A Minecraft Movie

{{Short description|2025 film directed by Jared Hess}} {{pp-pc|small=yes}} {{Redirect|Minecraft (film)|the 2012 documentary film|Minecraft: The Story of Mojang{{!}}''Minecraft: The Story of Mojang''}} {{Use American English|date=April 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}} {{Infobox film | image = A Minecraft Movie poster.jpg | alt = The five protagonists stand side-by-side on square grass blocks nearby a Creeper, a wolf, and three bees. The film's cast and logo sits atop with the release info on the bottom. | caption = Theatrical release poster | director = Jared Hess | writer = | screenplay = {{Plainlist| * Chris Bowman * Hubbel Palmer * Neil Widener * Gavin James * Chris Galletta }} | story = {{Plainlist| * Allison Schroeder * Chris Bowman * Hubbel Palmer }} | based_on = {{Based on|''Minecraft''|Mojang Studios}} | producer = {{Plainlist| * Roy Lee * Jon Berg * Mary Parent * Cale Boyter * Jason Momoa * Jill Messick{{efn|name=Messick|Messick died by suicide in February 2018. She received a posthumous credit and the film is dedicated to her memory.}} * Torfi Frans Ólafsson * Vu Bui }} | starring = {{Plainlist| * Jason Momoa * Jack Black * Emma Myers * Danielle Brooks * Sebastian Hansen * Jennifer Coolidge }} | cinematography = Enrique Chediak | editing = James Thomas | music = Mark Mothersbaugh{{efn|Original ''Minecraft'' themes by C418 and Lena Raine.}} | studio = {{Plainlist| * Warner Bros. Pictures<ref name=":8"/> * Legendary Pictures<ref name=":8"/> * Vertigo Entertainment<ref name=":8"/> * On the Roam<ref name=":8"/> * Mojang Studios<ref name=":8"/> }} | distributor = Warner Bros. Pictures<ref name=":8"/> | released = {{Film date|2025|3|30|Empire Leicester Square|2025|4|4|United States and Sweden}} | runtime = 101 minutes<ref>{{Cite web |title=Minecraft (2025) |url=https://www.ifco.ie/en/ifco/pages/27A1E5F2005A9623 |access-date=March 7, 2025 |website=Irish Film Classification Office |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=''A Minecraft Movie'' (PG) |url=https://www.bbfc.co.uk/release/a-minecraft-movie-q29sbgvjdglvbjpwwc0xmdi0mdm0 |website=British Board of Film Classification |access-date=November 26, 2025}}</ref> | country = {{Plainlist| * United States<ref name="Country">{{Cite web |title=''A Minecraft Movie'' (2025) |url=https://www.svenskfilmdatabas.se/en/item/?type=film&itemid=720847 |website=Swedish Film Database |access-date=December 27, 2025}}</ref> * Sweden<ref name="Country"/> }} | language = English | budget = $150 million<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2025/film/news/a-minecraft-movie-box-office-opening-weekend-projection-1236354645/|title=''A Minecraft Movie'' Aims for $70 Million-Plus in Domestic Box Office Debut|date=April 2, 2025|first=Rebecca|last=Rubin|website=Variety|access-date=April 5, 2025|archive-date=April 4, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250404232615/https://variety.com/2025/film/news/a-minecraft-movie-box-office-opening-weekend-projection-1236354645/|url-status=live}}</ref> | gross = $961.2 million<ref name=NUM>{{cite the numbers|id=Minecraft-Movie-A-(2025)|title=A Minecraft Movie - Financial Information|access-date=January 24, 2026}}</ref><ref name="BOM">{{cite Box Office Mojo|id=3566834 |title=A Minecraft Movie (2025)|accessdate=January 24, 2026}}</ref> }} '''''A Minecraft Movie''''' is a 2025 [[adventure comedy film]] based on the 2011 video game ''Minecraft'' developed and published by Mojang Studios. Directed by Jared Hess, from a screenplay by Chris Bowman, Hubbel Palmer, Neil Widener, Gavin James, and Chris Galletta, based on a story by Allison Schroeder, Bowman, and Palmer, the film stars Jason Momoa (who also serves as one of the producers), Jack Black, Emma Myers, Danielle Brooks, Sebastian Hansen, and Jennifer Coolidge. It follows four misfits from the fictional town of Chuglass, Idaho, who are pulled through a portal into a cubic world, and must embark on a quest back to the real world with the help of an expert named Steve.

Plans for a ''Minecraft'' film adaptation originated in 2014, when game creator Markus Persson revealed that Mojang Studios was in talks with Warner Bros. to develop the project. Throughout development, the film shifted between several directors, producers, and story drafts. By 2022, Legendary Entertainment became involved, and Hess was hired as director with Momoa in talks to star. Further casting took place from May 2023 to January 2024. Principal photography began later that month in New Zealand and concluded in April 2024. Mark Mothersbaugh composed the score, and Sony Pictures Imageworks, Wētā FX, and Digital Domain provided the film's visual effects.

''A Minecraft Movie'' premiered in London on March 30, 2025, and was released in the United States and Sweden on April 4, by Warner Bros. Pictures. The film received mixed reviews from critics and was a box-office success, grossing around $961 million and becoming the fifth-highest-grossing film of 2025 and the third-highest-grossing video game film of all time. A sequel, ''A Minecraft Movie Squared'', is scheduled for release on July 23, 2027.

==Plot==  Struggling doorknob salesman Steve goes to work in a mine to fulfill a childhood dream, where he discovers the Orb of Dominance and the Earth Crystal. When combined, they create a portal that transports him to the Overworld, a world where the terrain is made of easily manipulated cubes. He builds his own city and later stumbles across a portal to a hellish world called the Nether. He is imprisoned by Malgosha, the gold-obsessed piglin ruler of the Nether who gravely discourages creativity and steals Steve's dog Dennis. Because the Orb would allow her to control the Overworld, Steve has his dog Dennis escape with the Orb and Crystal and hide them under his bed in the real world.

Sometime later, 1980s video game champion Garrett "The Garbage Man" Garrison owns a failing video game store in Chuglass, Idaho. He heads to a storage auction to acquire items to sell for cash, ultimately winning the contents of Steve's old house. While searching through the items, particularly hoping to find an Atari Cosmos, he instead finds the empty case and Steve's old belongings. While searching throughout the house he finds the Orb and Crystal, to his anger and confusion.

Siblings Henry and Natalie move to Chuglass following their mother's death. The two meet Dawn, their real estate agent, who also runs a mobile petting zoo. On Henry's first day of school, he gets in trouble when his experimental jetpack is sabotaged and damages the potato chip factory's mascot Chuggy. To avoid expulsion from Vice Principal Marlene, he pays Garrett to play his uncle. At Garrett's video game store, Henry discovers the Orb and Crystal and combines them, leading the two to Steve's mine.

Natalie finds out Henry is missing and calls Dawn who tracks down Henry's location via Natalie's phone. As the four reunite, they are sucked into the portal and arrive in the Overworld. Malgosha learns that the Orb has returned and releases Steve from his imprisonment in the Nether to reclaim it, claiming she has Dennis as a hostage.

While fighting off monsters at night, Henry learns to manipulate blocks and builds a dirt fortress. The Earth Crystal is destroyed in the commotion. Steve appears at dawn and defeats the monsters as he tells the group that a replacement Crystal will be needed from the Woodland Mansion and joins them. To prepare for this quest, he leads them to a nearby village and demonstrates how to craft. Piglins seeking the Orb of Dominance launch an attack on the village. Steve, Garrett, and Henry narrowly escape while Natalie and Dawn are separated from them and befriend Dennis. Malgosha responds by sending out the Great Hog, a massive Piglin.

When Steve mentions that he has a hoard of diamonds, Garrett becomes interested and demands access as an added condition to handing over the Orb. They make a detour and find the hoard, but Henry is angered by their disregard for Natalie's safety. When the Great Hog arrives, they escape using minecarts and the Hog is blown up by creepers. Arriving at the mansion, Steve and Garrett attempt to distract the guards while Henry acquires both the Earth Crystal and an Ender Pearl, which can facilitate one's teleportation. Malgosha returns and destroys the bridge to the mansion. Steve and Henry lose the Orb to her, but escape as Garrett seemingly sacrifices himself in the blast. The two awaken with Dawn, Natalie, and Dennis in a mushroom house.

Malgosha uses the Orb to superpower the Nether portal, blotting out the sun and declaring war on the Overworld. The party crafts an arsenal of weaponry and an army of iron golems to fight the piglin invasion, while Steve fights Malgosha. Henry uses the Ender Pearl to obtain the Orb, restoring the sunlight and causing Malgosha and her army to zombify.

The party, including Garrett who survived the explosion, returns to Chuglass, where they develop the successful video game ''Block City Battle Buddies''. Dawn opens her zoo with Dennis as an attraction, Natalie opens a dojo, Henry completes his jetpack, and Garrett revitalizes the game store with Steve.

==Cast== {{multiple image | total_width = 300 | image1 = Jason Momoa in 2018.jpg | image2 = TenaciousDO2160623 (38 of 62) Jack Black.jpg | footer = Jason Momoa and Jack Black star in the film. }}

* Jason Momoa as Garrett "The Garbage Man" Garrison, a struggling video game store owner and former game champion ** Moana Williams as young Garrett Garrison * Jack Black as Steve, a former doorknob salesman who has spent years living in the Overworld ** Bram-Scott Breheny as young Steve * Emma Myers as Natalie, a caring girl in her early 20s who becomes her brother's legal guardian following their mother's death * Danielle Brooks as Dawn, a real estate agent who runs a mobile petting zoo * Sebastian Hansen as Henry, a creative boy and younger brother of Natalie ** Benjamin Carter serves as Henry's photo double * Jennifer Coolidge as Marlene, the vice principal of Chuglass High School who has a history of accidentally driving her 2001 Jeep Grand Cherokee into others * Rachel House as the voice of Malgosha, the piglin ruler of the Nether ** Allan Henry serves as the motion-capture performer of Malgosha. * Jemaine Clement as: ** Daryl, an auctioneer who runs Steve's storage auction ** The voice of Bruce, a piglin who taunts Malgosha in a flashback * Jared Hess as the voice of General Chungus, a high-ranking piglin in Malgosha's army * Matt Berry as the voice of Nitwit, a villager who ends up transported to Earth and becomes Marlene's eventual romantic partner<ref name=":18" /> ** Bret McKenzie serves as the motion-capture performer of Nitwit * Hiram Garcia as Mr. Gunchie, an art teacher/gym teacher at Chuglass High School who is revealed to be one of Marlene's ex-husbands in a mid-credits scene * Tommy Broadmore as Trevor, a student who bullies Henry and sabotages his jetpack prototype * Frankie Creagh-Leslie as the unnamed friend of Trevor

