With over 300 million copies sold, Minecraft is the best-selling video game of all time, and its movie adaptation is also breaking records. Fans of the popular video game flocked to the theaters to see A Minecraft Movie on the big screen, helping it break many box office records in the process.
Video Game Adaptation
A Minecraft Movie debuted with $163 million domestically and $313 million globally, to score the highest-grossing opening weekend for a movie based on a video game. It broke the record previously held by The Super Mario Bros. Movie, which still holds the record for the highest-grossing video game film adaptations.
Opening Weekend
In addition to setting the record for the biggest opening for a video game adaptation, A Minecraft Movie also scored the biggest domestic opening of 2025. It also marks Warner Bros’ third largest domestic opening of all time, behind Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 and Batman v. Superman.
Biggest Movie of 2025?
A Minecraft Movie is on a quest to become the highest-grossing film of 2025, and its sequel is already in the works. It surpassed Captain America: Brave New World to become the most profitable film at the 2025 domestic box office, while the global record is still held by the Chinese animated film Ne Zha 2.