Minecraft still a box‑office anchor

A Minecraft Movie finished its theatrical run at about $960.4 million worldwide, giving Hollywood another video game hit just below the billion-dollar line. (boxofficemojo.com) Box Office Mojo lists $424.1 million from the United States and Canada and $536.3 million overseas, for a worldwide total of $960,387,780. The Numbers reports the same total and pegs the production budget at $150 million. (boxofficemojo.com) (the-numbers.com) The film opened on April 4, 2025, with $162.8 million domestically and reached 4,289 theaters at its widest release. Deadline reported a $301 million global opening weekend, including $144.1 million from international markets. (boxofficemojo.com) (deadline.com) The near-billion-dollar finish has become part of the movie theater recovery story in 2026. The Los Angeles Times reported on April 13, 2026, that exhibitors were citing recent hits including Minecraft as evidence that audiences will still turn out for event movies. (latimes.com) Studios are also reading Minecraft as proof that game adaptations can travel globally when the source material is already a mass-market brand. Minecraft remains the best-selling video game ever, with Guinness World Records listing more than 350 million units sold as of April 2025. (guinnessworldrecords.com) That scale helps explain why the movie landed near the top of the game-adaptation chart without crossing $1 billion. The Super Mario Bros. Movie remains the category leader at about $1.36 billion worldwide, while Minecraft has settled in behind it. (boxofficemojo.com) (guinnessworldrecords.com) (boxofficemojo.com) The audience split also tells part of the story. ScreenRant cited Rotten Tomatoes scores of 48 percent from critics and 84 percent from audiences in a January 13, 2026 report on the film’s streaming performance after theaters. (screenrant.com) Warner Bros. and Legendary have already moved to extend the franchise. Variety and The Hollywood Reporter reported in October 2025 that a sequel was set for July 23, 2027, with Jared Hess returning to direct. (variety.com) (hollywoodreporter.com) For studios weighing the next wave of adaptations, Minecraft’s result is concrete: a 100-minute PG film based on a 15-year-old game turned a $150 million production into a $960 million global box office run. (the-numbers.com)