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'Minions' Start Off Strong After Thursday Night Previews

JamesArthurArmstrong JamesArthurArmstrong Universal's animated spin-off Minions kicked off its theatrical run with very impressive Thursday night previews.

Opening in 2,985 theatres, the little critters managed to bag a strong $6.2M. The movie started its Thursday night run at 6PM, which makes its haul that more impressive. In comparison, Despicable Me 2 started its theatrical run with Thursday night previews that opened at 7PM managing to take $4.7M. It went on to gross $83.5M.

Tonight, Minions will open in 4,301 theatres and will be a heavy hitter this weekend. It is estimated to gross around the $100M marker and has the pulling power to draw audiences away from Disney/Pixar's, Inside Out.

Some industry experts are predicting that Minions could well be the highest animated opener of all time. The record is currently held by Shrek the Third in 2007, which took $121.7M in fewer theatres than what Minions is opening in. If it doesn't quite break the record, it'll certainly give Toy Story 3 ($110.3M) and Shrek 2 ($108M), who both hold second and third places respectively, a run for their money.

Official Trailer for 'Minions'

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