Amanda Billing portrays Natalie and Henry's mother in a photograph. Mark Wright portrays an HR person at Chuglass High School. YouTubers DanTDM, Aphmau, Mumbo Jumbo, and LDShadowLady make cameos as auction attendees.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Guner |first1=Ediz |title=Who Are The YouTubers in the Minecraft Movie? |url=https://gamerant.com/minecraft-movie-youtuber-cameos-dantdm-valkyrae-ldshadowlady-who/ |website=GameRant |publisher=Valnet |access-date=April 1, 2025 |date=December 5, 2024 |archive-date=December 9, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241209085735/https://gamerant.com/minecraft-movie-youtuber-cameos-dantdm-valkyrae-ldshadowlady-who/ |url-status=live}}</ref> Jens Bergensten, who is one of the lead designers for ''Minecraft'', makes a cameo appearance as a waiter who tends to Marlene and Nitwit.<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Garside |first1=Megan |title=A Minecraft Movie Easter eggs: 75 Minecraft Easter eggs, references, and cameos you may have missed |url=https://www.gamesradar.com/entertainment/adventure-movies/a-minecraft-movie-easter-eggs-references-cameos-mojang-studios/ |magazine=Games Radar |publisher=Total Film |access-date=April 4, 2025 |date=April 4, 2025 |archive-date=April 4, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250404091144/https://www.gamesradar.com/entertainment/adventure-movies/a-minecraft-movie-easter-eggs-references-cameos-mojang-studios/ |url-status=live }}</ref> A pig wearing a crown appears as a tribute to YouTuber Technoblade, who died in 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Anderton |first=Joe |date=April 4, 2025 |title=How A Minecraft Movie pays sweet tribute to YouTuber Technoblade |url=https://www.digitalspy.com/movies/a64385121/minecraft-movie-technoblade/ |access-date=April 5, 2025 |website=Digital Spy |language=en-GB}}</ref> Kate McKinnon makes an uncredited vocal cameo in a post-credits scene as Alex, a woman living in Steve's house, with Alice May Connolly physically portraying Alex.<ref name=":18">{{Cite web |last=Colburn |first=Randall |title='A Minecraft Movie' cast and character guide: All about the actors building the video game blockbuster |url=https://ew.com/minecraft-movie-cast-and-character-guide-11706993 |access-date=April 6, 2025 |website=EW.com |language=en |archive-date=April 5, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250405175650/https://ew.com/minecraft-movie-cast-and-character-guide-11706993 |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Production== ===Background=== [[File:Jared Hess (cropped).jpg|thumb|upright|In 2022, Jared Hess came on board to direct the film, which had been in development since 2014.]] Following a series of offers from Hollywood producers to create a ''Minecraft''-related television series<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nunneley |first=Stephany |date=March 24, 2012 |title=Minecraft hits $80M in sales with over 5M paid downloads |url=http://www.vg247.com/2012/03/24/minecraft-hits-80m-in-sales-with-over-5m-paid-downloads/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120326175441/http://www.vg247.com/2012/03/24/minecraft-hits-80m-in-sales-with-over-5m-paid-downloads/ |archive-date=March 26, 2012 |access-date=November 11, 2012 |website=VG247}}</ref> and a crowdfunding campaign for a fan film that was shut down by ''Minecraft'' creator Markus "Notch" Persson,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Macy |first=Seth G |date=February 7, 2014 |title=Minecraft Movie 'The Birth of Man' Nixed by Notch |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2014/02/07/minecraft-movie-the-birth-of-man-nixed-by-notch |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220318093902/https://www.ign.com/articles/2014/02/07/minecraft-movie-the-birth-of-man-nixed-by-notch |archive-date=March 18, 2022 |access-date=September 17, 2017 |website=IGN}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Makuch |first=Eddie |date=February 10, 2014 |title=Minecraft-inspired movie shut down |url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/minecraft-inspired-movie-shut-down/1100-6417633/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220318152104/https://www.gamespot.com/articles/minecraft-inspired-movie-shut-down/1100-6417633/ |archive-date=March 18, 2022 |access-date=September 17, 2017 |website=GameSpot}}</ref> Persson revealed that Mojang Studios was in talks with Warner Bros. to develop an official ''Minecraft'' film in February 2014.<ref name="gamsutra">{{Cite web |last=Nutt |first=Christian |date=February 27, 2014 |title=Minecraft movie in the works with Warner Bros. |url=http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/211920/Minecraft_movie_in_the_works_with_Warner_Bros.php |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140228080450/http://gamasutra.com/view/news/211920/Minecraft_movie_in_the_works_with_Warner_Bros.php |archive-date=February 28, 2014 |access-date=October 17, 2014 |website=Gamasutra}}</ref><ref name=":4">{{Cite web |last=Busch |first=Anita |date=February 27, 2014 |title=Video Game Sensation 'Minecraft' Coming To The Big Screen As Warner Bros Acquires Rights; 'Lego's' Roy Lee And Jill Messick Producing |url=https://deadline.com/2014/02/minecraft-movie-warner-bros-lego-movie-producer-690664/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140228170036/http://www.deadline.com/2014/02/minecraft-movie-warner-bros-lego-movie-producer/ |archive-date=February 28, 2014 |access-date=October 17, 2014 |website=Deadline Hollywood}}</ref> Later in October, Mojang CCO Vu Bui stated that the movie was early in development, and would be a "large-budget" production. He also said that the film might not be released until at least 2018.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Makuch |first=Eddie |date=October 8, 2014 |title=Minecraft Movie Is "Large-Budget," Might Not Arrive Until 2018 |url=http://www.gamespot.com/articles/minecraft-movie-is-large-budget-might-not-arrive-u/1100-6422821/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141010053324/http://www.gamespot.com/articles/minecraft-movie-is-large-budget-might-not-arrive-u/1100-6422821/ |archive-date=October 10, 2014 |access-date=October 17, 2014 |website=GameSpot}}</ref><ref name=":17">{{Cite web |last=Dredge |first=Stuart |date=October 9, 2014 |title=Minecraft movie will be 'large-budget' but unlikely to arrive before 2017 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/oct/08/minecraft-movies-youtube-mojang-licensing?view=desktop/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141021054937/http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/oct/08/minecraft-movies-youtube-mojang-licensing?view=desktop/ |archive-date=October 21, 2014 |access-date=October 17, 2014 |website=The Guardian}}</ref> Originally, Roy Lee and Jill Messick were set to produce the project.<ref name="gamsutra" /><ref name=":4" /> That same month, Warner Bros. hired Shawn Levy to direct the film,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Fleming |first=Mike Jr. |date=October 16, 2014 |title=Shawn Levy Boards 'Minecraft' Movie |url=https://deadline.com/2014/10/minecraft-movie-shawn-levy-director-warner-bros-852503/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141017042554/http://deadline.com/2014/10/minecraft-movie-shawn-levy-director-warner-bros-852503/ |archive-date=October 17, 2014 |access-date=October 17, 2014 |website=Deadline Hollywood}}</ref> though he and writers Kieran and Michele Mulroney, who were developing the film together, left the project by December.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kroll |first=Justin |date=December 9, 2014 |title=Shawn Levy Leaves Warner Bros.' 'Minecraft' Film |url=https://variety.com/2014/film/news/shawn-levy-leaves-warner-bros-minecraft-film-exclusive-1201374902/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141226181754/http://variety.com/2014/film/news/shawn-levy-leaves-warner-bros-minecraft-film-exclusive-1201374902/ |archive-date=December 26, 2014 |access-date=December 10, 2014 |website=Variety}}</ref>

By July 2015, Warner Bros. hired Rob McElhenney to direct the film. He said that he had been drawn to the film based on the open-world nature of the game, an idea Warner Bros. had initially agreed with and for which they had provided him with a preliminary US$150 million budget.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bui |first=Vu |date=July 21, 2015 |title=We've chosen a director for the Minecraft movie! |url=https://mojang.com/2015/07/weve-chosen-a-director-for-the-minecraft-movie/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171009012808/https://mojang.com/2015/07/weve-chosen-a-director-for-the-minecraft-movie/ |archive-date=October 9, 2017 |access-date=July 22, 2015 |publisher=Mojang |website=mojang.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Fleming |first=Mike Jr. |date=July 21, 2015 |title=Minecraft Movie Gets Director: 'It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia's Rob McElhenney |url=https://deadline.com/2015/07/minecraft-movie-rob-mcelhenney-its-always-sunny-in-philadelphia-1201482930/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150722190910/http://deadline.com/2015/07/minecraft-movie-rob-mcelhenney-its-always-sunny-in-philadelphia-1201482930/ |archive-date=July 22, 2015 |access-date=July 22, 2015 |website=Deadline Hollywood}}</ref> Early production started in 2016, and an initial release date was announced for May 24, 2019.<ref name="release1">{{Cite web |last=Galuppo |first=Mia |date=June 27, 2016 |title=Warner Bros.' 'Minecraft' Movie Gets Release Date |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/warner-bros-minecraft-movie-gets-906607 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160628141028/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/warner-bros-minecraft-movie-gets-906607 |archive-date=June 28, 2016 |website=The Hollywood Reporter}}</ref> Jason Fuchs was set to write the script of the film,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kroll |first=Justin |date=October 13, 2016 |title='Wonder Woman' Scribe Jason Fuchs to Write Latest Draft of 'Minecraft' (Exclusive) |url=https://variety.com/2016/film/news/jason-fuchs-minecraft-movie-writer-1201888253/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161017174723/http://variety.com/2016/film/news/jason-fuchs-minecraft-movie-writer-1201888253/ |archive-date=October 17, 2016 |website=Variety}}</ref> and Steve Carell was going to star as the voice of an unknown character.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kroll |first=Justin |date=November 15, 2016 |title=Steve Carell in Talks to Join 'Minecraft' Movie at Warner Bros. (Exclusive) |url=https://variety.com/2016/film/news/steve-carell-minecraft-movie-warner-bros-1201918908/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161116164311/http://variety.com/2016/film/news/steve-carell-minecraft-movie-warner-bros-1201918908/ |archive-date=November 16, 2016 |access-date=November 16, 2016 |website=Variety}}</ref> However, by late 2016, McElhenney's ''Minecraft'' film "slowly died on the vine", after studio executive Greg Silverman's departure from Warner Bros. in late 2016.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gera |first=Emily |date=February 24, 2020 |title=Always Sunny's Rob McElhenney explains what went wrong for his $150 Million Minecraft movie |url=https://www.vg247.com/2020/02/24/minecraft-rob-mcelhenney-movie/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210308134126/https://www.vg247.com/2020/02/24/minecraft-rob-mcelhenney-movie/ |archive-date=March 8, 2021 |access-date=February 24, 2020 |website=VG247}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Fleming |first=Mike Jr. |date=December 14, 2016 |title=Warner Bros Shakeup: Greg Silverman Steps Down, Toby Emmerich Takes Top Production Post; Duo Set To Run NL |url=https://deadline.com/2016/12/warner-bros-shakegreg-silverman-toby-emmerich-takes-top-production-post-1201870911/ |access-date=February 6, 2025 |website=Deadline |archive-date=December 15, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161215142854/https://deadline.com/2016/12/warner-bros-shakegreg-silverman-toby-emmerich-takes-top-production-post-1201870911/ |url-status=live}}</ref> Aaron and Adam Nee were tapped to rewrite the script and the film was delayed as a result. No new director was announced at that time.<ref name="Aug2018TW">{{Cite web |last1=Gonzalez |first1=Umberto |last2=Tony Maglio |date=August 3, 2018 |title='Minecraft' Movie Delayed: Rob McElhenney Out as Director, Nee Brothers Tapped to Write (Exclusive) |url=https://www.thewrap.com/minecraft-nee-brothers-rob-mcelhenny-release-date/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180804031124/https://www.thewrap.com/minecraft-nee-brothers-rob-mcelhenny-release-date/ |archive-date=August 4, 2018 |access-date=August 6, 2018 |website=TheWrap}}</ref> By January 2019, Peter Sollett was announced to write and direct the film, which would feature an entirely different story from McElhenney's version. Messick, who died in 2018, was posthumously credited as producer.<ref name="Sollett">{{Cite web |last=Kroll |first=Justin |date=January 11, 2019 |title=Peter Sollett to Direct Warner Bros.' 'Minecraft' Movie (Exclusive) |url=https://variety.com/2019/film/news/peter-sollett-warner-bros-minecraft-1203105640/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190112061341/https://variety.com/2019/film/news/peter-sollett-warner-bros-minecraft-1203105640/ |archive-date=January 12, 2019 |access-date=July 28, 2019 |website=Variety}}</ref> The original vision Sollet had for the film involved "a teenage girl and her unlikely group of adventurers" as they set out on a quest to defeat the Ender Dragon, the final boss of the original ''Minecraft'' game.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Tyrer |first=Ben |date=April 17, 2019 |title=Minecraft's live action movie stars a teenage girl and is out in 2022 |url=https://www.pcgamesn.com/minecraft/minecraft-movie-release-date |access-date=April 5, 2025 |website=PCGamesN |language=en-US |archive-date=December 3, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241203113807/https://www.pcgamesn.com/minecraft/minecraft-movie-release-date |url-status=live }}</ref> The film was later given a new release date of March 4, 2022.<ref name="release2Kotaku">{{Cite web |last=D'Anastasio |first=Cecilia |date=April 16, 2019 |title=On March 4, 2022, Warner Bros. and Mojang will be releasing a Minecraft movie. |url=https://kotaku.com/on-march-4-2022-warner-bros-and-mojang-will-be-relea-1834080290 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190416154948/https://kotaku.com/on-march-4-2022-warner-bros-and-mojang-will-be-relea-1834080290 |archive-date=April 16, 2019 |access-date=April 16, 2019 |website=Kotaku}}</ref><ref name="release2Minecraftweb">{{Cite web |date=April 16, 2019 |title=The Minecraft Movie Is Just Around The Corner |url=https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/the-minecraft-movie-is-just-around-the-corner |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190416151437/https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/the-minecraft-movie-is-just-around-the-corner |archive-date=April 16, 2019 |access-date=June 11, 2021 |website=Minecraft.net}}</ref> In June 2019, Allison Schroeder was hired to write the script and co-write the story with Sollett.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kit |first=Borys |date=June 24, 2019 |title='Frozen 2' Writer Allison Schroeder Tackling 'Minecraft' Movie |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/frozen-2-writer-allison-schroeder-tackling-minecraft-movie-1220710 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190625022152/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/frozen-2-writer-allison-schroeder-tackling-minecraft-movie-1220710 |archive-date=June 25, 2019 |access-date=July 28, 2019 |website=The Hollywood Reporter}}</ref> Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, Warner Bros. was forced to adjust its release schedule, which included removing the ''Minecraft'' film from its planned release date.<ref name="indefinitedelay">{{Cite web |last=D'Alessandro |first=Anthony |date=October 5, 2020 |title=Dune Drifting Away From December to October 2021 |url=https://deadline.com/2020/10/dune-drifting-away-from-december-to-october-2021-1234591593/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201006124701/https://deadline.com/2020/10/dune-drifting-away-from-december-to-october-2021-1234591593/ |archive-date=October 6, 2020 |access-date=February 20, 2024 |website=Deadline Hollywood}}</ref>

In April 2022, production on the ''Minecraft'' film was announced to be moving forward without Sollett and Schroeder, with Jared Hess now set to direct, Legendary Entertainment to co-produce (through its executive Mary Parent), and Jason Momoa in early talks to star. The film was also confirmed to be live action.<ref name="HessMomoaTHR">{{Cite web |last=Couch |first=Aaron |date=April 18, 2022 |title=Minecraft Movie to Star Jason Momoa |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/minecraft-movie-jason-momoa-1235131605/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220419000923/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/minecraft-movie-jason-momoa-1235131605/ |archive-date=April 19, 2022 |access-date=April 18, 2022 |website=The Hollywood Reporter}}</ref> It was also reported that Chris Bowman and Hubbel Palmer, who collaborated with Hess on ''Masterminds'' (2016), would rewrite the script.<ref name="HessMomoaDeadline">{{Cite web |last=Grobar |first=Matt |date=April 18, 2022 |title=Jason Momoa In Talks To Star In 'Minecraft' Movie At Warner Bros |url=https://deadline.com/2022/04/jason-momoa-in-talks-to-star-in-warner-bros-adaptation-of-minecraft-1235005112/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220424060454/https://deadline.com/2022/04/jason-momoa-in-talks-to-star-in-warner-bros-adaptation-of-minecraft-1235005112/ |archive-date=April 24, 2022 |access-date=April 24, 2022 |website=Deadline Hollywood}}</ref><ref name="HessMomoaTC">{{Cite web |last=Forristal |first=Lauren |date=April 19, 2022 |title=HBO Max backs 'Minecraft' movie with 'Aquaman' star Jason Momoa |url=https://techcrunch.com/2022/04/19/hbo-max-backs-minecraft-movie-with-aquaman-star-jason-momoa/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220608015128/https://techcrunch.com/2022/04/19/hbo-max-backs-minecraft-movie-with-aquaman-star-jason-momoa/ |archive-date=June 8, 2022 |access-date=June 7, 2022 |website=TechCrunch}}</ref> Producer Roy Lee credited new leadership at Warner Bros. for pushing the film into production after so many years saying: "Toby Emmerich shut it down when he first started, and if he had never run Warner Bros., it would’ve been made years earlier. It was only after Pam [Abdy] and Mike [De Luca] started that they reignited the project and it got made."<ref>[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/roy-lee-interview-weapons-minecraft-calvin-and-hobbes-1236451619/ Roy Lee Grossed $9B From Movies Like ‘Weapons’ and ‘Minecraft’ But What He Really Wants to Do Is Make ‘Calvin & Hobbes’]</ref>

