This commitment to a conclusive story has made the film a standout in an era dominated by sequels and IP-driven projects, such as “Spider-Man: No Way Home” ($814M) and “Barbie” ($636M). “Sinners” ranks 25th among the decade’s highest-grossing domestic films, a rare original title amidst a sea of franchises.

The Michael B. Jordan period vampire movie was a smash hit, so sequel talk is inevitable. Before Ryan Coogler’s Sinners was released into the world, he was not thinking of it as the start of a franchise. In an interview published three days prior to the film’s release, the writer and director made that abundantly clear.

Ryan Coogler revealed his original plan was for Sinners to be one-off, X agrees and applauds the fact a sequel is not in the works.