After an absolute flop of a Q1 at the box office (do y’all even remember that a Captain America movie came out in February?), A Minecraft Movie has Hollywood eyeing a huge opening weekend. The theatrical take on one of the most popular video games of all time opens today, and Warner Bros. is hopin g for a $140 million opening weekend. The film has received mixed reviews from critics, but the $150 million that Warner Bros. reportedly dumped into making it wasn’t to snag a “certified fresh” rating. With big names like Jack Black and Jason Momoa, A Minecraft Movie hopes to cash in on the beloved IP like several recent video game adaptations: The Sonic the Hedgehog franchise has netted Paramount Pictures $1 billion following the release of the third film in January. Universal Pictures raked in $1.3 billion for The Super Mario Bros. Movie in 2023, making it the highest-grossing video game adaptation in history. Will Minecraft be next? Box-office gurus think so. The film was Fandango’s best PG-rated advance ticket seller of the year. And its marketing department already has block-headed toys locked and loaded for McDonald’s customers.—MM This report was written by Matty Merritt and was originally published by Morning Brew. This story was originally featured on Fortune.com ...read more read less