India, April 27 -- Ryan Coogler's new film, Sinners, has taken the box office by storm. The R-rated horror film has minted over $100 million worldwide in just over a week and is still going strong. The film has firmly solidified Coogler's position as one of Hollywood's foremost new-age black filmmakers. But more than the box office receipts, what has earned Hollywood's attention is Coogler's unusual deal for the film with the studio, which has set him up for life. (Also read: Is Sinners based on a true story? How the movie is dominating the box office)

Starring Michael B Jordan, Hailee Steinfeld, and Miles Caton, Sinners is a horror film that blends racial segregation in Jim Crow America with elements of vampire lore. The film, made on a...