Hollywood lands a much-needed box office hit with ‘A Minecraft Movie’

‘A Minecraft Movie’ arrives as a surprise box office smash

LOS ANGELES — There are no fail-safe formulas in Hollywood, but this one comes close:

Kids Are Going Bonkers Over The New 'Minecraft' Movie As It Crushes the Box Office

Credit: (Screenshot), Warner Bros., via YouTube A Minecraft Movie premiered last Friday, and it is already shattering box office expectations in a huge way. If you thought Minecraft was just a phase, think again! The kids can’t get enough of it. A Minecraft Movie Is A Massive Hit The live action adaption of the 2011 video game Minecraft grossed a whopping $162.75 million domestically in its opening weekend. It had initially been expected that t…

I hated 'A Minecraft Movie' but I’m thrilled it’s a box office hit — here's why

"A Minecraft Movie" is one of my least favorite flicks of 2025 so far, but I'm thrilled it's on course to break a whole load of box office records.

“A Minecraft Movie” Is a Tale of Two Cinematic Universes

Richard Brody writes that even a child is unlikely to be entertained by the film’s stream of Minecraft in-jokes—but fans of the director Jared Hess may find something else to excavate.