![]() Ultimately that movie went on to bring in $336 million domestically and $1.16 billion globally for Illumination Entertainment and Universal Pictures. Minions: The Rise Of Gru only performed modestly worse than its predecessor, which made $115.7 million across its first three days when it began playing in theaters in July 2015. Lightyear may not be making big bucks – perhaps because potential audiences are just waiting for its streaming release – but Minions: The Rise Of Gru is now the second big animated hit of the year following Pierre Perifel's The Bad Guys (which was another number one hit and has raked in $244.4 million globally to date). There has been some hesitancy from the film industry as creating more streaming options for families has seemingly worked out well (example: Disney releasing Soul, Luca, and Turning Red as Disney+ exclusives), but now one wonders if the tide might be starting to turn. There is a lot of minutia to dig through in regards to why Minions: The Rise Of Gru is a hit and Lightyear is underwhelming at the box office, but the more significant curiosity here in trying to figure out how it will influence studio thinking about theatrical releases aimed at younger audiences. (Image credit: Illumination Entertainment) (The lone exception is Matt Reeves' The Batman, which was released in early March) ![]() Of the five films this year that have reached that key benchmark, four of them have come out in the last three months. One of modern Hollywood's most prominent bars for success is a film having a $100 million opening weekend, and while these kinds of big wins haven't exactly been super plentiful in 2022 over all, they're now coming out in bunches. Minions: The Rise Of Gru Is Hollywood's Latest Nine-Figure Hit Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
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