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Sinners is a box office hit, and its soundtrack tops Billboard’s Blues Albums chart while a song from the film breaks into the World Digital Song Sales top three.

Ryan Coogler’s Sinners has already proven itself a box-office killer — its second weekend made $45 million domestically, just 6 percent lower than its $48 million opening weekend. The film’s worldwide gross is officially at $161 million.