Reading through this thread (btw how tf is only 16 pages? ) is really amusing because of how much some of you despise the franchise and/or Illumination. It's going to be a big hit and there are plenty more on the way, better get used to it.
I should've prefaced for most movies, obviously regionally and country to country can have their own hits that do eventually reach the US and WW. My intention was on the films of US origin.
I assume you mean 17th since day 18 is today and there is one glaring reason that happened which we are discussing above. May vs June release, holidays aren't lined up.