It turns out that the usual March box office boom was deferred this year to April, as Warner Bros./Legendary’s “A Minecraft Movie” has proven to be more than a one weekend wonder with a strong $82 million second weekend, dropping 50% from its $163 million opening.
This second weekend total is in the range of what independent trackers had expected the opening of “Minecraft” to be. Instead, the video game film is set for a 10-day domestic total of $270 million and a global total of around $500 million.
After the poor performances of “Companion” and “Mickey 17” earlier this year, “Minecraft” gives Warner Bros.