NEW YORK (AP) — After simply two weeks in theaters, “A Minecraft Movie” is already the best grossing Hollywood launch of 2025.
The Warner Bros. videogame adaptation adopted up its blockbuster opening with a second weekend of $80.6 million in ticket gross sales, in line with studio estimates Sunday. Worldwide, it’s rapidly surpassed $550 million.
After doubling expectations in its $300 million international debut, “A Minecraft Movie” continued to attract audiences in contrast to anything this 12 months. The movie, directed by Jared Hess and starring Jack Black and Jason Momoa, slid 50% in its second go-around in U.S. and Canadian theaters — a powerful maintain after such a giant debut.
Although critics slammed the film (46% “fresh” on Rotten Tomatoes) and viewers scores have been merely good (a “B+” CinemaScore), “A Minecraft Movie” latched on with moviegoers who’ve more and more turned out in droves for big-budget videogame diversifications.
“A Minecraft Movie,” a $150 million co-production of Warner Bros. and Legendary Leisure, has helped -– no less than for now -– reinvigorate theaters after a dismal begin to the 12 months. General ticket gross sales have been double that of the identical weekend in 2024, in line with Comscore. Earlier than “A Minecraft,” field workplace revenues trailed final 12 months’s by 11%, however have now nearly pulled even. (2025 grosses nonetheless path 2019’s by 31%, in line with Comscore.)
Not one of the weekend’s new releases — Angel Studios’ “The King of Kings,” the Walt Disney Co.’s “The Amateur,” Common Photos’ “Drop” or A24’s “Warfare” — got here near difficult “Minecraft,” however a number of movies outperformed expectations.
“The King of Kings,” an animated story of Jesus’ life geared toward Christian audiences, got here in second with $19.1 million in 3,200 theaters. The movie, loosely primarily based on a kids’s guide by Charles Dickens, features a starry voice solid led by Oscar Isaac, Kenneth Branagh and Uma Thurman.
With an enviable “A+” CinemaScore from audiences, “The King of Kings” is posed to capitalize within the coming week earlier than Easter. Half three of Fathom Leisure’s TV collection, “The Chosen: Final Supper,” additionally seemed to attraction to Christian audiences. It launched with $6.2 million from 2,296 cinemas.
“The Amateur,” a twentieth Century manufacturing starring Rami Malek as a CIA cryptographer looking down his spouse’s killers, debuted with $15 million domestically, plus one other $17.2 million abroad. Critics deemed the revenge thriller a clumsy star automobile for Malek, who additionally produced. “The Amateur” value $60 million to make.
“Warfare,” director Alex Garland’s follow-up to 2024’s “Civil War,” opened with $8.3 million in ticket gross sales from 2,670 theaters. Garland co-wrote and co-directed the A24 launch with Iraq Battle veteran Ray Mendoza, who primarily based the movie on 2006 mission he and his fellow Navy SEALs undertook through the battle. “Warfare,” which value about $20 million to make, was lauded by critics as an uncommonly real looking portrait of fight.
“Drop,” the newest thriller from Blumhouse Productions, debuted with $7.5 million from 3,085 theaters. Christopher Landon’s movie stars Meghann Fahy (“The White Lotus”) as a single-mom widow on a primary date (Brandon Sklenar) who’s being terrorized by an unknown individual by messages to her cellphone. “Drop,” which premiered at SXSW, value lower than $10 million to supply.
High 10 motion pictures by home field workplace
With ultimate home figures being launched Monday, this record components within the estimated ticket gross sales for Friday via Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, in line with Comscore:
1. “A Minecraft Movie,” $80.6 million.
2. “The King of Kings,” $19.1 million.
3. “The Amateur,” $15 million.
4. “Warfare,” $8.3 million.
5. “Drop,” $7.5 million.
6. “The Chosen: Final Supper (Half 3),” $6 million.
7. “A Working Man,” $3.1 million.
8. “Snow White,” $2.8 million.
9. “The Woman in the Yard,” $2.1 million.
10. “The Chosen: Final Supper (Half 2),” $932,106.
