It’s a Warner Bros. weekend at the box office, with the studio taking the top two slots on domestic charts. Ryan Coogler‘s vampire thriller “Sinners” seems to be coming short of the firepower needed to knock off the megasmash “A Minecraft Movie” for first place. But “Sinners” still launched with a solid $19.2 million gross across Friday and preview screenings, playing 3,308 venues (a good chunk less than the 4,302 locations “Minecraft” is in, notably). That puts it on pace to beat out Warner’s own projections for a three-day opening of $40 million.
“Sinners” also gets a boost from luxury ticket prices for Imax, including 70mm showtimes. Warner
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