A Minecraft Moviehas hit a staggering box office milestone. The new movie is adapted from the titular video game, following former video game champion Garrett “The Garbage Man” Garrison (Jason Momoa) and a motley crew of mismatched people getting trapped in a mysterious land known as the Overworld, where longtime human resident Steve (Jack Black) shows them the ropes. Thetheatrical release ofA Minecraft Moviekicked off with a record-breaking $162.6 million debut haul that was the best in history for a video game movie.
PerDeadline, on Thursday, the final day beforeA Minecraft Movie’s third weekend kicked off, saw the movie earn an additional $6.5 million at the domestic box office. This brings its domestic total to $303.3 million, meaning thatit has passed the $300 million milestone in North America in the span of just 14 days. It is the first movie of the year to have passed this milestone, and it is the 20th movie to have done so since 2020, joining a roster that includes hits such asBarbie,Oppenheimer,Inside Out 2, andWicked.
What This Means For A Minecraft Movie
It Is On Track To Earn $1 Billion
This result for theMinecraft Moviebox officeis impressive in its own right, but it also reveals thatit’s still on track to become a billion-dollar movie. So far, only one video game movie - 2023’sThe Super Mario Bros. Movie- has ever earned more than $1 billion. WhileMinecraftoutgrossedMario’s $146.4 million opening weekend, it has ultimately fallen behind its 2023 rival, which passed the $300 million milestone on day 11 and eventually grossed $1.361 billion worldwide. However, if the new release stays on its current trajectory, it could still leg out to a total of $1.126 billion.
A Minecraft Moviehas already surpassedSonic the Hedgehog 3to become the second highest-grossing video game movie of all time.
Additionally, it is highly likely that the movie has long since surpassed its break-even point, meaning that it is already in the realm of pure profit. Thebudget ofA Minecraft Movieis reportedly a whopping $150 million, but that totalmost likely places its break-even point around $375 million, a point that it has nearly reached in North America alone. Its worldwide gross has already exceeded $550 million, so the movie is already in very safe financial territory in spite of the fact that it still has many weeks left in its run.
Our Take On The Minecraft Movie Milestone
It Is Already One Of 2025’s Biggest Hits
In addition to being a showstopper on the scale of video game movies,A Minecraft Movieseems set to be one of the highest-performing domestic movies of the entire year. Even in the strongest of years throughout the 2020s, the maximum number of movies to have made more than $300 million in North America has been eight, in 2022. AlthoughMinecraftcould eventually be surpassed by the likes ofFantastic Four: First Steps,Wicked: For Good, andAvatar: Fire and Ash, it will nevertheless remain in rarefied air.
