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Minions: The Rise of Gru

2022 • PG • 1h 28m • Adventure • Universal Pictures

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Box office summary

Opening Weekend

$107.0M

3-day opening

Domestic Total

$370.5M

Final

Worldwide Total

$937.7M

Global total

Budget$100.0M

Domestic Legs3.5x

2022 Rank#6

Compare with other movies

Cast & Crew

Full Balda filmography

Kyle Balda Director

Steve Carell Starring

Pierre Coffin Starring

Alan Arkin Starring

Taraji P. Henson

Taraji P. Henson Starring

Michelle Yeoh Starring

ScreenplayMatthew Fogel · story by Matthew Fogel & Brian Lynch Produced byChris Meledandri, Janet Healy, Chris Renaud CinematographyUnknown MusicHeitor Pereira Prod. DesignUnknown SeriesDespicable Me

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal

1 Jul 1-3 1 $107.0M — 4,391 $24,370 $107.0M

2 Jul 8-10 2 $46.1M −57% 4,427 $10,419 $210.7M

3 Jul 15-17 2 $26.8M −42% 4,111 $6,528 $263.4M

4 Jul 22-24 3 $18.0M −33% 3,816 $4,727 $298.2M

5 Jul 29-31 4 $11.0M −39% 3,579 $3,063 $320.5M

6 Aug 5-7 5 $7.1M −35% 3,188 $2,230 $334.6M

7 Aug 12-14 6 $5.0M −30% 3,068 $1,630 $343.8M

8 Aug 19-21 7 $3.7M −26% 2,654 $1,403 $350.2M

9 Aug 26-28 8 $2.7M −27% 2,494 $1,086 $354.8M

10 Sep 2-4 7 $3.5M +29% 2,457 $1,428 $359.2M

11 Sep 9-11 9 $1.7M −50% 2,274 $766 $362.4M

12 Sep 16-18 9 $1.4M −20% 1,970 $706 $364.2M

13 Sep 23-25 10 $1.1M −24% 1,642 $645 $365.6M

14 Sep 30-Oct 2 12 $951.1K −10% 1,414 $672 $366.8M

15 Oct 7-9 - $531.1K −44% 1,031 $515 $367.7M

16 Oct 14-16 12 $436.3K −18% 1,215 $359 $368.4M

17 Oct 21-23 - $225.3K −48% 765 $294 $368.8M

18 Oct 28-30 - $124.2K −45% 531 $233 $369.0M

19 Nov 4-6 - $129.4K +4% 442 $292 $369.2M

20 Nov 11-13 - $87.1K −33% 211 $412 $369.3M

21 Nov 18-20 - $84.5K −3% 186 $454 $369.5M

DateRankGrossDailyWeeklyTotalTheatersAvgDay

Thu Jun 30 #P $10.8M — $10.8M 3,350 $3,208 -1

Fri Jul 1 #1 $48.2M +349% $48.2M 4,391 $10,984 1

Sat Jul 2 #1 $32.6M −32% $80.9M 4,391 $7,434 2

Sun Jul 3 #1 $26.1M −20% $107.0M 4,391 $5,950 3

Mon Jul 4 #1 $16.1M −38% $123.1M 4,391 $3,661 4

Tue Jul 5 #1 $17.5M +9% $140.6M 4,391 $3,992 5

Wed Jul 6 #1 $13.6M −23% $154.2M 4,391 $3,090 6

Thu Jul 7 #1 $10.3M −24% −4% $164.5M 4,391 $2,355 7

Fri Jul 8 #2 $14.6M +41% −70% $179.1M 4,427 $3,296 8

Sat Jul 9 #2 $17.7M +21% −46% $196.8M 4,427 $3,995 9

Sun Jul 10 #2 $13.8M −22% −47% $210.7M 4,427 $3,128 10

Mon Jul 11 #2 $6.3M −55% −61% $216.9M 4,427 $1,421 11

Tue Jul 12 #2 $8.2M +30% −53% $225.2M 4,427 $1,854 12

Wed Jul 13 #2 $6.0M −27% −56% $231.2M 4,427 $1,362 13

Thu Jul 14 #2 $5.4M −11% −48% $236.6M 4,427 $1,214 14

Fri Jul 15 #2 $8.2M +53% −44% $244.8M 4,111 $2,000 15

