A Minecraft Movie storms box office despite lukewarm reviews

Around half of the film's global takings came from North America, according to EntTelligence. The box office numbers come despite reviews for the film being mostly underwhelming. The Telegraph awarded it two stars, saying the charm of the video game was "nowhere to be found", while the Guardian gave it just one star, saying it has "a cobbled-together feel". It does not appear to have stopped families showing up in force to see it. "It has definitely overperformed all industry projections," said Steve Buck, chief strategy officer at EntTelligence, which said the film had enjoyed a late ticket surge.