11 h. ago A Minecraft Movie breaks records to become highest opening video game movie of all time

First-weekend takings of $163m in North America puts the adaptation of the wildly popular video game ahead of previous record holder The Super Mario Bros MovieA Minecraft Movie has broken box office records to record the highest ever first weekend total for a video game adaptation.According to the Hollywood Reporter, the film took $163m (£128m) on its first three days at the North American box office (including approximately $10m for preview screenings on Thursday), which puts it well ahead of the previous record holder The Super Mario Bros Movie, which took $146m on its opening weekend in the US and Canada in 2023. Continue reading...

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20 h. ago Cinema issues Minecraft warning as police are called to ‘disruptive’ screenings

Police have been called to screenings across the world as one cinema warned chaos ‘will not be tolerated’

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27 h. ago A Minecraft Movie breaks box office record with shock $301M global opening while woke Snow White slips again

A Minecraft Movie was the big winner its debut weekend, earning a shocking $301 million globally.

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36 h. ago Unfinished version of Minecraft Movie leaks online in security breach

Leaked version, uploaded ahead of movie’s big release, showed incomplete CGI and green screens

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41 h. ago 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

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61 h. ago A Minecraft Movie review – Jack Black and Jason Momoa star in seriously cobbled

Napoleon Dynamite director Jared Hess’s adventure based on the world’s favourite video game feels like one big cash-inIt’s a curious choice of title. A Minecraft Movie implies that this cynical intellectual property-rinsing exercise is one of numerous film adaptations of the enduringly popular sandbox video game. Perhaps there’s an alternative out there, a sharper, smarter, funnier version of a Minecraft movie. One with actual jokes. Or, God forbid, there may even be a worse iteration, although that’s hard to imagine. What becomes clear is that one of the key elements in the game’s popularity – the latitude it affords gamers to create their own experience – is a big stumbling block for any film adaptation of Minecraft.In the absence of a single fixed storyline the screenplay can follow, A Minecraft Movie has a cobbled-together feel, borrowing a device from Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle – and, in Jack Black, a star – and superimposing an all-purpose quest-for-an-artefact structure o...

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3 d. ago Baker creates ingenious cinema treats to mark release of Minecraft Movie

Baker Michelle Wibowo crafted a series of stunning cinema treats in cake form to mark the release of A Minecraft Movie, based on the beloved video game

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3 d. ago Jason Momoa and Danielle Brooks make Minecraft Movie lanterns on Blue Peter

The stars of the film were also awarded Blue Peter badges.

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3 d. ago A Minecraft Movie celebrated with astonishingly realistic baking art

A Minecraft Movie has finally made it to the big screen, with fans of the creative block-based game flocking to cinemas to see it this weekend.

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5 d. ago A Minecraft Movie critics are all saying the same thing about game franchise spin

A Minecraft Movie, which is out in the UK on Friday, is based on the 2011 video game Minecraft and stars the likes of Jason Momoa, Jack Black and Danielle Brooks

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5 d. ago In A Minecraft Movie, Jack Black is like a desperate clown at an underattended children’s party

Jason Momoa also stars in this underwhelming adaptation of the hit video game

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7 d. ago Jack Black, Jason Momoa enter the Minecraft universe as the video game phenom hits the big screen

When Jack Black got the call to star in the “Minecraft” movie, the perks were plenty

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7 d. ago Emma Myers Levels Up in Rodarte for ‘A Minecraft Movie’ London Premiere

Emma Myers Levels Up in Rodarte for ‘A Minecraft Movie’ London Premiere  Red Carpet Fashion Awards

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7 d. ago Emma Myers Wears Rodarte for the London Premiere of ‘A Minecraft Movie’

Emma Myers Wears Rodarte for the London Premiere of ‘A Minecraft Movie’  Red Carpet Fashion Awards

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8 d. ago Jason Momoa Brings Girlfriend Adria Arjona & Mom Coni to ‘Minecraft Movie’ London Premiere

Jason Momoa Brings Girlfriend Adria Arjona & Mom Coni to ‘Minecraft Movie’ London Premiere  Just Jared

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8 d. ago Jason Momoa and Jack Black Think the World Needs ‘A Minecraft Movie’ Right Now: “So Much War and Hatred We’ve Got to Work Together”

Jason Momoa and Jack Black Think the World Needs ‘A Minecraft Movie’ Right Now: “So Much War and Hatred We’ve Got to Work Together”  Hollywood Reporter

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1 week ago Studio Ghibli distributor pushes back at AI attempts to ‘replicate humanity’ as classic film returns to cinemas

A new 4K restoration of the 1997 Studio Ghibli classic ‘Princess Mononoke’ opens this weekend

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1 week ago OREO makes a bold statement in London with a giant square cookie sculpture

OREO has unveiled a four-metre by four-metre cookie sculpture in London, celebrating its partnership with the upcoming 'A Minecraft Movie'

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2 w. ago McDonalds Minecraft Movie Adult Happy Meals: Start date, full list & all we know

Grab yourself a Happy Meal for adults with a new Minecraft Movie Meal — here's what we know about what's included, and when you can get your own one before collectors swoop

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2 w. ago Family fun coming to the big screen at Vue Hamilton this Easter break

Snow White and A Minecraft Movie are among the films that will be screened,

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