===Development=== Hess' involvement in the film began after a separate project he was developing with Legendary never materialized, and he was involved by the studio to pitch a take for the ''Minecraft'' adaptation. He later stated that he enjoyed trying to "adapt something that doesn't have a story{{snd}}it's an open sandbox game", and hoped to find an opportunity for a "fun, ridiculous movie".<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Means |first=Sean P. |date=January 14, 2024 |title=What happened after 'Napoleon Dynamite' — and the big movie its Utah filmmakers are making next |url=https://www.sltrib.com/artsliving/2024/01/14/utah-filmmakers-talk-about-their/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240115034814/https://www.sltrib.com/artsliving/2024/01/14/utah-filmmakers-talk-about-their/ |archive-date=January 15, 2024 |access-date=October 2, 2024 |website=The Salt Lake Tribune |language=en-US}}</ref> The film's final writing credits went to Chris Bowman, Hubbel Palmer, Neil Widener, Gavin James, and Chris Galletta, who wrote the film from a story by Allison Schroeder, Bowman, and Palmer. Off-screen Additional Literary Material credit was given to Hess, McElhenney, Fuchs, Megan Amram, Kevin Biegel, John Francis Daley, Dana Fox, Hannah Friedman, Jonathan Goldstein, Phil Augusta Jackson, Lauryn Kahn, Kieran Mulroney, Michele Mulroney, Aaron Nee, Adam Nee, Zak Penn, Simon Rich, Peter Sollett, Laura Steinel, Jon Spaihts, Oren Uziel, and Ben Wexler.<ref name="WGACredits">{{Cite web |title=''Minecraft'' |url=https://directories.wga.org/project/1235768/minecraft |access-date=February 22, 2025 |website=Writers Guild of America West}}</ref>

While adapting ''Minecraft'' into a film, the production crew aimed to make sure that the objects present in the film were faithful to the game, made up only of cubes. This included everything from trees to fruit.<ref name=":14">{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ng5eHipuY2k |title=A Minecraft Movie {{!}} Behind the Scenes |date=November 21, 2024 |last=Warner Bros. |access-date=April 7, 2025 |via=YouTube |archive-date=November 22, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241122010935/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ng5eHipuY2k |url-status=live}}</ref>{{RP|location=2:00–2:29}} Several YouTubers and members of the ''Minecraft'' community were present during the production of the film, with YouTuber Mumbo Jumbo contributing towards designing some of the props.<ref name=":14" />{{RP|location=2:00–2:29}} When writing and directing the film, the team opted to make a story based on ''Minecraft'', rather than making an official canon story, which they viewed as in-line with ''Minecraft''{{'s}} nature as a sandbox game that lets players create their own stories. As such, the film was titled ''A Minecraft Movie'', rather than ''The Minecraft Movie''. This concept is also applied to the film's depiction of one of ''Minecraft''{{'s}} characters, Steve, which the production crew described Jack Black's version as one of many Steves not meant to represent the "Steve" present in ''Minecraft''.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Chalk |first=Andy |date=March 19, 2025 |title=This is why the Minecraft movie is called A Minecraft Movie |url=https://www.pcgamer.com/movies-tv/this-is-why-the-minecraft-movie-is-called-a-minecraft-movie/ |access-date=April 7, 2025 |work=PC Gamer |language=en |archive-date=April 6, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250406034553/https://www.pcgamer.com/movies-tv/this-is-why-the-minecraft-movie-is-called-a-minecraft-movie/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

James Thomas served as the film's editor.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Evans |first=Greg |date=September 4, 2024 |title='A Minecraft Movie' Teaser: Roll Up For A Magical Mystery Tour |url=https://deadline.com/2024/09/minecraft-movie-trailer-1236077567/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240915032206/https://deadline.com/2024/09/minecraft-movie-trailer-1236077567/ |archive-date=September 15, 2024 |access-date=September 8, 2024 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref> While ''A Minecraft Movie'' is predominantly a live action film, it uses a heavy amount of computer animation to simulate the terrain, animals,<ref name=":15" /><ref name=":16" /> monsters,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Coleman |first=Jack |date=November 18, 2024 |title=Minecraft Movie's Animated Mobs Have Fans Puzzled |url=https://www.thegamer.com/minecraft-movie-strange-animated-zombie-skeleton-creeper-first-look/ |access-date=April 7, 2025 |website=TheGamer |language=en |archive-date=November 26, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241126174906/https://www.thegamer.com/minecraft-movie-strange-animated-zombie-skeleton-creeper-first-look/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and other objects.<ref name=":15" /><ref name=":16" /> Green-screens and in-studio lighting were also used extensively.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kuhnke |first=Oisin |date=September 29, 2024 |title=If Warner Bros wanted to inspire confidence in the Minecraft movie, then its first clip that looks more like a Super Bowl ad wasn't the way to go |url=https://www.vg247.com/minecraft-movie-gets-first-clip |access-date=April 7, 2025 |website=VG247 |archive-date=September 29, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240929153121/https://www.vg247.com/minecraft-movie-gets-first-clip |url-status=live}}</ref> 3D models were imported into Unreal Engine to create virtual environments of various sets, which were used throughout the production of the film.<ref name="Creative Bloq 19 May 2025">{{cite web |last1=Bell |first1=Laura |last2=Finlayson |first2=Talia |title=We built A Minecraft Movie's iconic worlds using Unreal Engine – and here's how |url=https://www.creativebloq.com/3d/building-a-blockbuster-how-we-used-unreal-engine-to-create-the-voxelised-world-of-a-minecraft-movie |website=Creative Bloq |date=19 May 2025 |archive-date=May 19, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250519153825/https://www.creativebloq.com/3d/building-a-blockbuster-how-we-used-unreal-engine-to-create-the-voxelised-world-of-a-minecraft-movie |url-status=live |quote=[W]e used the game as inspiration for environments created in Unreal Engine [...] which were used from pre-production through to principal photography, all the way to the final stages of post-production.}}</ref> Visual effects for the film were provided by Sony Pictures Imageworks, Wētā FX, and Digital Domain, with Dan Lemmon serving as visual effects supervisor.<ref>{{Cite web |title=A Minecraft Movie {{!}} Sony Pictures Imageworks |url=https://www.imageworks.com/movies/minecraft-movie |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241219024522/https://www.imageworks.com/movies/minecraft-movie |archive-date=December 19, 2024 |access-date=September 8, 2024 |website=www.imageworks.com |language=en}}</ref><ref name="ArtOfVFX">{{Cite web |last=Frei |first=Vincent |date=February 27, 2025 |title=A Minecraft Movie |url=https://www.artofvfx.com/a-minecraft-movie/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240918150923/https://www.artofvfx.com/a-minecraft-movie/ |archive-date=September 18, 2024 |access-date=March 2, 2025 |website=Art of VFX}}</ref>

===Casting=== Around the same time that Hess was announced to direct the film, it was also stated that Momoa would star in the film.<ref name="HessMomoaTHR" /> In May 2023, Matt Berry entered negotiations to join the cast,<ref name="MattBerry">{{Cite web |last=Grobar |first=Matt |date=May 23, 2023 |title=Matt Berry In Talks To Join Jason Momoa In Warner Bros' ''Minecraft'' |url=https://deadline.com/2023/05/minecraft-matt-berry-jason-momoa-warner-bros-1235370880/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230523192654/https://deadline.com/2023/05/minecraft-matt-berry-jason-momoa-warner-bros-1235370880/ |archive-date=May 23, 2023 |access-date=May 23, 2023 |website=Deadline Hollywood}}</ref> while Danielle Brooks and Sebastian Eugene Hansen joined the cast in November,<ref name="BrooksHansen">{{Cite web |last=D'Alessandro |first=Anthony |date=November 30, 2023 |title='Minecraft': Warner Bros. Movie Adds Danielle Brooks & Sebastian Eugene Hansen |url=https://deadline.com/2023/11/minecraft-jason-momoa-danielle-brooks-sebastian-eugene-hansen-1235646560/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231201003452/https://deadline.com/2023/11/minecraft-jason-momoa-danielle-brooks-sebastian-eugene-hansen-1235646560/ |archive-date=December 1, 2023 |access-date=November 30, 2023 |website=Deadline Hollywood}}</ref> and Emma Myers joined the cast in December.<ref name="Myers">{{Cite web |last=D'Alessandro |first=Anthony |date=December 6, 2023 |title='Minecraft': 'Wednesday' Star Emma Myers Digs Into Warner Bros Movie |url=https://deadline.com/2023/12/minecraft-emma-myers-wednesday-1235655987/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231207015833/https://deadline.com/2023/12/minecraft-emma-myers-wednesday-1235655987/ |archive-date=December 7, 2023 |access-date=December 6, 2023 |website=Deadline Hollywood}}</ref> Jack Black, who previously collaborated with Hess on ''Nacho Libre'' in 2006, joined the cast in January 2024, teasing his casting in the film via his official Instagram account.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rubin |first=Rebecca |date=January 2, 2024 |title=Jack Black Cast in "Minecraft" Movie |url=https://variety.com/2024/film/news/jack-black-minecraft-movie-adaptation-1235859659/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240602103234/https://variety.com/2024/film/news/jack-black-minecraft-movie-adaptation-1235859659/ |archive-date=June 2, 2024 |access-date=May 20, 2024 |website=Variety}}</ref><ref name="Black">{{Cite web |last=D'Alessandro |first=Anthony |date=January 2, 2024 |title=Jack Black Levels Up For 'Minecraft' At Warner Bros – The Dish |url=https://deadline.com/2024/01/minecraft-jack-black-1235693816/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240102190644/https://deadline.com/2024/01/minecraft-jack-black-1235693816/ |archive-date=January 2, 2024 |access-date=January 2, 2024 |website=Deadline Hollywood}}</ref> Originally, Berry was supposed to play Steve while Black was set to only appear as a cameo in the form of a talking pig, but due to the 2023 Hollywood labor disputes, Berry had to vacate the role, with Black taking over the role of Steve.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Fenn |first=Archie |date=2025-04-09 |title=This Beloved Comedian Was Originally Cast as Steve in 'A Minecraft Movie' Before Jack Black |url=https://movieweb.com/minecraft-movie-matt-berry-cast-as-steve-before-jack-black/ |access-date=2025-04-10 |website=MovieWeb |language=en |archive-date=April 9, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250409182856/https://movieweb.com/minecraft-movie-matt-berry-cast-as-steve-before-jack-black/ |url-status=live }}</ref> According to producer Torfi Frans Olafsson, Black's depiction of Steve was "specific to him".<ref name=":12">{{Cite web |last=Briscuso |first=Lex |date=March 20, 2025 |title=Jack Black Was Originally Going to Play a Talking Pig In The Minecraft Movie |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/jack-black-was-originally-going-to-play-a-talking-pig-in-the-minecraft-movie |access-date=March 20, 2025 |website=IGN |language=en |archive-date=March 22, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250322091825/https://www.ign.com/articles/jack-black-was-originally-going-to-play-a-talking-pig-in-the-minecraft-movie |url-status=live }}</ref> At the same time as Black's casting, Jennifer Coolidge, Kate McKinnon, and Jemaine Clement were also cast in then-undisclosed roles.<ref name="Coolidge">{{Cite web |last=D'Alessandro |first=Anthony |date=January 17, 2024 |title='Minecraft' Movie Finds Gem In Jennifer Coolidge |url=https://deadline.com/2024/01/minecraft-jennifer-coolidge-1235795092/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240117161319/https://deadline.com/2024/01/minecraft-jennifer-coolidge-1235795092/ |archive-date=January 17, 2024 |access-date=January 17, 2024 |website=Deadline Hollywood}}</ref><ref name="McKinnonClement">{{Cite web |last=D'Alessandro |first=Anthony |date=January 18, 2024 |title='Minecraft' Adds Kate McKinnon, Jemaine Clement to Jason Momoa Movie |url=https://deadline.com/2024/01/minecraft-kate-mckinnon-jemaine-clement-1235796568/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240122174136/https://deadline.com/2024/01/minecraft-kate-mckinnon-jemaine-clement-1235796568/ |archive-date=January 22, 2024 |access-date=January 18, 2024 |website=Deadline Hollywood}}</ref> YouTuber Valkyrae was originally set to appear in the film, but was removed after she openly accused Momoa of mistreating the cast and production crew.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Yin-Poole |first=Wesley |date=2025-04-07 |title=Streamer Valkyrae Cut From A Minecraft Movie: 'I Would Much Rather Not Have That 30 Seconds Than Be Sued' |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/streamer-valkyrae-cut-from-a-minecraft-movie-i-would-much-rather-not-have-that-30-seconds-than-be-sued |access-date=2025-04-07 |website=IGN |archive-date=April 7, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250407141455/https://www.ign.com/articles/streamer-valkyrae-cut-from-a-minecraft-movie-i-would-much-rather-not-have-that-30-seconds-than-be-sued |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Smith |first=Jeremy |date=2025-04-07 |title=A Minecraft Movie Cut A Streamer Cameo After Viral Jason Momoa Criticism |url=https://www.slashfilm.com/1828932/a-minecraft-movie-streaming-cameo-cut-jason-momoa-criticism-valkyrae/ |access-date=2025-04-07 |website=SlashFilm |language=en-US |archive-date=April 8, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250408023859/https://www.slashfilm.com/1828932/a-minecraft-movie-streaming-cameo-cut-jason-momoa-criticism-valkyrae/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Filming=== Principal photography for the film began in January 2024 in Auckland, New Zealand,<ref name=":0" /> and concluded by April of that year.<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 29, 2024 |title='Really valuable': Huge film production coming to Auckland |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/the-wrecking-crew-auckland-unveiled-as-main-location-for-amazon-mgm-production/3D4YHLE3W5HCJPJAPC2O6BFJGQ/ |access-date=April 7, 2025 |website=NZ Herald |archive-date=September 11, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240911235320/https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/the-wrecking-crew-auckland-unveiled-as-main-location-for-amazon-mgm-production/3D4YHLE3W5HCJPJAPC2O6BFJGQ/ |url-status=live}}</ref> A majority of the scenes set in the fictional town of Chuglass, Idaho were filmed in Huntly, with additional production taking place at Helensville, Auckland Film Studios, and Settlers Country Manor.<ref>{{Cite news |date=4 April 2025 |title=Huntly mines itself a Hollywood cameo in Minecraft Movie |url=https://www.1news.co.nz/2025/04/04/huntly-mines-itself-a-hollywood-cameo-in-minecraft-movie/ |access-date=7 April 2025 |work=1News |archive-date=April 6, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250406222430/https://www.1news.co.nz/2025/04/04/huntly-mines-itself-a-hollywood-cameo-in-minecraft-movie/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Minecraft movie: Bringing the blockbuster world to life in Auckland {{!}} Screen Auckland |url=https://www.screenauckland.com/case-studies/minecraft-movie-bringing-the-blockbuster-world-to-life-in-auckland |access-date=2025-12-19 |website=www.screenauckland.com |language=en}}</ref> Originally, filming was going to begin in August 2023,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Watel |first=Stephanie |date=June 20, 2023 |title=Live-Action Minecraft Movie to Start Filming in August |url=https://movieweb.com/live-action-minecraft-film-to-start-filming-in-august/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230626170847/https://movieweb.com/live-action-minecraft-film-to-start-filming-in-august/ |archive-date=June 26, 2023 |access-date=June 26, 2023 |website=MovieWeb}}</ref> but was delayed due to the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Earl |first=William |date=July 14, 2023 |title=All the TV Shows and Movies Affected by the SAG Actors Strike (Updating) |url=https://variety.com/2023/film/news/tv-shows-movies-affected-sag-actors-strike-2023-1235668990/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230714195948/https://variety.com/2023/film/news/tv-shows-movies-affected-sag-actors-strike-2023-1235668990/ |archive-date=July 14, 2023 |access-date=July 15, 2023 |website=Variety}}</ref> Grant Major served as the production designer,<ref name=":0" /> and Enrique Chediak served as the cinematographer.<ref name="wrap teaser">{{Cite web |last=Chitwood |first=Adam |date=September 4, 2024 |title=First 'Minecraft' Movie Teaser Builds Anticipation With Sheep, Jack Black and Jason Momoa in Bangs |url=https://www.thewrap.com/minecraft-movie-trailer-jason-momoa/ |access-date=September 4, 2024 |website=TheWrap |archive-date=September 15, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240915200949/https://www.thewrap.com/minecraft-movie-trailer-jason-momoa/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Music== {{Main|A Minecraft Movie (soundtrack){{!}}''A Minecraft Movie'' (soundtrack)}}

