What the Success of "Sinners" Means for the Future of Storytelling

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The incredible box office (and streaming) success of Ryan Coogler’s Sinners proves that audiences want original ideas from historically excluded storytellers — and that they’re willing to pay for them.


“What is impressing everyone is how deeply the movie is connecting and bringing audiences back for repeat viewing and expanding the audience,” David A. Gross, a film consultant who publishes a newsletter on box office numbers, said. “The movie is going to be worth a fortune.” Read more here.

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  • Gary King
    Gary King Member Posts: 34

    I love to see original films like this buck the trend and carve their own path! Agreed, audiences are hungry for new stories and new perspectives that leave them thinking. Coogler is one of the best at that.

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