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A Minecraft Movie had a block-busting weekend.
It’s the biggest US opening ever for a video game adaptation according to The Hollywood Reporter, taking home $157 million — compared to $146 million for The Super Mario Bros. Movie in 2023, which eventually hit $1 billion worldwide. Reviews for Minecraft are mixed, but theater audiences seem to be having a blast.
Alongside the success of Detective Pikachu and the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise, it suggests video game movies are becoming quite the cash cow.
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