A Minecraft Movie is proving to be a runaway smash hit, with it on monitor for a $135 million weekend.
CinemaCon was this week, and amid all the thrill, it could’t be denied {that a} sure chill had set in amongst exhibitors. The reality is, the primary quarter of 2025 has been a catastrophe, with completely no hit motion pictures. Sure, Captain America: Brave New World has come near $200 million stateside, however with the large finances, it appears on monitor to lose thousands and thousands, whereas Snow White and Mickey 17 have been big flops. There have been some small-scale singles and doubles, like The Monkey, A Working Man and Dog Man, however there have been no blockbusters.
Lo-and-behold, the field workplace gods have given us the primary official hit of the 12 months, and it comes from beleaguered Warner Bros. Deadline is reporting that A Minecraft Movie is much exceeding expectations, with it prone to make over $135 million this weekend. That’s a reasonably gorgeous outcome (and considerably greater than we predicted), with the PG-rated household movie completely tapping into the cultural zeitgeist (it additionally helps that stars Jack Black and Jason Momoa have been selling the heck out of it – together with right here at JoBlo). Directed by Napoleon Dynamite’s Jared Hess, that is the primary film this 12 months that can make a boatload of cash for exhibitors and the studios – and a uncommon longshot that paid off for WB. If their subsequent huge gamble, Sinners, additionally makes cash, it might flip issues round for them.
That stated, A Minecraft Movie is just about the one film individuals are going to see this weekend, with the most recent batch of episodes from The Chosen – The Last Supper Part 2 – on monitor for a softer than anticipated $7 million weekend. Meanwhile, Jason Statham’s A Working Man seems to be like it’s going to dip a so-so 56% to a $6.8 million weekend.
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