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A Minecraft Movie just beat Captain America and Mario at the box office.
From Fast Company
Weekend ticket sales will total at least $140 million, analysts said, about 75 percent more than expected, ending a Hollywood dry spell.
From The New York Times
the strongest domestic opening of the year and the biggest since Marvel’s “Deadpool & Wolverine” last July.
From Wall Street Journal

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