BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - Warner Bros. latest outing in theaters nearly doubled its expected opening weekend earnings.
“A Minecraft Movie,” starring Jack Black and Jason Mamoa, raked in an astonishing $157 million in the U.S. and Canada during its first few days in theaters, according to the Associated Press. It’s looking at an additional $144 million internationally.
It was projected that the movie might hit $80 million.
The movie, based on 2011’s Minecraft video game, set the record for the biggest opening weekend of a video game adaptation, outdoing the $146 million earned by “The Super Mario Bros. Movie” in 2023.
“A Minecraft Movie,” directed by Jared Hess, currently has a 47% positive review rating by critics on RottenTomatoes.com while audiences are scoring the film much higher at 86%.
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“A Minecraft Movie” synopsis
Welcome to the world of Minecraft, where creativity doesn’t just help you craft, it’s essential to one’s survival! Four misfits--Garrett “The Garbage Man” Garrison (Jason Momoa), Henry (Sebastian Eugene Hansen), Natalie (Emma Myers) and Dawn (Danielle Brooks)--find themselves struggling with ordinary problems when they are suddenly pulled through a mysterious portal into the Overworld: a bizarre, cubic wonderland that thrives on imagination. To get back home, they’ll have to master this world (and protect it from evil things like Piglins and Zombies, too) while embarking on a magical quest with an unexpected, expert crafter, Steve (Jack Black). Together, their adventure will challenge all five to be bold and to reconnect with the qualities that make each of them uniquely creative... the very skills they need to thrive back in the real world.
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“A Minecraft Movie” is now in theaters.
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