Sinners,” an R-rated original vampire thriller from director Ryan Coogler and star Michael B. Jordan, topped the box office in its opening weekend despite steep competition from “A Minecraft Movie.” Boosted by stellar reviews and Coogler and Jordan’s popularity,

While Ryan Coogler has proven himself with dramas (“Fruitvale Station”), sports movies (“Creed”) and blockbusters (“Black Panther” and “Wakanda Forever”), “Sinners” is the filmmaker’s first horror movie and it is very much a horror movie. So yes, “Sinners” is scary.