“A Minecraft Movie” is smashing box office expectations for its second week in theaters, earning it the top spot as the highest-grossing movie of 2025 so far. The video game-based film starring Jason Momoa and Jack Black earned $80.6 million in ticket sales over the weekend alone, bringing the worldwide total to more than $550 million.
That’s a stark contrast to Disney’s live-action remake of “Snow White,” which dropped out of the box office top five this week after being pulled from 1,210 theaters less than one month after its premiere, as Forbes reported.
While “Minecraft” stayed in the top spot, the newly released “The King of Kings,” an animated story of Jesus’ life, came in second with $19.1 million in 3,200 theaters.
While moviegoers have been enthusiastic about “A Minecraft Movie,” theater employees have been less than thrilled following instances of destructive behavior during certain parts of the film. Videos posted to social media include clips of moviegoers, especially teen boys, filming themselves throwing popcorn and other food and drink items and, in one instance, being kicked out for bringing a live chicken to a showing, as The Daily Wire previously reported.
The bad behavior is usually aligned with the viral “chicken jockey” scene, which features Jack Black’s character Steve yelling “chicken jockey!” when a baby zombie appears on screen riding a chicken like a horse. This precedes Jason Momoa’s character, Garrett “The Garbage Man” Garrison, fighting the zombie.
“It’s weird when you’re having too much fun and the cops get called,” director Jared Hess told Entertainment Weekly of the incidents. “I’ve seen so many funny videos. It’s great … I’m just glad people are making memories with their friends and families.
Meanwhile, “Snow White” is not much closer to recouping the film’s massive $270 million production budget, which does not include months-long worldwide marketing efforts.
In the film’s second weekend, “Snow White” dropped a whopping 66% for a total of $14.3 million, while the crime thriller “A Working Man” nabbed the top spot with $15.3 million.
As multiple controversies saw the film making headlines for all the wrong reasons, “Snow White” premiered with a disappointing $43 million domestic gross, cementing the film as one of the worst-performing live-action remakes Disney ever made.
Several factors likely contributed to the remake’s abysmal results, including controversies over statements made by Rachel Zegler, the film’s leading actress, and issues with the storytelling and use of CGI.
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“A Minecraft Movie” is smashing box office expectations for its second week in theaters, earning it the top spot as the highest-grossing movie of 2025 so far. The video game-based film starring Jason Momoa and Jack Black earned $80.6 million in ticket sales over the weekend alone, bringing the worldwide total to more than $550 million.
That’s a stark contrast to Disney’s live-action remake of “Snow White,” which dropped out of the box office top five this week after being pulled from 1,210 theaters less than one month after its premiere, as Forbes reported.
While “Minecraft” stayed in the top spot, the newly released “The King of Kings,” an animated story of Jesus’ life, came in second with $19.1 million in 3,200 theaters.
While moviegoers have been enthusiastic about “A Minecraft Movie,” theater employees have been less than thrilled following instances of destructive behavior during certain parts of the film. Videos posted to social media include clips of moviegoers, especially teen boys, filming themselves throwing popcorn and other food and drink items and, in one instance, being kicked out for bringing a live chicken to a showing, as The Daily Wire previously reported.
The bad behavior is usually aligned with the viral “chicken jockey” scene, which features Jack Black’s character Steve yelling “chicken jockey!” when a baby zombie appears on screen riding a chicken like a horse. This precedes Jason Momoa’s character, Garrett “The Garbage Man” Garrison, fighting the zombie.
“It’s weird when you’re having too much fun and the cops get called,” director Jared Hess told Entertainment Weekly of the incidents. “I’ve seen so many funny videos. It’s great … I’m just glad people are making memories with their friends and families.
Meanwhile, “Snow White” is not much closer to recouping the film’s massive $270 million production budget, which does not include months-long worldwide marketing efforts.
In the film’s second weekend, “Snow White” dropped a whopping 66% for a total of $14.3 million, while the crime thriller “A Working Man” nabbed the top spot with $15.3 million.
As multiple controversies saw the film making headlines for all the wrong reasons, “Snow White” premiered with a disappointing $43 million domestic gross, cementing the film as one of the worst-performing live-action remakes Disney ever made.
Several factors likely contributed to the remake’s abysmal results, including controversies over statements made by Rachel Zegler, the film’s leading actress, and issues with the storytelling and use of CGI.
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