The Minions also had a big premiere in Spanish cinemas. “Minions: The Origin of Gru” was released in theaters of our country last Friday, July 1st, and made its debut without problems at the number one of the Spanish box office. His collection was € 3.6 million, according to Universal Pictures. It is the third best debut of the year after ‘Doctor Strange in the multiverse of Madness’ (€ 5.6 million) and ‘Jurassic World: Dominion’ (€ 4.6 million). Snatch the spot from “The Batman”, which premiered in March with 3.4 million euros.
It also becomes the Illumination Entertainment movie the best opening of an animated film of the entire pandemic, far surpassing the 1.6 million euros of ‘Bad Guys’, also distributed by Universal Pictures. As for the franchise, it would be surpassed by the previews of “Gru 3. Despicable Me” (4.8 million euros) and “The Minions”, which in 2015 made a weekend of 5.5 million euros.
More than half of the total weekend box office belongs to ‘Minions. The origin of Gru ‘, which it has already been seen by more than half a million viewers. Its average for cinemas was a spectacular € 8,650. With the holidays in sight and only the ‘DC League of Superpets’ as an important competition (in the hall on July 29), a very yellow summer is approaching in our country.
Fireworks in the United States
The film is having success everywhere. In the 61 territories in which it was released, it reached number 1, and already has a global collection of $ 202 million. In the United States it is having a spectacular debut, far exceeding analysts’ forecasts and squeezing to the maximum the weekend of 4th July. Its four-day box office is expected to be very close to $ 130 million, making it the best opening in history on the 4th of July bridge. (not adjusted for ticket price inflation) and the best family film debut of the pandemic.
Source: E Cartelera
