'Minions: The Rise of Gru' Approaches $100 Million at the International Box Office, 'Jurassic World Dominion' Surpasses $800 Million Worldwide

Tiny yellow creatures invade the international box office.

"Minions: The Rise of Gru" reached $93.7 million in 61 overseas markets and landed one of the biggest opening weekends of the pandemic era for a movie. animation in many of these territories.

These returns take the fifth installment in Universal and Illumination's popular "Despicable Me" franchise to more than $200 million at the worldwide box office. In North America, “The Rise of Gru” debuted at $108 million over the weekend and is expected to hit $127.9 million through Independence Day Monday.

Outside the United States and Canada, "Minions: The Rise of Gru" had the best performance in the United Kingdom and Ireland with $12.9 million, followed by Mexico with $12.4 million. dollars and Germany with $4.8 million. Other top-grossing markets include Spain with $3.6 million, Brazil with $3.2 million, Indonesia with $3.4 million, and Argentina with $3.3 million .

Kyle Balda directed "Minions: The Rise of Gru", which is set in the 1970s as a young Gru (voiced by Steve Carell) tries to join a group of supervillains. Alan Arkin, Taraji P. Henson, Michelle Yeoh, Jean-Claude Van Damme and Julie Andrews round out the cast.

Another Universal movie, “Jurassic World Dominion,” hit a box office milestone over the weekend, smashing $800 million worldwide. The film earned $26.8 million from 72 markets between Friday and Sunday. To date, the dino action-adventure has grossed $493 million internationally and $824.5 million worldwide.

“Dominion” is one of the few Hollywood films playing in China, where the film made $131 million. The tent pole has also been popular in the UK & Ireland ($37m to date) and Australia ($21.8m to date).

Elsewhere, Paramount's action sequel "Top Gun: Maverick" continues to smash box office expectations. In its sixth weekend in theaters, the film grossed $37 million across 65 markets, which is an incredibly small drop of 16% from the previous weekend. So far, the sequel to Tom Cruise's 1986 blockbuster "Top Gun" has grossed $544 million at the international box office and $570 million in North America. It is only the second film in the time of COVID to top $1 billion in ticket sales.

Another title, Warner Bros. musical biopic "Elvis," grossed $15.7 million in 57 international markets, marking a solid 28% decline. These ticket sales push the film past the $100 million mark worldwide, including $46.2 million from overseas territories. The film then opens in Korea on July 13 and throughout Latin America on July 14.

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