Minecraft Movie is $ 10.55 million in preview

Take your pick because “a minecraft movie”, based on popular sandbox video games, arrives in theaters this weekend.

The adaptation of the friendly video games of Warner Bros. And legendary won $ 10.55 million at the box office in Thursday’s previews. The film should win between $ 70 and $ 80 million in its opening weekend. Some estimates are high at $ 90 million, but Warner Bros. The cheaper cheek and puts it to $ 65 million. Internationally, it is expected to add at least $ 65 million for a global opening of $ 135 million to $ 150 million. With a price of $ 150 million, plus more marketing costs, “A Minecraft Movie” should be a box office success for Warner Bros. After recent failures like “The Alto Knights” and “Mickey 17”.

Video game adaptations were affected at the box office, the “Super Mario Bros. Movie” of 2023 being the most profitable video game film with $ 1.3 billion. At the other end of the spectrum, the film “Borderlands” from last year, which failed with only $ 33 million worldwide. Despite some unfavorable criticisms, “Minecraft” seems to be between “Five Nights at Freddy’s” (which made $ 10.3 million in preview) and “Mario” ($ 26.5 million in preview).

With Jack Black, Jason Momoa and the star of “Wednesday” Emma Myers, “a Minecraft film” takes viewers inside the world, the video game universe where players can build everything they can imagine. When normal people in our world are suddenly transported in the world, they must master all the creative skills of “Minecraft” and defeat the enemies of video games such as lianas, pigs and zombies to return to earth. The cast also includes Danielle Brooks, Jennifer Coolidge, Sebastian Hansen and Rachel House.