Ryan Coogler's Sinners has exceeded expectations at the box office, taking in $48 million domestically and $63 million globally to claim the No. 1 spot from A Minecraft Movie.

The period vampire drama, which stars Michael B. Jordan as identical twin brothers, has now made history with the highest domestic opening weekend for an original film of the decade, surpassing Jordan Peele’s Nope.

It's a great result for an R-rated movie with a reported production budget of $90 million, and analysts believe Sinners will continue to dominate the box office over the next couple of weeks at least. The film will need to pass the $200 million milestone to turn a profit, but this shouldn't prove too difficult.

Sinners released off the back of an excellent marketing campaign and overwhelmingly positive reviews (98% on Rotten Tomatoes), with an A CinemaScore from audiences.

Coogler has now shared an emotional letter thanks audiences for showing up to theaters for the film.