Updated Apr 8, 2025 - Business
"A Minecraft Movie" awakens sleepy box office
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"A Minecraft Movie" set records over the weekend with the biggest box office debut for any video game adaptation in history.
Why it matters: The film's success took analysts by surprise.
- Box office experts predicted the Jack Black fantasy comedy would bring in $90 million on the high end.
- Instead, it raked in a whopping $163 million in its domestic box office debut, marking the biggest box office weekend opener by far this year.
- The film brought in $313 million in sales internationally, per Comscore, helping to offset production costs of $150 million.
The big picture: Family-friendly entertainment has come to dominate the box office, as more families see movie theater trips as a cheaper alternative to weekend getaways.
- Last year, PG-rated films made up roughly one-third of ticket sales at the domestic box office, the highest percentage since 1995.
What to watch: Video game adaptions have become more popular with the rise of family entertainment on the big screen.
- "A Minecraft Movie" broke the domestic opening weekend record for game adaptations, which was previously held by the 2023 opening of "The Super Mario Bros. Movie."
Editor's Note: The chart has been updated from the preliminary reading for "A Minecraft Movie."
