Millions Succumb to Minions-Mania as ‘Rise of Gru’ Breaks Records

Look deep within yourself and you know it to be true: the Minions are fun. The wacky yellow pranksters who bump into one another and exclaim nonsense words (except for “banana,” which is a real word) waddled their way into tremendous success this holiday weekend, netting a $202 million worldwide opening weekend with their latest, Minions: The Rise of Gru. Domestically, the fifth entry in the MCU (Minions Cinematic Universe), a prequel to the main storyline, was projected by Variety to accrue $127.9 million by Monday. You can expect even higher numbers once the final 4th of July firework explodes,… Read Full Article