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The Minecraft Movie tops $825 million heading into the weekend, building on its huge lead as 2025’s biggest blockbuster ahead of summer movie season. Jack Black stars in “The Minecraft Movie.” Source: Wētā FX Minecraft Shakes Its Money-Maker With a fourth weekend worldwide gross north of $60 million, including about $38 million internationally and nearly $23 million domestic, Minecraft is eyeing a fifth weekend global haul of $25-30 million and a running total likely north of $850 million. The Minecraft Movie enjoyed much early fanfare and even some cultural controversy over audience-participation trends making a mess of screening rooms, sneaking live animals into theaters, and generally acting like attendees of a Rocky Horror Picture Show cult-classic screening. Forbes‘Sinners,’ ‘Accountant 2,’ ‘Minecraft,’ ‘Star Wars’ 4-Way Box Office RaceBy Mark Hughes But since that rowdy early period, things seem to have calmed quickly and considerably, with Minecraft quickly losing headlines to Sinners’ upset opening weekend victory and continued huge weekend grosses in a packed second weekend. Indeed, Sinners deserves all of the attention it’s getting and more, as does Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith for its own surprise second-place finish last weekend, and The Accountant 2 for delivering at the higher end of estimates despite the rest of the top-tier weekend box office performers all enjoying stronger than expected showings. However, The Minecraft Movie’s quieter presence in the weekend headlines doesn’t mean it’s lost a step at the box office. Holding steady at #5 after a month into release, with such an impressive fourth-weekend cume, speaks volumes about Minecraft’s brand popularity, Warner’s marketing of the film, and the work that went into making it more than simply a cheap cash-in on a brand name. ForbesHow ‘Star Wars’ Tapped Into Audience Enthusiasm In $25 Million WeekendBy Mark Hughes A huge part of…

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