Sat Jul 16 #2 $10.3M +25% −42% $255.0M 4,111 $2,495 16

Sun Jul 17 #2 $8.4M −19% −40% $263.4M 4,111 $2,032 17

Mon Jul 18 #2 $4.3M −49% −32% $267.7M 4,111 $1,034 18

Tue Jul 19 #2 $5.1M +20% −38% $272.8M 4,111 $1,239 19

Wed Jul 20 #2 $3.8M −26% −37% $276.5M 4,111 $918 20

Thu Jul 21 #2 $3.6M −4% −33% $280.1M 4,111 $879 21

Fri Jul 22 #3 $5.3M +46% −36% $285.4M 3,816 $1,380 22

Sat Jul 23 #3 $7.0M +34% −31% $292.5M 3,816 $1,845 23

Sun Jul 24 #3 $5.7M −19% −31% $298.2M 3,816 $1,501 24

Mon Jul 25 #3 $2.8M −52% −35% $300.9M 3,816 $721 25

Tue Jul 26 #3 $3.6M +30% −30% $304.5M 3,816 $938 26

Wed Jul 27 #3 $2.6M −27% −31% $307.1M 3,816 $685 27

Thu Jul 28 #3 $2.4M −9% −34% $309.5M 3,816 $626 28

Fri Jul 29 #4 $3.4M +41% −36% $312.9M 3,579 $944 29

Sat Jul 30 #4 $4.2M +25% −40% $317.1M 3,579 $1,183 30

Sun Jul 31 #4 $3.3M −21% −42% $320.5M 3,579 $935 31

Mon Aug 1 #4 $1.8M −47% −35% $322.3M 3,579 $497 32

Tue Aug 2 #3 $2.1M +20% −40% $324.4M 3,579 $599 33

Wed Aug 3 #3 $1.6M −26% −39% $326.0M 3,579 $443 34

Thu Aug 4 #3 $1.5M −8% −39% $327.5M 3,579 $407 35

Fri Aug 5 #5 $2.1M +46% −37% $329.6M 3,188 $666 36

Sat Aug 6 #6 $2.8M +32% −33% $332.4M 3,188 $883 37

Sun Aug 7 #6 $2.2M −23% −35% $334.6M 3,188 $679 38

Mon Aug 8 #4 $1.1M −50% −39% $335.7M 3,188 $342 39

Tue Aug 9 #3 $1.4M +27% −35% $337.1M 3,188 $435 40

Wed Aug 10 #5 $922.1K −34% −42% $338.0M 3,188 $289 41

Thu Aug 11 #6 $832.0K −10% −43% $338.8M 3,188 $260 42

Fri Aug 12 #6 $1.4M +71% −33% $340.2M 3,068 $462 43

Sat Aug 13 #6 $2.1M +48% −25% $342.3M 3,068 $686 44

Sun Aug 14 #6 $1.5M −30% −32% $343.8M 3,068 $481 45

Mon Aug 15 #7 $627.8K −57% −42% $344.4M 3,068 $204 46

Tue Aug 16 #4 $842.9K +34% −39% $345.3M 3,068 $274 47

Wed Aug 17 #4 $663.4K −21% −28% $345.9M 3,068 $216 48

Thu Aug 18 #5 $570.3K −14% −31% $346.5M 3,068 $185 49

Fri Aug 19 #8 $946.3K +66% −33% $347.5M 2,654 $356 50

Sat Aug 20 #7 $1.6M +71% −23% $349.1M 2,654 $609 51

Sun Aug 21 #7 $1.2M −28% −21% $350.2M 2,654 $436 52

Mon Aug 22 #6 $518.9K −55% −17% $350.8M 2,654 $195 53

Tue Aug 23 #6 $577.5K +11% −31% $351.3M 2,654 $217 54

Wed Aug 24 #9 $367.5K −36% −45% $351.7M 2,654 $138 55

Thu Aug 25 #9 $335.8K −9% −41% $352.0M 2,654 $126 56

Fri Aug 26 #9 $702.9K +109% −26% $352.7M 2,494 $281 57

Sat Aug 27 #7 $1.2M +75% −24% $354.0M 2,494 $492 58

Sun Aug 28 #7 $778.6K −37% −33% $354.8M 2,494 $312 59

Mon Aug 29 #- $231.4K −70% −55% $355.0M 2,494 $92 60

Tue Aug 30 #- $347.0K +50% −40% $355.3M 2,494 $139 61

Wed Aug 31 #- $219.9K −37% −40% $355.5M 2,494 $88 62

Thu Sep 1 #- $187.7K −15% −44% $355.7M 2,494 $75 63

Fri Sep 2 #- $498.7K +166% −29% $356.2M 2,457 $202 64

Sat Sep 3 #7 $1.8M +261% +47% $358.0M 2,457 $733 65

