Thursday, June 11, 2026

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

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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
Roger Friedman
Roger Friedman is the founder and editor-in-chief of Showbiz411. He wrote the FOX411 column on FoxNews.com from 1999 to 2009, where he covered Michael Jackson, and previously wrote the "Intelligencer" column at New York magazine in the mid-1990s, where he covered the O.J. Simpson trial. He also edited Fame magazine. His bylines have appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, the New York Daily News, the New York Post, Vogue, Details, and the Miami Herald. He is a voting member of the Critics Choice Awards (Film and Television branches), and his movie reviews are tracked by Rotten Tomatoes. With D.A. Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus, he co-produced the 2002 documentary "Only the Strong Survive," which screened at Directors' Fortnight at the Cannes Film Festival.

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