Mark Mothersbaugh composed the original score, while Gabe Hilfer and Karyn Rachtman serve as music supervisors.<ref name="wrap teaser" /> Mothersbaugh incorporated "nods" to the music of the game by C418, and said that the score was meant to balance the "charm" of the characters with the action, while retaining a "depth and emotional resonance".<ref name="BWsound">{{Cite web |author=WaterTower Music |date=March 28, 2025 |title=WaterTower Music Releases ''A Minecraft Movie (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)'' |url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250328244278/en/WaterTower-Music-Releases-A-Minecraft-Movie-Original-Motion-Picture-Soundtrack |archive-date=March 29, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250329225918/https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250328244278/en/WaterTower-Music-Releases-A-Minecraft-Movie-Original-Motion-Picture-Soundtrack |url-status=live |publisher=Business Wire |access-date=March 29, 2025 }}</ref> From the ''Minecraft'' soundtrack, C418's title track plays during the opening credits, and his song "Dragon Fish" plays during a scene with pandas; Lena Raine's track "Pigstep" features during the "Nether's Got Talent" sequence.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Papadopoulos |first=Charles |date=April 5, 2025 |title=A Minecraft Movie Soundtrack Guide: Every Song & When They Play |url=https://screenrant.com/a-minecraft-movie-soundtrack-song-guide/ |access-date=April 6, 2025 |website=Screen Rant |archive-date=April 7, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250407072354/https://screenrant.com/a-minecraft-movie-soundtrack-song-guide/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

The film includes several original songs performed by Black,<ref name=":7" /> including "I Feel Alive".<ref name="IFA">{{Cite web |last=Butcher |first=Sophie |date=March 20, 2025 |title=Jack Black shares original song 'I Feel Alive' from 'Minecraft' movie |url=https://www.nme.com/news/film/jack-black-shares-original-song-i-feel-alive-from-minecraft-movie-3847951 |access-date=March 20, 2025 |website=NME |language=en-GB |archive-date=March 29, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250329144441/https://www.nme.com/news/film/jack-black-shares-original-song-i-feel-alive-from-minecraft-movie-3847951 |url-status=live }}</ref> It was written by Black, and features Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl on drums, Queens of the Stone Age guitarist Troy Van Leeuwen, Jellyfish keyboardist Roger Joseph Manning Jr., and Mark Ronson on both rhythm guitar and bass. Brooks also provides backup vocals.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=March 25, 2025 |title=Hear Jack Black, Dave Grohl and more on epic new Minecraft single I Feel Alive |url=https://www.kerrang.com/a-minecraft-movie-soundtrack-i-feel-alive-official-lyric-video-jack-black-dave-grohl |access-date=March 26, 2025 |website=Kerrang! |language=en |archive-date=April 7, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250407072655/https://www.kerrang.com/a-minecraft-movie-soundtrack-i-feel-alive-official-lyric-video-jack-black-dave-grohl |url-status=live }}</ref> The song was released as a single<ref name=":1" /> prior to the release of the film on March 20, 2025.<ref name="IFA" /> Mothersbaugh's score, along with original songs by Benee, Dayglow, and Dirty Honey, was released digitally on March 28.<ref name="BWsound" /> The film also features an instrumental rendition of Depeche Mode's "Just Can't Get Enough" performed by Jamieson Shaw.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Cremona |first=Patrick |date=April 3, 2025 |title=A Minecraft Movie soundtrack: All the songs – including Jack Black originals |url=https://www.radiotimes.com/movies/a-minecraft-movie-soundtrack/ |access-date=April 5, 2025 |work=Radio Times |archive-date=April 7, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250407072401/https://www.radiotimes.com/movies/a-minecraft-movie-soundtrack/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite news |last=Maher |first=Kevin |date=April 3, 2025 |title=A Minecraft Movie review — zero stars for this unforgivable disaster |url=https://www.thetimes.com/culture/film/article/minecraft-movie-review-jason-momoa-jack-black-vb7rw322d |access-date=April 5, 2025 |work=The Times |archive-date=April 5, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250405090836/https://www.thetimes.com/culture/film/article/minecraft-movie-review-jason-momoa-jack-black-vb7rw322d |url-status=live }}</ref>

Another song in the film, "Steve's Lava Chicken", went viral online after the film's release and charted in several territories. The song became the shortest song to reach the Top 40 of the UK singles chart,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Phillips |first=Tom |date=2025-04-22 |title=Steve's Lava Chicken song from A Minecraft Movie goes viral, enters UK chart |url=https://www.eurogamer.net/steves-lava-chicken-song-is-the-latest-thing-from-a-minecraft-movie-to-go-viral |access-date=2025-04-22 |website=Eurogamer.net |archive-date=April 22, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250422182059/https://www.eurogamer.net/steves-lava-chicken-song-is-the-latest-thing-from-a-minecraft-movie-to-go-viral |url-status=live}}</ref> and the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in the United States.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2025/film/news/jack-black-minecraft-movie-steves-lava-chicken-hot-100-1236382177/ |title=Jack Black's 34 Second 'Minecraft Movie' Anthem 'Steve's Lava Chicken' Becomes Shortest Song to Enter Hot 100 |first= Jack |last=Dunn|work=Variety|date=April 29, 2025 |archive-date=April 30, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250430020849/https://variety.com/2025/film/news/jack-black-minecraft-movie-steves-lava-chicken-hot-100-1236382177/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

==Marketing== The film's first teaser trailer, set to the Beatles's "Magical Mystery Tour", was released on September 4, 2024. Audience reactions to the teaser were noted as "divided"<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lagatta |first=Eric |date=September 5, 2024 |title=Trailer for 'A Minecraft Movie' starring Jack Black, Jason Momoa receives mixed reactions |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/movies/2024/09/05/minecraft-movie-trailer-reactions-jack-black-jason-momoa/75082594007/ |access-date=September 14, 2024 |website=USA Today |archive-date=September 5, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240905153146/https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/movies/2024/09/05/minecraft-movie-trailer-reactions-jack-black-jason-momoa/75082594007/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="DD Trailer">{{Cite news |last=Hadge |first=Mike |date=September 4, 2024 |title=The Minecraft movie just dropped its first trailer, and the internet has opinions |url=https://www.dailydot.com/pop-culture/minecraft-movie-just-dropped-its-first-trailer-internet-reacts/ |access-date=September 5, 2024 |work=The Daily Dot |archive-date=September 4, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240904233736/https://www.dailydot.com/pop-culture/minecraft-movie-just-dropped-its-first-trailer-internet-reacts/ |url-status=live}}</ref> or "generally negative", with criticism for the CGI, design, and live-action nature of the film.<ref name=":15">{{Cite web |last=Ulatowski |first=Rachel |date=September 4, 2024 |title='A Minecraft Movie' seems destined to be the next 'Borderlands' with these trailer reactions |url=https://www.themarysue.com/a-minecraft-movie-seems-destined-to-be-the-next-borderlands-with-these-trailer-reactions/ |access-date=September 14, 2024 |website=The Mary Sue |archive-date=September 4, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240904215251/https://www.themarysue.com/a-minecraft-movie-seems-destined-to-be-the-next-borderlands-with-these-trailer-reactions/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":16">{{Cite web |last=Parkel |first=Inga |date=September 5, 2024 |title=Minecraft fans devastated by 'awful' live-action trailer |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/minecraft-movie-trailer-jack-black-b2607661.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250127101753/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/minecraft-movie-trailer-jack-black-b2607661.html |archive-date=January 27, 2025 |access-date=September 14, 2024 |website=The Independent |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Pelley |first=Rich |date=September 10, 2024 |title=Does the Minecraft movie really look that bad? Only a 10-year-old can tell us |url=https://www.theguardian.com/games/article/2024/sep/10/minecraft-movie-really-look-that-bad |access-date=September 14, 2024 |work=The Guardian |archive-date=September 10, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240910085237/https://www.theguardian.com/games/article/2024/sep/10/minecraft-movie-really-look-that-bad |url-status=live |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> Andrew Webster of ''The Verge'' said that besides its "unsettling imagery", it "looks like some silly family fun".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Webster |first=Andrew |date=September 4, 2024 |title=Minecraft Movie's first trailer is equal parts goofy and creepy |url=https://www.theverge.com/24235698/minecraft-movie-trailer |access-date=September 4, 2024 |website=The Verge |archive-date=September 4, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240904132824/https://www.theverge.com/24235698/minecraft-movie-trailer |url-status=live}}</ref> Tom Power of ''TechRadar'' could not decide whether it was "drop-dead gorgeous or the stuff of nightmares".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Power |first=Tom |date=September 4, 2024 |title=The Minecraft movie's first teaser is here, and I can't decide if what's been crafted looks beautiful or horrifying |url=https://www.techradar.com/streaming/entertainment/the-minecraft-movies-first-teaser-is-here-and-i-cant-decide-if-whats-been-crafted-looks-beautiful-or-horrifying |access-date=September 4, 2024 |website=TechRadar |archive-date=September 4, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240904143449/https://www.techradar.com/streaming/entertainment/the-minecraft-movies-first-teaser-is-here-and-i-cant-decide-if-whats-been-crafted-looks-beautiful-or-horrifying |url-status=live}}</ref> Markus Persson, the creator of ''Minecraft'', praised the trailer on Twitter, saying "Ok i'm in Wow this is a weird feeling."<ref>{{Cite news |last=Stanton |first=Rich |date=September 10, 2024 |title=Minecraft creator Notch thinks the movie looks pretty neat, actually: 'I was expecting way worse' |url=https://www.pcgamer.com/movies-tv/notch-thinks-the-minecraft-movie-looks-pretty-neat-actually-i-was-expecting-way-worse/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250101094206/https://www.pcgamer.com/movies-tv/notch-thinks-the-minecraft-movie-looks-pretty-neat-actually-i-was-expecting-way-worse/ |archive-date=January 1, 2025 |access-date=September 14, 2024 |work=PC Gamer}}</ref> Various clips and images from the trailer, such as the designs of a bleating pink sheep and a white llama, and Jack Black saying "I... am Steve", were ridiculed by online commenters.<ref name="DD Trailer" />

A second trailer, set to MGMT's "Time to Pretend", was released on November 19, to a more positive response from many viewers.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Milici |first=Lauren |date=November 19, 2024 |title=New Minecraft movie trailer sees Jack Black "yearn for the mines" while being chased by skeletons alongside a pink leather jacket-wearing Jason Momoa |url=https://www.gamesradar.com/entertainment/live-action-movies/new-minecraft-movie-trailer-sees-jack-black-yearn-for-the-mines-while-being-chased-by-skeletons-alongside-a-pink-leather-jacket-wearing-jason-momoa/ |access-date=November 19, 2024 |website=gamesradar |archive-date=November 19, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241119204120/https://www.gamesradar.com/entertainment/live-action-movies/new-minecraft-movie-trailer-sees-jack-black-yearn-for-the-mines-while-being-chased-by-skeletons-alongside-a-pink-leather-jacket-wearing-jason-momoa/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=O'Rourke |first=Ryan |date=November 19, 2024 |title=Jack Black Yearns for the Mines in New 'A Minecraft Movie' Trailer |url=https://collider.com/minecraft-movie-trailer-jack-black/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241121025215/https://collider.com/minecraft-movie-trailer-jack-black/ |archive-date=November 21, 2024 |access-date=November 19, 2024 |website=Collider}}</ref> A final trailer for the film was released on February 27,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Scott |first=Ryan |date=February 27, 2025 |title=The New Minecraft Movie Trailer Is Chock-Full Of Easter Eggs For Fans To Over-Analyze |url=https://www.slashfilm.com/1801079/minecraft-movie-trailer-easter-eggs/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250302062032/https://www.slashfilm.com/1801079/minecraft-movie-trailer-easter-eggs/ |archive-date=March 2, 2025 |access-date=February 27, 2025 |website=SlashFilm |language=en-US}}</ref> and a final teaser for the film was released on March 27.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Velasco |first=Rin |title=When is release for 'A Minecraft Movie'? When you can see it (and MA's Jennifer Coolidge) |url=https://www.patriotledger.com/story/entertainment/movies/2025/03/31/jennifer-coolidge-a-minecraft-movie-boston-ma/82737212007/ |access-date=April 4, 2025 |website=The Patriot Ledger |language=en-US |archive-date=April 4, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250404040840/https://www.patriotledger.com/story/entertainment/movies/2025/03/31/jennifer-coolidge-a-minecraft-movie-boston-ma/82737212007/ |url-status=live }}</ref> A few days before the film's release, a workprint version featuring incomplete visual effects and CGI, missing credits, and significant chroma key masking errors was leaked onto various piracy websites and spread on social media platforms such as Twitter.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Parkel |first=Inga |date=April 6, 2025 |title=Unfinished version of Minecraft Movie leaks online in security breach |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/minecraft-movie-unfinished-version-leak-b2728362.html |access-date=April 7, 2025 |website=The Independent |archive-date=April 6, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250406154931/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/minecraft-movie-unfinished-version-leak-b2728362.html |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Hughes |first=William |date=April 5, 2025 |title=An unfinished version of A Minecraft Movie is circulating online, actually looks kind of cool |url=https://www.avclub.com/minecraft-movie-unfinished-version-circulating-online |access-date=April 7, 2025 |website=AV Club |language=en-US |archive-date=April 6, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250406040534/https://www.avclub.com/minecraft-movie-unfinished-version-circulating-online |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Lang |first=Brent |date=April 5, 2025 |title='A Minecraft Movie': Unfinished Version Leaks Online in Rare Security Breach |url=https://variety.com/2025/film/news/minecraft-movie-leaks-online-unfinished-effects-1236360578/ |access-date=April 7, 2025 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref>

