(Los Angeles) The latest installment in the Minions saga has had a thunderous debut in theaters across North America, grossing $108.5 million, a total that could hit $127.9 million by Monday and the end of the long weekend of the American National Day, according to estimates by the specialized firm Exhibitor Relations.
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Minions: The Rise of Gruwhose broadcast has been delayed by two years by Universal because of the pandemic, explores the origins of the franchise’s main character who, since the first installment Despicable Me (2010) brought in a whopping $3.7 billion at the box office, according to the specialized site IMDB.
The film goes back to the beginnings of Gru, the endearing failed villain of this saga who, as a teenager and surrounded by an army of Minions, seeks to join a group of supervillains, the Vicious 6. A project that will inevitably go off the rails.
Top Gun: Maverick remains in second place in the ranking and should continue to panic the counters by winning 32.5 million dollars at the box office for its sixth week of operation, which brings its total receipts to 571 million.
The sequel to Top Gun, 36 years later, has been hailed by critics. Tom Cruise still plays US Navy test pilot Pete “Maverick” Mitchell, now a captain, who must train younger pilots to bomb a rogue country’s uranium enrichment plant.
Elvisa baroque and extravagant biopic devoted to the king of rock and roll, slipped to third position, with 23.7 million for its second week in dark rooms.
Jurassic World Dominionthe sixth installment in the cult dinosaur saga, came in fourth with $19.2 million in revenue.
And it’s Black Phonea horror film starring Ethan Hawke as a serial killer, which came in at number five, with $14.6 million in revenue.
The rest of the top 10
6. Lightyear ($8.1 million)
7. Mr. Malcolm’s List (1 million)
8. Everything Everywhere All at Once ($673,000)
9. Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness ($482,000)
10. Marcel The Shell With Shoes On ($308,000)