A Minecraft Movie Record Weekend Box Office Numbers
‘A Minecraft Movie’ had an incredible blockbuster weekend, shattering expectations and setting a new record for video game movie adaptations. It grossed an impressive $157 million domestically and $301 million worldwide in its opening weekend, making it the biggest debut ever for a video game-themed film.



To put this in perspective, it surpassed the previous record holder, ‘The Super Mario Bros. Movie,’ which opened with $146.36 million domestically in 2023 (over a three-day weekend, though it launched midweek and earned $204 million through Easter Sunday). ‘A Minecraft Movie’ outperformed it by over $10 million in domestic earnings for the standard three-day frame.

LEGO Minecraft The Deep Dark Battle Set, 21246 Biome Adventure Toy, Ancient City with Warden Figure,...

LEGO Minecraft The Deep Dark Battle Set, 21246 Biome Adventure Toy, Ancient City with Warden Figure,…

  • Minecraft players can experience real-life action in the biome with LEGO Minecraft The Deep Dark Battle building toy, featuring an ancient city
  • Kids can explore the city locations and mine precious resources, including a Minecraft treasure chest with a bone, healing potion and 2 toy snowballs
  • Includes LEGO Minecraft the elven Arbalest knight and the dwarven Netherite knight, plus a large buildable Minecraft warden action figure

Here’s how it stacks up against other notable video game movie openings: The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023): $146.36 million domestic opening (3-day), eventually reaching $1.359 billion worldwide. Five Nights at Freddy’s (2023): $80 million domestic opening, totaling $137.27 million domestically. Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (2022): $72.1 million domestic opening, with a domestic total of $190.87 million.