A Minecraft film has proven to be a box office success, with an estimated global average of $300 million (£233 million) during the opening weekend.

The film was based on the popular video game and was delayed a lot, but ended up on the big screen on Friday.

It has a star-studded cast including Jason Momoa, Jack Black and Jennifer Coolidge.

The earnings of the film are estimated to be much higher than its reported production budget of $150 million.

According to Ent, about half of the global capture of the film comes from North America.

While the movie is mostly incredible, the box office numbers are still there.

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It doesn’t seem to prevent families from seeing it effectively.

“This is definitely beyond all industries’ forecasts,” said Steve Buck, chief strategy officer at Enttelligence.

He said the film “hit with all the audience” and about a quarter of people will see it under the age of 13, while more than half are male.

He told BBC News: “It’s a good thing when dad loves family movies.”

“This is the largest domestic opening in 2025 and the largest opening since Warner Bros.,” he added.

Minecraft is one of the best-selling video games in the world (over 300 million volumes and counting, According to Statista).

The film tells four incompetent stories that are suddenly entered by a mysterious portal into Beyond the World – all the players begin in Minecraft.

Game to movie slippers have a long history. But others, like Sonic and Super Mario Bros movies, have been greatly welcomed.

Before the release of the film, Black, 55, released in the news story, acknowledging that fans of Block World provided a lot of pressure.

“The game has been loved by millions of people around the world over the years, and I think this movie is a big deal for a lot of people because it’s been passed down from generation to generation,” he said.