'Minions' is second-best animated opener ever

13 July 2015 - 09:01
By Reuters

Minion ruled the weekend box office, racking up $115.2-million in North America for the second-best animated film opening in history. The Universal and Illumination Entertainment spin-off of Despicable Me just missed the domestic record set by Shrek the Third's $121.6-million kickoff in 2007 but continued animation maestro Chris Meledandri's winning streak at the multiplexes.

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