Jack Black yelling “chicken jockey!” has inspired countless moviegoers watching “A Minecraft Movie” to throw their popcorn and scream at the top of their lungs. But what if you got the chance to see Black yell the viral phrase in real life? Videos of the actor surprising a crowd at a weekend showing of the … Read more
Screenshot: WB / Kotaku Warner Bros and Mojang’s A Minecraft Movie has now grossed over $550 million globally at the box office. The incredibly popular video game adaption is now more than halfway to reaching one billion total. Live Forever in the Universe of ‘New World: Aeternum’ Released on April 4, WB’s Minecraft live-action adaption … Read more
No new releases even came close to challenging A Minecraft Movie’s reign at the top of the box office heap. As expected, A Minecraft Movie dominated the box office this weekend. It only fell a modest 51% in week two for $80.6 million over the three-day weekend, which is about what we predicted earlier this … Read more
“A Minecraft Movie” scored a massive $80 million in its second weekend of release and remained at No. 1 at the box office as five new movies opened in theaters. Ticket sales for “A Minecraft Movie” declined 50% from its record-breaking $162.7 million debut, which represents an impressive hold for a blockbuster of its size. … Read more
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As much as the overall success of “A Minecraft Movie” has taken many industry pundits by surprise, what’s perhaps even more confounding is the intense reaction to the film going on inside theaters across the country. Quickly establishing itself as the “Chicken Jockey” trend, fans have been recording themselves freaking out upon the appearance of … Read more
A Minecraft Movie Microsoft It’s all well and good when kids are clapping and cheering and yelling out memes during certain moments in A Minecraft Movie. But now things are getting to the point where lines are being crossed and this is a lot more than kids just enjoying something aimed at them somewhat loudly … Read more
We need your help now Support from readers like you keeps The Journal open. You are visiting us because we have something you value. Independent, unbiased news that tells the truth. Advertising revenue goes some way to support our mission, but this year it has not been enough. If you’ve seen value in our reporting, … Read more
Why do people shiver with antici… pation before Jack Black says “Chicken jockey!” in A Minecraft Movie? Black’s much-memed delivery of the line, which was previously teased in a trailer for the Warner Bros. box-office blockbuster, has been causing chaos in movie theaters around the world. Audiences are yelling the phrase (which is a Minecraft … Read more
Warner Bros. and Legendary’s “A Minecraft Movie” is causing such a sensation among young moviegoers that one Cineworld theater in Oxfordshire is warning its patrons not to get disruptive or they will be removed from the venue without a refund, BBC News reports. Videos of “Minecraft” moviegoers getting rowdy inside the theater have gone viral … Read more