Tag: Despicable Me
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Box Office: ‘DC League of Super-Pets’ Starts Slow Overseas as ‘Minions: The Rise of Gru’ Crosses 700 Million Globally
“DC League of Super-Pets” struggled to sell tickets overseas against “
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The teens disrupting Minions screenings might actually be the saviours of cinema
‘Gentleminions’ being turned away from showings of the latest Despicable Me spinoff should be nectar for the ailing industryNobody really knew what the state of cinema would be post-Covid. Would audiences stay at home through fear? Would streaming kill off the theatrical experience for good? Or would cinema itself take on a whole new form;…
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‘Minions: The Rise of Gru’ Opens With Boffo 108.5 Million Weekend; Poised to Shatter Fourth of July Record
Those little yellow guys racked up some serious green over the red-white-and-blue weekend.Minions: The Rise of Gru, the fifth and latest installment in Universal’s hit Despicable Me franchise, debuted to a stunning 108.5 million in its first three days of domestic release and is currently on pace to make 127.9 million by the time the…
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‘Minions: The Rise of Gru’ Nears 100 Million at International Box Office, ‘Jurassic World Dominion’ Stomps Past 800 Million Globally
Tiny yellow creatures are taking over the international box office.“Minions: The Rise of Gru” ignited to 93.7 million from 61 overseas markets and notched one of the biggest pandemic-era opening weekends for an animated film in many of those territories.Those returns take the fifth installment in Universal and Illumination’s popular “Despicable Me” franchise past 200…
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Box Office: ‘Minions: Rise of Gru’ Takes Off With Huge 10.8M in Previews
Click here to read the full article.Illumination and Universal’s July 4th event movie
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UK-Ireland box office preview: ‘Minions: The Rise Of Gru’ aims for the top
Other new releases include ‘Nitram’ and ‘The Princess’.With the school summer holidays already underway for some and in sight for most children, Universal is going big with the release of
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Even Julie Andrews Still Doesn’t Know What Her ‘Aquaman’ Character Was
First, there was Gwyneth Paltrow’s “Spider-Man: Homecoming” MCU amnesia. Now, DC has Julie Andrews treading water over her “Aquaman” character.The Oscar winner lent her voice to an underwater sea creature that speaks telepathically with the titular superhero, played by Jason Momoa, in the 2018 film directed by James Wan. The “Mary Poppins” star was an…
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Diana Ross With Tame Impala, Phoebe Bridgers, St. Vincent, More Contributing to ‘Minions: Rise of Gru’ Soundtrack
A series of wildly colorful posters with an unusual collection of artists have appeared in London in recent days, listing Diana Ross and Tame Impala across the top, along with Phoebe Bridgers, St. Vincent, Thundercat, Brockhampton, Caroline Polacheck, RZA, Brittany Howard, Bleachers, Tierra Whack, Weyes Blood, Kali Uchis, H.E.R. and others, with a “produced by…
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The Bad Guys Review: A Breezy, Kid-Friendly Caper
There are only so many ways the same handful of story arcs in mainstream animated movies can be told. Though the medium of animation itself can be expansive and aim far beyond the expectations of studio execs who presume that cartoons are for children, so many modern titles cover the same kind of ground. Consider,…
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‘Minions: The Rise of Gru’ to Open Annecy Animation Film Festival
The Minions are back — and celebrating with a splashy world premiere at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival.The long-awaited “Minions” sequel, dubbed “The Rise of Gru” will open the festival with a screening on Monday, June 13 in the Grande Salle de Bonlieu.The next chapter in the “Despicable Me” film franchise tells the backstory…