It¡¯s time for Superman to hang up his cape and the Avengers to disassemble. Hollywood¡¯s new hero is here and his name is Steve.
You might not instantly recognize Steve, the player avatar of Minecraft, Microsoft Corp.¡¯s sandbox playground video game; the character is something of a blank slate for the user to project themselves onto. But especially if you have kids, you¡¯ll likely have seen Steve played by Jack Black in ¡°A Minecraft Movie,¡± the surprise box-office hit of the year.
The big-screen feature from Warner Bros. Discovery has outearned every other U.S. movie so far in 2025, vastly outperforming expectations and taking in twice the box-office revenue of its closest competitor, February¡¯s¡± Captain America: Brave New World.¡± It¡¯s a comparison that might have legs. Superhero films have been the staple of Hollywood blockbusters for 15 years, but audience interest is flagging ¡ª and the success of ¡°Minecraft¡± suggests video games can be the next big-screen big thing.
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