Many films that were released during the 20th century do not appear on this list as figures have not been adjusted for inflation. This animated film just had secondbiggest opening weekend. Not only did it earn disney animations biggest opening ever. Minions swarms box office with secondbiggest animated. Will toy story become the highest grossing animated. The lovable yellow beings from despicable me showed they can carry a film as their first. Minions originally had a release date of december 19, 2014, but the studio moved the illumination entertainment film into summer 2015 and, by doing so. The shift was part of a big shuffle of films disney made to. Since opening in cinemas in june, the despicable me spinoff featuring the. Minions tops transformers 3 to become 10th highest.
Minions is a spinoff and prequel to despicable me and despicable me 2, but instead of focusing on steve carell s gru, it puts the spotlight on the minions alone. Image from minions, courtesy of universal pictures minions has officially. Minions overtakes toy story 3 to become second biggest. Minions is the secondbiggest opening in history for an animated film universal pictures minions the lovable yellow beings from despicable me showed they can carry a film as their first. Despicable me films i enjoyed the first one, there is something to be said. But its also a problem for the despicable me films, since gru reforms by the end of the first film, yet in despicable me 2 the minions. Though the story of the silly minions working under supervillains voiced by jon hamm. It marks the secondbiggest opening for an animated movie. If reached, that would give toy story 4 the second highest opening. Throughout time, the minions have had many different bosses that they have tried to support.
Its the secondbiggest weekend of all time for an animated title. Minions has knocked jurassic world out of numberone position at the box office, opening with the second highestgrossing weekend in history for an animated film. Set in the late 1960s, the movie follows three minions as they search for a new evil boss to rule their species. Minions tops weekend box office with second biggest animated opening collider from collider. Biggest worldwide openings for an animated film since 2002. Produced by illumination entertainment for universal pictures, it was directed by pierre coffin and kyle balda, written by brian lynch. Minions just had the second biggest opening in history. Minions just had the second biggest opening in history for. Minions is the secondhighestgrossing animated film of all time and the most profitable movie in universals history. Minions is a 2015 american 3d computeranimated comedy film, serving as a spinoff prequel to the despicable me franchise. Minions will have a window ahead of it in china for. Minions is secondbiggest opening ever for animated film. According to the hollywood reporter, sing 2 and minions.
Because minions is a prequel to despicable me, it cant have the redemptive arc of that film, which most animated family films, including this one, want to have. Well, minions became the secondbiggest animated movie ever and the 15thhighestgrossing film in history. Disney postponed the release of its blockbuster, liveaction remake of the animated film mulan from march 27 to now open on july 24. Minions opening day largest in history for animated film. Minions is the secondbiggest opening in history for an animated film. The small creatures from minions had a big weekend at the box office. Jul 12, 2015 the small creatures from minions had a big weekend at the box office. Minions is a 2015 american 3d computer animated comedy film, serving as a spinoff prequel to the despicable me franchise. Minions is the secondbiggest animated movie ever, so. Minions overtakes toy story 3 to become second biggest animated.
The only other big openings this weekend were horror flick the gallows and scifi thriller selfless. Minions has overtaken toy story 3 to become the second highestgrossing animated movie of all time since opening in cinemas in june, the despicable me spinoff featuring the voices of sandra. The film dips into some family history to show the early days of morticia charlize theron and gomez oscar isaac. Minions tops toy story 3 for second biggest animated. List of highestgrossing openings for animated films. Whether you are looking for a cute date night, a pleasant family outing, or just want a good laugh, this animated film will not disappoint. Sony pushes back next 2 spiderman movies in giant shuffle.
Illuminations despicable me series has surpassed the shrek movies to become the highestgrossing. List of highestgrossing openings for animated films wikipedia. The universal and illumination entertainment spinoff to despicable me just missed. Minions, this is the second movie in the franchise to gross over one billion dollars. Produced by illumination entertainment for universal pictures, it was directed by pierre coffin and kyle balda, written by brian lynch, and produced by chris meledandri and janet healy. Evolving from singlecelled yellow organisms at the dawn of time, minions live to serve, but find themselves working for a continual series of unsuccessful masters, from t. Minions tops weekend box office with second biggest animated. Minions is now the secondbiggest animated opening film of all time. Since animated films do not open on fridays in many markets, the opening is taken to be the gross between the first day of release and the first sunday. Minions is just one more hit in a string of successes for universal, which has had a banner. The latest film is billed as a minions movie but follows the origin story of gru steve carell as a child with ambitions to become the worlds greatest supervillain.
Illuminations latest slowed down by sunday though and had to settle for. The following is a list of the highestgrossing opening weekends for animated films. It still isnt exactly clear how many theaters are going to take this option to open, but even if they wanted to open as soon as possible, its really not feasible for any movie theater to. Minions becomes second biggest animated movie ever.
The chart below lists the highestgrossing animated films. Next, there have also been a handful of new release date delays due to the ongoing pandemic and its impact on production this time, mostly animated films and those from universal and illumination. Reopening movie theaters is not as easy as politicians. Jul 01, 2015 minions has finally knocked jurassic world from its recordbreaking perch at the top of the u. Despicable me becomes highestgrossing animated franchise. This animated film just had secondbiggest opening weekend in history. Frozen 2 disney plus has added the sequel to its library three months earlier than originally planned. Minions is now the second highestgrossing animated movie ever. Thats the secondlargest animated opening in history, according to variety. Minions will have a window ahead of it in china for the family crowd. Minions is a 2015 american 3d computeranimated comedy film, serving as a spinoff prequel. Minions becomes third animated movie in history to hit. Minions grabs secondbiggest animated opening ever business. Minions is the secondbiggest opening in history for an.
Since each franchise will have four movies in their series after this. Jul 12, 2015 minions is the secondbiggest opening in history for an animated film. Minions is second highestgrossing animated movie ever. Minions has overtaken toy story 3 to become the second. Frozen is the only animated movie to gross more at the global box office. Minions is the secondbiggest opening in history for an animated film home.
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