Tuesday, April 29, 2025

“Minecraft,” Based on A Video Game, Starring Jason Momoa and Jack Black, Looks at $40 Mil Weekend After Hot Preview Night

There isn’t much going on that the box office except “Minecraft.”

Warner Bros. should be happy. They’re looking at a $40 million weekend for a movie based on a video game.

It’s “IP” baby! They could make one every 18 months.

Jason Momoa and Jack Black are the stars. Reviews are bad, just 48% on Rotten Tomatoes from critics, and only 82% on the audience meter.

But it’s probably mindless fun.

Look for a big Sunday as Jack Black is also hosting “Saturday Night Live.”

God bless.

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Roger Friedman
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Roger Friedman began his Showbiz411 column in April 2009 after 10 years with Fox News, where he created the Fox411 column. His movie reviews are carried by Rotten Tomatoes, and he is a member of both the movie and TV branches of the Critics Choice Awards. His articles have appeared in dozens of publications over the years including New York Magazine, where he wrote the Intelligencer column in the mid 90s and covered the OJ Simpson trial, and Fox News (when it wasn't so crazy) where he covered Michael Jackson. He is also the writer and co-producer of "Only the Strong Survive," a selection of the Cannes, Sundance, and Telluride Film festivals, directed by DA Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus.

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