Ryan Coogler said his multifaceted deal with Warner Bros., that gives him complete ownership over his hit action-horror film "Sinners," is not a new concept in Hollywood, nor is he the first filmmaker to make such a request.

Ryan Coogler's new movie "Sinners" has garnered at least $71 million in box office revenue since its April 18 theatrical release — but it's the deal he inked with Warner Bros. to make the movie that's significant for a film director who was deep in debt roughly a decade ago.