Mojang collaborated with various brands to create promotional products for the film, including action figures of the characters, "creeper green" vanilla milk from TruMoo, Wallpaper Themes for Samsung Galaxy S25, Samsung Neo QLED 8K TV, and Samsung Family Hub SpaceMax Smart Fridge Freezer offered by Samsung,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Samsung Announces Partnership with Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures' "A Minecraft Movie" |url=https://news.samsung.com/uk/samsung-announces-partnership-with-warner-bros-pictures-and-legendary-pictures-a-minecraft-movie |access-date=2025-03-28 |website=news.samsung.com |language=en-GB}}</ref> and special Happy Meals offered by McDonald's.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Encinas |first=Amaris |title=McDonald's launching 'Minecraft' movie meals, flame sauce for limited time: When to get them |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/food/2025/03/20/mcdonalds-minecraft-movie-meals/82555767007/ |access-date=2025-04-07 |website=USA Today |language=en-US |archive-date=April 6, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250406104801/https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/food/2025/03/20/mcdonalds-minecraft-movie-meals/82555767007/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The unusual nature of these products, such as the "uncanny" appearance of the Jack Black action figure, garnered both attention and some criticism,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Young |first=Jennifer |date=2025-03-03 |title=The Minecraft Movie merchandise is even more cursed than I imagined — but I'm still buying the one decent thing |url=https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/minecraft/the-minecraft-movie-merchandise-is-even-more-cursed-than-i-imagined-but-im-still-buying-the-one-decent-thing |access-date=2025-04-07 |website=Windows Central |archive-date=March 4, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250304134517/https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/minecraft/the-minecraft-movie-merchandise-is-even-more-cursed-than-i-imagined-but-im-still-buying-the-one-decent-thing |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Coulson |first=Josh |date=2025-02-27 |title=Mattel's Minecraft Movie Toys Include Plushes, Swords, And A 12-Inch Jack Black |url=https://www.thegamer.com/minecraft-movie-minecraft-toys-plushes-jack-black-action-figure/ |access-date=2025-04-07 |website=TheGamer |language=en |archive-date=April 5, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250405045015/https://www.thegamer.com/minecraft-movie-minecraft-toys-plushes-jack-black-action-figure/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=King |first=Jade |date=2025-03-31 |title=I Don't Know How To Feel About The McDonalds Minecraft Meal |url=https://www.thegamer.com/mcdonalds-minecraft-meal-movie-toys-food-collectiblesl/ |access-date=2025-04-07 |website=TheGamer |archive-date=April 1, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250401003242/https://www.thegamer.com/mcdonalds-minecraft-meal-movie-toys-food-collectiblesl/ |url-status=live}}</ref> though the "Nether Flame Sauce" hot dipping sauce from the McDonald's promotion was lauded for its spice and suitability with Chicken McNuggets.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Romero |first=Gabby |date=2025-04-01 |title=I Tried McDonald's 'Minecraft' Meal—Here's What To Know Before Ordering |url=https://www.delish.com/food-news/a64353484/mcdonalds-minecraft-movie-meal-review/ |access-date=2025-04-07 |website=Delish |archive-date=April 1, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250401215117/https://www.delish.com/food-news/a64353484/mcdonalds-minecraft-movie-meal-review/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Endicott |first=Sean |date=2025-04-07 |title=A Minecraft Movie is cool, but I can't stop thinking about McDonald's Nether Flame Sauce |url=https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/minecraft/a-minecraft-movie-just-hit-theaters-but-mcdonalds-nether-flame-sauce-is-the-real-star |access-date=2025-04-07 |website=Windows Central |archive-date=April 7, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250407164913/https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/minecraft/a-minecraft-movie-just-hit-theaters-but-mcdonalds-nether-flame-sauce-is-the-real-star |url-status=live}}</ref>

==Release== ===Theatrical=== ''A Minecraft Movie'' had its official premiere at the Leicester Square in London, England, on March 30, 2025,<ref name=":2">{{cite web |last=McClintock |first=Pamela |date=March 29, 2025 |title=Jason Momoa, Jack Black, and Jennifer Coolidge Join 'Minecraft' Movie |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/jason-momoa-jack-black-minecraft-movie-jennifer-coolidge-1236175713/ |access-date=March 30, 2025 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |archive-date=March 30, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250330151227/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/jason-momoa-jack-black-minecraft-movie-jennifer-coolidge-1236175713/ |url-status=live}}</ref> and was released theatrically in IMAX in the United States and Sweden by Warner Bros. Pictures on April 4.{{efn|Attributed to multiple sources:<ref name="NewMinecraftDateDeadline">{{Cite web |last=D'Alessandro |first=Anthony |date=April 5, 2023 |title='Aquaman 2' Going Earlier, 'Minecraft', "Wise Guys" Get Release Dates |url=https://deadline.com/2023/04/aquaman-2-minecraft-wise-guys-color-purple-release-dates-1235318958/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230405210709/https://deadline.com/2023/04/aquaman-2-minecraft-wise-guys-color-purple-release-dates-1235318958/ |archive-date=April 5, 2023 |access-date=April 6, 2023 |website=Deadline Hollywood}}</ref><ref name="NewMinecraftDateTHR">{{Cite web |last=McClintock |first=Pamela |date=April 5, 2023 |title=Jason Momoa's 'Minecraft' Lands April 2025 Release Date |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/minecraft-april-2025-release-theaters-1235368050/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230405204710/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/minecraft-april-2025-release-theaters-1235368050/ |archive-date=April 5, 2023 |access-date=April 5, 2023 |website=The Hollywood Reporter}}</ref><ref name="Aug2018TW" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=October 19, 2016 |title=IMAX and Warner Bros. Extend Deal to Include 12 More Films |url=http://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/777749-imax-and-warner-bros-extend-deal-to-include-12-more-films#/slide/1 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161022140910/http://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/777749-imax-and-warner-bros-extend-deal-to-include-12-more-films#/slide/1 |archive-date=October 22, 2016 |access-date=October 22, 2016 |website=ComingSoon.net}}</ref>}}

===Home media=== ''A Minecraft Movie'' was released for digital download on May 13, 2025, and was released on Ultra HD Blu-ray, Blu-ray, and DVD on June 24.<ref>{{cite web |last=Obias |first=Rudy |date=May 13, 2025 |title='A Minecraft Movie' Releases on Digital, Sets DVD/4K Ultra HD Steelbook Release Date |url=https://variety.com/2025/shopping/news/how-to-watch-a-minecraft-movie-online-1236394129/ |access-date=May 13, 2025 |website=Variety |archive-date=May 13, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250513164039/https://variety.com/2025/shopping/news/how-to-watch-a-minecraft-movie-online-1236394129/ |url-status=live}}</ref> It was released on HBO Max on June 20.

==Reception== ===Box office=== ''A Minecraft Movie'' grossed $424.1{{nbsp}}million in the United States and Canada and $537.1{{nbsp}}million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $961.2 million.<ref name=NUM/><ref name="BOM"/>

In the United States and Canada, ''A Minecraft Movie'' was released alongside ''Hell of a Summer'', and was initially projected to gross $65–70 million from 4,263 theaters in its opening weekend, with some estimates going as high as $80 million.<ref>{{cite web |last=D'Alessandro |first=Anthony |date=April 2, 2025 |title='A Minecraft Movie' Looks To Build $140M+ Global Goldmine In Barren Desert Box Office – Preview |url=https://deadline.com/2025/04/a-minecraft-movie-box-office-preview-1236357167/ |access-date=April 2, 2025 |website=Deadline Hollywood |archive-date=April 2, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250402172902/https://deadline.com/2025/04/a-minecraft-movie-box-office-preview-1236357167/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Fuster |first=Jeremy |date=April 2, 2025 |title='A Minecraft Movie' Arrives to Bail Out a Struggling Box Office |url=https://www.thewrap.com/minecraft-movie-box-office-predictions/ |access-date=April 2, 2025 |website=TheWrap |archive-date=April 2, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250402181407/https://www.thewrap.com/minecraft-movie-box-office-predictions/ |url-status=live}}</ref> It made an estimated $10.6 million from Thursday night previews, topping ''Five Nights at Freddy's''{{'}} $10.3 million for best total by a video game adaptation, and increasing weekend projections to $80–100 million.<ref>{{cite web |author=Pamela McClintock |date=April 4, 2025 |title=Box Office: 'A Minecraft Movie' Digs Up Record $10.6M in Thursday Previews |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/box-office-minecraft-movie-record-previews-1236181763/ |access-date=April 4, 2025 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |archive-date=April 4, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250404162151/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/box-office-minecraft-movie-record-previews-1236181763/ |url-status=live}}</ref> After making $58 million on its first day (including previews), estimates were again revised to $135–150 million.<ref name="opening"/> It ended up debuting with $162.8 million domestically<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/2025W14/|title=Domestic 2025 Weekend 14|website=Box Office Mojo|access-date=April 18, 2025 |archive-date=April 6, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250406200700/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/2025W14/ |url-status=live}}</ref> and $313 million globally on its opening weekend,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rubin |first=Rebecca |date=April 6, 2025 |title=Box Office: 'Minecraft' Is Already the Second-Biggest Movie of the Year With $301 Million in Global Debut |url=https://variety.com/2025/film/box-office/minecraft-second-biggest-movie-year-global-box-office-1236361086/ |access-date=April 7, 2025 |website=Variety |language=en-US |archive-date=April 7, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250407004550/https://variety.com/2025/film/box-office/minecraft-second-biggest-movie-year-global-box-office-1236361086/ |url-status=live }}</ref> surpassing ''The Super Mario Bros. Movie'' domestically, which also featured Black, as the highest-grossing opening weekend for a movie based on a video game.<ref name=":6">{{Cite web |last=McClintock |first=Pamela |date=April 6, 2025 |title=Box Office: 'A Minecraft Movie' Strikes Gold With Record-Shattering $157M U.S. Launch, $301M Globally |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/minecraft-movie-box-office-record-opening-1236182874/ |access-date=April 6, 2025 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US |archive-date=April 6, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250406152441/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/minecraft-movie-box-office-record-opening-1236182874/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=":5">{{Cite news |last=Barnes |first=Brooks |date=April 6, 2025 |title='A Minecraft Movie' Arrives as a Surprise Box Office Smash |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/06/business/a-minecraft-movie-box-office.html |access-date=April 6, 2025 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=April 6, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250406102816/https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/06/business/a-minecraft-movie-box-office.html |url-status=live}}</ref>

The film had the third-highest Warner Bros. opening weekend, behind ''Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2'' and ''Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice'', as well as the company's highest April opening weekend, beating out ''Clash of the Titans''.<ref name="MinecraftRecords">{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2025/04/minecraft-movie-box-office-records-1236362404/|title='A Minecraft Movie': All The Box Office Records Broken|date=April 7, 2025 |archive-date=April 7, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250407201520/https://deadline.com/2025/04/minecraft-movie-box-office-records-1236362404/ |url-status=live}}</ref> It also beat out ''Captain America: Brave New World'' to achieve the biggest opening weekend of 2025 at the time.<ref name="MinecraftRecords" /> Additionally, ''A Minecraft Movie'' earned the third-highest April opening weekend, trailing ''Avengers: Endgame'' and ''Avengers: Infinity War'', and was the second-highest for a Legendary production, only behind ''Jurassic World''.<ref name="MinecraftRecords" /> Overall, it would score the fourth-highest opening weekend for a PG-rated film, after ''The Lion King'', ''Incredibles 2'' and ''Beauty and the Beast''.<ref name="MinecraftRecords" /> The movie also marked the highest opening weekend for Jared Hess (surpassing ''Nacho Libre''), Danielle Brooks (surpassing ''The Angry Birds Movie'') and Jennifer Coolidge (surpassing ''American Pie 2'').<ref name="MinecraftRecords" />

