Minions: The Rise of Gru(2022).Photo: Illumination
Minions: The Rise of Gruis making it big at the box office.
After the movie’s premiere on July 1, the Illumination and Universal hit made $125.1M during the weekend, earning an Independence Day 4-day opening record according toDeadline.
The premiere marked the second best ever opening in all of theDespicable Me/Minionsfranchise, losing only to 2015’sMinions, the outlet reported.
Rise of Gruovertook the Independence Day weekend record from the 2011 filmTransformers: Dark Side of the Moon, which did $115.88M in its Friday-Monday stretch,theTODAYshowreports
Thetrailerfor the movie, released in March, shows Gru’s early attempts to gain power asEminem’s “Lose Yourself” plays in the background. The young criminal is then kidnapped and says, “My Minions will save me!”
Gru’s Minion followers Kevin, Stuart and Bob are back — and a new Minion is introduced: Otto, who has braces and “a desperate need to please,” per a press release. Pierre Coffin supplies the voices for the Minions.
Aside from Carell, 59, and Coffin, 55,Rise of Gru’s voice cast includesJulie Andrewsas Gru’s mother, plusAlan Arkinas Wild Knuckles, who becomes a mentor of sorts for Gru.
The evil Vicious 6 consists ofTaraji P. Hensonas Belle Bottom,Jean-Claude Van Dammeas Jean Clawed,Lucy Lawlessas Nunchuck,Dolph Lundgrenas Svengeance and Danny Trejo as Stronghold.Russell BrandandMichelle Yeohalso lend their voices to the animated film.
Additionally, the movie’s 1970s-inspired soundtrack comes from Grammy-winning music producer Jack Antonoff.
Minions: The Rise of Gru(2022).Illumination
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There have so far been threeDespicable Memovies (in 2010, 2013 and 2017) plus the firstMinionsmovie (in 2015).
The first trailer forMinions: The Rise of Grupreviously dropped backin February 2020. The movie was originally intended to debut in July that year, but when the onset of the pandemic shut many places down, the studiopostponed the film, as their studio in Parishad been forced to close that March.
“This means we will be unable to finishMinions: The Rise of Gruin time for our planned global releases in late June and early July,” Chris Meledandri, CEO of Illumination, said in a statement at the time. “While we all grapple with the enormity of this crisis, we must put the safety and protection of our employees above all.”
Added Meledandri, “We look forward to finding a new release date for the return of Gru and the Minions.”
source: people.com
