On April 3, the Minecraft film was released, an adaptation of the survival video game that has not only shaken the entertainment industry for its impressive collection figures, but has become a trend in social networks, but why is it so successful?
Beat box office records
During its first weekend, a Minecraft film managed to raise 313.7 million dollars, of which 163 million are part of the American box office and 150.7 to the rest of the world. In this way, it has established itself as one of the highest grossing video game adaptations of the stories.
Part of its success is because the tape mixes the nostalgia that evokes the original game that was released in 2009, the marketing made for the promotion and the large base of active players of the video game, which exceeds 140 million per month.
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What is Minecraft and what is it about?
Minecraft is a construction, adventure and survival video game where players explore an open world (Sandbox) that is randomly generated and is mainly composed of blocks of various materials.
Players can collect resources, build structures, manufacture tools, combat enemies and survive in various environments. There are various ways to play it, among which are: creative, survival, adventure and spectator.
It is available for both PC and mobile devices, which is why it has added many followers, in addition to its unique way to promote creativity and freedom.
A Minecraft movie
The tape tells the story of four misfits Garrett “El Basuraro” Garrison (Jason Momoa), Henry (Hansen), Natalie (Myers) and Dawn (Brooks), who are fighting with ordinary problems when they are dragged into the outside world through a mysterious portal. This world is a kind of country of cubic wonders that nourishes imagination. To be able to return home they will have to dominate and protect this world. During his search he meets Steve (Black), an artisan expert who will help them complete their mission.
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The best adaptation of a video game to the cinema?
Despite the success of the tape, in Rotten Tomatoes has received an average rating of 65% by specialized criticism, while the public has valued it at 87%.
According to the reviews, the aesthetic fidelity to the game, the visual construction of the world and the performance of Jason Momoa, protagonist of the film, stands out.
For its part, the specialized criticism mentions that it has a predictable narrative and a lot of dependence on Fan Service.
The records that a Minecraft movie has broken in the United States
- Best premiere of the year in the United States and everyone for a Hollywood film.
- Best premiere in history in the United States for a co -production of Warner and Legendary.
- Best premiere in the United States of a film based on a video game.
- Best premiere in the United States of a film with Jason Momoa by protagonist.
- Best premiere in the United States of a film with Jack Black.
- Best premiere in the United States of a film directed by Jared HESS.
- Best premiere in the United States of a film with Danielle Brooks.
- Best premiere in the United States of a film with Jennifer Coolidge.
- Best Warner premiere in April.
- Better Saturday from a Warner movie in the United States with 60 million dollars.
- Best Sunday from a Warner movie in the United States with 46.3 million dollars.
- The only film in history to raise more than 50 million in the United States on Friday and that their collection increases on Saturday.
The phenomenon in social networks
To date on platforms such as Tiktok and X (Twitter), the hashtag #minecraftmovie has accumulated more than 2.5 million publications.
Although the film has gone viral on social networks, it has also generated that some users have disruptive behaviors in some movie theaters, incidents of screams, applause and launching objects during the projection of the tape have been reported.
In the United Kingdom, a statement was issued in which they alert about this type of behavior, which will not be tolerated by movie theaters and if necessary, the police will be used.
