Minions: Rise of Gru Projected to Beat Lightyear’s Opening Weekend Haul

Minions: Rise of Gru is one of the last movies waiting for release since before the Covid pandemic. Having waited patiently for two years, the long wait for the Despicable Me prequel and follow-up to 2015’s Minions is about to pay off with the movie projected to pull in over $70 million on its domestic release this weekend. With Disney Pixar’s Lightyear having crashed to Earth with a less than stellar performance at the box office, Minions: Rise of Gru could capitalize on that disappointment.