“Sinners” Bows Out of Nigerian Cinemas

Ryan Coogler’s vampire horror-thriller, “Sinners,” has concluded its 13-week theatrical run in Nigerian cinemas.

The original film opened strong, earning ₦106 million in its first two weekends, followed by ₦89 million and ₦71 million in its third and fourth weekends, respectively.

“Sinners” closed with a lifetime gross of ₦775.8 million, placing it as the fifth highest-grossing film in Nigeria and West Africa, and the third highest-grossing foreign film in the region. This comes exactly two months after it broke into the region’s all time top ten.

 In the U.S., the film ended its theatrical run as the third-highest-grossing horror film of all time and the tenth-highest-grossing R-rated title, with a domestic total of $278 million. Globally, “Sinners” has earned $365 million to date.

The highest-grossing films of all time in Nigeria (as of July 20, 2025):

• Everybody Loves Jenifa (2024): ₦1.882 billion 

• A Tribe Called Judah (2023): ₦1.40 billion 

• Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022): ₦1.04 billion

• Black Panther (2018): ₦818.1 million 

• Sinners (2025): ₦775.8 million 

• Spider-Man: No Way Home (2019):  ₦750.2 million

• Deadpool & Wolverine (2024): ₦706.7 million 

• Battle on Buka Street (2022): ₦668.4 million 

• Omo Ghetto The Saga (2020): ₦636.1 million 

• Mufasa: The Lion King (2024): ₦623.6 million 

The highest-grossing foreign/international films of all time in Nigeria (as of July 20, 2025):

• Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022): ₦1.04 billion

• Black Panther (2022): ₦818.1 million

• Sinners (2025): ₦775.8 million 

• Spider-Man: No Way Home (2019): ₦750.2 million

• Deadpool & Wolverine (2024): ₦706.7 million 

• Mufasa: The Lion King (2024): ₦623.6 million 

• Avengers: Endgame (2019): ₦528 million 

• The Woman King (2022): ₦462 million 

• Bad Boys: Ride or Die (2024): ₦458 million 

• Aquaman (2018): ₦452 million 

• Avengers: Infinity War (2018): ₦450 million 

• Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022): ₦435 million