The upcoming film adaptation of “Minecraft,” known as “A Minecraft Movie,” is triumphantly overcoming initial negative feedback from its teaser trailer and appears to be on course for a successful run at the box office. Derived from the globally acclaimed video game, early projections for “A Minecraft Movie” estimated an opening weekend of approximately $60 million, placing it among the top five highest-grossing movie debuts based on video games. If the early Thursday night screenings are any indication, “A Minecraft Movie ” may surpass these expectations and achieve a higher opening weekend than anticipated.
According to Deadline, the “Minecraft Movie” raked in an impressive $10.5 million during its Thursday night pre-release screenings, surpassing the $10.3 million earned by “Five Nights of Freddy” in 2023 from advanced showings. This makes “The Minecraft Movie” the highest-grossing video game movie for pre-releases, though it’s important to note that “The Super Mario Bros. Movie” did not have pre-releases as it opened on a Wednesday, where it grossed $31 million. The upcoming “Super Mario” sequel is expected to bring in even more at the box office. Regardless, the Thursday preview figures for “Minecraft” are a promising indicator of what’s to come.
The projected opening for “A Minecraft Movie” is estimated to be over $80 million, potentially making it the movie with the highest opening weekend among all Sonic the Hedgehog films. Although it won’t beat the opening weekend of The Super Mario Bros. Movie, it has a strong chance of outperforming Five Nights at Freddy’s $80 million debut and securing the second position on the list of biggest video game movie weekends. Interestingly, this would make it the second-biggest opening weekend of 2025, with Captain America: Brave New World’s $88 million being the only larger figure. Excitingly for fans, the trend of successful video game adaptations is on the rise, moving beyond its rocky and unsuccessful past.
‘A Minecraft Movie’ Is an Unexpected Box Office Hit
As a passionate movie enthusiast, I’ve got to say that the response to “A Minecraft Movie” has been quite divided, with a 48% score on Rotten Tomatoes. However, according to Deadline, audiences seemed to really enjoy it. The PostTrak service, which polled viewers on the film’s opening night, shows that an impressive 65% of kids under 12 gave it a perfect five stars! Plus, 67% of parents who watched it said they’d recommend it, giving it a respectable 4.5 stars. This certainly seems like good news for “A Minecraft Movie”, which is shaping up to be the must-see family film of spring, and unfortunately, not so great for Disney’s “Snow White” as it didn’t manage to capture the spring break audience.
The success of “A Minecraft Movie” at the box office is undeniably a relief for Warner Bros., especially after the consecutive letdowns of “Mickey 17” and “The Alto Knights.” With Ryan Coogler’s acclaimed vampire film, “Sinners,” scheduled for release over Easter weekend and receiving positive feedback from critics, the studio’s prospects appear to be improving. Meanwhile, “Superman” is highly anticipated for 2025, and it seems that a significant portion of the studio’s future hinges on this DC film. Fingers crossed that “A Minecraft Movie’s” box office earnings can alleviate some of the pressure.
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2025-04-04 22:31