Minecraft movie nears $961M
Several box-office reports now place A Minecraft Movie at roughly $960–$961 million worldwide, making it one of the highest-grossing video-game adaptations in recent memory ( ). The Los Angeles Times notes the film’s run helped theaters recover momentum after a weak first quarter and is shaping studios’ willingness to greenlight more game-based theatrical projects (latimes.com).
A Minecraft Movie is closing in on $961 million worldwide, putting Warner Bros.’ video-game adaptation just short of the $1 billion mark. (boxofficemojo.com) Box Office Mojo lists the film at $424.1 million domestic, $536.3 million international, and $960.4 million worldwide. Warner Bros. released the Jared Hess-directed movie in the United States on April 4, 2025. (boxofficemojo.com; warnerbros.com) The film opened to $162.8 million in North America and $313.2 million worldwide, setting a new high-water mark for a video-game movie debut. The cast included Jason Momoa, Jack Black, Emma Myers, Danielle Brooks, and Sebastian Hansen. (boxofficemojo.com; hollywoodreporter.com; warnerbros.com) By April 13, 2026, GameSpot’s all-time video-game box-office roundup placed A Minecraft Movie at more than $950 million worldwide and behind only The Super Mario Bros. Movie in the category. That ranking puts Minecraft ahead of Sonic the Hedgehog 3 and Detective Pikachu on current charts compiled from Box Office Mojo data. (gamespot.com; boxofficemojo.com) The run landed after a weak start to 2025 for theaters. The Los Angeles Times reported on April 13, 2026, that hits including Minecraft helped exhibitors regain momentum and made studios more willing to pursue more game-based theatrical releases. (latimes.com) The Associated Press reported from CinemaCon on April 14, 2026, that theater traffic is up this year even though box-office revenue still trails pre-pandemic levels by about 20%. That leaves franchise films with proven audiences carrying more weight for exhibitors and studios. (apnews.com) Minecraft also held up after theaters began adding “Chicken Jockey” screenings tied to audience meme culture around the film. Forbes reported that the movie finished its theatrical run on July 2, 2025, with $423.9 million domestic and $955.1 million worldwide, while later Box Office Mojo updates pushed the total to about $960.4 million. (forbes.com; boxofficemojo.com) Critics were mixed even as audiences kept buying tickets. Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic both list the film as a divided critical release, while Warner Bros. billed it as the first live-action big-screen adaptation of Minecraft, the best-selling video game of all time. (rottentomatoes.com; metacritic.com; warnerbros.com) For now, the headline number is simple: a movie adapted from a block-building game has earned about $960 million in theaters, and the industry is treating that total as a signal to keep digging in the same genre. (boxofficemojo.com; latimes.com)
