While in Spain the family audience has returned quite forcefully to cinemas, in the United States there still seems to be a certain reluctance to return to theaters with the little ones, also because many will have seen that the streaming offer is good and varied and does not involve paying for tickets, popcorn and drinks. But how could they resist the Minions.
The hit Illumination characters were finally able to return to the big screen with “Minions: The Origin of Gru,” which was due out in 2020 and has been kept in Universal Pictures’ drawer until now. They decided to preview it on one of the key weekends for the industry in the United States: the 4th of July bridge. And so far, things are going pretty well.
The film grossed $ 10.75 million in its opening screenings Thursday. This means it’s the best family or animated movie preview of the entire pandemic and surpasses the Thursday screenings of “The Minions”which in 2015 began its theatrical journey with $ 6.2 million.
While that is a very promising figure, analysts prefer to err on the side of caution and give the film an estimate of between $ 70 and $ 80 million over the four days of the 4th of July bridge. It would be the weakest premiere of the entire “Gru” saga. The first installment debuted at $ 56 million for the entire weekend, the sequel went up to $ 84 million, and the third installment dropped slightly to $ 72.4 million. “The Minions” debuted with $ 46 million on opening weekend. As for 2022, the goal would be to beat the 72 million that ‘Sonic 2: The Movie’ debuted with, so far the best premiere of a family film this year..
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At the moment, the highest-grossing film of the animated franchise in the United States is ‘Gru 2: Despicable Me’, which finished with a total of $ 368 million in 2013. Globally, ‘The Minions’ is the most economically successful, with $ 1.16 billion at the box office. “Gru 3. Despicable Me” also managed to break through the billion dollar barrier globally in 2017.
“Minions: The Origin of Gru” also just premiered in Spain with 420 copies to dye our country’s cinemas with banana yellow again.
Source: E Cartelera
