{"id":1840,"date":"2025-04-13T19:07:09","date_gmt":"2025-04-13T11:07:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/84news.top\/?p=1840"},"modified":"2025-04-13T19:07:09","modified_gmt":"2025-04-13T11:07:09","slug":"moviegoers-digging-minecraft-movie-tops-in-n-america-theaters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cloudfclub.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/13\/moviegoers-digging-minecraft-movie-tops-in-n-america-theaters\/","title":{"rendered":"Moviegoers digging 'Minecraft Movie,' tops in N.America theaters"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

That was roughly half the total of its huge opening last weekend. But with $281 million in domestic ticket sales to date, along with $269 million internationally, “Minecraft” has set records in its short run.<\/p>\n

The Warner Bros.\/Legendary PG film, starring Jack Black and Jason Momoa, ranks as the most successful film adaptation from a video game. <\/p>\n

The film’s huge popularity helped put the movie industry’s overall box office performance on a par with the same period last year, Hollywood Reporter said.<\/p>\n

Four new releases came in far behind.<\/p>\n

“The King of Kings,” an animation that has a young Charles Dickens narrating the story of Jesus, placed second at an estimated $19.1 million during its strategic release a week before Easter, industry watcher Exhibitor Relations reported.<\/p>\n

Kenneth Branagh, Pierce Brosnan, Uma Thurman and Mark Hamill lead the voice cast for the latest production from Angel Studios, the Utah-based indy media company known for its faith-based films. <\/p>\n

Angel offered free admission to children coming with paying adults, and the family-friendly movie received a rare A+ rating from ComScore.<\/p>\n

In third place was Disney and 20th Century’s thriller “The Amateur,” at $15 million. Rami Malek plays a nerdy, self-effacing CIA analyst who turns vicious as he tracks down those behind an attack that killed his wife. Rachel Brosnahan, Laurence Fishburne and Jon Bernthal also star.<\/p>\n

Combat thriller “Warfare” from A24 placed fourth, at $8.3 million. The film, based partly on the experiences of co-director Ray Mendoza as a navy SEAL, follows a platoon of soldiers — the ensemble cast includes Joseph Quinn of “Stranger Things” fame — moving warily through unfriendly territory.<\/p>\n

And in fifth place was Universal and Blumhouse’s horror film “Drop,” at $7.5 million. It tells the story of a widowed mother (“White Lotus”‘s Meghann Fahy) who receives a creepily ominous phone call while in the middle of a first date. <\/p>\n

Rounding out the top 10 were:<\/p>\n

“The Chosen: Last Supper Part 3” ($5.8 million)<\/p>\n

“A Working Man” ($3.1 million)<\/p>\n

“Snow White” ($2.8 million)<\/p>\n

“The Woman in the Yard” ($2.1 million)<\/p>\n

“The Friend” ($621,000)<\/p>\n

\u00a9 2025 AFP<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Los Angeles (United States) (AFP) \u2013 <\/span> “A Minecraft Movie” easily held on to the top spot in North American theaters this weekend with estimated ticket sales of a solid $80.6 million, analysts said Sunday. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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