UK box office top ten and analysis for the weekend of Friday 31st to Sunday 2nd August 2015… Tom Cruise returned to the top of the UK box office this past weekend, with Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation claiming first place with an opening haul of £5,351,344. Despite claiming top spot, Rogue Nation couldn’t overtake […]
Ant-Man topples Minions at the UK box office
UK box office top ten and analysis for the weekend of Friday 17th to Sunday 19th July 2015… After three weeks atop the chart, Minions has been knocked from pole position at the UK box office by Marvel’s latest superhero blockbuster Ant-Man, which debuted in first place with an opening weekend of £4,011,345. While certainly […]
Inside Out topples Ant-Man at the UK box office
UK box office top ten and analysis for the weekend of Friday 24th to Sunday 26th July 2015… It was Joy at the UK box office for Disney this past weekend, as Pixar’s Inside Out topped the chart with an opening weekend of £7,376,513, while Marvel’s Ant-Man enjoyed a healthy second weekend of £2.52 million […]
Minions topples Jurassic World with biggest ever UK opening for an animated film
UK box office top ten and analysis for the weekend of Friday 26th June to Sunday 28th June 2015… Universal Pictures continued its stellar box office run this past weekend with the release of the Despicable Me spinoff Minions, which dethroned Jurassic World at the top of the UK chart with a solid opening […]
Minions fends off Terminator Genisys and Magic Mike XXL at the UK box office
UK box office top ten and analysis for the weekend of Friday 3rd to Sunday 5th July 2015… Universal’s animated Despicable Me spinoff Minions held on to first place at the UK box office in its second weekend, comfortably fending off competition from new arrivals Terminator Genisys and Magic Mike XXL to top the chart […]
Minions: The Rise of Gru set for July 2020
Universal Pictures and Illumination Entertainment have announced that their upcoming Minions sequel is officially titled Minions: The Rise of Gru, and is set to arrive on July 3rd 2020. The first Minions movie served as a spinoff/prequel to Despicable Me, and grossed $1.16 billion upon its release in 2015. Add in the box office takings […]
Preview of Minions Viva Le Boss #1
The Minions return this Wednesday at Titan Comics launches the new series Minions Viva Le Boss, and we’ve got a preview of the first issue for you here; check it out… The breakout mascot characters of Despicable Me (and their own movie, Minions!) return for another round of comic capers! The villainous yellow goofballs wander history […]
Titan announces new Minions comic book series Minions: Viva Le Boss
The Minions are set to return this November as Titan Comics launches the new series Minions: Viva Le Boss from the creative team of writer Stephane Lapuss and artist Renaud Collin. Check out a preview of the first issue here… In Titan Comics’ new Minions series, the yellow Minions journey through history looking for a […]
Despicable Me 3 pushes the franchise beyond $3 billion worldwide
Universal and Illumination Entertainment are celebrating another box office success with Despicable Me 3, the latest instalment of the animated franchise. Spurred on by a $66 million opening in China this past weekend, the film had grossed $477 million by close of play on Sunday, helping to push the series beyond the $3 billion mark combined […]
Universal sets record highest-grossing year for a studio
2015 has certainly been an incredible year at the box office for Universal Pictures, spearheaded by the likes of Fast & Furious 7 and Jurassic World. In just seven months, Universal has pulled in $5.53 billion around the globe, setting an industry record the the highest-grossing year for a studio, which was previously held by […]
