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A Minecraft Movie breaks records to become highest opening video game movie of all time
First-weekend takings of $163m in North America puts the adaptation of the wildly popular video game ahead of previous record holder The Super Mario Bros Movie
A Minecraft Movie also made a significant impact outside North America, adding a further $151m in the 75 territories where it was released in its global rollout. A movie version had been in development since 2014 in conjunction with Hollywood studio Warner Bros, and with the involvement of production company Legendary (Christopher Nolan’s Batman trilogy, Godzilla and Dune), the film started shooting in January 2024. An initial trailer release in September triggered negative reactions, not dissimilar to that which greeted the first Sonic the Hedgehog trailer in 2019, while the sheer profusion of Minecraft-related video material on YouTube, with creators including CaptainSparklez, Aphmau, and Prestonplayz, also led to suggestions that a feature film spin-off was unnecessary.
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