In its second weekend, ''A Minecraft Movie'' grossed $78.5 million.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/2025W15/|title=Domestic 2025 Weekend 15|website=Box Office Mojo|access-date=April 18, 2025 |archive-date=April 12, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250412211134/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/2025W15/ |url-status=live}}</ref> Within its first seven days of release, it became the first film of 2025 to reach the $200 million mark domestically, replacing ''Captain America: Brave New World'' as the market's highest-grossing film of the year.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Murphy |first=J. Kim |date=April 12, 2025 |title=Box Office: 'Minecraft' Is Already the Highest-Grossing Domestic Release of 2025; Angel Studios' 'King of Kings' Outdoing 'The Amateur,' 'Drop' |work=Variety |url=https://variety.com/2025/film/box-office/box-office-minecraft-already-king-of-kings-1236367413/ |access-date=April 16, 2025 |archive-date=April 13, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250413033651/https://variety.com/2025/film/box-office/box-office-minecraft-already-king-of-kings-1236367413/ |url-status=live}}</ref> It also became the second-highest-grossing movie based on a video game, surpassing ''Sonic the Hedgehog 3''.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://ew.com/a-minecraft-movie-has-groundbreaking-second-week-atop-the-box-office-11714453|title=A Minecraft Movie surpasses Captain America: Brave New World as most profitable film at 2025 domestic box office|first=Ryan|last=Coleman|publisher=Entertainment Weekly|date=April 13, 2025|accessdate=April 14, 2025 |archive-date=April 14, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250414143650/https://ew.com/a-minecraft-movie-has-groundbreaking-second-week-atop-the-box-office-11714453 |url-status=live}}</ref> In its third weekend, ''A Minecraft Movie'', grossing $40.5 million, would drop to second place after Warner Bros.' new release ''Sinners'' grossed $48 million, in what was considered to be an upset; it was the first time one studio had two films gross more than $40 million over the same weekend since 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/sinners-box-office-minecraft-1236196026/|title=Box Office Upset: ''Sinners'' Widens Lead Over ''Minecraft'' With $48M in Surprise Easter Victory|date=April 21, 2025|first=Pamela|last=McClintock|website=The Hollywood Reporter|access-date=April 21, 2025|archive-date=April 20, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250420074552/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/sinners-box-office-minecraft-1236196026/|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Critical response=== {{Rotten Tomatoes prose|47|5|196|Ostensibly a film about celebrating creativity, ''A Minecraft Movie'' provides a colorful sandbox for Jack Black and Jason Momoa to amusingly romp around in a story curiously constructed from conventional building blocks.|ref=yes|access-date=May 7, 2026}} {{Metacritic film prose|45|40|ref=yes|access-date=April 26, 2025}} Audience reactions to the film were more positive in comparison to critics;<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bahr |first=Lindsey |title=Hollywood lands a much-needed box office hit with 'A Minecraft Movie' |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory/hollywood-lands-needed-box-office-hit-minecraft-movie-120539379 |access-date=April 7, 2025 |website=ABC News |language=en |archive-date=April 6, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250406180406/https://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory/hollywood-lands-needed-box-office-hit-minecraft-movie-120539379 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=April 6, 2025 |title=Audience digs 'A Minecraft Movie' |url=https://www.bostonherald.com/2025/04/06/audience-digs-a-minecraft-movie/ |access-date=April 7, 2025 |website=Boston Herald |language=en-US |archive-date=April 6, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250406210223/https://www.bostonherald.com/2025/04/06/audience-digs-a-minecraft-movie/ |url-status=live }}</ref> filmgoers polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B+" on an A+ to F scale, while 67% of those surveyed by PostTrak said they would definitely recommend the film. Kids under the age of 12 gave the film an average rating of five out of five stars, while parents gave an average of four and a half out of five stars.<ref name="opening">{{Cite web |last=D'Alessandro |first=Anthony |date=April 4, 2025 |title='A Minecraft Movie' Massive $100M+ U.S. Opening, Best YTD, Warner Bros & Legendary Resurrect Box Office – Update |url=https://deadline.com/2025/04/box-office-a-minecraft-movie-1236359247/ |access-date=April 5, 2025 |website=Deadline |language=en-US |archive-date=April 4, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250404134203/https://deadline.com/2025/04/box-office-a-minecraft-movie-1236359247/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Critics were divided on the film's plot and whether or not ''A Minecraft Movie'' was a faithful adaptation of the game, as well as if it made sense to viewers unfamiliar with it. Lovia Gyarkye of ''The Hollywood Reporter'' and Jesse Hassenger of ''IGN'' both believed that the film's plot was confusing. Gyarkye felt that it struggled to maintain a balance between appeasing the ''Minecraft'' fandom and writing a film that made sense to a general audience, and Hassenger said that the film was "conceptually muddy" and "confusingly and erratically presented".<ref name=":8">{{cite web |last=Gyarkye |first=Lovia |date=April 2, 2025 |title='A Minecraft Movie' Review: Jason Momoa and Jack Black Lead Unimaginative Video-Game Adventure Comedy |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/a-minecraft-movie-review-jason-momoa-jack-black-1236179043/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250404234852/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/a-minecraft-movie-review-jason-momoa-jack-black-1236179043/ |archive-date=April 4, 2025 |access-date=April 5, 2025 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |publisher=Penske Media Corporation}}</ref><ref name=":7">{{cite news |last=Hassenger |first=Jesse |date=April 3, 2025 |title=A Minecraft Movie Review |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/a-minecraft-movie-review-jack-black-jason-momoa |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250404031207/https://www.ign.com/articles/a-minecraft-movie-review-jack-black-jason-momoa |archive-date=April 4, 2025 |access-date=April 5, 2025 |work=IGN}}</ref> Mark Kennedy of the ''Associated Press'' believed that the film would likely make no sense to a viewer unfamiliar with the source material, but still believed that it was a faithful adaptation. However, he did highlight the film's featuring of concepts not present within the game itself to enable plot progression.<ref name=":22">{{cite news |last=Kennedy |first=Mark |date=April 3, 2025 |title=Movie Review: Jason Momoa shines in 'A Minecraft Movie' |url=https://apnews.com/article/minecraft-movie-review-876031841a9fb0cf4f147861f5ca7f81 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250403002309/https://apnews.com/article/minecraft-movie-review-876031841a9fb0cf4f147861f5ca7f81 |archive-date=April 3, 2025 |access-date=April 5, 2025 |work=The Associated Press}}</ref> Contrarily, Liz Shannon Miller of ''Consequence'' believed that the plot was fully comprehensible to someone unfamiliar with the game.<ref name=":11">{{Cite web |date=April 2, 2025 |title=A Minecraft Movie Review: Worthy of Jack Black's Talents |url=https://consequence.net/2025/04/a-minecraft-movie-review-jack-black/ |access-date=April 5, 2025 |website=Consequence |archive-date=April 2, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250402230901/https://consequence.net/2025/04/a-minecraft-movie-review-jack-black/ |url-status=live}}</ref> Stephen Thompson of ''NPR'' stated that "turning ''Minecraft'' into a movie presents a challenge, because the film has a lot of character development to catch up on. But, as ''The Lego Movie'' and ''Barbie'' have demonstrated, it's possible to get it spectacularly right".<ref>{{cite web|last1=Mondello |first1=Bob |url=https://www.npr.org/2025/04/03/nx-s1-5349402/a-minecraft-movie-freaky-tales-a-nice-indian-boy-movies-in-theaters|title=See 'A Minecraft Movie,' 'A Nice Indian Boy' and 'Freaky Tales' in theaters this week|website=NPR|access-date=October 5, 2025|date=April 3, 2025}}</ref> Some reviewers viewed the fan service present within the film positively,<ref name=":9">{{cite news |last=Park |first=Gene |date=April 3, 2025 |title=With Jack Black and Jason Momoa aboard, 'A Minecraft Movie' roars |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/movies/2025/04/03/minecraft-movie-jack-black-jason-momoa/ |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250403214810/https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/movies/2025/04/03/minecraft-movie-jack-black-jason-momoa/ |archive-date=April 3, 2025 |access-date=April 5, 2025 |newspaper=The Washington Post}}</ref><ref name=":122">{{Cite web |last=Nicholson |first=Amy |date=April 2, 2025 |title=Review: 'A Minecraft Movie' is a block of big dumb fun |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2025-04-02/a-minecraft-movie-review-jack-black-jared-hess-jason-momoa-jennifer-coolidge |access-date=April 5, 2025 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US |archive-date=April 5, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250405102835/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2025-04-02/a-minecraft-movie-review-jack-black-jared-hess-jason-momoa-jennifer-coolidge |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Marshall |first=Cass |date=April 2, 2025 |title=A Minecraft Movie tries to construct a captivating tale, but falls off the rails |url=https://www.polygon.com/review/551004/minecraft-movie-jack-black-jason-momoa |access-date=April 5, 2025 |website=Polygon |language=en-US |archive-date=April 5, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250405042409/https://www.polygon.com/review/551004/minecraft-movie-jack-black-jason-momoa |url-status=live }}</ref> particularly highlighting the tribute to Technoblade.<ref name=":9" /><ref name=":122" />

The performances of the cast, particularly Black and Momoa, were praised, with many critics viewing them as helping alleviate or distract from problems present within the film's plot.<ref name=":7" /><ref name=":8" /><ref name=":11" /> Miller and Jordan Hoffman of ''Entertainment Weekly'' both felt that the story was not the main priority of the film and could be ignored in favor of the performance of the actors, the former believing that the film was mainly made with the intent of having fun.<ref name=":11" /><ref name=":10">{{Cite web |last=Hoffman |first=Jordan |title='A Minecraft Movie' review: Jason Momoa mines comedy gold in surprisingly well-crafted adaptation |url=https://ew.com/minecraft-review-jason-momoa-mines-gold-surprisingly-well-crafted-comedy-11706595 |access-date=April 5, 2025 |website=EW.com |archive-date=April 2, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250402225136/https://ew.com/minecraft-review-jason-momoa-mines-gold-surprisingly-well-crafted-comedy-11706595 |url-status=live}}</ref> However, some viewed that the characters, despite the performances of their actors, were generally underdeveloped.<ref name=":11" /><ref name=":8" /> The sub-plot involving Coolidge's character dating a villager, while viewed as generally unnecessary or relatively thin in terms of character development, was subject to some praise as well.<ref name=":11" /><ref name=":8" /><ref name=":7" />

Some reviewers questioned the purpose or value of the film, with some viewing it as nothing more than a product with the intent of promoting ''Minecraft''. Both Kevin Maher of ''The Times'' and David Fear of ''Rolling Stone'' likened the film to a corporate cash-grab, viewing it as existing with the sole purpose of promoting the ''Minecraft'' brand and offering nothing else of value.<ref name=":3"/><ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Fear |first=David |date=April 3, 2025 |title='A Minecraft Movie' Is Exactly What You Think It Will Be, and Less |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-reviews/a-minecraft-movie-review-jack-black-jason-momoa-1235305443/ |access-date=April 5, 2025 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US |archive-date=April 4, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250404120848/https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-reviews/a-minecraft-movie-review-jack-black-jason-momoa-1235305443/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Maher further viewed the film as lacking a level of versatility present in other video game adaptations, while Fear believed that the film was intentionally confusing so that it would stay in the minds of people longer, and therefore encourage them to purchase merchandise.<ref name=":3" /> While Clarisse Loughrey of ''The Independent'' believed that the idea behind a live-action ''Minecraft'' adaptation was fundamentally flawed and destroyed the spirit of the source material, she felt that the film had "genuine intent" and was not like other adaptations that she viewed as existing solely for the sake of profit.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Loughrey |first=Clarisse |date=April 2, 2025 |title=In A Minecraft Movie, Jack Black is like a desperate clown at an underattended children's party |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/reviews/minecraft-movie-review-jack-black-cast-release-date-b2726057.html |access-date=April 5, 2025 |work=The Independent |archive-date=April 2, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250402214631/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/reviews/minecraft-movie-review-jack-black-cast-release-date-b2726057.html |url-status=live}}</ref>

==="Chicken jockey" trend===  [[File:Minecraft movie disruptive behavior warning.jpg|thumb|alt=A paper poster on the wall that reads: "Save the drama for the screen: Loud or disruptive behaviour will result in being asked to leave — and nobody wants to miss the ending."|A poster outside a Cineplex screening of ''A Minecraft Movie'' in April 2025 warning theatergoers that disruptive behavior will result in expulsion, as a result of the "chicken jockey" trend]]

