A Minecraft Movie’s Box Office Win Pushes Jack Black Past A Major Career Milestone
A Minecraft Movie has been a huge overperformer at the box office so far. Despite the apparent appeal from the game’s huge existing fan-base, the A Minecraft Movie trailer was heavily criticized upon its release. Viewers found some of its CGI and rendering of the video game’s block-centric universe to be uncanny. Now, the memes about the film are working to its benefit rather than its detriment. Audiences are flooding to the theater, with some screenings even erupting into cheers and other vocal reactions when key lines are delivered.
This change of tune has equated to significant numbers at the box office. The film had an impressive $162.7 million total at the domestic box office, putting it in the no. 1 position for the weekend by a significant margin. This also gave A Minecraft Movie the highest-grossing debut for any video game adaptation. At the time of writing, the film has amassed an incredible $323.3 million at the worldwide box office. This total has caused a major box office breakthrough for one of its lead actors, Jack Black.
Jack Black Has Crossed $5 Billion In His Career
And A Minecraft Movie’s Opening Weekend Made Him Get There
A Minecraft Movie has helped Black cross a cumulative $5 billion total in his career. Black plays Steve in the film, taking inspiration from one of the original game’s notable characters. He is joined by a supporting cast that includes Jason Momoa, Emma Myers, Danielle Brooks, Jennifer Coolidge, Sebastian Hansen, and Rachel House. Black’s performance has been one of the most talked-about elements in the mixed reviews for A Minecraft Movie. In her 4 out of 10-star review of the film, ScreenRant‘s Mae Abdulbaki wrote that “there wasn’t a single good joke in the entire film,” even with Black.
But despite some criticism, A Minecraft Movie has caused Black to prevail with a major career milestone. As per The Numbers, Black’s movies (specifically in which he is billed as a leading actor) have now made over $5 billion at the box office. In fact, his grand total now comes out to $5.15 billion, meaning that it was A Minecraft Movie‘s impressive opening weekend that propelled him past this milestone.
What This Means For Jack Black
Black’s Video Game Adaptations Can Do Well
As evidenced by this recent achievement, Black is capable of being part of a box office hit. His video game adaptations have been up and down, however. On the one hand, A Super Mario Bros. Movie, in which he voiced Bowser, made over $1 billion. But on the other side of things, there are flops like Borderlands, which made just $33 million on an estimated $115 million budget. A Minecraft Movie is a step in the right direction for Black, showing his capabilities in the video game adaptation world.
Source: The Numbers
