Minions: Rise of Gru Smashes Box Office Record

Minions: The Rise of Gru (2022) | CREDIT: ILLUMINATION

Minions: Rise of Gru Smashes Fourth of July Box Office Record with $125M Opening

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Minions: Rise of Gru earned the Independence Day weekend record after beating the previous record holder: 2011's Transformers: Dark Side of the Moon

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After the movie's premiere on July 1, the Illumination and Universal hit made $125.1M during the weekend,

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earning an Independence Day 4-day opening record according to Deadline.

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The premiere marked the second best ever opening in all of the Despicable.

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Me/Minions franchise, losing only to 2015's Minions, the outlet reported.

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Added Meledandri, "We look forward to finding a new release date for the return of Gru and the Minions."

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