„Minions 2“ собори рекорди со празничен викенд од 128 милиони долари

Универзална и илуминација Милиони: Подемот на Гру, starring Steve Carell and Pierre Coffin, debuted two years behind schedule, becoming the last of the “was supposed to open in 2020” movies to debut either in theaters or on streaming. The second-to-last such “big” films were both Bob’s Burgers the Movie Топ пиштол: Маверик, which both opened this past Memorial Day. Топ пиштол 2 was supposed to open a week before Милиони 2 in the summer of 2020, and now there’s a halfway decent chance that they will end up being the two biggest global grossers of the summer. Топ пиштол: Маверик has thus far earned over $570 million domestic and $1.1 billion worldwide. And now Милиони 2 opened with a record-setting Independence Day holiday haul of $127.9 million.

That includes $108.5 million over the Fri-Sun part (above Трансформатори: Темно на Месечината’s $97 million Fri-Sun debut amid a $180 million Wed-Mon launch in 2011) and a Fri-Mon gross above Трансформатори 3’s $115 million Fri-Mon frame. I think we can mostly conclude that the so-called Covid-era of box office analysis has ended. We’ve discussed in worried tones over the last two years as shut-in families and older audiences have become even more used to watching shows and movies at home. Топ пиштол: Маверик shattered the Memorial Day weekend record while Милиони: Подемот на Гру just broke the Independence Day record. All due respect to Шанг-Ши’s $94 million Labor Day debut, but these were not holidays which was otherwise lacking in tentpole openers.

As I’ve said since Тивко место II opened with $57 million over the Fri-Mon Memorial Day weekend in 2021, the films that were going to be big hits before Covid have, give or take a few relative underperformers (Jungle Cruise Смрт на Нил likely would have been bigger), mostly earned business comparable to pre-Covid expectations (Sonic the Hedgehog 2, Venom 2, Halloween Kills, No Time to Die, etc.) or far above pre-Covid expectations (Godzilla Vs. Kong, Uncharted, Free Guy, Top Gun: Maverick, Итн.) Змиски очи was always going to bomb, Вселенски џем: ново наследство Самоубиствениот одред were always too expensive and Светла година was always a coin toss in terms of breaking out or becoming another Соло: приказна за војни војни.

A moment of silence for Тенет (whose $366 million global finish was aspirational until October of 2021) and Вондер Жена 1984, both of which sacrificed almost surefire theatrical success so that others could flourish. I could make a grim прошетка Hard joke about Вондер Жена 1984 earning $168 million and Бетмен earning $770 million, but in a sane world they both would have cracked $700 million global. Anyway, Милиони: Подемот на Гру opened essentially on par with the $115 million debut of потчинети from back in 2015 and well above the $99 million Fri-Tues debut of Одвратното мене 3 in 2017. Both films cracked $1 billion worldwide and now I’m inclined to think Милиони 2 will give it a go as well.

This is a huge win for Universal, their prized Illumination brand and that brand’s prized franchise. The 1970’s-set ode to Blaxploitation and Asian-centric martial arts actioners earned decent reviews, with even most pans assuring audiences that, yes, it’s a потчинети movie, and an A from Cinemascore. While потчинети was slightly frontloaded for an Illumination flick ($336 million from a $115 million debut), I’m sure Universal won’t mourn if both Јура светска доминација Милиони: Подемот на Гру only end up just over $350 million domestic and $900 million-to-$1 billion worldwide. Милиони 2 only cost $80 million, so even Пејте 2 ($407 million) grosses would have been quite profitable.

With $202 million worldwide, it’s clear that the потчинети franchise is A) as popular as ever and B) a rare example of a spin-off that surpasses the original. Think X-Men Deadpool. We saw videos online of young men showing up to Милиони: Подемот на Гру in business suits, and while I don’t think Tik-Tok games made the difference between an $88 million debut and a $128 million debut, the good-natured foolishness is a prime example of what happens when studios give kids their own pop culture icons rather than regurgitating blockbusters and IP of generations past. On a related note, странец нешта season four is going to be the first Netflix show to notch over one billion hours in the first 28 days.