The U.K. box office has gone from gigantic genetically-modified dinosaur hybrids straight to diminutive yellow super villain servants.
Minions has finally knocked Jurassic World from its record-breaking perch at the top of the U.K. box office, in doing so beating the likes of Toy Story and Frozen to bring in the biggest animated feature three-day opening of all time in Britain. The results across the Atlantic are no doubt encouraging for Universal, which is launching the first spin-off from its Despicable Me franchise in the U.S. on July 10.
The Minions debut haul of $18.2 million was double that of Jurassic World’s third-week revenue in the U.K. and was just enough to see off Toy Story 3’s $18.0 million in 2010 to snatch the animated record, at least before inflation is taken into account.
