this will skew heavily on the domestic side.

Until Dawn had a middling debut in America, but it appears like overseas will save it from embarrassment. It earned $10.1 million in 60 markets, for a $18.1 million worldwide debut. It shouldn't have a problem in recouping its $15 million budget.

FILMS THAT ENDED THEIR RUN THIS WEEK

• The Times They Are A-Changin'. Well, Searchlight's A Complete Unknown has ended its run with almost $140 million worldwide. The budget was $70 million, making it Searchlight's most expensive film, and it's very likely the film lost money in the end. But Searchlight and Disney might not mind that, considering they got 8 Oscar noms for the film, including Best Picture. Now, we'll see how Timothée Chalamet does again this Christmas, on that new Marty Supreme film.

• Well, I guess that's it, Mickey heads. Mickey 17 has ended its run after just a few weeks with a poor $131 million worldwide, against a $118 million budget. It's a sadly unsurprising result; for many months, many questioned if the film could overcome its weird premise and tonal whiplash for audiences. Turns out that audiences just didn't care much for it. Fear not for Bong Joon-ho tho; he's already working on a few films, one of which will be animated.

THIS WEEKEND

Well, it's that time again. The first weekend of May signals the beginning of the lucrative summer season. And for that, we have a new MCU film.

And that film is Thunderbolts, which marks the MCU's 36th film. It stars Florence Pugh, Sebastian Stan, Wyatt Russell, Olga Kurylenko, Lewis Pullman, Geraldine Viswanathan, David Harbour, Hannah John-Kamen, and Julia Louis-Dreyfus, and follows a group of misfits teaming up for… something? Hey, that sounds familiar. The MCU is coming off the disappointment of Captain America: Brave New World, which earned very weak reviews and failed to break even. Will Thunderbolts be different?

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