‘Minecraft’ movie crosses $400M globally, fans joke: "That’s more than enough to build an empire of sequels"

The Minecraft Movie has morphed into a cultural fiesta that shows no signs of slowing down. It has broken all sorts of records during its box office run, and the latest- surpassing $400 million globally- is just the icing on the cake. Just to be clear, $400 million is not a typo; we are pretty certain this has happened.

The movie has left a big digital footprint on the masses- it's got the children screaming, adults howling, and even police arriving at the scenes. The craze for the movie has officially gone off the Richter scale, leaving the critics baffled at the phenomenon.

Minecraft Movie's groundbreaking run leaves fans in a trail of laughter

The biggest credit for Minecraft's success goes to the stellar cast. And to the crowds, of course, who flocked to the theaters and added to the surreal feel of the movie. Sure, the movie might not make much sense, but the absurd plot is one of the biggest reasons that it has got the crowds standing up on their feet, shrieking, gasping, and applauding at the same time.

The movie has brought pure, unhinged chaos to the theaters, and fans are paying top dollar for the movie. Even as the movie continues to rake in the cash, its latest achievement was met with much enthusiasm from the fans:

"$400M for Minecraft? That’s more than enough to build an empire of sequels", quipped one fan (via X / @debayo_xx)

"They are definitely going to squeeze every last Minecraft meme for the second movie and say a great storytelling", predicted another (via X / @Mathiasxd1485)

"No with my chicken crew. We gonna blast it to trillion", declared another fan (via X / @Wiliiam45589421)

The movie's success has sparked a lot of hilarity on social media, and rumors are already swirling about a sequel, spin-offs, and potentially even reaching the billion-dollar mark. The movie also birthed a lot of memes that went viral on social media and played just as big a part in the movie's success. The Internet does not forget, and fans came together and compiled some of the memes that fueled their obsession with the movie:

"Chicken jockey was Minecraft crossing the rubicon", quipped one fan (via X / @ConRobRich)

One fan was quick to point to another underrated incident in the movie:

"Nobody ever mentions that part in the Minecraft movie where the sheep gets tore apart and in his pain screams like a human man" reminisced one fan (via X / @HubPointless)

To which another fan hilariously replied:

"My friend and I looked at each other in horror. Then Steve said the funny thing and we forgot"

What makes this feat even more impressive is that the movie achieved these numbers without relying on traditional blockbuster gimmicks. There's just Steve and his gang of misfits trying to survive in a cubic world- the movie is definite proof of the fact that humanity will pay millions to watch a man punch trees for two hours.

Fans had suggestions of their own when they debated what worked in the movie's favor during its astonishing run:

"Want a box office hit? Rules of Minecraft: 1. Make an unapologetic carnival rollercoaster. 2. Go far beyond anything Pirates of the Caribbean dreamed of... 3. Allow teens to treat it like a Nirvana Concert" explained one fan (via X / @gp_muro)

"A Minecraft Movie" is the worst film i've seen. No plot. No purpose. Makes no sense at all. 10/10. It's peak. Super funny. Momoa was the highlight. The Technoblade tribute was cool. Whole theater laughed at the Villager stuff (Unfortunately no chicken jockey reactions)", remarked another (via X / @OwlHouseIsGreat)

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Steve may or may not know how to swim, but The Minecraft Movie? Oh, it didn’t just swim at the box office—it sailed, leaving behind a trail of howling fans in its wake. The movie is proof of the fact that humanity has collectively decided to stop pretending to like fancy plots and is ready to invest in absurd plots.

As the franchise continued to ride the wave of hilarity, is $1 billion the next milestone? Time will tell in the next few weeks.

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