Sun Sep 4 #- $1.2M −33% +55% $359.2M 2,457 $492 66

Mon Sep 5 #6 $1.1M −10% +368% $360.3M 2,457 $440 67

Tue Sep 6 #- $163.4K −85% −53% $360.5M 2,457 $66 68

Wed Sep 7 #- $98.3K −40% −55% $360.6M 2,457 $40 69

Thu Sep 8 #- $90.8K −8% −52% $360.7M 2,457 $36 70

Fri Sep 9 #11 $325.3K +258% −35% $361.0M 2,274 $143 71

Sat Sep 10 #8 $842.5K +159% −53% $361.8M 2,274 $370 72

Sun Sep 11 #7 $575.5K −32% −52% $362.4M 2,274 $253 73

Mon Sep 12 #11 $87.3K −85% −92% $362.5M 2,274 $38 74

Tue Sep 13 #12 $112.5K +29% −31% $362.6M 2,274 $49 75

Wed Sep 14 #13 $85.3K −24% −13% $362.7M 2,274 $37 76

Thu Sep 15 #12 $69.7K −18% −23% $362.8M 2,274 $30 77

Fri Sep 16 #11 $265.8K +281% −18% $363.0M 1,970 $134 78

Sat Sep 17 #9 $653.0K +146% −23% $363.7M 1,970 $331 79

Sun Sep 18 #9 $473.4K −28% −18% $364.2M 1,970 $240 80

Mon Sep 19 #10 $92.0K −81% +5% $364.3M 1,970 $46 81

Tue Sep 20 #- $89.9K −2% −20% $364.4M 1,970 $45 82

Wed Sep 21 #11 $83.7K −7% −2% $364.4M 1,970 $42 83

Thu Sep 22 #- $70.0K −16% +0% $364.5M 1,970 $35 84

Fri Sep 23 #12 $215.6K +208% −19% $364.7M 1,642 $131 85

Sat Sep 24 #10 $502.8K +133% −23% $365.2M 1,642 $306 86

Sun Sep 25 #10 $341.9K −32% −28% $365.6M 1,642 $208 87

Mon Sep 26 #10 $98.3K −71% +7% $365.7M 1,642 $59 88

Tue Sep 27 #12 $83.9K −15% −7% $365.7M 1,642 $51 89

Wed Sep 28 #11 $71.2K −15% −15% $365.8M 1,642 $43 90

Thu Sep 29 #11 $64.1K −10% −9% $365.9M 1,642 $39 91

Fri Sep 30 #- $196.2K +206% −9% $366.1M 1,414 $138 92

Sat Oct 1 #- $449.8K +129% −11% $366.5M 1,414 $318 93

Sun Oct 2 #- $305.1K −32% −11% $366.8M 1,414 $215 94

Mon Oct 3 #- $77.5K −75% −21% $366.9M 1,414 $54 95

Tue Oct 4 #- $75.3K −3% −10% $367.0M 1,414 $53 96

Wed Oct 5 #- $119.6K +59% +68% $367.1M 1,414 $84 97

Thu Oct 6 #- $60.6K −49% −5% $367.2M 1,414 $42 98

Fri Oct 7 #- $125.3K +107% −36% $367.3M 1,031 $121 99

Sat Oct 8 #- $229.6K +83% −49% $367.5M 1,031 $222 100

Sun Oct 9 #- $176.2K −23% −42% $367.7M 1,031 $170 101

Mon Oct 10 #- $100.1K −43% +29% $367.8M 1,031 $97 102

Tue Oct 11 #- $39.0K −61% −48% $367.8M 1,031 $37 103

Wed Oct 12 #- $45.6K +17% −62% $367.9M 1,031 $44 104

Thu Oct 13 #- $51.3K +12% −15% $367.9M 1,031 $49 105

Fri Oct 14 #- $99.1K +93% −21% $368.0M 1,215 $81 106

Sat Oct 15 #- $193.4K +95% −16% $368.2M 1,215 $159 107

Sun Oct 16 #- $143.7K −26% −18% $368.4M 1,215 $118 108

Mon Oct 17 #- $49.1K −66% −51% $368.4M 1,215 $40 109

Tue Oct 18 #- $53.1K +8% +36% $368.5M 1,215 $43 110

Wed Oct 19 #- $43.5K −18% −5% $368.5M 1,215 $35 111

Thu Oct 20 #- $40.3K −8% −22% $368.6M 1,215 $33 112

Fri Oct 21 #- $60.8K +51% −39% $368.6M 765 $79 113

Sat Oct 22 #- $93.7K +54% −52% $368.7M 765 $122 114

Sun Oct 23 #- $70.8K −24% −51% $368.8M 765 $92 115

