“A Minecraft Movie” is exploding at the box office.
Directed by Jared Hess (“Napoleon Dynamite”), this live-action adaptation of the hugely popular video games tosses Jack Black, Jason Momoa and a handful of other unlikely heroes into a chaotic, live-action version of the “Minecraft” universe. They’ve got one mission: save their pixelated world (and Steve’s adorable dog Dennis) before it’s game over.
The movie opened in theaters on April 4 and wasted no time dominating the box office, pulling in over $300 million worldwide in its first weekend. That makes it the biggest video game movie launch ever, overtaking even “The Super Mario Bros. Movie.”
“A Minecraft Movie” is undoubtedly popular, but the critics are split on whether it’s actually good. David Ehrlich of IndieWire called it “a hollow, pixelated mess of nostalgia with no real adventure,” for example, while Clarisse Loughrey at <a data-analytics-id="inline-link" href="https://www.the-independent.com/arts-entertainment/films/reviews/minecraft-movie-review-jack-black-cast-release-date-b2726057.html" target="_blank" data-url="https://www.the-independent.com/arts-entertainment/films/reviews/minecraft-movie-review-jack-black-cast-release-date-b2726057.html"
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