Ryan Coogler's rule-defying 'Sinners' boasts the smallest second-weekend drop for any film opening north of $40 million since 2009's 'Avatar' and the smallest ever for an R-rated film or horror pic at that level.

Sinners” towered over the box office again, scoring a mighty $45 million in its second weekend of release. Ticket sales declined a mere 6% from its $48 million start, making “Sinners” the rare film with a sophomore outing that nearly matched its debut.

For the second weekend in a row, Ryan Coogler and Michael B. Jordan’s Sinners has dominated the box office, bringing in an additional $45,000,000 domestically after a fruitful opening weekend that saw $48,000,000 and $163,235,091 worldwide.