![]() The box office battle may have been a fairer fight if Pixar had released a more overt Toy Story spin-off. There's no mental gymnastics required for an audience to get on board with the Despicable Me prequel, something which can't be said about Lightyear's Buzz Lightyear origin story. Minions: The Rise of Gru is an uncomplicated origin story for Steve Carrell's Gru, casting light on his childhood and first interactions with the Minions. However, it had a completely new cast and, barring an expository title card, was completely divorced from the world of the Toy Story movies. It was billed as an origin story of sorts, presenting the in-universe movie that inspired the Buzz Lightyear doll from the Toy Story movies. The marketing for Lightyear never quite succeeded in communicating the purpose of the Toy Story spin-off. The movie's popularity will ensure continued screening engagements from theater chains, especially as the choice between Minions, the highest-grossing family movie since 2020, and the poorly-received Lightyear is a no-brainer when it comes to providing kid-friendly counter-programming to the imminent release of Thor: Love and Thunder. With a month's gap between the release of each movie, Minions will easily continue to rise up the box office charts. ![]() Minions 2 had a domestic box office opening of over $125 million versus Lightyear's domestic opening of just $50.5 million. The disparity between Minions 2 and Lightyear is thrown into sharper focus when comparing both movies' opening box office figures. The new Pixar movie currently has a lifetime global gross of over $188 million, which is nearly $30 million behind Minions 2' s box office debut. On its opening weekend alone, Minions 2 is far ahead of Lightyear's disappointing box office gross. It's a strong start for the family movie as the school term ends for the summer break, guaranteeing further ticket sales across the next few months. Minions: The Rise of Gru has grossed almost $219 million worldwide in the first four days of its release. Here's why Minions: The Rise of Gru was able to so comprehensively outperform Lightyear. ![]() Whether it's to do with the movie's more overt connection to the main franchise, or the broader appeal of its slapstick-centric comedy, there are several possible explanations for Minions 2's success. However, such a huge defeat of Lightyear, a movie connected to the beloved Toy Story franchise is a clear indicator of Lightyear's failure to capture the attention of family audiences. As the highest-grossing animated franchise of all time, Illumination's Despicable Me is no stranger to challenging the industry dominance of Disney and Pixar's animation studios. It's another promising sign for the industry following the continued box office dominance of Top Gun: Maverick. With a three-day worldwide gross of over $202 million, Minions: The Rise of Gru has swiftly become the highest-grossing family movie since the pandemic first closed theaters in 2020. With a domestic gross of over $127 million, Minions: The Rise of Gru has broken Transformers: Dark of the Moon's previous record for the highest-grossing 4th of July weekend by over $14 million, but it's not the only record that the movie's broken. RELATED: Minions: The Rise Of Gru's Record Breaking Box Office Explained
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