{"id":3005,"date":"2025-04-07T09:00:21","date_gmt":"2025-04-07T09:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=3005"},"modified":"2025-04-07T09:00:21","modified_gmt":"2025-04-07T09:00:21","slug":"live-action-minecraft-movie-smashes-box-office-with-301-million-global-debut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=3005","title":{"rendered":"Live-action &#8216;Minecraft&#8217; movie smashes box office with $301 million global debut"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>The highly anticipated live-action adaptation A Minecraft Movie has exploded onto the global box office scene, pulling in a massive $301 million during its opening weekend.<\/p>\n<p>The film earned $157 million domestically and an additional $144 million internationally, cementing its place as a major box office force in 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Directed by Jared Hess and starring big names like Jason Momoa and Jack Black, Minecraft was produced on a $150 million budget.<\/p>\n<p>Despite receiving mixed critical reviews, audiences clearly responded with overwhelming enthusiasm, helping the film break records in the process.<\/p>\n<p>Not only did A Minecraft Movie set a new record for the biggest opening for a video game adaptation \u2014 surpassing The Super Mario Bros. Movie \u2014 but it also achieved the fourth-biggest opening ever for a PG-rated film, outperforming even Inside Out 2.<\/p>\n<p>For context, Inside Out 2 eventually grossed $1.7 billion worldwide, hinting at a potentially enormous final total for Minecraft if audience momentum holds.<\/p>\n<p>The film\u2019s extraordinary success also had a ripple effect across the industry, slashing the 2025 overall box office deficit from 13% to just 5% compared to 2024 \u2014 a welcome boost for a movie business eager for wins.<\/p>\n<p>With fan loyalty to the Minecraft brand and a strong international showing, it looks like A Minecraft Movie is set to continue building on this blockbuster foundation.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The highly anticipated live-action adaptation A Minecraft Movie has exploded onto the global box office scene, pulling in a massive $301 million during its opening weekend. The film earned $157 million domestically and an additional $144 million internationally, cementing its place as a major box office force in 2025. Directed by Jared Hess and starring [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3005","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-english-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3005","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3005"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3005\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3005"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3005"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3005"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}