‘A Minecraft Movie’ shatters box office expectations
HOLLYWOOD - “A Minecraft Movie” leveled up at the box office, collecting a blockbuster $157 million in its opening weekend. It’s not only the biggest domestic debut of the year but the best in history for a video game adaptation, Variety reported. Thanks to pent-up demand for a family film, broad appeal and goodwill toward the 2011 video game, however, “Minecraft” squashed expectations in the U.S. and abroad. “The film is drawing like a coveted five-quadrant movie, appealing broadly to everyone — younger and older adults, as well as young teens and kids,” says David A. Gross, who runs the FranchiseRe movie consulting firm. Overall box office revenues continue to lag with ticket sales currently 5.3% behind 2024 and 35% behind 2019, according to Comscore, though “Minecraft” helped shrink that gap. As “A Minecraft Movie” dominated at the box office, other films in theaters settled for scraps. In a far away, distant second place, was Jason Statham’s action thriller “A Working Man”. “The Chosen: Last Supper – Part…
7 Apr 00:00 · Inlandnewstoday