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‘Minions 3’ Set for 2027 as ‘Despicable Me’ Franchise Nears $5 Billion at Box Office
As the 'Despicable Me' franchise nears $5 billion at the box office, Universal and Illumination have dated 'Minions 3' for 2027.
2022’s “Minions: The Rise of Gru” topped the global box office in its opening weekend and shattered records for the July 4 holiday with a$125 million domestic haul. In a piece analyzing the summer box office and the state of animation, Variety chief film critic Peter Debruge noted that for seven of the last 14 years, Illumination Entertainment has planted one of its toon tentpoles (which also include “The Secret Life of Pets”) on or immediately after Independence Day weekend — a strategic move that seems to be working. “Less than a year after dual writers’ and actors’ strikes shut down Hollywood, kid-friendly cartoons are propping up the theatrical box office in a big way,” he wrote, also pointing to the billion dollar-grossing “Inside Out 2” as proof of animation’s domination at the multiplex.
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