The Minecraft Movie is building more than just digital worlds—it’s stacking up serious success at the box office. The Jason Momoa-led video game adaptation held strong at No. 1 during its second Friday in theaters, grossing $20.5 million according to The Numbers.
Projections suggest the family adventure film will rake in over $80 million across its second weekend, solidifying its place as the highest-grossing movie of 2025 so far at the domestic box office, per Variety.
Record-Breaking Success for a Video Game Movie
The Minecraft Movie has also made cinematic history by achieving the biggest opening weekend for a video game adaptation, surpassing previous titleholder The Super Mario Bros. Movie. This milestone cements Minecraft’s status not just as a gaming icon but as a blockbuster movie franchise in the making.
Top 5 Weekend Box Office Hits
While the Minecraft film continues its box office reign, other new releases are also making waves:
- “The King of Kings” – An animated Christian film about the life of Jesus Christ, earned over $7 million, placing second. Based on Charles Dickens’ The Life of Our Lord, this marks the first theatrical biblical animation since The Prince of Egypt.
- “The Amateur” – A CIA thriller starring Oscar-winner Rami Malek, debuted in third with $6 million in revenue. The plot follows a codebreaker seeking justice after his wife’s death in a terrorist attack.
- “Warfare” – An Iraq war action film centered around Navy SEALs, brought in $3.5 million, landing in fourth place.
- “Drop” – Another thriller, rounded out the top five with over $3.3 million.
