A Minecraft Moviehas passed a major box office milestone that sees it climbing Warner Bros.' all-time domestic chart. The video game adaptation, which was directed by Jared Hess, features a star-studded cast that includes Jason Momoa, Jack Black, Danielle Brooks, and Jennifer Coolidge. TheMinecraft Moviereleasekicked off with a $162.7 million debut that saw it earn the best opening weekend of the year so far (also the best ever for a video game movie), and its gross has quickly climbed past the $700 million milestone worldwide, potentially racing toward $1 billion.
PerDeadline, as of Saturday morning,A Minecraft Movieis projected to earn a 3-day total of $20 million at the domestic box office by the end of its fourth weekend. This brings its cumulative domestic total to $377.2 million. In addition to seeing the movie cross the $375 million domestic milestone, this total will also make it climb another spot up the chart of the best-performing Warner Bros. movies of all time at the domestic box office (as seen onThe Numbers),surpassing the $369.6 million earned by the 2022 DC movieThe Batmanto hit No. 6.
What This Means For A Minecraft Movie
It Has Outgrossed Huge Warner Bros. Hits
By hitting this major domestic milestone, theMinecraft Moviebox officehas already surpassed the totals of major Warner Bros. hits such as 2019’sJoker($335.4 million domestic), 2018’sAquaman($335.1 million), 2017’sIt($323.8 million), 2001’sHarry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone($317.9 million), and 2010’sInception($293.7 million). There is alsoa possibility that it could continue to climb up the chart. Below, see a breakdown of the five Warner Bros. movies that are ahead of it on the domestic chart, three of which are DC superhero movies:
#1
$636.8 million
#2
$536.6 million
#3
$448.1 million
#4
$412.6 million
#5
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II(2011)
$382.1 million
It ultimately seems unlikely thatA Minecraft Moviewill be able to outgross the 2023 smash hitBarbie, which earned more than one-and-a-half times the new movie’s current gross at the domestic box office. However,the video game movie will quite easily break into the Top 5, as it only needs to gross an additional $4.9 million to surpass the finalHarry Pottermovie. How much farther it climbs ultimately depends on how it weathers its upcoming blockbuster competition, which includes major May releases such as Marvel’sThunderbolts*, the live-actionLilo & Stitch, andMission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning.
Our Take On The Minecraft Movie Milestone
It’s Already A Bona Fide Hit
Its place in Warner Bros. history will continue to become greater, but even if it didn’t make a single cent more after its fourth weekend, the video game movie could be considered a sterling success. The reportedbudget ofA Minecraft Movieis a substantial $150 million. However,that price tag most likely gave it a break-even point of $375 million, a total it has already reached at the domestic box office alone. This cements it as a major return on investment in addition to being the second highest-grossing movie of the year so far worldwide.
A Minecraft Movie
Cast
A Minecraft Movie follows four misfits transported into the Overworld, a cubic world of creativity. To return home, they must navigate its challenges while on a magical quest with experienced crafter Steve, learning to master the intricate environment of this imaginative realm.
