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The estimated $80 million take now seems to be in line with Box Office Pro tracking report this week, which projected A Minecraft Movie to open with anywhere from $80 million to $100 million in domes...
From Forbes
Weekend ticket sales will total at least $140 million, analysts said, about 75 percent more than expected, ending a Hollywood dry spell.
From The New York Times
In its first few days in theaters, the movie earned a staggering $157 million in ticket sales from theaters in the U.S. and Canada, according to studio estimates Sunday.
From Seattle Times
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After living a mostly low key career after he and wife Jerusha launched with the Sundance sensation Napoleon Dynamite in 2004, director Jared Hess has come roaring back with A Minecraft Movie, a true sleeper from Warner Bros and Legendary that is outpacing the early returns of other WB releases like Barbie and The Dark
As it turns out, that also extends to the million-dollar budget of its Jack Black-starring movie – with its director Jared Hess making sure to test the weird and wonderful creations of the on-screen Otherworld in the Mojang game before bringing it to life on the big screen.
There’s a scene quite early on in A Minecraft Movie that, to the unaware, would completely pass you by. As Jack Black’s Steve introduces the newly arrived humans to his village, young teenager Henry sees a pig walk past wearing a crown.
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Not only has the film adaption of the wildly popular video game smashed box-office records, but it's inspired a rowdy, audience-interactive theatre trend that some observers are describing as Rocky Horror Picture Show for kids.
One scene in particular, where Jack Black's character acknowledges a zombie riding a chicken, has led to apparent pandemonium from young viewers in theaters
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…Warner Bros/Legendary’s A Minecraft Movie is no sheep at the box office. Who the hell saw this coming? The opening in U.S./Canada of $163M beats that of Barbie ($162M)! Yes, tracking pegged this at $65M,
Minecraft movie prompts ‘annoying’ cinema trend that viewers claim is ‘ruining’ the film - A glut of video clips and personal testimonials have ignited a fierce debate over cinema etiquette