2007's Hitman might have made this list if not for the fact that it was eventually "topped" by the 2015 reboot, Hitman: Agent ...

wildly outperforming expectations and outpacing that other recent monstrous video-game movie adaptation, The Super Mario Bros. Movie. It’s a clear win for studio/distributor Warner Bros.

Though just a few years ago the genre was flailing, the ‘Minecraft’ movie cements video games’ place among the most lucrative sources of film adaptation.

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — In this episode of 8News Reel Talk, digital producers Tannock Blair and Julia Broberg were joined by their first guest, Marysa Tuttle, in the WRIC NOW studio to give their ...

Before Minecraft exploded with all this revenue, he also voiced Bowser in the Super Mario Bros. movie, the other enormous game adaptation (he was also in Borderlands, but we don’t talk about ...

But despite the lackluster critical reception, it had the biggest video game movie opening weekend ever, with a record-breaking $157 million in the U.S. alone, surpassing The Super Mario Bros. Movie ...

A Minecraft Movie has taken over cinemas around the world and quickly became the most successful opening weekend for a video game adaptation, knocking off The Super Mario Bros. Movie. A sequel is ...

It currently sits at a “rotten” 48 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, and Rolling Stone’s own review was far from glowing, calling it an “expensively cheap ... The Super Mario Bros. Movie ...

So, it came as a bit of a surprise when A Minecraft Movie, Warner Bros.' contribution to the children's IP adaptation trend, surpassed box office expectations after opening this past weekend.

Jack Black and Jason Momoa in A Minecraft Movie (© 2025 Warner Bros. Entertainme) The film’s popularity has also led to chaotic scenes in cinemas, particularly in the UK. Multiple cinema ...

and it surpassed the opening grosses of box office smashes “Barbie” and “The Super Mario Bros. Movie,” edging out the latter to earn the best opening weekend for a video game film adaptation.