A Minecraft Movie continued its impressive run at the box office, earning $80.6 million during its second weekend. That brings the film’s domestic take up to $280 million, and combined with its international haul of $269.6 million so far, A Minecraft Movie has now made $550 million worldwide.
Hilariously, there have been reports of a popcorn melee during screenings. While several theater chains aren’t ready to comment on their cinemas being flooded with the snack during a certain scene, Regal Movies is encouraging its patrons to go wild for a special Chicken Jockey film screening on April 20.
So where does A Minecraft Movie stand in the grand scheme of live-action video game adaptations on the big screen? For now, it’s in second place on the list of highest-grossing video game movies, trailing behind The Super Mario Bros. Movie. Its jump from ninth to second place shifts other video game adaptations like Sonic the Hedgehog 3, Detective Pikachu, and Uncharted further down the list.
Illumination’s CG-animated Mario movie made a whopping $1.3 billion worldwide, and while A Minecraft Movie has a long way to go toward toppling Nintendo’s plumber from its throne, it still stands a chance of beating the domestic box office total of its rival (via Box Office Mojo figures).
Overall, the film has been warmly received since it hit theaters–our A Minecraft Movie review scored it a 7/10–and a proposed sequel could star a new character. Preorders for a home video release are already open, and you can check out GameSpot’s preorder guide for A Minecraft Movie’s home video release for more details on pricing and special editions.
