“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.”