Animated Adventure A Minecraft Movie Conquers Second Weekend Box Office with $80.6 Million

After just two weeks in theaters, "A Minecraft Movie" has already become the highest-grossing Hollywood release of 2025. The Warner Bros. videogame adaptation followed up its blockbuster opening with a second weekend of $80.6 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday. Worldwide, it's quickly surpassed $550 million.

The film, directed by Jared Hess and starring Jack Black and Jason Momoa, slid 50% in its second go-around in U.S. and Canadian theaters – an impressive hold after such a big debut. Though critics slammed the movie (46% "fresh" on Rotten Tomatoes) and audience scores were merely good (a "B+" CinemaScore), "A Minecraft Movie" latched on with moviegoers who have increasingly turned out in droves for big-budget videogame adaptations.

“A Minecraft Movie," a $150 million co-production of Warner Bros. and Legendary Entertainment, has helped – at least for now – reinvigorate theaters after a dismal start to the year. Overall ticket sales were double that of the same weekend in 2024, according to Comscore. Before "A Minecraft," box office revenues trailed last year's by 11%, but have now virtually pulled even.

None of the weekend's new releases – including "The King of Kings," "The Amateur," "Drop," and "Warfare" – came close to challenging "Minecraft." However, several films outperformed expectations. "The King of Kings," an animated tale of Jesus' life aimed at Christian audiences, came in second with $19.1 million in 3,200 theaters.

"Warfare," director Alex Garland's follow-up to 2024's "Civil War," opened with $8.3 million in ticket sales from 2,670 theaters. Critics deemed the film an uncommonly realistic portrait of combat. Meanwhile, "Drop" debuted with $7.5 million from 3,085 theaters.

Top 10 movies by domestic box office:

1. "A Minecraft Movie," $80.6 million.

2. "The King of Kings," $19.1 million.

3. "The Amateur," $15 million.

4. "Warfare," $8.3 million.

5. "Drop," $7.5 million.

6. "The Chosen: Last Supper (Part 3)," $6 million.

7. "A Working Man," $3.1 million.

8. "Snow White," $2.8 million.

9. "The Woman in the Yard," $2.1 million.

10. "The Chosen: Last Supper (Part 2)," $932,106.