Officially standing as the second-biggest opening for an animated movie in history behind “Shrek the Third”, ‘Minions’ smashed the weekend’s box office raking in a huge $115.2 million on its debut weekend. “Shrek the Third” is the reigning champ with $121.6 million on its opening in 2007, ahead of “Toy Story 3” which opened to $110.3 million. The spin-off to “Despicable Me” also took the international box office by storm earning $124.3 million with a worldwide estimate of $395.7 million.
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‘Minions’ Dethroned ‘Jurassic World’ and ‘Inside Out’ at the Box Office
“Jurassic World” is up one spot from last week in second place, taking and estimated $18.1 million in its fifth weekend at the box office with a domestic total of $590.7 million. Last week’s top contender “Inside Out (2015)” takes third place this week earning $17.1 million from 3,644 theaters for a domestic total of $283.6 million. The very disappointing “Terminator Genisys is in fourth place this week with $13.7 million. Horror movie “The Gallows” sneaks in at fifth place, nabbing a respectable $10 million domestically.
Quick look at the top-grossing pictures in North American theaters, courtesy of Box Office Mojo:
1. “Minions” – $115.2 million
2. “Jurassic World” – $18.1 million
3. “Inside Out (2015)” – $17.1 million
4. “Terminator Genisys” – $13.7 million
5. “The Gallows” – $10 million
6. “Magic Mike XXL” – $9.6 million
7. “Ted 2” – $5.6 million
8. “Selfless” – $5.4 million
9. “Max” – $3.6 million
10. “Spy” – $3.4 million
