Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterJordan Peele’s latest nightmare, “Nope,” has crossed $100 million at the domestic box office, marking the director’s third feature film (out of three) to achieve that benchmark.After three weeks on the big screen, the film’s North American tally stands at $100.32 million.“Nope” — starring Daniel Kaluuya and Keke Palmer as siblings who discover something spooky hovering around their family’s ranch — is one of the few original movies to cross the $100 million mark in pandemic times. When it comes to movies that aren’t based on existing brands or franchises, only director Baz Luhrmann’s musical biopic “Elvis” ($137 million) and the Sandra Bullock-led romantic comedy “The Lost City” ($105 million) have surpassed the coveted threshold in 2022.
‘Minions: The Rise Of Gru’ Becomes First Animated Pic To Cross $300M At Domestic Box Office During Covid Era
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Families weren’t scared to return to the box office during the pandemic and have shelled out $300.9M to date on Illumination Entertainment and Universal’s Minions: The Rise of Gru, making it the first animated movie to cross the three century mark stateside during Covid, and since Frozen 2 opened back in November 2019.
Rise of Gru, through 25 days, is currently pacing 4% ahead of 2015’s Minions at the same point in time, which ended its U.S./Canada stateside run at $336M, and about even pace with Despicable Me 2, the biggest title in the franchise at the domestic B.O. at $368M.
In its fourth weekend, Rise of Gru continued to do double digit millions with $18M, -33%. On Monday, at 3,816 locations, the pic did $2.75M, -52% from Sunday.
Rise of Gru becomes the the third Universal animated film to reach $300M within 4 weeks domestically, the previous two being Despicable Me 2 and Illumination’s The Secret Life of Pets.
To date during the pandemic, there’s been six movies to cross $300M in U.S./Canada: Spider-Man: No Way Home ($800M), Top Gun: Maverick ($637.3M), Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness ($411.3M), The Batman ($369M), and Jurassic World Dominion ($366.1M).
Minions: Rise of Gru was propelled by the biggest promotional partner campaign valued at $285M. The franchise is a vital evergreen for NBCUniversal counting over $6 billion in retail sales off a global franchise box office cume of $4.36B.
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‘Top Gun: Maverick’ Passes ‘Titanic’ as Seventh-Highest Grossing Release in Domestic Box Office History
Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterHook, line and sinker. “Top Gun: Maverick” has toppled “Titanic” as the seventh-biggest film ever at the domestic box office, earning $662 million in ticket sales.For Paramount, “Top Gun: Maverick” has also overtaken “Titanic” as the studio’s biggest film in its 110-year history.
‘Bullet Train’ speeds to top of box office with $12.6 million opening night
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‘Minions: The Rise of Gru,’ ‘Thor: Love and Thunder’ Lead as U.K. July Box Office Soars to $152 Million
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‘DC League Of Super-Pets’ Debuts Atop U.K. Box Office
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‘Super-Pets’ Nabs $41M WW Bow; ‘Minions’ Crosses $700M & ‘Top Gun’ Cruises Past $1.3B – International Box Office
Warner Bros’ DC League Of Super-Pets started wagging its tail overseas this weekend, barking up an estimated $18.4M in 63 markets That’s in line with expectations and places it 37% ahead of family comp The Bad Guys in like-for-likes. The global debut was $41.4M.
Box Office: ‘DC League of Super-Pets’ Starts Slow Overseas as ‘Minions: The Rise of Gru’ Crosses $700 Million Globally
Rebecca Rubin Film and Media Reporter“DC League of Super-Pets” struggled to sell tickets overseas against “Minions: The Rise of Gru,” another family-friendly offering that’s competing for attention at the international box office.The Warner Bros. animated adventure about the animal compatriots of Superman and other Justice League members has collected a lackluster $18.4 million from 63 foreign markets.
Box Office: ‘DC League of Super-Pets’ Debuts in First Place With Soft $23 Million
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‘DC League of Super-Pets’ tops the box office, beating ‘Nope’ and Thor
according to The Hollywood Reporter.“Nope,” the Jordan Peele sci-fi horror film came in second place, taking home $5.8 million. The film dropped 70 percent in sales since Friday, and earned over $5.84 million in the eight days since its release, according to Forbes.“Thor: Love and Thunder” is getting less love this week, coming in third with a little over $3.75 million in sales.
‘Minions,’ ‘Thor’ Sequels Push July Box Office to First Post-Shutdown $1 Billion Total
The month began with a stronger-than-expected opening for “Rise of Gru” at $107 million, becoming the first animated film since “Frozen II” to earn a $100 million-plus opening and ranking among the top 10 highest ever for animation. Earlier this week, the film crossed $300 million domestic after its fourth weekend in theaters. After “Rise of Gru” hit theaters, “Thor: Love and Thunder” added a $144.1 million opening and has since grossed just under $280 million domestic.
'Stranger Things' Gaten Matarazzo on Expanding into Film and Graduating High School During COVID (Exclusive)
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‘Minions: The Rise Of Gru,’ ‘Thor: Love and Thunder’ Battle Atop U.K. Box Office
Naman Ramachandran Universal’s “Minions: The Rise Of Gru” and Disney’s “Thor: Love And Thunder” were in a neck and neck battle atop the U.K. and Ireland box office with the animated film narrowly besting the Marvel superhero.“Minions: The Rise Of Gru,” which had debuted in pole position in the territory, returned to the top with £3.08 million ($3.7 million) in its fourth weekend, according to numbers released by Comscore.
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‘Mrs. Harris’ Haute Couture Fairy Tale Shows Legs – Specialty Box Office
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‘Minions’ Mints $640M Global As ‘Thor’ Closes In On $600M; ’Top Gun: Maverick’ Soaring To $1.3B WW This Week – International Box Office
Refresh for latest…: Hollywood movies had another solid holdover session at the international box office this weekend, with slight drops essentially across the board — and some new or near milestones as audiences continue to flock to cinemas for varied fare (it helps that the mercury mercifully let up in certain areas). There were no new offshore releases outside of local titles this frame — Universal’s Nope starts offshore rollout in August.