Marvel's "Thunderbolts" and Ryan Coogler's "Sinners" dominated the North American box office charts again this weekend.
Now in their second and fourth weekends respectively, the two films had some new competition, including a horror movie, a Kerry Washington action pic, a Josh Hartnett airplane thriller, and a Shakespeare-inspired musical. None of the additions made a significant impact.
"Thunderbolts" took first place, with 33.1 million from theaters in the U.S. and Canada, according to studio estimates Sunday. Internationally, it added 34 million, bringing its global total to 272.2 million. In just two weekends, the Walt Disney Co. release is already the fourth biggest of the year, globally and domestically.
The movie is also faring better than the previous Marvel movie, "Captain America: Brave New World," which took a big dive in its second weekend. The key difference was reviews, which don't always dictate the fate of superhero movies, but good word of mouth has helped "Thunderbolts." The studio also has another big movie coming later this summer in "The Fantastic Four: First Steps."
"Sinners," meanwhile, crossed the 200 million mark in North American ticket sales this weekend, which is especially notable for an original R-rated movie . It added 21.1 million domestically, and 6.6 million internationally, bringing its global total to 283.3 million. Next weekend, it's also returning to 70mm IMAX screens "by popular demand," IMAX said.