Children’s Features Dominate Another Weekend
Ticket sales were dominated by children’s movies this weekend. Despite getting off to a rocky start last weekend, “Minions & Monsters,” Universal’s most recent addition to its “Despicable Me” franchise, came in second place with another $20.5 million this weekend. “Toy Story 5” continued its strong run in theaters with another $18.5 million for total gross in North American theaters of $403.7 million.
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What to Watch For
Although July has been marked by box office disappointments so far, movie buffs are excited for several big debuts in the second half of the month. Christopher Nolan’s highly anticipated “The Odyssey” adaptation hits theaters next weekend. Experts at Boxoffice Pro are anticipating a massive $100 million-$120 million opening for the adaptation of the ancient Greek classic, outpacing Nolan’s “Oppenheimer” opening ($82.4 million in 2023), but not quite reaching the phenomenon levels of “The Dark Knight” and “The Dark Knight Rises” ($158.4 million and $160.8 million, respectively).
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Tangent
“Michael,” the Michael Jackson biopic that broke records when it was released in April, finally crossed the $1 billion threshold in sales, becoming the first biopic ever to reach the milestone. It’s only the second film to reach the $1 billion box office milestone this year so far, following “The Super Mario Galaxy Movie.”
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