![]() ![]() ![]() Antz put DreamWorks on the map in 1998, with 2001’s Shrek anointing it as a major competitor. Then in 1995, Toy Story heralded the arrival of Pixar as a new force – initially distributing in partnership with Disney, then acquired by the Mouse House in 2006 for $7.4bn. ![]() The success of Minions confirms the ever more competitive environment between studios in animation. Its box-office target will be Despicable Me 2’s final tally of £47.46m. Minions should enjoy four strong weeks of play, with negligible competition for the family audience until Pixar’s Inside Out arrives on July 24. No other UK distributor has managed three £10m-plus openings in a calendar year, let alone four. In less than six months, the studio has scored four openings above £10m, beginning in February with Fifty Shades of Grey (£13.55m), continuing in April with Fast & Furious 7 (£12.77m), and again in June with Jurassic World (£19.35m including previews of £2.51m) and now Minions. Minions continues the remarkable success story for Universal in 2015. ![]()
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