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The newest installment of Universal's highly profitable "Minions" series opened in first place at the North American box office over the weekend, narrowly beating out rival animated franchise "Toy Story," according to industry projections released Sunday.
Universal's "Minions & Monsters," featuring the gibberish-spouting yellow creatures who stole the show in multiple "Despicable Me" films, pulled in $36.4 million in the Friday-to-Sunday period, which Exhibitor Relations said was the franchise's lowest opening.
The film, a chaotic gag-filled take on early Hollywood, raked in an additional $98 million from international showings.
"Minions" displaced "Toy Story 5" from the top spot, two weeks after the Disney-Pixar offering took home the year's best opening weekend in North America, at $160 million.
The sequel, featuring Woody the cowboy, Buzz Lightyear and their gang of toys fighting for survival against competition from screen-based tech, came in second with another $31 million.
"Young Washington," a historical epic about the founding father's early military career during the French and Indian War, debuted in third place with $20.8 million over the Independence Day weekend.
Released by Angel Studios, an independent, faith-based outfit operating outside the traditional Hollywood system, the film stars Ben Kingsley, Andy Serkis, and Mary-Louise Parker, with William Franklyn-Miller portraying Washington.
Meanwhile, Warner Bros.' sci-fi adventure "Supergirl," starring Milly Alcock as Superman's powerful cousin Kara Zor-El, slipped two spots to fourth, bringing in $9.6 million during its second weekend.
Holding steady in fifth place is the Steven Spielberg-directed sci-fi thriller "Disclosure Day," which added $6 million to push its domestic haul to $105 million. The action-heavy Universal Pictures feature an ensemble cast led by Emily Blunt and Josh O'Connor, uncovering a decades-long alien cover-up.
Rounding out the top 10 were: "Obsession" ($5.3 million), "Backrooms" ($3.3 million), "Jackass: Best and Last" ($2.7 million), "Scary Movie" ($1.1 million), and "The Invite" ($800,000).
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