{"id":2562,"date":"2025-04-08T15:28:16","date_gmt":"2025-04-08T15:28:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nichesitetool.com\/?p=2562"},"modified":"2025-04-10T15:38:31","modified_gmt":"2025-04-10T15:38:31","slug":"cinemas-issue-warning-to-minecraft-viewers-over-feral-behaviour-during-screening-of-new-movie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.nichesitetool.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/08\/cinemas-issue-warning-to-minecraft-viewers-over-feral-behaviour-during-screening-of-new-movie\/","title":{"rendered":"Cinemas issue warning to Minecraft viewers over \u2018feral\u2019 behaviour during screening of new movie"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A star-studded family film has lit up the box office – and also started a worrying trend (Picture: Warner Bros. Pictures via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A string of cinemas have issued statements slamming audiences for \u2018erupting into sheer pandemonium\u2019.<\/p>\n

While A Minecraft<\/a> Movie, which has been slammed by critics, has smashed box office records since launching over the weekend, it’s alsoencouraged a disturbing behaviour trend in cinemas.<\/p>\n

The film, starring Jack Black and Jason Momoa<\/a>, has enjoyed one of the biggest-grossing weekends of 2025 so far.<\/p>\n

In A Minecraft Movie, four misfits \u2013 Garrett \u2018The Garbage Man\u2019 Garrison (Momoa<\/a>), Henry (Sebastian Eugene Hansen), Natalie (Emma Myers) and Dawn (Danielle Brooks) \u2013 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.<\/p>\n

To get back home, they’ll have to master this world while embarking on a magical quest with an unexpected, expert crafter, Steve (Black). Jennifer Coolidge<\/a>, Kate McKinnon and Jermain Clement also feature in the cast.<\/p>\n

That enthusiasm has also been mirrored by the raucous response in cinemas \u2013 but to an alarming degree.<\/p>\n

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Jack Black and Jason Momoa star in A Minecraft Movie, which critics slammed but fans are enjoying enough to make it one of the biggest films of 2025 so far (Picture: Warner Bros. Pictures via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Following its release, cinemagoers have been sharing footage of wild audience reactions from inside cinemas on social media.<\/p>\n

One moment in particular has seen fans screaming, cheering and even climbing on their friends\u2019 shoulders in one clip that\u2019s gone viral.<\/p>\n

The sequence in question involves Black and Momoa confronting a cuboid Minecraft chicken being ridden by another character that looks like a baby Frankenstein. \u2018Chicken jockey!\u2019 yells Black, in a moment that saw one theatre full of fans erupt in quite frankly feral behaviour, throwing popcorn, turning on their torches, leaping to their feet and shouting.<\/p>\n

\u2018My theatre clapped every time Jack Black name dropped a Minecraft item that was in the trailers, and when he said Chicken Jockey I s**t you not the entire row in front of me gave a standing ovation,\u2019 shared cinemagoer @Schaffrillas on X.<\/p>\n

\u2018I’d walk out and ask for a refund if this is how people are behaving,\u2019 insisted Geralt on TikTok in reaction.<\/p>\n

