Minions & Monsters Opens to Franchise-Low $62M Domestic, Raising Questions About Audience Fatigue
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Brian Welk
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The article discusses how "Minions & Monsters," the seventh film in the "Despicable Me" franchise and third Minions spinoff, opened to a franchise-low $62 million domestically over the 4th of July holiday weekend, suggesting possible audience fatigue with the Minions brand. Despite the weak domestic opening, the film performed better globally with $160.5 million total against an $85 million budget, which is likely enough to justify another sequel. The article explores whether audiences are growing tired of the franchise.
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IndieWireMinions & Monsters Opens to Franchise-Low $62M Domestic, Raising Questions About Audience Fatigueindiewire.comKey quotes
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"Minions & Monsters," which is the seventh film in the "Despicable Me" franchise and the third spinoff "Minions" movie, opened with a franchise low of just $62 million domestic across the 5-day holiday weekend.
Globally, it did much better, bringing in $160.5 million total so far, and with a budget of just $85 million, that's plenty to justify another sequel.
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