They’re really mining that money fast, aren’t they? A Minecraft Movie has officially surpassed $700 million at the worldwide box office, and it’s clear the film is questing to be the highest grossing video game movie of all time — but at this rate, it might just be there by next weekend, its fourth weekend in theaters.
The film, directed by Napoleon Dynamite filmmaker Jared Hess, brought in a cool $41 million at the domestic box office for Easter weekend, grossing $16 million on Friday and $15.8 million on Saturday. The movie had a steep drop off in ticket sales on Sunday, only about $9.5 million, but considering it was a holiday in the United States, that still isn’t too bad despite it being a 40% loss from the previous nights. But all in all, the film continues to excel when it comes to the numbers, according to Box Office Mojo.
At this point, that means A Minecraft Movie has grossed $345 million in the United States and another $375 million internationally — putting the film at about $721 million total gross right now. However, it still has another $279 million or so before it overtakes 2023’s The Super Mario Bros. Movie as the highest grossing video game movie to date. The Illumination production grossed over $1.3 billion during its original theatrical run two years ago, but A Minecraft Movie does have room on the runway to potentially do better. For example, A Minecraft Movie outsold The Super Mario Bros. Movie’s opening weekend — it grossed a whopping $157 million domestically during the April 4th weekend, whereas Super Mario Bros only brought home $146 million during its opening weekend. So really, it’s anyone’s game at this point, and A Minecraft Movie is certainly playing for keeps.
A Minecraft Movie is currently in theaters nationwide, and The Super Mario Bros. Movie is available to stream on Prime.
Lex Briscuso is a film and television critic and a freelance entertainment writer for IGN. You can follow her on Twitter at @nikonamerica.
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