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Kids were cheering, clapping and jumping onto the tops of seats. Whenever Jack Black sang, the kids would get up and start dancing in the aisles.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I was here and I couldn\u2019t hear anything throughout the movie. Very disappointed in the Minecraft community,\u2019 added LuCha. <\/p>\n<section class=\"metro-comment-cta\">\n<div class=\"metro-comment-cta__inner\"><span class=\"metro-comment-cta__text-wrap\"><title>Comment now<\/title><span class=\"metro-comment-cta__text\">Have you seen A Minecraft Movie? What did you think?<\/span><\/span><a class=\"metro-comment-cta__button\" href=\"#metro-comments-container\">Comment Now<\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>\u2018Are people no longer quiet in the cinema, or is this a cultural difference kind of thing where behaving like this is ok wherever they are?\u2019 asked Lycos.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018That was the wildest theatre experience of my life,\u2019 @thekinocorner posted after watching A Minecraft Movie, sharing how the audience of youngsters \u2018would clap and hoot and holler whenever one of the meme lines was said or when they recognized something from the game\u2019.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"431\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nichesitetool.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/SEI_245934099-73d3.jpg\" class=\"article-image wp-image-22862659\" alt=\"This image released by Warner Bros. Pictures shows a scene from "A Minecraft Movie." (Warner Bros. Pictures via AP)\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t<\/div><figcaption>Fans have been reacting wildly to the ‘Chicken Jockey’ scene (pictured) (Picture: Warner Bros. Pictures via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u2018They acted like this wasn’t a movie, but a rock concert. It was a complete expression of a mix of genuine love for Minecraft and irony poisoning and the result was pure chaos for 100 or so minutes. This is probably the proper way to see this film.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Others were far less impressed with this feral behaviour, with a video shared purporting to even show of a group of teenagers being escorted out of a US cinema by police after reportedly causing too much disruption.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement posted online, The Regent Cinema in Newtown, Wales urged people to \u2018not partake in the viral trend\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018We are all for a bit of fun here along as it doesn\u2019t cross a line and you are being considerate to everyone else,\u2019 it read.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-provider-facebook wp-block-embed-facebook\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-facebook\">\n<div class=\"fb-video\" data-allowfullscreen=\"true\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/watch\/?v=1435216411187590\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\u2018Unfortunately, during last night showing a line was crossed with a small minority of individuals which we deem completely un acceptable.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018From today we will be taking a zero tolerance approach to this trend and we will be stopping the movie at any time if anyone decides to partake and they will be removed from the cinema and no refund will be given. There will be no warnings if you partake you are out.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>The Ritz Multiplex in Cookstown, Northern Ireland also called out \u2018utterly shocking behaviour\u2019 where \u2018certain individuals are shouting, clapping, swearing, kicking chairs, and throwing popcorn and drinks everywhere\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Such disruption is taking place during almost every showing and is totally ruining the movie experience for genuine cinema customers and destroying our screens,\u2019 it said.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018The level of verbal abuse towards our staff and other customers is ridiculous. Our staff are genuinely trying their very best to control the situation to ensure all customers enjoy the movie. However, when staff request that disruptive customers leave the premises they are shouted at, swore at, and met with threats such as \u201cmake me\u201d and much worse.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"364\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nichesitetool.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/SEI_245933941-a139.jpg\" class=\"article-image wp-image-22862660\" alt=\"This image released by Warner Bros. Pictures shows a scene from "A Minecraft Movie." (Warner Bros. Pictures via AP)\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t<\/div><figcaption>UK cinemas are now hitting back at the viral trend and taking a ‘zero tolerance approach’ with rowdy fans (Picture: Warner Bros. Pictures via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u2018We are saddened and disappointed that we have had to make a post like this, but no-one should have to tolerate such behaviour. We want everyone to enjoy their cinema experience. Please respect our cinema, our customers, and our staff.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile a sign displayed at Cineworld in Witney, Oxfordshire warned people any form of anti-social behaviour would see them removed without a refund.<\/p>\n<p>Other cinemas have now gone so far as to schedule screenings where \u2018clapping, cheering, and shouting is absolutely encouraged\u2019 to keep fans happy.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/09\/04\/minecraft-movie-looks-painful-parents-forced-see-21548703\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The blockbuster<\/a>, which is a big screen adaptation of <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/01\/06\/minecraft-2-announced-disgraced-creator-notch-doesnt-involve-mojang-22301245\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the 2011 3D sandbox video game<\/a>, managed to rake in a massive $301million (\u00a3234m) globally during its first three days on release, far beyond even hopeful projections.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"431\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nichesitetool.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/SEI_245933065-f3bb.jpg\" class=\"article-image wp-image-22862664\" alt=\"This image released by Warner Bros. Pictures shows, from left, Sebastian Hansen, Danielle Brooks and Emma Myers in a scene from "A Minecraft Movie." (Warner Bros. Pictures via AP)\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t<\/div><figcaption>It’s a big screen adaptation of the popular 2011 video game (Picture: Warner Bros. Pictures via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>It earned $157m (\u00a3122m) in the <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/us-news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">US<\/a>, where analysts had predicted it to manage somewhere between $70m – $90m (\u00a354.5m – \u00a370m) according to <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2025\/film\/box-office\/minecraft-movie-box-office-record-breaking-opening-weekend-1236361020\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Variety<\/a>, and then added $144m (\u00a3112m) from international territories to make its enviable total.<\/p>\n<p>Considering A Minecraft Movie\u2019s $150m (\u00a3116.7m) production budget \u2013 before any marketing costs \u2013 it\u2019s a strong start, and one Warner Bros will be delighted to see after back-to-back flops with <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/03\/07\/this-unpredictably-entertaining-film-can-watch-this-weekend-22681502\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">big-budget sci-fi Mickey 17<\/a> from Bong Joon Ho and<a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/robert-pattinson\/\"> Robert Pattinson<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/robert-de-niro\/\">Robert De Niro\u2019s <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/03\/21\/robert-de-niro-81-unrecognisable-takes-two-lead-roles-new-gangster-movie-22761172\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">disappointing return to the gangster genre<\/a> in The Alto Knights.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s also in sharp <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/03\/20\/disneys-snow-white-remake-debuts-poisonous-low-rating-rotten-tomatoes-22758398\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">contrast to Disney\u2019s fortunes with Snow White<\/a>, which managed only $87.3m (\u00a367.9m) on its opening weekend, despite a price tag of roughly $250m (\u00a3194m) before any publicity, and has just $168.3m (\u00a3130.9m) after over two weeks on release.<\/p>\n<p>However, it\u2019s only managed to dredge up a rating of 48% on review aggregator site <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/rotten-tomatoes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Rotten Tomatoes<\/a>, where it was branded \u2018a mindless and thoughtless nostalgia trip\u2019, \u2018frankly catastrophic\u2019 and \u2018a hyperactive hot-pink mess of a movie\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018We just don\u2019t want to be the one to inform God what his creations hath wrought with this expensively cheap, 100-percent corporate mess,\u2019 sniped Rolling Stone in its review.<\/p>\n<p>However, it boasts a far higher audience score at 88%.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>A Minecraft Movie is out in cinemas now.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>A version of this article was originally published on April 7, 2025.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Got a story?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">If you\u2019ve got a celebrity story, video or pictures get in touch with the <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\">Metro.co.uk<\/a> entertainment team by emailing us celebtips@metro.co.uk, calling 020 3615 2145 or by visiting our <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/submit-stuff\/\">Submit Stuff<\/a> page – we\u2019d love to hear from you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text-justify mb-2\" >A star-studded family film has lit up the box office – and also started a worrying trend (Picture: Warner Bros. 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