The Warner Bros./Legendary film is on the threshold of passing the opening weekend of „Barbie“
Not even the most optimistic projections for Warner Bros./Legendary’s “A Minecraft Movie” had it on the threshold of a bigger opening weekend than “Barbie,” but that is where we are as it has set a new video game adaptation record with a breathtaking $157 million from 4,269 theaters and a global launch of $301 million.
After weeks of poor turnout at movie theaters and the worst March box office outside the pandemic since the 1990s, “Minecraft” has had the same drought-busting effect on the marketplace that Pixar’s “Inside Out 2” had last summer. By the end of the weekend, the year-to-date box office total is expected to go from 11% down year-over-year to 6% and should continue to shrink with an April market that will be far more robust than last year’s.
If “Minecraft” overperforms in Sunday matinees, it could top the $162 million 3-day opening of “Barbie” back in July 2023, having already joined the top 5 highest opening weekends before inflation adjustment for Warner Bros.
