The period supernatural vampire pic starring Michael B. Jordan opened to a better-than-expected $48 million over Easter weekend to topple fellow Warner Bros.' event pic A Minecraft Movie after the former ruled the roost for two consecutive weekends.

After strong weekday numbers, Ryan Coogler's horror hit "Sinners" is headed for a $35 million-plus second weekend

Sinners grossed $7.1M yesterday, -17% from a $8.6M Tuesday. Through six days, the movie has grossed $71.5M in U.S./Canada.