It will make a decent amount of money and leave no cultural impact
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It’ll do alright, I’m sure it will turn a profit, but it’s gonna make nowhere near Mario movie numbers. So it’ll live in that weird space where it’s not a flop but does well under the expectations the studio had for “tie-in movie for the most popular video game.”
Mario's been around longer and has that many more people with nostalgia for it. Minecraft appeals to a much smaller percentage of old farts
What world are you living in where you think the target market for the minecraft movie is old farts? Approximately 80% of kids aged 6-15 play or played minecraft
It's not, but the studios want their sweet "four quadrant" hits
the midpoint between mario and borderlands, perhaps
I feel like my kiddo is a solid barometer for what will hit the pop culture.
His take on the Minecraft movie is he doesn't like the way they screwed up the scale, the crafting, and the weird animation/live action hybrid....but he's still super excited for it.
I think it will be a decent hit, turn a profit...then completely evaporate and leave no lasting cultural impact.
I don't think there is any possible way that it's actually good, but whether that translates to success or failure is a different question that I don't have any answer to.
it'll turn a huge profit but still underperform expectations
I think it’ll make a profit but barely, but just making a profit is not seen as success in current-day Hollywood.
Def flop.
i mean i expect it to be completely unimaginative and shallow but still turn a profit, so anything beyond that low bar will be a win for gamers everywhere
My Nephew's favorite thing is Minecraft. It seems like the easiest way to make a huge profit is getting the attention of children. They will beg their parents for the treats and the parents will oblige.
I agree with everyone's assessment it will probably be profitable (ranging from slim to hugely) and have no cultural impact most likely.
I do think there is a slim golden path like possibility where it's actually bizarrely fun and ends up a camp classic, against all expectations.
Kind of like every "remember this thing from your childhood? DAE think nostaligia so good?!" movie that has come out in the last decade. They're always the safest they can possibly be, focus tested into being as unchallenging and inoffensive as possible so they are an "enjoyable" experience that moviegoers forget 5 minutes after seeing it.
I think it won't be much of a commercial success, but won't flop either. The public is too slop-worn for another soulless kids' movie to be as big as Mario so soon after, but it still has enough going for it that I can't see it failing Morbius style.
i mean i thought marioslop would flop too and people still gaslit themselves into thinking it was a good movie so idk at this point. still probably, like, team 'minecraft will flop' purely because i feel like i haven't seen anyone sincerely say they thought the trailers were good but at the same time it's possible enough people just watch it regardless it succeeds.
Probably mild success. Less than Mario and FNAF but still profitable
The kids will love it I'm sure. The adults? I'm highly skeptical.
Flop