'A Minecraft Movie' had a record-shattering weekend at the box office. The film starring Jason Momoa, Jack Black, Danielle Brooks, Emma Myers and Sebastian Eugene Hansen opened to $163 million domestically and $150.7 million overseas for a global start of $313.2 million.
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00:00A Minecraft movie had a record-shattering weekend at the box office.
00:07The film, starring Jason Momoa, Daniel Brooks, Emma Meyers, Sebastian Eugene Hansen, and
00:12Jack Black, opened to $163 million domestically and $150.7 million overseas, for a global
00:20start of $313.2 million.
00:32The film came in at tens of millions ahead of expectations to score the top start ever
00:37for a video game adaptation, besting the $146.4 million three-day launch of Universal Pictures'
00:43The Super Mario Bros. movie in 2023.
00:46It's worth noting that film opened on a Wednesday and brought in $204 million through Sunday.
00:51A Minecraft movie easily boasts the top start of 2025 to date and is the biggest domestic
00:56launch since Deadpool and Wolverine in July 2024, which opened to $211 million.
01:02Just as noteworthy, the film came in ahead of Barbie's $162 million to mark Warner Bros.'
01:07biggest domestic opening since 2016 when Batman v Superman debuted to $166 million.
01:14The star-studded, high-wattage ensemble film couldn't have come at a better time, as the
01:182025 box office has seen its fortunes fall off dramatically in recent weeks.
01:23The movie, based on the best-selling video game of all time of the same name, centers
01:26around four misfits who are suddenly pulled through a mysterious portal into a bizarre
01:30cubic wonderland that thrives on imagination.
01:33To get back home, they must master their new reality's quirks while embarking on a quest
01:38with an unexpected expert crafter, as Black steps into the shoes of the iconic character,
01:43Steve.
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