Although Sinners was bumped out of most IMAX theaters to make room for Thunderbolts, overwhelming popular and critical response is prompting Warner Bros. to bring it back. Written and directed by Ryan Coogler (Black Panther, Creed), the period vampire film will return to nine IMAX theaters in 70mm for one week from May 15 to May […]
Although Sinners was bumped out of most IMAX theaters to make room for Thunderbolts, overwhelming popular and critical response is prompting Warner Bros. to bring it back.
Written and directed by Ryan Coogler (Black Panther, Creed), the period vampire film will return to nine IMAX theaters in 70mm for one week from May 15 to May 21.
Locations include: City Walk Stadium in Los Angeles, CA; Irvine Spectrum in Irvine, CA; Metreon in San Francisco, CA; Lincoln Square in New York, NY; Indiana State Museum in Indianapolis, IN; Arizona Mills in Phoenix, AZ; Autonation in Ft. Lauderdale, FL; Webb Chapel in Dallas, TX; and Colossus in Toronto, ON.
“Audiences have spoken and we listened,” said WB’s President of Global Distribution Jeff Goldstein. “If ever a film needed to be experienced in this incredible larger-than-life format, it’s Sinners. Ryan has delivered a film that has been embraced by fans who appreciate the craftsmanship that goes into creating a film for this screen-filling format and we wanted to give everyone the opportunity to see it — or see it again — in 70mm IMAX.”
Sinners opened at #1 at the box office to the tune of $48 million, scoring the biggest opening for an original movie since Jordan Peele’s Us in 2019. It has since grossed over $135 million domestically and another $40 million internationally.
Michael B. Jordan stars in a dual role as twin brothers Smoke and Stack. Trying to leave their troubled lives behind, they return to their hometown to start again, only to discover that an even greater evil is waiting to welcome them back.
Hailee Steinfeld (Bumblebee), Jack O’Connell (Eden Lake), Wunmi Mosaku (“Loki”), Jayme Lawson (The Batman), Omar Benson Miller (“CSI: Miami”), and Delroy Lindo (Da 5 Bloods) round out the cast.
Meagan Navarro wrote in her review, “The careful curation of character-building pays off dividends. When the horror kicks into high gear, the deaths come fast and furious. And the deaths devastate. Coogler’s first foray into horror shows a keen understanding that the key ingredient to ensuring the scares land and the suspense leaves you on edge is making you care about the characters.”
