Minecraft Movie Storms Box Office despite the cool reviews

The Minecraft movie has been a success in the cashier, which imports approximately $ 300 million (233 million British pounds) worldwide during its opening weekend.

The movie based on the wild popular video game was very funny, but finally hit the big screen on Friday.

He boasts a star cast, including Jason Momoa, Jack Black and Jennifer Kulidge.

Forecasts make the movie revenue well above the reported production budget of $ 150 million.

About half of the movie’s global receivables came from North America, according to Enttelligence.

The cashier’s numbers are coming, despite the reviews that the film is mostly subordinate.

Telegraph He was rewarded by two starssaying that the charm of a video game is not “nowhere to be found” while the guardian I only gave him a starSaying that there is a “feeling of cobblestone.”

It seems that he has not stopped families from showing up in force to see it.

“This has definitely overdone all the forecasts in the industry,” says Steve Buck, Chief Strategic Officer at Enttelligence, who said the movie enjoyed a late ticket jump.

He said the movie “hit the whole audience”, with about a quarter of those who will see that it is under 13 years of age and more than half are men.

“When Dad as a family movie, that’s nice,” he told BBC News.

“This is the largest internal opening since 2025 and the largest for Warner Bros since 2023,” he added.

Minecraft is one of the most selling video games in the world (more than 300 million copies and counting, According to Statista).

The film tells the story of four oils that are suddenly extracted through a mysterious portal at The Overworld – the place where all players start at Minecraft.

There is a long history of floppy players. But others, such as Sonic and The Super Mario Bros, were massive hits.

In the notes, the press released before the release of the movie Black, 55, admitted that there was a lot of pressure to deliver to fans of the blocked world.

“This game has been loved by millions and millions around the world for years, and I think this movie is a big deal for many people because it is now generations,” he said.