Warner Bros.’ new video game-based film, A Minecraft Movie, has shattered records with an impressive $157 million opening weekend at North American theaters, making it the year’s biggest domestic release. The film, which stars Jack Black, Jason Momoa, and Jennifer Coolidge, far exceeded expectations, surpassing the $146 million opening of the 2023 Super Mario Bros. Movie.
The film’s worldwide total reached $301 million, including $144 million in international ticket sales, more than doubling its $150 million production budget. The huge success is attributed to the massive popularity of the Minecraft video game, which has sold over 300 million copies.
Analyst David A. Gross remarked, “The domestic box office has been asleep in 2025, and this is an overdue wakeup,” highlighting the film’s broad cross-generational appeal. While reviews were less than stellar, Gross noted that the movie’s primary audience was moviegoers, not critics.
In second place for the weekend was MGM’s action thriller A Working Man starring Jason Statham, which grossed $7.3 million. The Chosen: Last Supper Part 2, a faith-based film, took third place with $6.7 million.
Disney’s Snow White landed in fourth place with $6.1 million, a disappointing result given its $250 million production cost. In fifth, Universal’s horror film The Woman in the Yard earned $4.5 million.
Rounding out the top 10 were:
- Death of a Unicorn ($2.7 million)
- The Chosen: Last Supper Part 1 ($1.9 million)
- Hell of a Summer ($1.8 million)
- The Friend ($1.6 million)
- Captain America: Brave New World ($1.4 million)