Expectations were running high for A Minecraft Movie, and it managed to live up to them after just a few days in the theaters. The long-awaited video game adaptation set several major box office records after scoring a massive $301 million global opening.
Based on the hit video game Minecraft, this hit movie centers on four misfits who find themselves transported into a cubic wonderland that thrives on imagination and must master its many mysteries to find their way back home alongside an expert crafter named Steve.
The cast of this long-awaited adaptation is one star-studded affair, and it includes Jason Momoa, Jack Black, Danielle Brooks, Emma Myers, Sebastian Hansen, Rachel House, Jemaine Clement, Jared Hess, and Matt Berry.
Expectations were running high for A Minecraft Movie, given the popularity of the original video game that inspired it, and this adaptation managed to exceed them. The film scored a massive $301 million global opening, setting several domestic records in the process.
A Minecraft Movie earned $157 million domestically, setting the record for the highest-grossing opening weekend for a movie based on a video game in North America. It also scored the biggest domestic debut of 2025, breaking the record previously held by Marvel’s Captain America: Brave New World with $88 million.
