Let’s do some numbers real quick.

We’re halfway through the 2020s, and it took a load of vampires in the 1930s to bestow a high-octane, original feature with the leading domestic opening of $45.6 million for the Easter weekend, surpassing, checks notes, Jordan Peele’s Us from spring 2019, which earned $71 million. Yeah, and also topped Peele’s Nope ($44 million) for the biggest opening of a non-IP, fresh idea of the 2020s, and is the largest horror launch since A Quiet Place: Day One‘s $53 million. Oh, and highly positive reviews and an A from CinemaScore (for a horror film!) mean that this is an unprecedented territory.

Ryan Coogler has substantial value thanks to his work in Creed and both Black Panther titles. Additionally, Michael B. Jordan and Hailee Steinfeld are among the names emerging in modern films. The cinematic escapism was promised with the title, and folks do tend to love a good horror picture now and then. Audiences showed up for a feature “they wanted,” Sinners provided a non-franchise, adult-skewing breakout to take the Easter weekend by storm. The devil was kept away for this weekend; God won this one.

And speaking of more good news for Warner Bros., A Minecraft Movie cooled off lightly with a 47% drop in its third weekend, earning $41.3 million to bring its domestic total to $344.6 million, and $720 million worldwide. At this rate, a $900-930 million worldwide total seems feasible, as we previously suggested that $1 billion shouldn’t be the benchmark all studios should strive to achieve to constitute a return on investment on their films. And Warner Bros. may snarkily claim they delivered the “narrative goods,” but no. This feature worked because A) people are adamantly in favor of popular games-turned-movies giving them what they want, and B) it skewed perfectly to the kids-friendly/family demographics, allowing even parents who know nothing about Minecraft to have a good time still watching.

The King of Kings added 335 theaters only to dip 11% in its second weekend; the Angel Studios’ Christ picture is headed towards $50 million. The Amateur will surpass $65 million at any moment. Warfare has earned $17 million domestically on a $20 million budget. And Universal’s Drop has passed $20 million worldwide.

Next weekend sees the release of The Accountant 2, Until Dawn, On Swift Horses, Winter Spring Summer or Fall, and Neighborhood Watch.