“A Minecraft movie”: box office record as the largest 2025 premiere and more than USD 300 million in its debut
The film industry of Hollywood This weekend obtained a significant impulse with the premiere of “A Minecraft movie”which far exceeded collection forecasts and marked the best debut of the year in cinemas. According to study estimates published on Sunday by The Associated Press (AP)the film raised 157 million dollars In their first days in rooms of United States and Canadawhile in the international market he added others 144 millionwhich raises its world premiere to 301 million dollars.
The performance of “A Minecraft movie” Not only represents the greatest opening of 2025, but also He beat the historical record for a film adaptation of a video gamewhich until now held “Super Mario Bros. the film” with 146 million dollars. The initial projections for the weekend suggested that the tape could reach 80 million, but ended up doubling that figure.
The premiere occurs in a context of Cumulative Deficitthat before the weekend it was located in a 13% below of the same period of 2024. After the debut of “Minecraft”, the difference has been reduced to 5%which has generated positive expectations for the high season of summer premieres, which formally starts the first weekend of May.
The film, directed by Jared HESSknown for his work in “Napoleon Dynamite”, was produced jointly by Legendary entertainment and Warner Bros. With an estimated budget of 150 million dollarsnot counting promotion and marketing costs. The cast is headed by Jack Black and Jason Momoanext to Danielle Brooks, Emma Myers and Sebastian Eugene Hansen.
The story follows a group of characters that are transported to the fictional universe of Overworldwhere they must undertake a dangerous adventure to return home. Although the video game on which it is based does not have a traditional narrative, the appeal of its 200 million monthly active players It was key to filling the rooms during the premiere.
Although the critical reception was mixed, the audience data were more encouraging. The film obtained a B+ rating in Cinemascore and 5 stars In the output surveys of Postrak. The demographic profile revealed that 62% of the public were men and? 64% were less than 25 years old. Warner Bros. deployed a mass launch strategy, with the film projecting in 4,263 rooms in the United States and Canadaand in 36,000 screens internationally.
The senior media analyst in Comscore, Paul Dergarabedianhe pointed out that the success of the film reveals a change in the behavior of the young public: “We thought that this was an audience that would migrate to small screens, but this shows that young people still enjoy going to the movies. It was a film event that could not be lost,” he said ABC News.
The premiere also reinforces a growth trend in the profitability of video game adaptations. Productions such as “Super Mario Bros. The film”, the “Sonic” saga and “Five Nights at Freddy’s” have marked a transformation into a genre that historically had irregular results at the box office. “Video games used to be a category with very variable results, but now the code has been deciphered,” Dergarabedian added.
In the rest of the box office scene, the second place went to “A Working Man”starring Jason Stathamwhich raised 7.3 million dollars In his second weekend. In third place was the episodic series “The Chosen: Last Supper – Part 2”which includes episodes three to five from the series, with 6.7 million. His third and last installment will reach theaters next April 11.
“Snow White”in his third week, he ranked fourth with 6.1 million collected, and their accumulated total already amounts to more than 168 million dollars globally. The film, together with “Mickey 17”, has been considered one of the disappointments of the year for the industry.
