New York (AP) – After only two weeks in cinemas, “Minecraft Movie” is already the launch of Hollywood more grossing in 2025.
The adaptation of video games by Warner Bros. follows its success success with a second weekend or $ 80.6 million in ticket sales, according to study estimates on Sunday. Throughout the world, $ 550 million quickly exceeded.
After doubling the expectations in the 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 Canadians, an impressive wait after such a big debut.
Although critics criticized the film (46% “fresh” in Rotten Tomatoes) and the audience scores were simply good (a “B+” cinema), “a Minecraft film” clung to films that have become increasingly drove for the great forced.
“A Minecraft film”, a co -production of $ 150 million from Warner Bros. and the legendary entertainment, Hash helped, at least for now, reinvigorated theaters after a sad 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 in the last years in 11%, but now the Virtualaxy has been achieved. (2025 Grosses Still Trail 2019s by 31%, according to the Comscore).
None of the new weekends releases: Angel Studios “” The King of Kings “,” The Amateur “by Walt Disney Co., Universal Pictures” Drop “or” Warfare “of A24, was close to” Minecraft “challenging, but several films exceeded 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.
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With an enviable “A+” Cinemascore of the public “, the King of the 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 Amateur”, a 20th -century production starring Rami Malek as a CIA cryptographer hunting 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.
“Warfare”, the monitoring of director Alex Garland to the “Civil War” of 2024, opened with $ 8.3 million in sales of tickets of 2,670 theaters. Garland co -wrote and co -directed the launch of A24 with the veteran of the Iraq War, Ray Mendoza, who based the film on the 2006 mission, he and his companions of Navy Seals gave war duration. The “war”, which cost around $ 20 million, was praised by critics as an unusual combat portrait.
“Drop”, the last Blumhouse Productions thriller, debuted with $ 7.5 million of 3,085 theaters. Christopher Landon’s film is starring Meghann Fahy (“The White Lotus”) as a single from a single in a first date (Brandon Sklenar) who is being terrified by a person unknown to messages to his phone. “Drop”, which premiered on SXSW, costs less than $ 10 million to produce.
Top 10 domestic box office films
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 fan”, $ 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.
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