How A Minecraft Movie Could Compare To Other Video Game Films At The Box Office

The next big video game movie to hit theaters is A Minecraft Movie, but how well is it expected to perform commercially? According to one tracking estimate, it could pull in $60 million or more in the US/Canada over its opening weekend in early April.The movie releases on April 4 and the domestic tracking estimate comes from NRG, as reported by Deadline. Box office predictions are fickle and are known to fluctuate. The movie's release is still three weeks away, so tracking could change as the release date grows closer. But assuming the $60 million figure holds, how does that compare to other recent video game movies? 2023's The Super Mario Bros. Movie made $146 million for its opening weekend in the US/Canada, going on to make $574 million domestically and $786 million internationally for a worldwide total of $1.3 billion. 2023's Five Nights at Freddy's, meanwhile, earned more than $80 million in the US for its opening weekend, going on to make $137 million in the US and Canada and $291 million globally.Continue Reading at GameSpot

Mar 13, 2025 - 19:40

How A Minecraft Movie Could Compare To Other Video Game Films At The Box Office

The next big video game movie to hit theaters is A Minecraft Movie, but how well is it expected to perform commercially? According to one tracking estimate, it could pull in $60 million or more in the US/Canada over its opening weekend in early April.

The movie releases on April 4 and the domestic tracking estimate comes from NRG, as reported by Deadline. Box office predictions are fickle and are known to fluctuate. The movie's release is still three weeks away, so tracking could change as the release date grows closer.

But assuming the $60 million figure holds, how does that compare to other recent video game movies? 2023's The Super Mario Bros. Movie made $146 million for its opening weekend in the US/Canada, going on to make $574 million domestically and $786 million internationally for a worldwide total of $1.3 billion. 2023's Five Nights at Freddy's, meanwhile, earned more than $80 million in the US for its opening weekend, going on to make $137 million in the US and Canada and $291 million globally.Continue Reading at GameSpot