A Minecraft Movie is continuing its impressive run at the box office. In the last month, the latest video game adaptation has become a huge success story for Warner Bros., even leading to a deep analysis of its box office win. Despite early qualms about the movie’s quality following the trailer’s release, A Minecraft Movie became an instant sensation due to many viral moments, including the famous “Chicken Jockey!” This led to the movie trending all over social media as audiences were delivering the iconic lines, throwing popcorn at the screen, and even bringing live chickens for the aesthetic.
Even though the video game adaptation has lost its leading position in the box office charts, A Minecraft Movie is a major win for Warner Bros. studio. This is following a series of box office misfires like Mickey 17, which is expected to lose the studio some money. However, the studio is now on a better track, as Ryan Coogler’s Sinners has been gaining lots of momentum due to its near-universal acclaim. With Sinners and A Minecraft Movie dominating the box office charts, this has put Warner Bros. at the top of the world. Now, the video game adaptation is seeing even more success with the latest milestone.
A Minecraft Movie Has Now Climbed Into The Studio’s Top 10 Highest-Grossing Charts At The Domestic Box Office

The Video Game Adaptation Has Just Reached $355M At The Domestic Box Office

With A Minecraft Movie led by a cast of Jack Black, Jason Momoa, and Emma Myers, it has easily become the most talked-about film due to its record-breaking box office. During its opening weekend, the film broke the Super Mario Bros. Movie record for the best opening weekend for a video game adaptation with a massive $163 million at the domestic box office. However, in terms of all-time box office, it’s still trailing the Nintendo movie adaptation. Nevertheless, A Minecraft Movie is already one of the most profitable movies of 2025, with the box office still not slowing down after nearly a month in theaters.

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According to The Numbers, A Minecraft Movie has now crossed the $355 million mark, with that number expected to go up into its fourth weekend in theaters. However, it’s also worth noting that the video game adaptation has been climbing the highest-grossing charts for Warner Bros. domestically, currently ranking at the seventh position. On the other hand, the movie currently has a $727 million global box office.
Our Take On The Latest Milestone For A Minecraft Movie

Is $1B Possible At This Point?

There is no denying that A Minecraft Movie has become a major success story and a much-needed win for Warner Bros. It’s already the highest-grossing Hollywood movie of the year and second overall to the Chinese film, Ne Zhe 2. While initially there wasn’t much confidence that the adaptation would reach one billion due to new releases, it’s now looking like that milestone is very feasible due to the growing rate at the box office. While the chances of it happening are the big question mark, everyone will surely be keeping an eye.
Source: The Numbers

A Minecraft Movie

4/10

Release Date

April 4, 2025

Runtime

101 minutes

Director

Jared Hess

Writers

Chris Galletta, Gavin James, Hubbel Palmer, Neil Widener, Allison Schroeder, Chris Bowman

Producers

Jason Momoa, Jill Messick, Mary Parent, Roy Lee, Todd Hallowell, Cale Boyter, Jon Berg, Jon Spaihts, Brian Andrew Mendoza, Vu Bui, Lydia Winters