This past weekend, following a first quarter when the industry fretted that moviegoers forgot about going to the movies, Warner Bros and Legendary revived the global and domestic box office with the Jared Hess -directed A Minecraft Movie, which saw a $163 million U.S.-Canada opening, $150.7M abroad and $313.7M worldwide.

"A Minecraft Movie" is a smash hit at the box office, and it has set a new record for video game adaptations on the big screen.

A Minecraft Movie,” based on the hit video game, opened in theaters this weekend and became a surprise smash, eclipsing the box office openings of hits like “Barbie”—but disruptive behavior by theatergoers has alarmed some cinemas,

A Minecraft Movie” will lead the box office again as several newcomers, including Universal and Blumhouse’s pulse-quickening “Drop” and Rami Malek-led spy thriller “The Amateur,” open this weekend on the big screen.

A cinema has banned under-18s from attending evening showings of A Minecraft Movie without an adult, following reports of rowdy behaviour. The Electric Palace Picture House in Cannock, Staffordshire,

There has been an "exceptional" crowd response to A Minecraft Movie, the UK Cinema Association has said, with many young fans noisily shouting out when certain characters appear. Some cinemas have warned that "anti-social behaviour",

"This loosey-goosey attitude, an 'open sandbox' if you will, is a breath of fresh air after so many family films that seem preordained by lore." Based on its box office haul, it's looking like A Minecraft Movie could get a sequel sooner rather than later.

A Minecraft Movie has hit theaters and is breaking box office records, but it's also causing rowdy behavior from moviegoers reacting to lines within the film.

If you've spent any time online since the Minecraft movie debuted, chances are you've seen the term "Chicken Jockey" flying around. What started as a blink-and-you'll-miss-it cameo has quickly turned into the film's most talked-about moment,