The film sparked boisterous reactions and disorderly conduct from viewers, particularly Generation Z American and British adolescent boys, with some partaking in a viral Internet phenomenon on TikTok, alongside other social media platforms. Participants would often react enthusiastically to moments in the film that have been the subject of Internet memes, such as spontaneously erupting into loud cheers, jumping in excitement, dancing, or throwing popcorn when Steve exclaims "Chicken jockey!"<ref>{{Cite magazine |last1=Hibberd |first1=James |last2=McClintock |first2=Pamela |date=April 10, 2025 |title=Some ''Minecraft Movie'' audiences are trashing theaters, causing chaos |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/minecraft-audiences-trashing-theaters-chaos-1236187217/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250413070743/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/minecraft-audiences-trashing-theaters-chaos-1236187217/ |archive-date=April 13, 2025 |access-date=April 13, 2025 |magazine=The Hollywood Reporter}}</ref><ref name="Raucous">{{Cite news |last=Bushby |first=Helen |date=April 8, 2025 |title=''Minecraft Movie'' sparks raucous reactions from fans |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1egn9y9ljno |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250413072245/https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1egn9y9ljno |archive-date=April 13, 2025 |access-date=April 11, 2025 |publisher=BBC News}}</ref><ref name="Threaten">{{Cite news |last1=Milmo |first1=Dan |last2=Pulver |first2=Andrew |last3=Ibrahim |first3=Mimi |date=April 9, 2025 |title=Cinemas threaten ''Minecraft Movie'' audiences over "chicken jockey" TikTok trend |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/apr/09/cinemas-minecraft-movie-chicken-jockey-tiktok-trend |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250409125120/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/apr/09/cinemas-minecraft-movie-chicken-jockey-tiktok-trend |archive-date=April 9, 2025 |access-date=April 11, 2025 |work=The Guardian |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> Other viral lines include "Flint and steel!" and "I... am Steve."<ref name="Crazy">{{Cite news |last=Zuckerman |first=Esther |date=April 10, 2025 |title="Chicken jockey!": How a crazy catchphrase took over multiplexes |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/10/movies/chicken-jockey-minecraft-movie.html |url-access=limited |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250410213732/https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/10/movies/chicken-jockey-minecraft-movie.html |archive-date=April 10, 2025 |access-date=April 11, 2025 |work=The New York Times |issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref name="Chaos">{{Cite web |last=Stechyson |first=Natalie |date=April 7, 2025 |title=Chicken jockey! ''A Minecraft Movie'' is causing chaos in cinemas and debate over audience etiquette |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/minecraft-movie-cinema-trend-1.7503571 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250407193759/https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/minecraft-movie-cinema-trend-1.7503571 |archive-date=April 7, 2025 |access-date=April 13, 2025 |publisher=CBC News}}</ref> In one screening, viral videos emerged documenting audience members hoisting a live chicken after the quote and being promptly ejected from the theater at Provo Towne Centre in Provo, Utah;<ref>{{Cite news |last=Marchant |first=Brock |date=April 12, 2025 |title=Provo fans brought a chicken to a ''Minecraft'' screening and it went viral |url=https://www.sltrib.com/news/2025/04/12/someone-provo-brought-live-chicken/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250413071926/https://www.sltrib.com/news/2025/04/12/someone-provo-brought-live-chicken/ |archive-date=April 13, 2025 |access-date=April 13, 2025 |work=The Salt Lake Tribune |issn=0746-3502}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Hughes |first=William |date=April 11, 2025 |title=Please do not bring a live chicken to your next ''Minecraft'' showing |url=https://www.avclub.com/minecraft-movie-chicken-viral |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250413071704/https://www.avclub.com/minecraft-movie-chicken-viral |archive-date=April 13, 2025 |access-date=April 13, 2025 |website=The A.V. Club}}</ref> another involved a group setting off fire extinguishers and smoke bombs, suffocating fellow theatergoers;<ref>{{Cite news |last=McCarthy |first=Jordan |date=May 15, 2025 |title=Teens let off fire extinguishers, smoke bombs at Hoyts Eastland during Minecraft movie |url=https://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/teens-let-off-fire-extinguishers-smoke-bombs-at-hoyts-eastland-during-minecraft-movie/news-story/7f079af1d7359bd33872ed4b1dbc182b |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250416204443/https://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/teens-let-off-fire-extinguishers-smoke-bombs-at-hoyts-eastland-during-minecraft-movie/news-story/7f079af1d7359bd33872ed4b1dbc182b |archive-date=April 16, 2025 |access-date=May 15, 2025 |newspaper=Herald Sun}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Taylor |first=Caleb |date=April 17, 2025 |title=Mayhem in movie theatre as "chicken jockey" craze sweeps cinemas everywhere |url=https://7news.com.au/sunrise/moviegoer-reveals-distress-after-fire-extinguisher-unpinned-during-minecraft-movie-in-melbournes-east--c-18404102 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250417045116/https://7news.com.au/sunrise/moviegoer-reveals-distress-after-fire-extinguisher-unpinned-during-minecraft-movie-in-melbournes-east--c-18404102 |archive-date=April 17, 2025 |access-date=April 17, 2025 |publisher=7News}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=April 17, 2025 |title=Teenagers let off fire extinguisher during ''A Minecraft Movie'' screening |url=https://www.smh.com.au/national/teenagers-let-off-fire-extinguisher-during-a-minecraft-movie-screening-20250417-p5lshv.html |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250418030837/https://www.smh.com.au/national/teenagers-let-off-fire-extinguisher-during-a-minecraft-movie-screening-20250417-p5lshv.html |archive-date=April 18, 2025 |access-date=April 17, 2025 |newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald}}</ref> while another led to a violent altercation in the parking lot outside the theater after adults asked four teenagers to quiet down.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gehlhaus |first=Kaitlin |date=April 16, 2025 |title=Moviegoers react after stabbing outside ''Minecraft Movie'' in Warwick |url=https://www.abc6.com/moviegoers-react-after-stabbing-outside-minecraft-movie-in-warwick/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250421070838/https://www.abc6.com/moviegoers-react-after-stabbing-outside-minecraft-movie-in-warwick/ |archive-date=April 21, 2025 |access-date=April 19, 2025 |publisher=ABC6}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Faulk |first=Leanna |date=April 17, 2025 |title=Only on 10: Victim of Warwick movie assault speaks out |url=https://turnto10.com/news/local/four-teens-arrested-accused-slashing-two-adults-minecraft-movie-warwick-rhode-island-police-officers-stabbing-kent-hospital-injured-april-17-2025 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250417212829/https://turnto10.com/news/local/four-teens-arrested-accused-slashing-two-adults-minecraft-movie-warwick-rhode-island-police-officers-stabbing-kent-hospital-injured-april-17-2025 |archive-date=April 17, 2025 |access-date=April 19, 2025 |publisher=WJAR}}</ref> The trend has also spread to other Gen Z teenage boys from Australia and South Africa.<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Goonetillake |first1=Sohani |last2=Maguire |first2=Dannielle |date=April 17, 2025 |title=''Minecraft'' mayhem: "Chicken jockey" chaos reaches Australian cinemas |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-17/a-minecraft-movie-chicken-jockey-cinema-/105177846 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250417020950/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-17/a-minecraft-movie-chicken-jockey-cinema-/105177846 |archive-date=April 17, 2025 |access-date=April 17, 2025 |publisher=ABC News}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Gierdien |first=Tasleem |title=Watch: ''Minecraft'' mischief in cinemas as fans take "chicken jockey" to a new level |url=https://www.ewn.co.za/watch-minecraft-mischief-in-cinemas-as-fans-take-chicken-jockey-to-a-new-level/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250515050121/https://www.ewn.co.za/watch-minecraft-mischief-in-cinemas-as-fans-take-chicken-jockey-to-a-new-level/ |archive-date=May 15, 2025 |access-date=May 2, 2025 |website=Eyewitness News}}</ref>

Reactions to the phenomenon were mixed. Some audience members frowned upon the misconduct as "annoying and disruptive",<ref>{{Cite news |last=Chilton |first=Louis |date=April 6, 2025 |title=''Minecraft'' movie spawns "annoying" cinema trend that viewers claim "ruins" the film |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/minecraft-movie-cheering-video-jack-black-cinema-b2728285.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250406114431/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/minecraft-movie-cheering-video-jack-black-cinema-b2728285.html |archive-date=April 6, 2025 |access-date=April 7, 2025 |work=The Independent}}</ref><ref name="Chaos" /> while several theater chains posted warnings against unruly behavior.<ref name="Threaten" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=McArdle |first=Tommy |date=April 8, 2025 |title=New Jersey movie theater bans unaccompanied kids from ''Minecraft'' screenings over disruptive "chicken jockey" TikTok trend |url=https://people.com/new-jersey-movie-theater-bans-kids-minecraft-screenings-tiktok-trend-11711232 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250413075317/https://people.com/new-jersey-movie-theater-bans-kids-minecraft-screenings-tiktok-trend-11711232 |archive-date=April 13, 2025 |access-date=April 9, 2025 |magazine=People}}</ref> Police were reportedly called to restore order and eject offenders,<ref>{{Cite web |last=vera |first=Kelby |date=April 10, 2025 |title=Anarchy at ''Minecraft'' movie prompt police calls, age restrictions and more |url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/minecraft-movie-theaters-chaos-police-warnings_n_67f7f125e4b0c6da00111504 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250413075809/https://www.huffpost.com/entry/minecraft-movie-theaters-chaos-police-warnings_n_67f7f125e4b0c6da00111504 |archive-date=April 13, 2025 |access-date=April 12, 2025 |website=HuffPost}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Yin-Poole |first=Wesley |date=April 6, 2025 |title=''A Minecraft Movie'' sparks chaos in theaters, "chicken jockey!" screams, and even reports of cops being called |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/a-minecraft-movie-sparks-chaos-in-theaters-chicken-jockey-screams-and-even-reports-of-cops-being-called |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250406215538/https://www.ign.com/articles/a-minecraft-movie-sparks-chaos-in-theaters-chicken-jockey-screams-and-even-reports-of-cops-being-called |archive-date=April 6, 2025 |access-date=April 7, 2025 |website=IGN}}</ref> including an instance where an employee was physically harmed, although no charges were filed.<ref>{{Cite web |last=White |first=Quinn |date=April 8, 2025 |title=Theater employee says she was body-slammed during ''Minecraft Movie'' screening |url=https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2025/04/08/theater-employee-says-she-was-body-slammed-during-minecraft-movie-screening/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250408201251/https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2025/04/08/theater-employee-says-she-was-body-slammed-during-minecraft-movie-screening/ |archive-date=April 8, 2025 |access-date=April 13, 2025 |publisher=KTUU-TV}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Hollander |first=Zaz |date=April 8, 2025 |title=Wasilla police eject "rowdy" teens from ''Minecraft Movie'' showing |url=https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/mat-su/2025/04/08/wasilla-police-eject-rowdy-teens-from-minecraft-movie-showing/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250408203715/https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/mat-su/2025/04/08/wasilla-police-eject-rowdy-teens-from-minecraft-movie-showing/ |archive-date=April 8, 2025 |access-date=April 12, 2025 |work=Anchorage Daily News}}</ref> Hess defended some of these antics as harmless and amusing,<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Romano |first=Nick |date=April 9, 2025 |title=''Minecraft'' director reacts to movie's success and that insane "chicken jockey" trend: "It's just a bonanza" (exclusive) |url=https://ew.com/minecraft-chicken-jockey-director-jared-hess-reacts-exclusive-11712098 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250413080051/https://ew.com/minecraft-chicken-jockey-director-jared-hess-reacts-exclusive-11712098 |archive-date=April 13, 2025 |access-date=April 12, 2025 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly}}</ref> further explaining that he and Black had conceived the scene because they "thought it would be funny if Steve announced everything that happens to him, stating the obvious with extreme intensity".<ref name="Crazy" /> Black made a surprise appearance at a screening and warned fans not to throw popcorn.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Freitag |first=Lee |date=April 10, 2025 |title="Please, no throwing popcorn": Jack Black crashes ''A Minecraft Movie'' screening in new viral video |url=https://www.cbr.com/minecraft-movie-jack-black-no-throwing-popcorn-viral-video/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250414232020/https://www.cbr.com/minecraft-movie-jack-black-no-throwing-popcorn-viral-video/ |archive-date=April 14, 2025 |access-date=2025-04-14 |website=Comic Book Resources}}</ref> Writing for ''The Observer'', Kate Maltby opined that audiences had crossed the line, pointing to the mess left for janitors to clean up.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Maltby |first=Kate |date=April 12, 2025 |title=There's a place for audience participation, but "chicken jockey" chaos takes it too far |url=https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/apr/12/chicken-jockey-chaos-takes-audience-participation-too-far-minecraft-movie |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250413081813/https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/apr/12/chicken-jockey-chaos-takes-audience-participation-too-far-minecraft-movie |archive-date=April 13, 2025 |access-date=April 13, 2025 |work=The Observer}}</ref>

Many observers noted that the trend was evolving into a distinct cultural phenomenon, particularly emphasizing the immersive and communal nature of the theater experience. Research psychologist Rachel Kowert commented, "While being quiet is generally the norm in traditional theater settings, it's important to recognize that different fan cultures come with their own expectations for how to engage." She added, "In this case, the energy surrounding the Minecraft movie reflects a deeply engaged fandom—one that is enthusiastic about sharing the experience in a communal setting."<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Nesvig |first=Kara |date=April 11, 2025 |title=''A Minecraft Movie'' is crafting a unique cultural response—but is it good for kids? |url=https://www.parents.com/should-families-see-a-minecraft-movie-in-theaters-11712665 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250411160424/https://www.parents.com/should-families-see-a-minecraft-movie-in-theaters-11712665 |archive-date=April 11, 2025 |access-date=April 17, 2025 |magazine=Parents}}</ref> Others argued that the trend reflected youth culture rather than incivility, akin to concerts or sporting events.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Leithwood |first=Stephen |date=10 April 2025 |title=Minecraft movie mayhem reflects youth culture, not incivility |url=https://brocku.ca/brock-news/2025/04/minecraft-movie-mayhem-reflects-youth-culture-not-incivility/ |website=Brock University |archive-date=April 22, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250422173733/https://brocku.ca/brock-news/2025/04/minecraft-movie-mayhem-reflects-youth-culture-not-incivility/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Romano |first=Aja |date=12 April 2025 |title=The unlikely origins of a (literal) blockbuster at the box office |url=https://www.vox.com/culture/408531/minecraft-movie-memes-box-office-explained |website=Vox |archive-date=April 14, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250414171546/https://www.vox.com/culture/408531/minecraft-movie-memes-box-office-explained |url-status=live}}</ref> Warner Bros. released a special "Block Party Edition" of the film on May 2, 2025, in which fans were encouraged to "sing-along and meme-along" viral moments in the film;<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Hibberd |first=James |date=April 28, 2025 |title=Warners announces rowdy screenings of ''Minecraft Movie'' With "Block Party Edition" |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/minecraft-movie-block-party-edition-1236202463/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250428193421/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/minecraft-movie-block-party-edition-1236202463/ |archive-date=April 28, 2025 |magazine=The Hollywood Reporter}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Tangcay |first=Jazz |date=April 28, 2025 |title=''A Minecraft Movie'' sets immersive sing-along and meme-along Block Party screenings |url=https://variety.com/2025/film/news/a-minecraft-movie-block-party-screenings-1236380441/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250428210633/https://variety.com/2025/film/news/a-minecraft-movie-block-party-screenings-1236380441/ |archive-date=April 28, 2025 |access-date=May 15, 2025 |magazine=Variety}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Gularte |first=Alejandra |date=April 28, 2025 |title=''Minecraft'' fans can now scream "chicken jockey" freely |url=https://www.vulture.com/article/minecraft-block-party-edition-screenings.html |url-access=limited |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250429000252/https://www.vulture.com/article/minecraft-block-party-edition-screenings.html |archive-date=April 29, 2025 |access-date=May 15, 2025 |magazine=Vulture}}</ref> in the United Kingdom, the cinema chain Cineworld hosted a similar event dubbed "Chicken jockey screenings" in which fans were encouraged to cosplay and make noises,<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Cunningham |first1=Alice |last2=Ottaway |first2=Jacob |date=April 11, 2025 |title=Cinemas react to ''A Minecraft Movie'' trend |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy8ee0er3yro |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250412064734/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy8ee0er3yro |archive-date=April 12, 2025 |access-date=April 21, 2025 |publisher=BBC News}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Hornbuckle |first=Jon |date=April 10, 2025 |title=''Minecraft Movie'' fans can go wild at special "chicken jockey" screenings across the UK this weekend |url=https://www.timeout.com/uk/news/minecraft-movie-fans-can-cut-loose-at-special-chicken-jockey-screenings-this-weekend-041025 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250410111815/https://www.timeout.com/uk/news/minecraft-movie-fans-can-cut-loose-at-special-chicken-jockey-screenings-this-weekend-041025 |archive-date=April 10, 2025 |access-date=April 21, 2025 |magazine=Time Out}}</ref> a move praised for its ingenuity by ''Vulture''{{'s}} Nicholas Quah.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Quah |first=Nicholas |author-link=Nicholas Quah |date=April 16, 2025 |title=Let the children scream |url=https://www.vulture.com/article/theaters-should-embrace-minecrafts-chicken-jockey-mayhem.html |url-access=limited |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250416130253/https://www.vulture.com/article/theaters-should-embrace-minecrafts-chicken-jockey-mayhem.html |archive-date=April 16, 2025 |access-date=April 21, 2025 |website=Vulture}}</ref>

