Online game variations to different types of media do not all the time go proper. However it appears the newest try has gone fairly properly for its creators, as A Minecraft Film has simply had a record-setting opening weekend, bringing in essentially the most cash ever for a field workplace opening for a videogame adaptation.

The newest report through Deadline says that Warner Bros. and manufacturing firms are confirming the film to have earned $157 million within the US alone through the opening weekend. That handily beat The Tremendous Mario Bros. Film’s personal $146.3 million opening document from 2023, which took the crown from Sonic the Hedgehog 2 ($141 million).

A Minecraft Film blows up even additional when ticket gross sales exterior the US, the place it managed to earn $144 million through the opening weekend globally. The full places the film at $301 million earned already, making it the highest opener of 2025 within the US and plenty of different areas. Estimates concerning the movie’s earnings had solely put it at $80 million even within the highest projections.

“We’re completely overjoyed A Minecraft Film has been so warmly obtained by audiences around the globe,” mentioned Warner Bros. Movement Image chiefs Mike De Luca and Pam Abdy in a press release, occurring to thank the director, Mojang, Legendary, Vertigo, in addition to the forged, and different concerned groups for making the film a “must-see occasion for moviegoers of all ages.”

Directed by Jared Hess, the fantasy film set within the Minecraft universe of Microsoft studio Mojang options stars like Jack Black (Steve), Jason Momoa, Emma Myers, Sebastian Hansen, Danielle Brooks, and Jennifer Coolidge. A Minecraft Film’s story follows the story of 4 people who’ve been pulled into the block-based universe, the place they need to observe the “professional crafter” Steve to outlive and thrive.