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BOX OFFICE: “Sinners” holds off “Accountant 2,” ancient “Revenge of the Sith” slips by “Minecraft,” “Until Dawn” bombs

The crowd pleasing sequel to Ben Affleck’s autistic assassin thriller “The Accountant” didn’t have much of a chance against Ryan Coogler’s “Get Out” sized horror phenomenon, “Sinners.” “Sinners” is having a near-historic “hold” on its second weekend. After opening with … Continue reading

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BOX OFFICE: “Sinners” lures the horror/Coogler/Jordan faithful, bests “Minecraft”

It was a VERY Good Friday, Saturday AND Sunday for Warner Bros, which saw its new horror release “Sinners” do decent, not world-beating business Thursday afternoon and evening ($4.7 million), but added another $14 million to Friday itself to “open” … Continue reading

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Movie Review: Ambitious “Sinners” fails to transcend genre

“Black Panther,” “Creed” and “Fruitvale Station” director Ryan Coogler sets his sights on horror with “Sinners,” a sprawling Depression Era tale of race, religion and “The Devil’s Music,” the blues. Coogler immerses us in the early ’30s South where a … Continue reading

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