Let the fireworks begin.
The long 4th of July weekend is turning into a bonanza for Hollywood Minions: The Rise of Gru Initial estimates point to a massive four-day opening of $129.2 million. That includes $109.5 million over three days.
Overseas, the film will surpass $86 million on Sunday for global revenue of more than $200 million.
Forget the pandemic-era records for a family title; The film Illumination and Universal is off to one of the best domestic box office grosses for a Hollywood animated film, unadjusted for inflation.
Friday’s box office alone totaled about $48 million from 4,400 theaters, including $10.8 million in previews.
The film’s performance is significant because it shows that parents and younger children are ready to return in droves to the multiplex. During the pandemic, animated films were seen as a contested genre. And it didn’t help during Pixar and Disney. toys Story leave one light year It opened to $51 million last month, before dropping sharply the following weekend.
So far Paramount sonic the hedgehog 2The live-action/CGI hybrid held the record for the biggest pandemic-era opening for a PG family release at $72 million.
Looking at the biggest opening in Hollywood on July 4th, 2011 Transformers: Dark of the Moon grossed $115.9 million for the same four-day holiday weekend that followed. spider man 2 (US$115.8 million) and 2017 Despicable Me 3 (US$99 million). If the estimates are justified, minions 2 He will easily take first place. some people think so spider man: homecoming 4th of July entry because the holiday fell midweek in 2017, but not an apples to apples comparison (coming home It premiered over the weekend of July 7-9 and grossed $117 million domestically.)
Another highlight: weekend receipts are above the same picture in 2019 as the box office recovery continues to gain momentum. Owners – and especially Top Gun: Maverick – It is also a contributing factor to kindness.
Rise of the Gru It’s a sequel to 2015 lackeys And there’s a fifth shift. my favorite villain A franchise that is the highest-grossing animated series in history, unadjusted for inflation.
Coming into the weekend, monitoring suggested that minions 2 It was expected to open in the $70 million to $80 million range for the four-day holiday, but some believed it would do more. If the four-day number passes, the film will hold the record for the best opening in the franchise. But if three days go by, it’s a little late. lackeys (US$ 115.7 million).
minions 2 It will be the tenth Hollywood animated film to debut with more than $100 million. unthinkable 2 (US$ 182.7 million).
designated audience Minions: The Rise of Gru With a CinemaScore A and strong outputs.
The star-studded voice cast includes Steve Carell, Pierre Coffin, Alan Arkin, Michelle Yeoh, Russell Brand, Julie Andrews, Taraji P. Henson, Lucy Lawless, Dolph Lundgren, RZA, Danny Trejo and Jean-Claude Van Damme. The origin story shows how the supervillain Gru (Karel) and the Minions met when Gru was a child growing up in the suburbs in the 1970s.
superior weapon 2 continues to grow more than a month after first flying into theaters and looks set to enjoy the patriotic holiday. The photo is expected to drop 9% from last weekend to $26.9 million in three days. Over the course of four days, he is expected to earn about $34 million as he nears the $600 million mark domestically, after finishing Monday with $572.6 million.
Elvis It enters its second weekend at No. #3 with an estimated three-day build of $18.5 million and $23.7 million for the quartet, bringing the biopic’s total to $72 million.
jurassic world domain s black phone completing the top five, giving Universal three spots in the top five.
Source: Hollywood Reporter
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