Warner Bros. and Legendary’s A Minecraft Movie couldn’t have carried at a better time. The pic, based on the the wildly popular kids video game, earned a record-shattering $10.6 million in Thursday previews. Five Nights at Freddy’s previously held the record for biggest previews for a video-game adaptation at $10.3 million.

Legendary’s family-friendly video game adaptation has made $10.55 million at the box office in Thursday previews so far. The film is projected to make between $70 million to $80 million in its opening weekend.

The film earned $10.5 million in Thursday previews, setting a new record for video game adaptations and topping the $10.3 million preview total of "Five Nights at Freddy's." That Blumhouse film went on to an $80 million domestic opening weekend in October 2023 driven by strong turnout from Gen Z fans of the indie horror game series.