Illumination/Universal’s Minions: The Rise of Gru snared a record-breaking $125.1 million over the 4-day Fourth of July weekend (besting the domestic total of Lightyear in one go), according to Deadline, proving that moviegoing is still very much alive and well. While $107 million earned over its first three days is only the second-best opening of the Despicable Me/Minions franchise, the $202.2 million worldwide tally should be enough to make executives dance to the night away.
Minions will have the animated marketplace to itself for a few weeks before the release of Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank on July 15, followed by DC League of Super-Pets on July 29.
Meanwhile, Top Gun: Maverick, with $1.1 billion worldwide, has just become producer Jerry Bruckheimer’s highest-grossing movie to date, surpassing the $1.066 billion earned by Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest in 2006. Wow. Domestically, the Tom Cruise vehicle has brought in an astonishing $570.9 million.
Elvis held firm over the weekend, dropping just -41% in its second frame to bring in $23.5 million over the 4-day holiday; and bringing its domestic total to $71.8 million. While Jurassic World earned another $19.7 million to raise its domestic tally to $335.8 million. Worldwide, the dinosaur epic has amassed over $800 million.
This week sees the release of the anticipated Thor: Love and Thunder, which earned a glowing review from our site.
Box Office Results – Domestic Top 10
1.) Minions: Rise of Gru (Uni) 4,391 theaters, Fri $48.3M, Sat $32.6M, Sun $26M, Mon $18.1M, 3-day $107M, 4-day $125.1M/Wk 1
2.) Top Gun: Maverick (Par) 3,843 (-105) theaters, Fri $7.1M, Sat $9.7M Sun $8.9M, Mon $7.2M, 3-day $25.8M (-14%), 4-day $33M, Total $570.9M/Wk 6
3.) Elvis (WB) 3,932 (+26) theaters, Fri $5.3M, Sat $6.8M, Sun $6.3M, Mon $5M, 3-day $18.4M (-41%) 4-day $23.5M, Total $71.8M/Wk 2
4.) Jurassic World Dominion (Uni) 3,801 (-432) theaters, Fri $4.7M, Sat $6.1M, Sun $5.2M, Mon $3.7M, 3-day $16M (-40%), 4-day $19.7M, Total $335.8M/Wk 4
5.) The Black Phone (Uni) 3,156 (+6) theaters, Fri $3.9M, Sat $4.5M Sun $3.7M, Mon $2.2M, 3-day $12.2M (-48%), 4-day $14.4M,/Total $49.6M: Wk 2
6.) Lightyear (Dis) 3,800 (-455) theaters, Fri $2M, Sat $2.4M , Sun $1.9M, Mon $1.49M, 3-day $6.37M (-65%), 4-day $7.86M, Total $106.6M/Wk 3
7.) Mr. Malcolm’s List (BST) 1,384 theaters, Fri $311K, Sat $285K, Sun $231K, Mon $175K, 3-day $826,3K, 4-day $1M/Wk 1
8.) Everything, Everywhere All at Once (A24) 607 (+83) theaters, Fri $141K, Sat $209K Sun $202K, Mon $121K 3-day $552K (+4%), 4-day $673K, Total $67.1M/Wk 15
9.) Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (Dis) 590 (-1,265) theaters, Fri $108k, Sat $152K, Sun $131K, Mon $92K, 3-day $391K (-78%), 4-day $483K, Total $410.6M/Wk 9
10.) Jug Jugg Jeeyo (Moviegoer) 318 theaters, Fri $98,6K, Sat $112K, Sun $99,4K, Mon $81K 3-day $310K (-57%), 4-day $391K, Total: $1.5M/Wk 2
