Weekend Estimates: Minions - 115.2M; JW - 18.1M; Inside Out - 17.1M; Gallows - 10M; Self/Less - 5.4M; MMXXL - 9.6M; T5 - 13.7M

[Avatree]

So did mine. Gotta be kidding with this nonsense. So long as he and his writing partner aren't scripting it, it could be okay. Don't get me wrong, I like Jurassic for being such gleefully B-movie and obsessively sending up Jurassic Park but come on, man. Following up J.J. Abrams and Rian Johnson with Trevorrow? No. Hope that falls through.

Safety Not Guaranteed is a terrific movie with a fantastic script. I am fine with this news.

[Ethan Hunt]

So did mine. Gotta be kidding with this nonsense. So long as he and his writing partner aren't scripting it, it could be okay. Don't get me wrong, I like Jurassic for being such gleefully B-movie and obsessively sending up Jurassic Park but come on, man. Following up J.J. Abrams and Rian Johnson with Trevorrow? No. Hope that falls through.

I think Trevorrow can do some nice things as far as like world building but yeah he can't just trow dinosaurs on the scree when things start to get slow with a SW film. I'm sure I'll enjoy his more than Johnson's though (which will probably move at the pace of a snail a make absolutely no sense)

[BoxOfficeZ]

6.2m?

 

I think Shrek 3 might go down

[JohnnyGossamer]

Id love to see Minions make 400 million. Then all the Pixar loonies will call it a cash grab as they hold a picture of John Lasseter and Mother Theresa side by side.

I'd love for it gross $450M+. Two humungous animation hits in the same summer would be wonderful.

[Avatree]

I'd love for it gross $450M+. Two humungous animation hits in the same summer would be wonderful.

Shaun the Sheep for 500M+.

[Mojoguy]

Shaun the Sheep for 500M+.

Shaun the Sheep will be lucky to make 100m.

[DAR]

I guess the Furious Jurassic Minions team up is inevitable.  Perhaps the dinos will eat the Minions. 

[DAR]

I think Trevorrow can do some nice things as far as like world building but yeah he can't just trow dinosaurs on the scree when things start to get slow with a SW film. I'm sure I'll enjoy his more than Johnson's though (which will probably move at the pace of a snail a make absolutely no sense)

 

 

You mean it will be awesome

[PDC1987]

Shaun the Sheep not hitting $100 million will not say anything bad about the film. Regardless of quality it's the epitome of a film being commercially bound by its concept and/or execution.

[75Live]

I guess the Furious Jurassic Minions team up is inevitable.  Perhaps the dinos will eat the Minions. 

 

but they will be saved by Dom who wrestles down the T-Rex

[Gopher]

So long as Rian Johnson is writing Episode 9 and not the godawful JW writers... I think it's fine. Guess no more indie films for him then.

That's a disgusting amount of money for Minions, yet also exactly how much I predicted-

6m previews

46m OD

44m Saturday

36m Sunday

126m OW

[#ED]

Hey Gopher, it's 11AM EST.

Numbers?

[DAR]

I wouldn't say they're godawful(since I liked the movie) but they also have the last two Apes films under their belt

[JohnnyGossamer]

Safety Not Guaranteed is a terrific movie with a fantastic script. I am fine with this news.

No doubt, Tree. It's a shame he's wasting his time with the uber-budget fifth Disney Star Wars simply working within the framework of the Abrams/Johnson vision instead of doing something interesting and small.

[DAR]

WTF is Shaun the Sheep?

[DAR]

No doubt, Tree. It's a shame he's wasting his time with the uber-budget fifth Disney Star Wars simply working within the framework of the Abrams/Johnson vision instead of doing something interesting and small.

 

 

Who says he couldn't pop out a quick indie before?

[Jonwo]

Shaun the Sheep not hitting $100 million will not say anything bad about the film. Regardless of quality it's the epitome of a film being commercially bound by its concept and/or execution.

 

Shaun is a excellent film, it's surprising it got a US release at all but I guess it's more to qualify for the Oscars, it's made most of its money from OS alone so US is just gravy. 

[#ED]

40M today should get it pass 110M.

[Ethan Hunt]

You mean it will be awesome

No

[goldenstate5]

I'm fine with a Treverrow Star Wars... however it's disconcerting he'll be directing ep 9.... that's a lotta pressure if they try to make this into another trilogy.