Minions OS Thread | 1 BILLION WW CROSSED!! | 6m weekend | $811.4m OS total

[K1stpierre]

Glad you guys worked things out. We can all different opinions and express them appropriately.

Just wanted to bring up the reminder for those that didn't know, the use of the word "retarded" is frowned upon this site (as well as other words). There are rare instances where if it's from a joke (like tropic thunder: never go full retard) it's okay. However if your just using it in a way to call people stupid or any negative attribute, it's better to use words like "stupid" or just say "not too bright". If you have any questions, feel free to ask.

[MinaTakla]

Amazing article at Forbes on the Minion success and its importance to the industry. It's as if the writer was reading the forum! 

I couldn't have said it better!!

FORBES: 

Even as someone who didn’t care for the last two Despicable Me films (I enjoyed the first one), there is something to be said about the “from-the-ground-up” popularity of the franchise.

It was an original property, not a rebooted franchise revival meant to cash in on nostalgia-driven adults and/or pre-sold IP value. And as annoying as you might find the Minions, they are not intended for you. They are pop culture icons created in this generation explicitly intended to be enjoyed by children of this generation. In an era where Hollywood seems dead-set on shoveling yesterday’s heroes down the throats of today’s children, that’s not nothing. I didn’t care for Minions, although my daughter did and it clearly brought much amusement to countless kids this summer.

When I was a kid, I would have bemoaned such a small and seemingly insignificant trifle of a movie reaching such box office milestones. Today it feels almost refreshing. But that’s a conversation we can have when a certain kid-friendly home invasion comedy turns 25 years old this November. So yeah, Minions, starring Sandra Bullock and Jon Hamm, has become (for the moment) the tenth-biggest movie of all time. I like surprises like that every once in awhile.

Edited October 24, 2015 by MinaTakla

[Purple Minion]

MINIONS: $819.4M Overseas Total / $1.154B Global Total #Minions

— BoxOffice (@BoxOffice)

October 25, 2015

[MinaTakla]

MINIONS: $819.4M Overseas Total / $1.154B Global Total #Minions

Yay! Minions will end up at 820m OS which is the number I wanted because it means that it's exactly 35% over DM2's OS gross. (ie. one third higher)

Edited October 25, 2015 by MinaTakla

[Omni]

One third is 33,33 (periodic). One third over DM2 OS had already been reached weeks ago.

[Rudolf]

On 24.10.2015, 16:03:03, MinaTakla said:

Amazing article at Forbes on the Minion success and its importance to the industry. It's as if the writer was reading the forum! 

I couldn't have said it better!!

FORBES: 

Even as someone who didn’t care for the last two Despicable Me films (I enjoyed the first one), there is something to be said about the “from-the-ground-up” popularity of the franchise.

It was an original property, not a rebooted franchise revival meant to cash in on nostalgia-driven adults and/or pre-sold IP value. And as annoying as you might find the Minions, they are not intended for you. They are pop culture icons created in this generation explicitly intended to be enjoyed by children of this generation. In an era where Hollywood seems dead-set on shoveling yesterday’s heroes down the throats of today’s children, that’s not nothing. I didn’t care for Minions, although my daughter did and it clearly brought much amusement to countless kids this summer.

When I was a kid, I would have bemoaned such a small and seemingly insignificant trifle of a movie reaching such box office milestones. Today it feels almost refreshing. But that’s a conversation we can have when a certain kid-friendly home invasion comedy turns 25 years old this November. So yeah, Minions, starring Sandra Bullock and Jon Hamm, has become (for the moment) the tenth-biggest movie of all time. I like surprises like that every once in awhile.

also totally agree with that  - I hate it when I must see the xx-th version of a story I know since decades

definitely the first DM was the best (there are very few franchise where it is otherwise- maybe Godfather 2)

[MinaTakla]

On 10/25/2015, 10:55:55, Omni said:

One third is 33,33 (periodic). One third over DM2 OS had already been reached weeks ago.

Even better!

[MinaTakla]

Yay!! MINIONS crossed 820m OS! It's now made over 35% more than DM2! Wow.

BOM:

Total Lifetime Grosses

Domestic:	$334,992,380	29.0%
+ Foreign:	$820,776,604	71.0%
= Worldwide:	$1,155,768,984

[Quigley]

BY THE WAY, a record no one pointed out (or at least, that I didn't notice anyone pointing out), is that Minions broke the record for the fastest animated film to reach $1 billion, achieving it in 72 days. Toy Story 3, the previous record holder, achieved it in 73 days.

[Gokai Red]

This forum just keeps milking those Minions records.

[MinaTakla]

[MattW]

http://www.upi-boxoffice.com/

 

Domestic:	$336,045,770	28.8%
+ Foreign:	$830,072,669	71.2%
= Worldwide:	$1,166,118,439

 

 

I don't think Cap3 will pass this.

 

Edit:

Also with the number on that Universal OS site Despicable Me 2 is ahead of Harry Potter's worldwide total on box office mojo, though HP's number could also be off by a bit.  The way it looks most OS numbers are actually plus a percent or so.

Edited July 4, 2016 by IMojammer

[MrFanaticGuy34]

So far BOM hasn't updated it yet......but they will.

 

Only question is.....when? Tomorrow? Somewhere this week?