"A Minecraft Movie" Hits $550 Million Globally

See - Sada Elbalad

14-04-2025

Yara Sameh
Will 'A Minecraft Movie' become the year's first blockbuster to hit the billion-dollar club?
Well, Warner Bros. and Legendary's PG video game adaptation is certainly on its way to the elusive $1 billion mark as ticket sales soared past $500 million after two weekends of release. So far, 'Minecraft' has generated a massive $550.6 million globally, including $269.6 million at the international box office and $281 million domestically. It's already the highest-grossing film of the year, ahead of Disney and Marvel's 'Captain America: Brave New World' ($213 million internationally, $410 million globally after nine weeks on the big screen).
Over the weekend, 'A Minecraft Movie' added another $79.6 million from 76 international markets, declining 45% from its overseas debut. Top territories include the United Kingdom ($39.8 million), China ($20.3 million), Germany ($18.9 million), and Mexico ($18.7 million).
Disney and 20th Century's vigilante thriller 'The Amateur' started strongest among newcomers with $17.2 million from 52 territories. France was the highest-grossing market with $1.6 million, followed by the U.K. with $1.4 million and Mexico with $1.4 million.
'The Amateur,' starring Rami Malek as a vengeful CIA analyst who is hunting down the terrorists who killed his wife, opened in North America with $15 million for a global start of $32.2 million. Those initial sales are higher than expected, but with a $60 million price tag, 'The Amateur' needs staying power to justify its production budget.
Another new release, Universal and Blumhouse's horror film 'Drop,' misfired in its international debut with $2 million from 47 markets. The movie was (slightly) more well attended in North America with $7.7 million, bringing its worldwide total to $10 million. Luckily, 'Drop' has decent reviews and cost just $11 million, so it doesn't require too much to get into the black. 'The White Lotus' breakout Meghann Fahy stars as Violet, a widowed mom who receives increasingly threatening and diabolical phone messages while she's on a first date with a man named Henry (Brandon Sklenar from 'It Ends With Us').
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