'A Minecraft Movie' Hits HBO Max for Free Streaming in June: What to Know

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While the very idea of "A Minecraft Movie" may have elicited some groans from fans at first, the film was a runaway hit. Now we finally know when the film will be available to stream on HBO Max.
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Here's when you can stream "A Minecraft Movie" and everything else you need to know.
(L-R) EMMA MYERS as Natalie, DANIELLE BROOKS as Dawn, SEBASTIAN HANSEN as Henry and JASON MOMOA as Garrett in Warner Bros. Pictures' and Legendary Pictures' 'A Minecraft Movie,' a Warner Bros. Pictures release.
(L-R) EMMA MYERS as Natalie, DANIELLE BROOKS as Dawn, SEBASTIAN HANSEN as Henry and JASON MOMOA as Garrett in Warner Bros. Pictures' and Legendary Pictures' 'A Minecraft Movie,' a Warner Bros. Pictures release.
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When is 'A Minecraft Movie' Available for Free Streaming?
As Forbes reports, we don't have a precise free streaming date for "A Minecraft Movie", but we can get pretty close. The site says the video game film adaptation from the director of "Napoleon Dynamite" will be available for streaming on HBO Max sometime in June.
While we don't have a precise June date, WhenToStream has offered a pretty good guess. The site points out that the only date on HBO Max's release schedule without a big premiere already scheduled is June 20, meaning it would be the perfect date to debut "A Minecraft Movie" on streaming. Again, this is only a guess and not an officially confirmed date, but WhenToStream has been known to offer pretty good guesses in the past.
If your cravings for chicken jockey mayhem can't wait that long, no worries - "A Minecraft Movie" has been available digitally to rent or buy at home since May 13. It's available on Amazon Prime, Apple TV, Fandango at Home, Google Play, and more.
On all the services listed above, "A Minecraft Movie" costs $24.99 to buy and $19.99 to rent.
How Did 'A Minecraft Movie' Perform at the Box Office?
"A Minecraft Movie" is the perfect example of a movie that critics couldn't stand but that audiences couldn't get enough of. While its Rotten Tomatoes critics' score is a dreary 48%, judging by the ticket sales, audiences couldn't care less what reviewers had to say.
"A Minecraft Movie" made $163 million on its opening weekend alone, and things didn't seem to slow down much afterwards. When the smoke cleared, the film had pulled in $421.5 million domestically and $519.2 million internationally.
The global take-home for "A Minecraft Movie" didn't quite hit the $1 billion mark, but it came close; the film made $940.7 million globally, against a $150 million production budget.
What is the Minecraft Movie Rated?
"A Minecraft Movie" is rated PG.
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