'Minions' to Debut at $100 Million-Plus at Box Office
If estimates hold up, so much money will be flowing in at the box off this weekend that the Minions will have Minions.
After a tepid July 4 weekend, the movie business is expected to rebound on the strength of "Minions" from Universal and Illumination Entertainment, forecast to reap a huge $100 million-plus domestically.
That would top the debut of "Inside Out" with $90 million its first weekend against strong competition from "Jurassic World," but the Disney movie should continue to remain strong even against another animated feature in "Minions," a spinoff from the "Despicable Me" films.
"I think there’s enough room for both films to succeed," Phil Contrino, vice president and chief analyst at BoxOffice.com, tells Variety.
As for the other two new releases, the low-budget horror picture "The Gallows" is expected to gross $10 million, while the body-swap sci-fi flick "Self/Less" with Ryan Reynolds is expected to bring in about $6 million.
