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A Minecraft Movie smashed records over its opening weekend.
The film saw the biggest opening weekend ever for a movie based on a video game.
A Minecraft Movie has received praise from audiences but low scores from reviewers.
That figure is just for North America, however.
A Minecraft Movie brought in an additional $144 million globally, bringing its total to $301 million.
It will be interesting to see how it stacks up against summer blockbusters when the dust settles.
Nether flame sauce at McDonald’s is just one example of good marketing for A Minecraft Movie.
Video game movies used to bomb at the box office, but that has changed in recent years.
The Sonic the Hedgehog movies and The Super Mario Bros. Movie both earned respectable amounts.
I’d argue that video game movies have generally improved in quality as well.
One critic said, “A Minecraft Movie is where that creativity goes to die.”
After the first wave of reviews, A Minecraft Movie sat at52% on Rotten Tomatoes.
It’s common to see critic and audience scores differ significantly.
For example, Warcraft earned 29% on the Tomatometer but 76% on the Popcornmeter.
Money talks, after all.
