Universal’s Latest ‘Minions’ Delivers $64 Million in Film Debut
THE SO WHAT
A $61.4M domestic opening for the seventh Minions film underlines how durable IP still concentrates box office demand even as streaming fragments everything else. For content and gaming operators, the bar is moving toward franchise systems and reusable worlds, not one-off hits.
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