Families went bananas for Minions this weekend at the movie theater. B次元官网网址� B次元官网网址� brought in an estimated $108.5 million in ticket sales from 4,391 screens in North America, Universal Pictures said Sunday. By the end of the MondayB次元官网网址檚 July Fourth holiday, it will likely have earned over $127.9 million.
The film is on track to become one of the biggest openings ever for a July Fourth holiday weekend, a record previously held by B次元官网网址淭ransformers: Dark of the MoonB次元官网网址� which made $115.9 million in its first four days in 2011. Including international showings, where B次元官网网址淢inions: The Rise of GruB次元官网网址� is playing in 61 markets, its worldwide gross is sitting at $202.2 million through Sunday.
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This is just the latest in a string of successes for UniversalB次元官网网址檚 family releases, including B次元官网网址淪ing 2,B次元官网网址� which has grossed over $406 million since opening in December, and B次元官网网址淭he Bad Guys,B次元官网网址� which has made over $243 million. B次元官网网址淢inions: The Rise of GruB次元官网网址� serves as further proof that family audiences are willing to go back to the movie theater.
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B次元官网网址淢inions 2B次元官网网址� attracted all ages to the theater, even the very young. According to PostTrak surveys, 12% were under the age of 10.
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The spinoff of the popular B次元官网网址淒espicable MeB次元官网网址� series was because of the pandemic. The sequel to the 2015 film B次元官网网址淢inionsB次元官网网址� was originally slated for a July 2020 release. While many other animated family films opted for streaming or hybrid releases, B次元官网网址淢inions,B次元官网网址� much like B次元官网网址淭op Gun: Maverick,B次元官网网址� stayed the course and waited for an ideal time to launch in theaters only. And as with B次元官网网址淭op GunB次元官网网址� the wait, it seems, was worth it.
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The voice cast features Steve Carell, reprising his role as Gru, Alan Arkin, Michelle Yeoh and Julie Andrews as GruB次元官网网址檚 mother. Critics were mixed to positive (it currently has a 72% on Rotten Tomatoes) but audiences were more enthusiastic, giving the Gru origin story an A CinemaScore.
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Universal and Illumination have had enormous success with the five B次元官网网址淒espicable MeB次元官网网址� movies and spinoffs, which date back to 2010 and have earned over $3.7 billion at the global box office.
In second place was B次元官网网址淭op Gun: Maverick,B次元官网网址� which continues to deliver six weeks in, adding another $25.5 million to its total, which has already surpassed $1 billion. The Paramount Pictures film is still playing in 3,843 locations.
Warner Bros.B次元官网网址� B次元官网网址淓lvisB次元官网网址� took third place, down only 39% in its second weekend in theaters. The Baz Luhrmann film grossed an estimated $19 million through Sunday, bringing its domestic total to $67.3 million.
Fourth and fifth place went to Universal titles as well with B次元官网网址淛urassic World: DominionB次元官网网址� picking up another $15.7 million and the horror movie B次元官网网址淭he Black PhoneB次元官网网址� adding $12.3 million through Sunday.
DisneyB次元官网网址檚 B次元官网网址淟ightyear,B次元官网网址� meanwhile, tumbled further in its third weekend with an estimated $6.5 million. By Monday, that total should raise to $8.1 million bringing its cumulative earnings to $106.9 million.
Bleecker Street released B次元官网网址� B次元官网网址� this weekend on 1,384 screens in the U.S. and Canada. The Regency-era comedy of manners stars as friends looking to get back at a picky bachelor. The studio estimates that the film will have $851,853 by end of Sunday and over $1 million by end of Monday.
Audiences are also still catching up with A24B次元官网网址檚 B次元官网网址淓verything Everywhere All At Once,B次元官网网址� which added an estimated $552,000 from 607 screens, in spite of the fact that itB次元官网网址檚 also available to rent on demand. The studioB次元官网网址檚 newer title, B次元官网网址淢arcel the Shell With Shoes On,B次元官网网址� expanded to 22 screens this weekend and is expected to earn about $308,000 by the end of Monday.
According to Comscore, the weekend as a whole will go down as one of the biggest of the pandemic era. And the momentum is expected to continue with the release of MarvelB次元官网网址檚 B次元官网网址淭hor: Love and ThunderB次元官网网址� next week.
Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to Comscore. Final domestic figures will be released Tuesday.
1. B次元官网网址淢inions: The Rise of Gru,B次元官网网址� $108.5 million.
2. B次元官网网址淭op Gun: Maverick,B次元官网网址� $25.5 million.
3. B次元官网网址淓lvis,B次元官网网址� $19 million.
4. B次元官网网址淛urassic World: Dominion,B次元官网网址� $15.7 million.
5. B次元官网网址淭he Black Phone,B次元官网网址� $12.3 million.
6. B次元官网网址淟ightyear,B次元官网网址� $6.6 million.
7. B次元官网网址淢r. MalcolmB次元官网网址檚 List, $851,853.
8. B次元官网网址淓verything Everywhere All at Once,B次元官网网址� $551,974.
9. B次元官网网址淒octor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness,B次元官网网址� $390,000.
10. B次元官网网址淛ugJugg Jeeyo,B次元官网网址� $318,000.
Lindsey Bahr, The Associated Press
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