'Minions: The Rise of Gru' continues to bring in impressive numbers, crossing $400 million at the global box office.
Minion fever isn't slowing down at the box office around the world, as Illumination Entertainment's newest animated film, Minions: The Rise of Gru, has now crossed the $400 million mark at the worldwide box office during its second weekend. The worldwide box office reach of Minions: The Rise of Gru expanded this week as the film opened on Wednesday in France to $7.
In Mexico, the film added $7.1 million to a cumulative total of $22.1 million, with a strong hold in other countries such as Argentina adding $6.2 million and Brazil's additional $2.5 million. In the UK and Ireland, the film gained an additional $5.2 million, behind Thor: Love and Thunder, to a total of $22.1 million. Minions, which held strong in its second weekend in Germany, saw a strong performance, dropping 5% to an additional $4.2 million in the country.
COLLIDER VIDEO OF THE DAY The lovable yellow companions to Gru were first introduced to audiences in 2010 with the release of the original Despicable Me film, and became instantly popular. The film branched out into a franchise with two additional sequels and spinoffs centering around the Minions themselves.
RELATED: GentleMinions TikTok Trend Sends Droves of Suit-Wearing Teens to See 'Minions: The Rise of Gru' in Theaters The film opened last weekend to $107 million, which bolstered confidence in animated family films at the box office after the financial disappointment of Lightyear earlier this summer. The popularity of the film's box office performance has also been reflected by the "GentleMinions" memes, which saw many teenagers attending the film in waves wearing suits.