‘Sinners' Is A Hit At The Box Office — And Now The Music Follows Suit

Forbes

29-04-2025

Sinners spawns two albums that chart in the U.K., with the soundtrack outperforming the score across ... More multiple Official Charts rankings. US actor Hailee Steinfeld poses on the red carpet upon arrival for the European Premiere of "Sinners" at Cineworld Leicester Square, central London, on April 14, 2025. (Photo by Adrian Dennis / AFP) (Photo by ADRIAN DENNIS/AFP via Getty Images)
In a relatively short span of time, Sinners has become one of the highest-grossing films of 2025. The Ryan Coogler-directed, Michael B. Jordan-starring picture is already the fifth highest-grossing film of the year globally, according to Box Office Mojo, bringing in more than $161 million to date. Now that the spooky action flick is out in theaters everywhere, the music from the project, which plays a central role in the plot, has also become successful on its own in the United Kingdom – and not just in one form.
Sinners has spawned not one, but two full-length albums. There's the score, which is largely made up of instrumental compositions — standard for a movie soundtrack — but which also features a number of vocal performances. Several of the film's actors lend their voices to blues and traditional folk songs that are built into the story.
In addition to the score, a proper soundtrack has also been released. While there's some crossover between the two projects, the soundtrack leans even further into an inspired-by vibe, bringing together tracks from musicians like Rod Wave, Brittany Howard, and Don Toliver.
Between the two releases, the Sinners soundtrack emerges as the bigger winner in the U.K. This frame, the full-length appears on three charts and manages to lift higher than the score.
The Sinners soundtrack opens highest on the Official Soundtrack Albums chart, where it launches inside the top 10 at No. 9 At the same time, the collection, which blends blues, Irish folk tunes, instrumental tracks, and even a bit of hip-hop, starts at No. 16 on the Official Album Downloads tally and at No. 26 on the Official Compilations list.
The Sinners score also finds its way onto a handful of tallies across the Atlantic, as both musical companions to the film are resonating. The mostly instrumental project kicks off its time at No. 37 on the Official Soundtrack Albums chart, joining the actual soundtrack inside the top 40. Over on the Official Album Downloads tally, it debuts at No. 51.
While the Sinners soundtrack is officially credited to various artists — a typical move for this kind of inspired-by collection — the score is attributed specifically to Ludwig Göransson. The Emmy, Grammy and Oscar-winning composer is back on the tally under his own name with the release of the Sinners score. Göransson has now placed six projects on the Official Album Downloads chart and eight on the Official Soundtrack Albums roster. That total, of course, doesn't account for projects like the Sinners soundtrack, where his contributions are part of a larger, multi-artist effort.