Minecraft (series)

"Craft. Fight. Survive."

- Tagline of Minecraft "Time for fight 2.0."

- Tagline of Minecraft 2.0

Minecraft is a Swedish-American CGI-animated action adventure film franchise created by Markus Persson of Mojang Studios. The plot of the films feature Steve, an adventurer, who goes on quests to defeat Herobrine, Steve's evil counterpart. The films are produced by Vertigo Entertainment and Animal Logic (for Minecraft) and Warner Animation Group (for Minecraft 2.0) and is distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures (United States) and Village Roadshow Pictures (internationally). The films grossed a total of $731.7 million against its combined budgets of $400 million ($150 million for Minecraft and $250 million for Minecraft 2.0). The films' music are sampled from German music composer Daniel "C418" Rosenfeld and American composer Lena Raine, and are recomposed and orchestrated by American film composer Michael Giacchino.

In 2014, then Mojang Studios CEO Markus "Notch" Persson announced that talks for a Minecraft film were in production with Warner Bros. Pictures, and production for Minecraft: The Movie began in 2015, and wrapped up in February 2017. The film was theatrically released on May 24, 2017 in the United States and on May 30 internationally. The first film received mixed reviews from critics, with some criticizing its plot, though the voice-acting, CGI animation and its soundtrack was praised. Despite mixed reviews, it was a box office success, grossing $432.7 million worldwide against its $150 million production budget. The film holds a 42% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

After Minecraft was released, Mojang Studios announced a sequel, titled Minecraft 2.0, was in the works. The film was produced by Vertigo Entertainment, Animal Logic and Warner Animation Group, and was distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures on May 22, 2021 in the United States and internationally on May 28 by Village Roadshow Pictures. Unlike the first film, the sequel received negative reviews from critics, with some criticizing the voice-acting, plot, and its soundtrack, though the CGI animation received some praise. It was also a box office bomb, grossing $294.5 million against its $250 million production budget, causing Warner Bros. Pictures to lose $50-60 million of their revenue. The film holds a 21% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes.