EXCLUSIVE: “Presales simply out of the blue popped this week,” an exhibitor remarked at the moment at CinemaCon in regards to the potential mushrooming forecast for Warner Bros/Legendary‘s A Minecraft Film.
Get excited. At a time when the home field workplace this yr is -11% behind 2024, and on a day when President Donald Trump has simply turned the economic system upside with international tariffs, the Burbank, CA lot is taking a look at a giant hit this weekend in A Minecraft Film. Previews tonight per sources are round $7M+ after beginning at 3PM. Conservative projections have risen to $75M+, however everyone seems to be speaking loopy forecasts proper now as a result of it’s been so lengthy because the business had a field workplace hit. Just one weekend up to now in 2025 exceeded $100M for all titles, Feb 14-16 ($144M), which was when Captain America: Courageous New World posted a $88.8M 3-day, $100M 4-day.
At its present stage with reference to previews, the Jared Hess directed, Jason Momoa, Jack Black, Danielle Brooks and Jennifer Coolidge starring film is increased than all earlier Sonic the Hedgehog motion pictures (Sonic one was $3M, half 2 was $5M and Sonic 3 was $6.5M). Sonic the Hedgehog 3‘s previews repped 26% of its $25.4M Friday which became a $60.1M opening, however that was main into Christmas. A Minecraft Film‘s previews are at present underneath the $10.3M of Common/Blumhouse’s 5 Nights at Freddy’s from October 2023. That figured repped 26% of its first Friday, that being $39.6M, which became an $80M opening. Working in Minecraft Film‘s favor is its huge fanbase; the Mojang Studios title counting 300 million copies offered and practically 140M month-to-month energetic gamers. It’s a videogame liked by generations ala Tremendous Mario Bros (which didn’t have previews) and 5 Nights at Freddy’s.
Critiques for A Minecraft Film stand at 51% Rotten, however this fan-fave characteristic take of a videogame is critic proof. 5 Nights at Freddy’s was 32% Rotten with critics and 86% on the popcorn meter with an A- CinemaScore.
Warner Bros didn’t return request for remark relating to our forecasts tonight.