The phenomenon is compared to audience participation at screenings of ''The Rocky Horror Picture Show'' (1975) and ''The Room'' (2003),<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Van der Velde |first=Issy |date=April 9, 2025 |title=How ''The Minecraft Movie'' became ''Rocky Horror'' for TikTok kids |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/rs-gaming/a-minecraft-movie-rocky-horror-tiktok-kids-1235312671/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250413072622/https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/rs-gaming/a-minecraft-movie-rocky-horror-tiktok-kids-1235312671/ |archive-date=April 13, 2025 |access-date=April 11, 2025 |magazine=Rolling Stone}}</ref><ref name="Chaos" /> as well as the "Gentleminions" TikTok trend surrounding ''Minions: The Rise of Gru'' (2022) that similarly involved adolescent boys engaging in outlandish behavior.<ref name="Raucous" /><ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Mensah |first=Katelyn |date=April 12, 2025 |title=''Minecraft'' movie director defends fan behaviour in cinemas: "It's way too funny" |url=https://www.radiotimes.com/movies/minecraft-movie-director-chicken-jockey-newsupdate/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250413073653/https://www.radiotimes.com/movies/minecraft-movie-director-chicken-jockey-newsupdate/ |archive-date=April 13, 2025 |access-date=April 13, 2025 |magazine=Radio Times}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Romano |first=Aja |date=April 11, 2025 |title=''Minecraft''{{'s}} massive, blocky success, explained |url=https://www.vox.com/culture/408531/minecraft-movie-memes-explained |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250412065004/https://www.vox.com/culture/408531/minecraft-movie-memes-explained |archive-date=April 12, 2025 |access-date=April 13, 2025 |website=Vox}}</ref> It has been cited as one of the factors for the film's box-office success.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Rubin |first=Rebecca |date=April 7, 2025 |title=5 reasons ''A Minecraft Movie'' became a record-breaking box office success |url=https://variety.com/2025/film/box-office/minecraft-movie-box-office-success-blockbuster-1236361148/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250408180752/https://variety.com/2025/film/box-office/minecraft-movie-box-office-success-blockbuster-1236361148/ |archive-date=April 8, 2025 |access-date=April 13, 2025 |magazine=Variety}}</ref>

===Accolades=== {{Table alignment}} {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders col6center" |+ {{sronly|Accolades received by ''A Minecraft Movie''}} |- ! scope="col" | Award ! scope="col" | Date of Ceremony ! scope="col" | Category ! scope="col" | Recipient(s) ! scope="col" | Result ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{Ref heading}} |- ! rowspan="7" scope="rowgroup" | Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards | rowspan="7" | June 21, 2025 | Favorite Movie | ''A Minecraft Movie'' | {{nominated}} | rowspan="7" | <ref>{{cite news|url=https://deadline.com/2025/05/kids-choice-awards-nominations-ariana-grande-lady-gaga-1236398184/|title=Ariana Grande, Lady Gaga, Kendrick Lamar & Selena Gomez Lead 2025 Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards Nominees; Tyla To Host|newspaper=Deadline Hollywood|author=Denise Petski|date=May 15, 2025|access-date=June 1, 2025|archive-date=May 15, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250515130627/https://deadline.com/2025/05/kids-choice-awards-nominations-ariana-grande-lady-gaga-1236398184/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/2025-kids-choice-awards-winners-list-1236004651/|title=Sabrina Carpenter, SZA, Ariana Grande Win Multiple Awards at 2025 Kids' Choice Awards (Full Winners List)|magazine=Billboard|author=Paul Grein|date=June 21, 2025|access-date=June 22, 2025|archive-date=June 24, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250624005848/https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/2025-kids-choice-awards-winners-list-1236004651/ |url-status=live}}</ref> |- | rowspan="2" | Favorite Movie Actor | Jack Black | {{won}} |- | Jason Momoa | {{nominated}} |- | Favorite Movie Actress | Emma Myers | {{nominated}} |- | rowspan="2" | Favorite Butt-Kicker | Jack Black | {{nominated}} |- | Emma Myers | {{won}} |- | Favorite Song from a Movie | "I Feel Alive" – Jack Black | {{nominated}} |- ! scope="rowgroup" | Golden Joystick Awards | {{dts|November 20, 2025|nowrap=off}} | Best Game Adaptation | ''A Minecraft Movie'' | {{nom}} | <ref>{{Cite web |title=Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 leads the Golden Joystick Award 2025 charge for most nominations, nudging out Death Stranding 2, Ghost of Yotei, and Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 |url=https://www.gamesradar.com/games/events-conferences/clair-obscur-expedition-33-leads-the-golden-joystick-award-2025-charge-for-most-nominations-nudging-out-death-stranding-2-ghost-of-yotei-and-kingdom-come-deliverance-2/ |last=Harris |first=Iain|date=2025-10-03 |access-date=2025-10-08 |website=GamesRadar}}</ref> |- ! scope="rowgroup" | The Game Awards | December 11, 2025 | Best Adaptation | ''A Minecraft Movie'' | {{Nominated}} |<ref>{{Cite news |last=Lewis |first=Claire |date=December 11, 2025 |title=Here are all The Game Awards 2025 winners |url=https://www.polygon.com/the-game-awards-2025-all-winners/ |access-date=December 11, 2025 |work=Polygon}}</ref> |- ! scope="rowgroup" | Annie Awards | February 21, 2026 | Character Animation in a Live Action Production | Kevin Estey, Anthony McIndoe, Jade Lorier, Caroline Ting, and Luisma Lavin Peredo | {{nom}} | <ref>{{Cite web |last=Milligan |first=Mercedes |date=January 5, 2026 |title=Annie Award Nominations: 'Elio' & 'KPop Demon Hunters' Lead the Race, 'Win Or Lose' Tops TV Nods |url=https://www.animationmagazine.net/2026/01/annie-award-nominations-elio-kpop-demon-hunters-lead-the-race-win-or-lose-tops-tv-nods/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260105182338/https://www.animationmagazine.net/2026/01/annie-award-nominations-elio-kpop-demon-hunters-lead-the-race-win-or-lose-tops-tv-nods/ |archive-date=January 5, 2026 |access-date=January 8, 2026 |website=Animation Magazine}}</ref> |- ! scope="rowgroup" |Visual Effects Society Awards |February 25, 2026 |Outstanding Character in a Photoreal Feature |Kevin Estey, Fabio Leporelli, Matteo Stirati, Nick Grace <br>{{Small|(For "Queen Malgosha")}} |{{nom}} | align="center" |<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/2026-visual-effects-society-awards-nominations-1236471944/|title='Avatar: Fire and Ash' Leads 2026 Visual Effects Society Nominations With 10 Nods|work=Hollywood Reporter|first=Brande|last=Victorian|date=January 13, 2026|access-date=January 13, 2026}}</ref> |- ! scope="rowgroup" |Saturn Awards | March 8, 2026 | Best Cinematic Adaptation | ''A Minecraft Movie'' | {{nom}} | align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2026/01/2026-saturn-awards-nominations-1236697753/ |title='Sinners', 'Avatar: Fire and Ash', 'Fantastic Four' and 'Dexter: Resurrection' Lead Saturn Awards Nominations |last=Hipes |first=Patrick |website=Deadline Hollywood |date=January 27, 2026 |access-date=January 27, 2026}}</ref> |}

==Sequel== {{main|A Minecraft Movie Squared{{!}}''A Minecraft Movie Squared''}} Talks for a potential sequel to the film began a few days after the film's release on April 4, 2025.<ref name=":19">{{Cite web |last=Fleming |first=Mike Jr. |date=2025-04-07 |title='A Minecraft Movie's Jared Hess Talks Sequel, The Man Crush Between Jack Black And Jason Momoa & Hitting Zeitgeist Gold Decades After 'Napoleon Dynamite' |url=https://deadline.com/2025/04/minecraft-movie-sequel-plans-director-jared-hess-jack-black-jason-momoa-1236362421/ |access-date=2025-04-08 |website=Deadline |language=en-US |archive-date=April 8, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250408185444/https://deadline.com/2025/04/minecraft-movie-sequel-plans-director-jared-hess-jack-black-jason-momoa-1236362421/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Hess has expressed interest in making a sequel, noting the world's use of infinite mods, characters, and biomes, outlining how ''Minecraft'' is virtually endless.<ref name="GamesRadar+ Interview">{{cite web |url=https://www.gamesradar.com/entertainment/adventure-movies/a-minecraft-movie-director-jared-hess-says-hes-interested-in-making-a-sequel-there-are-so-many-amazing-mods-and-characters-and-biomes-we-havent-explored-yet |title=A Minecraft Movie director Jared Hess says he's interested in making a sequel: "There are so many amazing mods and characters and biomes we haven't explored yet" |website=GamesRadar+ |last=Garside |first=Megan |date=April 4, 2025 |accessdate=April 6, 2025 |archive-date=April 5, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250405031223/https://www.gamesradar.com/entertainment/adventure-movies/a-minecraft-movie-director-jared-hess-says-hes-interested-in-making-a-sequel-there-are-so-many-amazing-mods-and-characters-and-biomes-we-havent-explored-yet |url-status=live}}</ref> He later stated that there were many ideas they had for the film that they were unable to use, but would likely be included as part of a sequel.<ref name=":19" /> On April 11, 2025, it was reported that a sequel is in early development.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Kay Oaks |first1=Amanda |title=A Minecraft Movie Sequel Is Reportedly Already In The Works |url=https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/a-minecraft-movie-sequel-is-being-made/ |website=Comicbook.com |date=April 11, 2025 |access-date=11 April 2025 |archive-date=April 11, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250411211451/https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/a-minecraft-movie-sequel-is-being-made/ |url-status=live }}</ref> At the end of a behind the scenes interview, the VFX supervisor Sheldon Stopsack and the animation supervisor Kevin Estey both refer to the film's sequel as ''Another Minecraft Movie''.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Frei |first1=Vincent |title=A Minecraft Movie: Sheldon Stopsack (VFX Supervisor) & Kevin Estey (Animation Supervisor) – Weta FX |url=https://www.artofvfx.com/a-minecraft-movie-sheldon-stopsack-vfx-supervisor-kevin-estey-animation-supervisor-weta-fx/ |website=The Art of VFX |date=May 12, 2025 |archive-date=May 14, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250514155705/https://www.artofvfx.com/a-minecraft-movie-sheldon-stopsack-vfx-supervisor-kevin-estey-animation-supervisor-weta-fx/ |url-status=live |quote=SS – Unfortunately I am unable to disclose that information .. but I hope that there might be "Another Minecraft Movie" somewhere down the line and we can all do this again.<br>KE – Currently that's something that I can't disclose, but I CAN disclose that I'm ready for Another Minecraft Movie if we can be so fortunate to enjoy another journey into the weird and wonderful world.}}</ref> On October 9, a sequel was announced with a release date of July 23, 2027, with Hess returning to direct and Galletta returning to co-write the screenplay.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Makuch |first1=Eddie |title=A Minecraft Movie 2 Announced, Coming July 2027 |url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/a-minecraft-movie-2-announced-coming-july-2027/1100-6535348/ |access-date=9 October 2025 |work=GameSpot |date=October 9, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Rubin |first1=Rebecca |title='Minecraft 2' in the Works, Sets July 2027 Release Date|url=https://variety.com/2025/film/news/minecraft-2-release-date-july-2027-1236544541/|access-date=9 October 2025 |work=Variety |date=October 9, 2025}}</ref> Legendary Pictures will return to produce and provide funding.<ref>{{Cite web |last=D'Alessandro |first=Anthony |date=2025-10-09 |title='Minecraft 2' Is Happening With Director Jared Hess Returning; Summer 2027 Release Set |url=https://deadline.com/2025/10/minecraft-2-release-date-1236574896/ |access-date=2025-10-10 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref> A poster with an image of two pickaxes under a crafting table, with the text below saying July 23, 2027, was posted on the official Twitter account of the film, and circulated around the official Minecraft and Warner Bros. social media accounts.<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 9, 2025 |title=Building terrain, see you in theaters July 23, 2027 |url=https://x.com/AMinecraftMovie/status/1976341544266498142 |url-status=live |website=Twitter}}</ref> On March 19, 2026, it was announced that Kirsten Dunst was cast in the role of Alex.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://deadline.com/2026/03/minecraft-movie-2-cast-kirsten-dunst-1236760538/|title= Kirsten Dunst Joins ‘A Minecraft Movie’ Sequel From Warner Bros. & Legendary As Alex|date= March 19, 2026|access-date= March 19, 2026|first= Matt|last= Grobar|work= Deadline Hollywood}}</ref> The sequel was announced under the title ''A Minecraft Sequel'' on April 15, 2026.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=2026-04-15 |title=Minecraft 2’s New Title Revealed by Warner Bros. 2027 & Beyond Slate |url=https://www.aol.com/articles/minecraft-2-title-revealed-warner-164705807.html |access-date=2026-04-16 |website=AOL |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Verma |first=Ishita |date=2026-04-15 |title=Minecraft 2's New Title Revealed by Warner Bros. 2027 & Beyond Slate |url=https://www.superherohype.com/news/660512-minecraft-2-sequel-official-title-cinemacon-warner-bros-2027-slate |access-date=2026-04-16 |website=SuperHeroHype |language=en-US}}</ref> It was later given an official title, ''A Minecraft Movie Squared'', on May 30, 2026, during Minecraft Live.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/minecraft-live-may-2026-everything-announced|title=Minecraft Live May 2026: Everything Announced|first=Michael|last=Cripe|date=May 30, 2026|work=IGN|accessdate=May 30, 2026}}</ref>

==See also== * List of films based on video games

==Notes== {{Notelist}}

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== * {{Official website}} * {{IMDb title}}

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