The US Independence Day holiday is a big box office date, and “Minions 2: Rise of Gru” is now #4 globally for a July XNUMX release.
The date of July 4th has a lot of relevance to the box office phenomenon, films like “Independence Day” and “MIB – Men in Black” being very successful in premieres on the date.
Now, “Minions 2: The Rise of Gru,” an animated prequel to the events of the main franchise, “Despicable Me,” has exceeded expectations and grossed an impressive $219 million globally in its opening weekend. The film topped the box office and broke past records for the July 4th weekend.
According to Box Office Mojo via SlashFilm, the film opened to $107 million at the US box office on Sunday, and $125,2 million in North America, adding Monday, which "Minions 2: The Rise of Gru ” the biggest July 4th weekend opening in history. The previous record belonged to “Transformers: Dark of the Moon”, US$ 115,8 million.
Adding a staggering $93,7 million at the worldwide box office brings the weekend total to $218,9 million. On the other hand, the animation “Lightyear” has not been doing well and raised only US$ 6,3 million over the weekend, taking the global total to US$ 188,8 million.
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Check out the synopsis for “Minions 2: The Rise of Gru”: “In the 1970s, young Gru tries to join a team of supervillains, but the interview is disastrous and he and his minions end up fleeing the group of evildoers.”
“Minions 2: The Rise of Gru” is available in theaters.
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