A Minecraft Movie has now amassed more than $550m (£415m) globally since its launch less than two weeks ago.
Deadline reports that $270m (£204m) of the film’s haul comes from overseas, with the UK its biggest market outside of the US, followed by China, Germany, Mexico and Australia.
The viral success of the film has caused it to overperform expectations despite limp critical reviews. In short: kids love it, and have loved going to throw popcorn in the air during its meme-tastic Chicken Jockey scene.
But while Minecraft is proving popular, there’s still some way for it to go to beat The Super Mario Bros. Movie, which wound up earning $1.3bn (£982m) during the same spring release window back in 2023, setting the record for the highest-grossing film based on a video game.
Can Minecraft beat Nintendo’s mascot? Possibly – it seems like Minecraft still has plenty of life left in it yet, even though the film does now include a warning message asking audiences to behave, in an attempt to curb feral behaviour (and possibly because Warner Bros doesn’t want a lawsuit involving animal cruelty after someone brought a live chicken to a showing).
Regardless of where A Minecraft Movie ultimately ends up, it’s happy days for Warner Bros, which is reportedly already in talks over a potential sequel. And, as is the norm for movies hoping to become franchises these days, A Minecraft Movie naturally ends with a teaser for what could come next.
“Lovely performances elevate a movie that captures Minecraft’s many bits and pieces but not its creative spirit,” Christian Donlan wrote in Eurogamer’s A Minecraft Movie review.