Minecraft
2011 video game
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| 2025 | In its third weekend, the film grossed $40.5 million and was surpassed by Sinners, dropping to second place. |
| 2025 | The song 'Steve's Lava Chicken' went viral after the film's release and charted in several territories, including becoming the shortest song to reach the Top 40 of the UK singles chart. |
| 2025 | Debuted with $162.8 million domestically and $313 million globally, becoming the highest-grossing opening weekend for a movie based on a video game, surpassing The Super Mario Bros. Movie. |
| 2025 | In its third weekend, grossed $41.3 million and dropped to second place after being surpassed by Sinners. |
| April 17 2025 | A violent altercation occurred in a movie theater parking lot in Warwick, Rhode Island, where four teenagers pursued and assaulted three adults with knives after being asked to quiet down during the movie screening. |
| 2025 | Jack Black made a surprise appearance at a movie screening, urging audience members to stop throwing popcorn in response to the viral 'chicken jockey' TikTok trend. |
| 2025 | Rosenfeld reflected on his time with Minecraft, expressing contentment about potentially not completing further work for the game and focusing on a normal career. |
| April 16 2025 | A group of teenagers set off a fire extinguisher during a Minecraft Movie screening at the Eastland Hoyts cinema in Ringwood, Melbourne, causing breathing difficulties for moviegoers and disrupting the film. |
| April 2025 | In its second weekend, the film grossed $78.5 million and became the second highest-grossing movie based on a video game. |
| April 2025 | The movie ranked fourth for highest opening weekend for a PG-rated film, after The Lion King, Incredibles 2, and Beauty and the Beast. |
| April 2025 | In its second weekend, A Minecraft Movie grossed $80.6 million. |
| 2025 | The film was the second-highest opening weekend for a Legendary production, only behind Jurassic World. |
| 2025 | It became the third-highest April opening weekend, trailing only Avengers: Endgame and Avengers: Infinity War. |
| 2025 | The film achieved the third-highest Warner Bros. opening weekend, behind Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 and Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. |
| 2025 | The movie set career-best opening weekend records for director Jared Hess (surpassing Nacho Libre), actress Danielle Brooks (surpassing The Angry Birds Movie), and actress Jennifer Coolidge (surpassing American Pie 2). |
| April 2025 | The film achieves the biggest opening weekend of 2025 at the time, beating out Captain America: Brave New World. |
| April 2025 | The movie made $10.6 million from Thursday night previews, which topped the previous record for a video game adaptation held by Five Nights at Freddy's. |
| April 2025 | The film set the Warner Bros. highest April opening weekend record, beating out Clash of the Titans, and became the biggest opening weekend of 2025 at the time. |
| April 11 2025 | Initial reports confirmed that a sequel to the Minecraft Movie is in early development stages, following discussions about potential follow-up film. |
| April 2025 | The Library of Congress added Volume Alpha to the National Recording Registry, recognizing it as a culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant recording. |
| April 2025 | A live-action Minecraft movie was released, expanding the game's franchise beyond video games. |
| April 4 2025 | The movie was theatrically released worldwide. |
| April 4 2025 | Theatrical release in IMAX in the United States by Warner Bros. Pictures. |
| April 4 2025 | Scheduled theatrical release of A Minecraft Movie in the United States. |
| March 30 2025 | Official movie premiere held at Leicester Square in London, United Kingdom. |
| March 28 2025 | Mark Mothersbaugh's film score, along with original songs by BENEE, Dayglow, and Dirty Honey, was released digitally. |
| March 27 2025 | Final teaser trailer released, set to a cover of 'Heart and Soul' by Hogey Carmichael, featuring Jennifer Coolidge on a date with a Villager. |
| March 22 2025 | Announcement of 'Vibrant Visuals', a new optional graphical overhaul for Minecraft, promising modern rendering features without requiring RTX-capable hardware. |
| March 20 2025 | Original song 'I Feel Alive' is released as a single, featuring Dave Grohl, Troy Van Leeuwen, Roger Joseph Manning Jr., and Mark Ronson, written by Jack Black with Black providing backup vocals. |
| March 2025 | The Writers Guild of America determines that Dana Fox contributed additional literary material to the script. |
| 2025 | Markus Persson announced through a poll on X that he was seriously considering developing a spiritual successor to Minecraft, potentially titled 'Minecraft 2'. |
| February 27 2025 | Final trailer for the Minecraft Movie released. |
| 2024 | Jack Black made a surprise appearance at a movie screening, urging audience members to stop throwing popcorn in response to the viral trend. |
| 2024 | A viral TikTok trend emerges around the Minecraft Movie, with viewers, particularly American and British adolescent boys, reacting enthusiastically to specific lines like 'Chicken jockey!' by cheering, dancing, and throwing popcorn during theatrical screenings. |
| 2024 | At least one theatrical screening involved audience members bringing a live chicken into the theater, resulting in their ejection due to disruptive behavior and potential animal cruelty concerns. |
| 2024 | Australian dairy company Norco released a range of Minecraft-themed flavoured milks |
| 2024 | Minecraft - Volume Beta album reached position 68 on Australian Albums (ARIA) chart |
| 2024 | Kumi Tanioka worked on the most recent version of Minecraft's soundtrack, continuing the trend of multiple composers contributing to the game's music. |
| 2024 | Minecraft – Volume Alpha continues chart success, moving up to 20th on US Soundtrack Albums and 11th on US Top Dance/Electronic Albums. |
| November 2024 | Artificial intelligence companies Decart and Etched released Oasis, an AI-generated version of Minecraft that creates game elements in real-time without storing world data. |
| November 19 2024 | Second trailer for the Minecraft Movie released, set to MGMT's 'Time to Pretend', which received a more positive response from viewers. |
| October 22 2024 | PlayStation 5 version of Minecraft launched as part of Bedrock Edition. |
| September 2024 | YouTuber Valkyrae accused Jason Momoa of mistreating production crew members after filming an emotional scene. |
| September 2024 | Mojang announces the retirement of the Mob Vote in a blog post detailing future development plans for Minecraft. |
| September 2024 | Minecraft team announced they would discontinue PlayStation VR support, with the final update to be released by March 2025. |
| September 4 2024 | First teaser trailer for the Minecraft Movie released, set to The Beatles' 'Magical Mystery Tour'. Received divisive and generally negative audience reactions, with criticism of CGI, character designs, and live-action approach. Original Minecraft creator Markus Persson praised the trailer on Twitter. |
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