Goldstein is optimistic that “Minecraft” will help turn the box office tides. Fortunes have already begun to shift. Prior to this weekend, box office revenues were nearly 11% behind last year and 40% behind 2019, according to Comscore. Now the gap has shrunk to 5.3% behind 2024 and 35% behind 2019.

According to studio estimates Sunday, the video game adaptation earned $157 million domestically and $144 million internationally for a $301 million global debut.

Warner Bros.' child-friendly film shattered all expectations, scoring the highest ever opening for a video game adaptation, injecting new life into domestic box offices with a $157 million weekend opening.

Weekend ticket sales will total $157 million, analysts said, nearly double the expected amount, ending a Hollywood dry spell.

Jack Black and Jason Momoa’s movie adaptation of the blockbuster video game — is unearthing a vast amount of treasure at the weekend box office.

A Minecraft Movie smashes opening weekend records with a $157M domestic debut! Discover how it topped video game adaptations globally with $301M.

The film, based on a popular videogame, notched the strongest domestic debut of the year, topping expectations.

After three days of release, "A Minecraft Movie" is already the second-highest grossing film of the year behind "Captain America: Brave New World."

Hollywood needed “A Minecraft Movie” to be a hit, and it delivered in its opening weekend, significantly narrowing this year’s box office deficit.