According to reports, A Minecraft movie had a $150 million budget, which it will easily recoup following a great first weekend. To break even, a Minecraft movie needs to earn roughly $375 million, which it is already doing quite nicely. A Minecraft movie is already the third highest-grossing movie of 2025 after just one weekend of release. At the moment, it lags only behind Ne Zha 2 ($1.898 billion) and Captain America: Brave New World ($410.4 million). It will easily outperform the latest Captain America movie, but it will be harder to top Ne Zha 2.
Social media & Minecraft's Massive Fanbase Helped A Minecraft movie Obliterate The Box Office
The amount of money that A Minecraft movie grossed throughout its first weekend of release was surprisingly higher than anticipated. Since box office forecasts are usually rather accurate, it is necessary to look at A Minecraft Movie's surprising and remarkable performance. Unquestionably, the film features an all-star cast and is based on a hugely popular computer game. A Minecraft movie was only expected to earn roughly $60 million on its first weekend of release, though, in spite of these reasons.
The social media responses that would go viral during the first weekend of A Minecraft movie were not taken into account in this projection. Many fans shared videos of themselves responding to parts in A Minecraft movie on social media over the weekend. Two scenes in particular that have caused riotous reactions in theaters are Jack Black claiming to be Steve and introducing the chicken jockey. Videos of viewers getting up, reciting these scenes, and cheering in theaters have been shared by a number of admirers.
As a result, it's probable that more people watched A Minecraft movie over its opening weekend as a result of these viral sequences and theatrical reactions.
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