New York – After only two weeks in theaters, “A Minecraft movie” It is already the launch of Hollywood more grossing of 2025.
The adaptation of the video games of Warner Bros. continued His successful opening With a second weekend of $ 80.6 million in ticket sales, according to Studio Estimates Sunday. Throughout the world, $ 550 million quickly exceeded.
After doubling the expectations in his world debut of $ 300 million, “a Minecraft film” continued to attract the public unlike anything else this year. The film, directed by Jared HESS and starring Jack Black and Jason Momoa, slid 50% in his second place in the US theaters. And Canada, an impressive wait after a great debut.
Although critics criticized the film (46% “fresh” in Rotten Tomatoes) and the audience scores were simply good (a “B+” cinema), “a Minecraft movie” clung to the cinephiles that have occurred more and more mass for a large budget Video game adaptations.
“A Minecraft film”, a co -production of $ 150 million of Warner Bros. and Legendary Entertainment, has helped – -Sa less for now, revitalized theaters after a good start of the year. The general sale of tickets was twice as the same weekend in 2024, according to Comscore. Before “to Minecraft”, box office income lost last year by 11%, but now they have practically even achieved. (2025 Grosses State follows 2019 by 31%, according to Comscore).
None of the new weekend releases, “The King of Kings” by Angel Studios “,” The Amateur “by Walt Disney Co.,” Drop “by Universal Pictures or” Warfare “of A24, was close to” Minecraft “challenging, but several films surpassed expectations.
“The King of the Kings”, an animated story of the life of Jesus addressed to the Christian public, arrived in second place with $ 19.1 million in 3,200 theaters. The film, based freely on a book for children by Charles Dickens, includes a starry star cast directed by Oscar Isaac, Kenneth Branagh and Uma Thurman.
With an enviable “A+” Cinemascore of the public, “The King of Kings” is raised to capitalize next week before Easter. The third part of the Fathom Entertainment television series, “The elected: last supper,” he also sought to attract the Christian public. It was launched with $ 6.2 million of 2,296 cinemas.
“The fan” A 20th -century production starring Rami Malek as a CIA cryptographer who hunts his wife’s murderers, debuted with $ 15 million nationwide, plus another $ 17.2 million abroad. Critics considered that the thriller of Revenge is an awkward star vehicle for Malek, who also produced. “The Amateur” cost $ 60 million.
“War,” The monitoring of director Alex Garland a “Civil War” of 2024 He opened with $ 8.3 million for sale of tickets of 2,670 theaters. Garland co -written and co -directed the launch of A24 with the veteran of the Iraq War, Ray Mendoza, who based the film on the 2006 mission that he and his companions Navy Seal tied during the war. “The war”, which cost around $ 20 million, was praised by critics as A rare combat portrait.
“Drop,” The last Blumhouse Productions thriller debuted with $ 7.5 million of 3,085 theaters. Christopher Landon’s film stars Meghann Fahy (“The White Lotus”) as a single mother widow at a first date (Brandon Sklenen) who is being terrified by a person unknown to messages to her phone. “Drop”, which premiered on SXSW, costs less than $ 10 million to produce.
With the latest national figures that are published on Monday, this Factor list in the sale of estimated tickets from Friday to Sunday in the US theaters. UU. And Canada, according to Comscore:
1. “A Minecraft movie”, $ 80.6 million.
2. “The King of Kings”, $ 19.1 million.
3. “The Amateur”, $ 15 million.
4. “War”, $ 8.3 million.
5. “Drop”, $ 7.5 million.
6. “The elected: last supper (part 3)”, $ 6 million.
7. “A working man”, $ 3.1 million.
8. “Snow White”, $ 2.8 million.
9. “The woman in the patio”, $ 2.1 million.
10. “The elected: last supper (part 2)”, $ 932,106.
