Long Range Forecast: 'Minions'

Featured Stories - on May 15, 2015 by BoxOffice Staff

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Universal enters the world of spin-offs with July's Minions. Will the animated flick be as popular as Despicable Me 2 or will the Minions strain under the weight of carrying their own film? This week BoxOffice takes a closer look at the commercial potential.

Minions
(Universal)

PROS:

- Despicable Me 2 ended up just shy of $1 billion globally, so the property is alive and well.
- The Minions walked away with both of the other films. Their popularity is not in doubt.
- This will be a no-brainer for families with young children. 

CONS:

- The spin-off genre is full of failures.
- It's impossible that giving the Minions their own movie could be too much of a good thing.

Check out our predictions for this film and others in the table below.

Title Release Date Distributor Opening Weekend Cumulative
Minions Jul 10, 2015 Universal
 $83,000,000 $300,000,000
The Gallows Jul 10, 2015 Warner Bros. / New Line
 $11,000,000 $25,000,000
Self/Less Jul 10, 2015 Focus
 $5,500,000 $14,000,000
Magic Mike XXL Jul 1, 2015 Warner Bros.
 $29,000,000 $101,000,000
Terminator Genisys Jul 1, 2015 Paramount
 $32,000,000 $107,000,000
Max (2015) Jun 26, 2015 Warner Bros.
 $12,000,000 $40,000,000
Ted 2 Jun 26, 2015 Universal
 $59,000,000 $180,000,000
Dope Jun 19, 2015 Open Road
 $6,000,000 $19,000,000
Inside Out (2015) Jun 19, 2015 Disney
 $71,000,000 $280,000,000
Jurassic World Jun 12, 2015 Universal
 $90,000,000 $245,000,000
Spy (2015) Jun 5, 2015 Fox
 $38,000,000 $142,000,000
Insidious: Chapter 3 Jun 5, 2015 Focus
 $25,000,000 $55,000,000
Entourage Jun 3, 2015 Warner Bros.
 $15,000,000 $43,000,000
Aloha May 29, 2015 Sony / Columbia
 $22,000,000 $55,000,000
Poltergeist (2015) May 22, 2015 Fox
 $34,000,000* $75,000,000
Tomorrowland May 22, 2015 Disney
 $44,000,000* $122,000,000

*4-day weekend

Phil Contrino, Daniel Garris and Shawn Robbins contributed to this report.  

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