Minecraft, the video game, has seen immense popularity pretty much since it released back in 2009. And with A Minecraft Movie securing a first-place win at the box office for the second week in a row, it’s clear the film is taking the franchise’s popularity up another Notch.
Even though the film’s gross domestic profits dropped by 50%, A Minecraft Movie still managed to earn $80.6 million over the weekend. That puts its domestic profits at $281 million and its worldwide revenue at $550.6. Not bad for two weeks of mining.
Meanwhile, The King of Kings—showcasing an animated Charles Dickens retelling the life, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ—took second place. It earned $19 million in its debut weekend. Its win also makes this the third week in a row where a film about Jesus secured a spot in the top three.
The Rami Malek thriller, The Amateur, took home the bronze by earning $15 million. That’s nearly double the profits of our fourth-place film, Warfare. That film, based on the real battlefield experiences of codirector and cowriter Ray Mendoza, secured $8.3 million. And Drop, depicting a rather terrible first date, rounded out the top five with $7.5 million.
You’ll note that, unlike its predecessors, The Chosen: Last Supper-Part Three didn’t crack the top five. It nabbed sixth place with $5.8 million. That’s roughly half of what Part One secured in its opening weekend, and it’s nearly one million less than Part Two.
Further down the list, The Ballad of Wallis Island sang a sorry song. It took 14th place with $400,000. Sacramento, depicting a drive up to its eponymous city, barely earned enough to pay for California gas prices. It took 17th and $314,000.
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