A Minecraft Moviecontinued to “Notch” out its utter dominance at thebox officeen route to repeating as the No. 1 film for the second weekend in a row.Jason Momoaand Jack Black’s team-up in the adaptation of the immensely popular video game franchise faced off against several newcomers over the second weekend of April, but none of those movie titles put up any real threat of dethroning director Jared Hess' family-friendly fantasy adventure.
No. 1A Minecraft Moviebrought in an estimated $80.6 million to not only reign supreme over the weekend, but the Momoa and Black-led flick also continued its worldwide dominance by increasing its global total to $550.6 million. The film’s overwhelming financial success has helpedMinecraftnot only recoup its $150 million production budget and turn a profit for Warner Bros. Pictures, but it also aided the adventure in climbing the worldwide box office chart for video game adaptations. Check out the rankings andA Minecraft Movie’sposition should the weekend estimates hold below:
Highest-Grossing Video Game Adaptations at the Worldwide Box Office
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Many critics continue to bashA Minecraft Movie(46% Tomatometer) in their scathing reviews posted to Rotten Tomatoes. However, the fans (87% Popcornmeter) can’t seem to get enough of the big-screen video game adaptation, even withthe controversy over the “Chicken Jockey” sceneand its troubling effect on some younger theater audiences plaguing auditoriums across the country. Despite those distractions, though, the theater-going public still gaveMinecrafta “B+” CinemaScore. Unfortunately, with Momoa and Black’s big-screen flick flourishing financially, there simply wasn’t an opportunity for the weekend’s new titles to even remotely challenge the No. 1 film for the top spot at the box office.
Four New Releases Crack the Top 5 at the Weekend Box Office
A handful of new movies debuted in the Top 5 over the weekend and fell in line behind theback-to-back box office champ,A Minecraft Movie,which is also 2025’s highest-grossing film to date. It’s also worth noting that it only tookMinecraft10 days to make over $550 million globally, while poorCaptain America: Brave New Worldis still stuck at $413.5 million after having played in theaters for two months!
Director Jang Seong-Ho’s faith-based animated adventure,King of Kings,checked in at No. 2 during its opening en route to making $19.1 million domestically. No. 3The Amateurmarked the return of Academy Award-winner (Best Actor,Bohemian Rhapsody) Rami Malek to the big screen, and his new action-packed spy film brought home $15 million.
A24’sWarfarechecked in at No. 4 with $8.3 million, while the Meghann Fahy and Brandon Sklenar-led thrillerDroprounded out the Top 5 with $7.5 million against its rather modest $11 million production budget. Meanwhile, another newcomer just missed out on cracking the Top 5, butThe Chosen: Last Supper Season 5 — Part 3’s$5.8 million helped the theatrical event land the No. 6 spot. The weekend’s best per-theater average ($20,032) went to Watermelon Pictures’The Teacher,which opened in limited release (1 cinema).
A Minecraft Moviewill be challenged for the No. 1 spot next weekend when Michael B. Jordan and Ryan Coogler’s highly praised vampire collaborationSinnersjoinsthe 2025 box officeon April 18, alongside two other new titles: the animatedSneaksandThe Wedding Banquet.Keira Knightley and Matthew Macfadyen’sPride & Prejudice(2005) also returns to cinemas that weekend to celebrate its 20th anniversary, while another beloved movie from 2005 will drop in cinemas the week after. Beginning on April 24,Star Wars: Episode III — Revenge of the Sithwill offer fans of that galaxy far, far away the opportunity to witness the tragedy of Darth Vader play out on the big screen again.
Sources:The Numbers,Rotten Tomatoes
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