After first half of the year, the box office is suddenly booming.
the Illumination Animation sequel, led the way over the holiday weekend with $75 million in ticket sales Friday through Sunday and $122.6 million since opening on Wednesday, according to studio estimates Sunday.
The Independence Day holiday weekend haul for the Universal Pictures release further extends the considerable box-office reign of the Minions, And it also kept a summer streak going for Hollywood.
Though overall ticket sales were down more than 40% from levels prior to the COVID 19 pandemic, heading into the summer moviegoing season, theaters have lately seen a succession of hits. After Sony91裸聊视频檚 , Pixar91裸聊视频檚 91裸聊视频淚nside Out 291裸聊视频� worldwide, making it the first release since 91裸聊视频淏arbie91裸聊视频� to reach that mark. Last weekend, the Paramount prequel 91裸聊视频淎 Quiet Place: Day One91裸聊视频� also came in above expectations.
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That run has helped give Illumination founder and chief executive Chris Meledandri one of the most enviable track records in Hollywood. 91裸聊视频淒espicable Me 4,91裸聊视频� directed by Chris Renaud and Patrick Delage, returns the voice cast led by Steve Carell and Kristen Wiig and doubles down on more Minion mayhem. Reviews (54% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes) weren91裸聊视频檛 particularly good for the latest installment, which includes a witness protection plot and a group of Minions transformed into a superhero squadron. But in their 12-year run, little has slowed down the Minions.
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Family movies are powering the box office. 91裸聊视频淒espicable Me 491裸聊视频� performed strongly despite the still considerable drawing power of In its fourth weekend of release, the Pixar sequel added another $30 million domestically and $78.3 million overseas.
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The continued strong sales for 91裸聊视频淚nside Out 291裸聊视频� were enough to put the film in second place for the domestic weekend. Last week91裸聊视频檚 top new film, 91裸聊视频淎 Quiet Place: Day One,91裸聊视频� slid to third with $21 million in its second weekend, with another $21.1 million from overseas theaters. That was a steep decrease of 60%, though the Paramount prequel has amassed $178.2 million worldwide in two weeks.
The run of hits has caused some studios to boost their forecasts for the summer movie season. Heading into the most lucrative season at theaters, analysts were predicting a $3 billion summer, down from the more typical $4 billion mark. Now, closer to $3.4 billion appears likely.
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Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to Comscore. Final domestic figures will be released Monday.
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