Mon Oct 24 #- $23.8K −66% −52% $368.8M 765 $31 116

Tue Oct 25 #- $20.3K −14% −62% $368.8M 765 $26 117

Wed Oct 26 #- $19.1K −6% −56% $368.8M 765 $25 118

Thu Oct 27 #- $18.8K −2% −53% $368.9M 765 $24 119

Fri Oct 28 #- $27.5K +46% −55% $368.9M 531 $51 120

Sat Oct 29 #- $54.4K +98% −42% $368.9M 531 $102 121

Sun Oct 30 #- $42.3K −22% −40% $369.0M 531 $79 122

Mon Oct 31 #- $17.2K −59% −28% $369.0M 531 $32 123

Tue Nov 1 #- $16.7K −3% −18% $369.0M 531 $31 124

Wed Nov 2 #- $17.2K +3% −10% $369.0M 531 $32 125

Thu Nov 3 #- $15.1K −12% −20% $369.1M 531 $28 126

Fri Nov 4 #- $26.3K +74% −4% $369.1M 442 $59 127

Sat Nov 5 #- $59.3K +126% +9% $369.1M 442 $134 128

Sun Nov 6 #- $43.8K −26% +3% $369.2M 442 $99 129

Mon Nov 7 #- $16.9K −61% −2% $369.2M 442 $38 130

Tue Nov 8 #- $22.9K +35% +37% $369.2M 442 $51 131

Wed Nov 9 #- $17.7K −22% +3% $369.2M 442 $40 132

Thu Nov 10 #- $17.7K −0% +17% $369.3M 442 $40 133

Fri Nov 11 #- $28.5K +61% +8% $369.3M 211 $134 134

Sat Nov 12 #- $35.6K +25% −40% $369.3M 211 $168 135

Sun Nov 13 #- $23.0K −35% −47% $369.3M 211 $109 136

Mon Nov 14 #- $8.0K −65% −53% $369.4M 211 $37 137

Tue Nov 15 #- $7.2K −10% −69% $369.4M 211 $33 138

Wed Nov 16 #- $5.8K −19% −67% $369.4M 211 $27 139

Thu Nov 17 #- $7.6K +32% −57% $369.4M 211 $36 140

Fri Nov 18 #- $18.0K +136% −37% $369.4M 186 $96 141

Sat Nov 19 #- $38.0K +111% +7% $369.4M 186 $204 142

Sun Nov 20 #- $28.5K −25% +24% $369.5M 186 $153 143

Mon Nov 21 #- $10.3K −64% +30% $369.5M 186 $55 144

Tue Nov 22 #- $8.8K −14% +23% $369.5M 186 $47 145

Wed Nov 23 #- $11.7K +32% +102% $369.5M 186 $62 146

Thu Nov 24 #- $8.2K −30% +8% $369.5M 186 $44 147

Charts show the first 10 weeks · the run above is the full record

Cumulative total$360.7M

Jun 30Jul 18Aug 4Aug 22Sep 8

Weekend grossWk 10 · $3.5M

$107.0M

$46.1M

$26.8M

$18.0M

$11.0M

$7.1M

$5.0M

$3.7M

$2.7M

$3.5M

W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10

Theater countPeak 4,427 → 2,457 −44.5%

3,350 open2,457 now

Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · +29%

−57%

W1→2

−42%

W2→3

−33%

W3→4

−39%

W4→5

−35%

W5→6

−30%

W6→7

−26%

W7→8

−27%

W8→9

+29%

W9→10

Steepest −57%Biggest gain +29%

Run milestones

$300M in 25 days

$100M

Day 3

Jul 3

$200M

Day 10

Jul 10

$300M

Day 25

Jul 25

Profitability

Return on Budget

Theatrical breakeven point is approx. 2.5x production budget

Domestic vs International Split

Records held

All records →

#1 Biggest July 4th openingsAll-time $107.0M #15 Biggest animated openingsAll-time $107.0M #15 Biggest July openingsAll-time $107.0M #16 Biggest animated filmsAll-time $370.5M

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