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A Minecraft Movie dominates the U.S. Box office, breaking records and earning $168.2 million domestically.
The film's second weekend saw a $80.6 million gross in North America and $79.6 million overseas.
While the movie has surpassed box office records, it may struggle to reach the coveted $1 billion mark.

Two weekends in, A Minecraft Movie remains the top dog at the U.S. Box office, beating yet another Sonic record and eyeing a strong finish. Unfortunately, the blue blur couldn't catch a break — but let’s face it, once Chicken Jockey and the gang rolled in, it was game over.

Warner Bros.' Big Minecraft bet has paid off in spectacular fashion . The live-action adaptation shattered expectations with a record-breaking $168.2 million domestic debut, proving that the game’s massive fanbase is more than ready to show up when called upon. Globally, the film soared to $313 million, making it not only Warner Bros.’ Biggest post-pandemic opening but also its third-largest debut of all time. A Minecraft Movie is also the second-highest opening for a video game adaptation, just behind The Super Mario Bros. Movie’s $377 million launch. Based on the best-selling video game in history, Minecraft—originally released in May 2009—has amassed 170 million monthly active players.

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Per updated figures from Box Office Mojo and industry analyst Luiz Fernando on X, A Minecraft Movie raked in $80.6 million in its second weekend across North American screens — a respectable -50% drop from last weekend. That figure ranks as the second-biggest second weekend for a video game adaptation, the 16th-largest second weekend in history, and the fifth-highest for any April release. On the latter, only Avengers: Endgame ($147.4 million), Avengers: Infinity War ($114.8 million), and The Super Mario Bros Movie ($92.3 million) posted bigger numbers.

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Internationally, the performance was just as impressive. A Minecraft Movie’s second weekend in overseas markets produced $79.6 million on a healthy -47% dip. With this — and just days after outpacing the entire box office run of Sonic the Hedgehog 2 — A Minecraft Movie has cruised past a box office record, which, until yesterday, was previously held by Sonic the Hedgehog 3. As of this writing, the global haul stands at $550 million ($218 million domestic and $296.6 million international), well above the $491.6 million of Sonic the Hedgehog 3 and ousting the Paramount movie as the second-highest-grossing game adaptation ever globally.

The job isn’t finished for A Minecraft Movie, though. $550 million is still a long way from the $1.363 billion of genre leader The Super Mario Bros. Movie. Worse, if current industry forecasts prove accurate, the movie may struggle to cross the coveted $1 billion threshold. For a film that opened bigger than or on par with billion-dollar tentpoles like Barbie, Top Gun: Maverick, Inside Out 2, Captain Marvel, and even The Super Mario Bros. Movie, coming short of a billion would be the biggest “how?” In Hollywood in recent memory.

Of course, context matters. Box office showdowns are a marathon, not a sprint; thus, longevity (“legs”) is a movie’s greatest asset. A Minecraft Movie will need every bit of staying power with the MCU’s upcoming Thunderbolts* expected to thunder the domestic market with $70 million on May 2. Surely, a movie about a game with a player base of 160 million monthly gamers has the support to hold the line to $1 billion?

A Minecraft Movie is currently playing in theaters worldwide.

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Release Date: April 4, 2025
Runtime: 101 minutes
Director: Jared Hess
Writers: Chris Galletta, Gavin James, Chris Bowman, Neil Widener, Hubbel Palmer
Producers: Jason Momoa, Jill Messick, Mary Parent, Roy Lee, Cale Boyter, Jon Berg, Vu Bui