‘A MINECRAFT MOVIE’ IS BOX OFFICE BLOCK-BUSTER

A Minecraft Movie scored the second-highest international opening for a videogame movie adaptation.

The Jared Hess-directed film, based on the best-selling video game of all time, took in a whopping $301 million at the global box office on its first few days in cinemas. In the Philippines, it opened at number one and did very well in other overseas markets including the United Kingdom, Germany, Australia, Mexico and China. It’s a certified hit in the United States where it opened at $157 million.

In the film, four misfits — Garrett “The Garbage Man” Garrison (Jason Momoa), Henry (Sebastian Eugene Hansen), Natalie (Emma Myers) and Dawn (Danielle Brooks) — find themselves struggling with ordinary problems when they are suddenly pulled through a mysterious portal into the Overworld: a bizarre, cubic wonderland that thrives on imagination. To go home, they’ll have to master this world (and protect it from evil things like Piglins and Zombies, too) while embarking on a magical quest with an unexpected, expert crafter, Steve (Jack Black).

Momoa, who also produces the movie, shares, “I think it’s the first movie I’ve ever done like this — a live-action movie where it’s going into any world like this, big or small, but it just happened to be the biggest one in history. It was my first, and it’s amazing.”

Jack Black adds, “I can feel it out there, all Minecrafters excited about this movie. It’s a phenomenon; this game has been loved by millions for years now. I think this movie is a big deal for people because now it’s generational. Some kids have grown up and are out in the world working, living, and having families of their own. It’s been that long that the game has been part of our world, so it’ll be cool to finally bring that universe into cinemas.”

A Minecraft Movie is now showing in cinemas nationwide.