In 2025, the film world was in turmoil over two films that were as different as night and day: “Oppenheimer” (which was re-released in IMAX and continues to be discussed) and “A Minecraft Movie. The first was a deep science drama about the creator of the atomic bomb, the second was a fun, interactive comedy based on a video game. But both showed how the culture of cinema attendance has changed in the post-pandemic period.
“A Minecraft Movie, despite mixed (average) reviews from critics, became the most successful film of 2025 in the United States, exceeding all expectations and becoming the highest-grossing Hollywood project of the year in the domestic market.
