Despite a lukewarm response from critics,’ A Minecraft Movie starring Jack Black and Jason Momoa crafted $157 million at the domestic box office in its opening weekend after analysts predicted an $80 million haul. That’s the best debut ever for a video game adaptation and any movie released in 2025. The film industry needed the stunning success, as North American box-office revenue was down 11% over the first three months of this year compared to last year, with big-budget movies Snow White and Mickey 17 flopping, along with other smaller productions.
A Minecraft Movie easily boasts the top start of 2025 to date and, just as noteworthy, is the biggest domestic launch since Deadpool & Wolverine in July 2024 ($211 million). Saturday’s gross of $60 million is the biggest in the history of Warners, not adjusted for inflation. Legendary put up 25 percent of the $150 million production budget (that doesn’t include marketing costs).
Minecraft is the the best-selling video game of all time, with over 300 million copies sold an an estimated 174 million active monthly players in 2024 (Microsoft bought Mojang in 2014).
The top 12 movies of the weekend, as of Sunday, April 6, are as follows:
| # | Title | Distributor Name | Weekend Total | # of Locs | Loc Avg | Cume Total | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minecraft Movie, A | Warner Bros. | $157,000,000 | 4,263 | $36,829 | $157,000,000 | |
| 2 | Working Man, A | Amazon MGM Studios | $7,276,905 | 3,262 | $2,231 | $27,817,000 | -53.08% |
| 3 | Chosen: Last Supper (Season 5) Part 2, The | Fathom Entertainment | $7,018,657 | 2,313 | $3,034 | $7,018,657 | |
| 4 | Disney’s Snow White | Disney | $6,087,000 | 3,750 | $1,623 | $77,462,470 | -58% |
| 5 | Woman in the Yard, The | Universal | $4,500,000 | 2,845 | $1,582 | $16,667,000 | -52.10% |
| 6 | Death of a Unicorn | A24 | $2,696,929 | 2,995 | $900 | $10,783,272 | -52% |
| 7 | Chosen: Last Supper (Season 5) Part 1, The | Fathom Entertainment | $1,872,388 | 1,592 | $1,176 | $18,555,175 | -85% |
| 8 | Hell of a Summer | Neon Rated | $1,750,000 | 1,255 | $1,394 | $1,750,000 | |
| 9 | Friend, The | Bleecker Street | $1,617,415 | 1,237 | $1,308 | $1,696,365 | 2291.60% |
| 10 | Captain America: Brave New World | Disney | $1,393,000 | 1,750 | $796 | $199,120,479 | -52% |
| 11 | Black Bag | Focus Features | $950,000 | 811 | $1,171 | $20,657,000 | -57% |
| 12 | Mickey 17 | Warner Bros. | $765,000 | 643 | $1,190 | $45,208,000 | -60% |
