MONDAY AM UPDATE:Warner Bros/LegendarysA Minecraft Movieis no sheep at the box office.
Who the hell saw this coming?
The opening in the U.S. and Canada of$163 millionbeats that ofBarbie($162M).
‘A Minecraft Movie’Warner Bros
What went on here?
How did tracking miss?
A last-minute push by Warner Bros Im told, in response to the social media heat.
Also, we’re hearing that there were long queues for theMinecraftmovie experience at the Century City mall on Friday, with 2,200 people coming through.
Leg-out factor here:Barbieat the domestic B.O.
(and global) is Warners highest-grossing title ever at $636.2M.
Well see how long thisRocky Horror Picture Show-like audience participationMinecraftphenom continues for the under-25 set.
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Sunday came in at $46.3M (off 22% from Saturday).
Again, big applause here for Warner Bros in putting moviegoing back on track.
With light entertainment programming ahead heading into Easter, the world is Warner Bros oyster.
We extend our thanks to them and every division across WBD who supported the film for their incredible work.
LATE NIGHT/SUNDAY AM UPDATE:Warner Bros/LegendarysA Minecraft Moviekeeps on growing.
Today was well north of$57M.
Minecraftcontinues to play like aRocky Horror Picture Showfor middle schoolers.
Fifty percent saidMinecraftmet their expectations while 39% said it exceeded expectations.
NEONsHell of a Summerdid an estimated$720Kyesterday at 1,255 locations for an estimated$1.7Mopening.
Mostly female at 53% (the the Wolfhard fans bought tickets).
Similar ratio of 18-24 olds asMinecraft(but at a much smaller level) at 43%.
Caucasians numbered 49% , Latino and Hispanic were 31%, Black 9% and Asian 8%.
Today is$50Malone, and that includes last nights near-$11M in previews.
The weekend is well north of$100Mat 4,263 theaters, with some rivals seeing$130M+.
Its clearly the biggest opening YTD on a 3-day basis ahead ofCaptain America: Brave New Worlds $88.8M.
Former Warners production exec Greg Silverman also spent five years trying to get the rights.
De Luca and Abdy get big credit for actually greenlighting the current project as is.
Also, Legendary gets a big shout-out for making this precious fan project a reality on the big screen.
The overindexing on Thursday night had to do with great late-night business.
Better days are ahead.
Rest of box office Top 5 is as follows
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It also outstrips the social media reach of ParamountsSonic the Hedgehog 3(530M) by 46%.
That also includes a robust social online grid for the game at 94.1M.
Last nights demos were 35% kids/parents and 65% general.
Fans are comping strong titles, We got aFive Nights at Freddys, nowA Minecraft Movie.’
Mostly Wolfhard fans here with 55% female, and 50-50 split in the under/over 25 bunch.
A Minecraft Movies previews are currently under the $10.3M of Universal/BlumhousesFive Nights at Freddysfrom October 2023.
Warner Bros didnt return request for comment regarding our forecasts tonight.
