Movies July 03, 2022
'Minions: The Rise of Gru' Dominating Fourth of July Box Office
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"Minions: The Rise of Gru" is sparkling at the Fourth of July weekend box office — Variety reports the Universal/Illumination family flick is set to make $129.2M over the four-day frame from 4,400 locations.
It's three-day projection ($109.4M) would put in on pace to stand as the highest domestic debut for any animated film since "Frozen 2" in 2019.
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View StoryOn its way to those numbers, the well-reviewed movie took in $10.75M on Thursday alone, just from previews.
The rest of the projected Top 5 are "Top Gun: Maverick," "Elvis," "Jurassic World Dominion," and "The Black Phone."
