'Sinners' drives a stake through the box office competition

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'Sinners' wins at the weekend box office

Warner Bros. is holding onto the box office crown. The new horror movie "Sinners" drove a stake through the competition, earning more than $45 million on opening weekend in North America.

Warner Bros. is holding onto the box office crown.

The new horror movie "Sinners" drove a stake through the competition.

It earned more than $45 million on its opening weekend in North America.

The movie is set in the 1930's Jim Crow era south, and stars Michael B. Jordan playing a dual role.

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He plays a pair of twins trying to leave their troubled lives behind when they encounter even more trouble.

The family-friendly "A Minecraft Movie" finally dipped down to second place. It grossed another $41 million.

The animated Christian movie "The King of Kings" rounds out the top three with $17 million.

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