A Minecraft Movie has now amassed more than $550m (£415m) globally since its launch less than two weeks ago.
Deadline reports that $270m (£204m) of the film’s haul comes from overseas, with the UK its biggest market outside of the US, followed by China, Germany, Mexico and Australia.
The viral success of the film has caused it to overperform expectations despite limp critical reviews. In short: kids love it, and have loved going to throw popcorn in the air during its meme-tastic Chicken Jockey scene.
But while Minecraft is proving popular, there’s still some way for it to go to beat The Super Mario Bros. Movie, which wound up earning $1.3bn (£982m) during the same spring release window back in 2023, setting the record for the highest-grossing film based on a video game.