- A Minecraft Movie (review)- $157M
As predicted, A Minecraft Movie was the shot in the arm the box office needed after weeks of slow numbers. The $157M domestic debut surpasses the $146M of The Super Mario Bros. Movie in 2023, breaking the record for a video game movie. Furthermore, it’s the biggest live-action opener ever for star Jack Black, the best single opening weekend since Deadpool & Wolverine, and at $301M worldwide it’s already nipping at the heels of the top 3 video game all-timers. There’s a lesson to be learned here and I’ll be curious to see if studios take note. Minecraft is a current phenomenon that audiences of all ages love RIGHT NOW, not some legacy project reviving films and stars from decades earlier.
2. A Working Man– $7.2M/$27.8M
3. The Chosen: Last Supper Part 2– $6.7M
4. Snow White- $6M/$77.4M
5. The Woman in the Yard– $4.5M/$16.6M
6. Death Of a Unicorn– $2.6M/$8.4M
7. The Chosen: Last Supper– $1.8/$17.9M
8. Hell of a Summer– $1.7M
Finn Wolfhard and Billy Bryk’s horror Hell of a Summer opened at 1255 locations for just $1.7M. There wasn’t a lot of promotion for this one, and Neon just seems to be dumping this one out there.
9. The Friend (review)- $1.6M/$1.6M
Jumping into the top ten in its second week is the Great Dane drama The Friend, an adaptation of the bestselling book starring Naomi Watts and Bill Murray. Bleecker Street added over 1200 theaters for the film which has received generally solid reviews.
10. Captain America: Brave New World– $1.3M/$199.1M
