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Minions & Monsters wins July 4 box office with a franchise-low $64M debut

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[tldr]Universal’s Minions & Monsters topped the US July 4 box office with roughly $64m over its first five days, the weakest opening in Despicable Me franchise history and far below the $120m-plus debuts of its two predecessors. The soft start raises franchise-fatigue questions for Comcast’s most reliable animation machine.[/tldr]

Universal’s Minions & Monsters led the US holiday box office with about $64m in North American ticket sales since its 1 July debut, according to studio estimates. It is the weakest opening yet for the seventh film in the Despicable Me franchise.

The three-day weekend came in at $36.4m, a franchise low. Despicable Me 4 opened to $120m over the same five-day stretch two years ago, and Minions: The Rise of Gru managed $122m in 2022.

The film still won the weekend comfortably, with Toy Story 5 holding on in the top ranks and Supergirl tumbling 74% in...

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