Prime Video Just Dropped the Second-Highest-Grossing Video Game Movie of All Time

Prime Video just grabbed one of the biggest crowd-pleasers of the year. If you skipped it in theaters, the live-action Minecraft movie has officially landed on streaming.

As of today, Warner Bros.' A Minecraft Movie is now streaming on Prime Video. This is the live-action adaptation of Mojang Studios' block-busting best-seller, led by Jack Black and Jason Momoa, and it hits streaming a little over seven months after its theatrical run.

Critics were lukewarm (48% on Rotten Tomatoes from 197 reviews), but audiences showed up in force. The movie hauled in over $958 million worldwide, making it the second-highest-grossing video game movie ever. It nearly doubled Sonic the Hedgehog 3's 2024 total (over $492 million) but still trails The Super Mario Bros. Movie, which sits comfortably at over $1.3 billion. That is a lot of blocks.

"Welcome to the world of Minecraft, where creativity doesn't just help you craft, it's essential to one's survival! Four misfits - Garrett 'The Garbage Man' Garrison, Henry, Natalie, and Dawn - find themselves struggling with ordinary problems when they are suddenly pulled through a mysterious portal into the Overworld: a bizarre, cubic wonderland that thrives on imagination. To get back home, they'll have to master this world (and protect it from evil things like Piglins and Zombies, too) while embarking on a magical quest with an unexpected, expert crafter, Steve. Together, their adventure will challenge all five to be bold and to reconnect with the qualities that make each of them uniquely creative... the very skills they need to thrive back in the real world."

Yes, Steve shows up. And if you like seeing how many writers a studio movie can accumulate, this one is a case study.

• Director: Jared Hess
• Screenplay: Chris Bowman, Hubbel Palmer, Neil Widener, Gavin James, Chris Galletta
• Story by: Allison Schroeder, Chris Bowman, Hubbel Palmer
• Stars: Jack Black, Jason Momoa
• Also starring: Jennifer Coolidge as Vice Principal Marlene; Emma Myers as Natalie; Danielle Brooks as Dawn; Sebastian Hansen as Henry; Rachel House as Malgosha; Matt Berry as the voice of Nitwit; Jemaine Clement as Daryl and the voice of Bruce; Kate McKinnon

Bottom line: if you want to see why nearly a billion dollars worth of people turned up while critics shrugged, it is now one click away on Prime Video.