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A Minecraft Movie broke records this weekend at the box office. (Also blocks. That’s that titular mining we’re talking about.) With $157 million domestic and $144 million overseas, the film brought in a total $301 million for its global opening weekend. Minecraft broke the record for best domestic opening weekend for any video game movie. That honor was previously held by The Super Mario Bros. Movie, with $146.4 million back in 2023. A Minecraft Movie is also the best opening weekend for any movie this year, and the biggest opening since Deadpool & Wolverine.

The film far exceeded expectations for its opening weekend, in something of a reverse Snow White. As part of the Minecraft promotional machine, Jack Black returned to SNL for a critically-praised episode, and Jennifer Coolidge is rekindling a romance with former paramour, Swedish actor Edholm. Coolidge dropped his name at a Swedish junket for the film, and Edholm responded asking her to visit Sweden and peep all the beautiful scenery. Maybe in a White Lotus ski season dream sequence?