It's official – the Minions are back. Universal and Illumination's Minions: The Rise Of Gru is setting off fireworks at the Fourth of July box office, projecting a US$129.2 million (S$180 million) opening over the four-day holiday weekend from 4,400 locations.
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On a three-day scale, the Despicable Me prequel looks to gross US$109.4 million – that number would mark the highest domestic opening for an animated film since 2019's Frozen 2, representing a huge bounce back for family-friendly fare after lockdowns due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Illumination production took off to an explosive US$10.75 million in Thursday previews, initially setting projections for the long holiday weekend in the range of US$65 million to US$75 million. The Rise Of Gru is now nearly doubling those estimates.
Should the Minions sequel fulfill its current projections, the film will shatter the Fourth of July weekend box office record.
Paramount's Transformers: Dark Of The Moon currently stands as the highest grossing earner for an Independence Day four-day frame – the 2011 blockbuster grossed US$115.9 million over the period.
Additionally, The Rise Of Gru has a chance to become Illumination's top domestic opener ever. The film's predecessor, 2015's Minions, currently stands as the animation studio's best, with a US$115.7 million three-day opening.
The sequel could break beyond that figure if it continues to grow over the weekend. In other words, the Minions may be bigger than ever.
