‘Twilight’ Meets ‘Goodfellas’ in the Vampire Super-Hit Taking Over HBO Max

As the race for the 2027 Academy Awards continues to gather momentum, much of the talk surrounds a particularly tight Best Actor competition. Andrew Scott, for his stunning turn in the devastating drama Elsinore, and John Malkovich, for his arguably career-best work in Martin McDonagh's Wild Horse Nine, are the favorites to leave the ceremony with the Golden Statue, but plenty of other names are also in the running.

This includes Matt Damon, who is sure to be one of many nominations from Christopher Nolan's epic adaptation of Homer's The Odyssey; Robert Pattinson, who is predicted to pick up a nomination for his lead role in Primetime; Sebastian Stan, who led the way in the Palme d'Or winner, Fjord; and Tom Cruise, who defied the movie's poor critical reception by earning acclaim for his lead role in Digger. As the battle to become the next Best Actor continues, the winner of the award at this year's ceremony is back among the streaming elite.

At the time of writing, Sinners is one of the most-watched movies on HBO Max in the U.S., a list topped by a 2027 Oscars contender, The Invite. Sinners won a total of four awards at the 98th ceremony, with Autumn Durald Arkapaw winning Best Cinematography, Coggler winning Best Original Screenplay, and Ludwig Göransson, unsurprisingly, winning Best Original Score. Thanks to a PR nightmare from Timothée Chalamet, Jordan defied the odds and took home Best Actor in a win celebrated and appreciated worldwide. A twisted horror crime thriller combination of Twilight and Goodfellas, Sinners follows Jordan as two twin brothers who move back to their hometwon to open a juke joint, only to receive a not-so-friendly visit from a charismatic vampire.

Was 'Sinners' a Box Office Hit?

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So Sinners was one of the most critically successful movies of last year, but could it replicate its triumph at the box office? The answer is yes, with the beloved vampire film turning a reported budget of $90 million into a global haul of $369 million, split between $280 million in domestic revenue and a further $89 million from overseas markets. This was enough for Sinners to be one of the 20 highest-grossing movies of 2025 worldwide, as well as becoming the highest-grossing original film of the decade in North America.