Tiny yellow henchmen will attempt to spark fireworks at the box office over the July 4 weekend.
“Minions: The Rise of Gru,” the fifth installment in Universal and Illumination’s popular “Despicable Me” franchise, is headed for a first-place finish, with the family film expected to bring in $65 million to $75 million from 4,400 North American theaters during the extended holiday period. Though it’s the only new nationwide release, “Minions” will have to fend off holdover titles including Baz Luhrmann’s “Elvis,” “Jurassic World: Dominion,” “Top Gun: Maverick” and Pixar’s “Lightyear.”
The well-reviewed “Minions: The Rise of Gru” looks to test the viability of kid-friendly animated flicks on the big
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