Minion mania continues to captivate consumers across North America this holiday season with the news that the home entertainment debut of Despicable Me 2 generated $80 million in consumer spend across both physical and digital sell-through formats in its first week of release. The film sold roughly four-and-a-half million units, bigger than any animated title […]
Universal Pictures today announced that the studio has set a new record for its highest-grossing year ever at the North American box office with a total of $1.352 billion through Sunday. The previous record was set in 2012 with total grosses having reached $1.335 billion. The studio bested its previous international box office record ($1.794 […]
The just-released Thor: The Dark World is one of several theatrical titles part of a successful output deal between FX Networks and Marvel and will be available to the FX suite of channels beginning in 2015. FX Networks other recent acquisitions include Captain Phillips, Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 […]
Having claimed a box office of $872 million with his animated sequel, Gru is headed to home video. Universal Studios Home Entertainment today announced that Despicable Me 2 is set to arrive on Blu-ray, Blu-ray 3D, DVD and Digital HD (including UltraViolet) on December 10, 2013. The film will also be available on Digital HD […]
Universal Pictures International announced that the studio has crossed the $2 billion at the overseas box office for the first time in studio history. Here’s the full announcement: Universal Pictures International (UPI) today announced that with yesterday’s box office grosses, the studio has passed $2 billion at the international box office for the first time […]
The Conjuring, a $20 million horror film, scared away the rest of the flicks to claimed an easy win at the box office this weekend, earning $41.5 million, according to studio estimates from hollywood.com. The analysts’ forecasts called for $25 million at best, a second-place finish behind the latest big-studio animated offering, the $135 million […]
Universal’s Despicable Me 2 kicked off the Fourth of July weekend in animated fashion Tuesday starting at 7 p.m., earning $4.7 million from 2,563 locations. The toon sequel, featuring Steve Carell and Kristin Wiig, beat the $3 million opening late-night performance of Disney/Pixar’s Monsters University. Despicable Me 2 is expected to beat this weekend’s other wide release, […]
Universal Pictures has released two new TV spots for Despicable Me 2 which you can watch below! Directed by Chris Renaud and Pierre Coffin, the July 3 release is voiced by Steve Carell, Kristen Wiig, Miranda Cosgrove, Russell Brand, Steve Coogan, Ken Jeong and Benjamin Bratt. Chris Meledandri and his acclaimed filmmaking team create an […]
With less than a month to go until Gru is back in theaters, Universal Pictures and Illumination Entertainment have released a new clip from Despicable Me 2. Directed by Chris Renaud and Pierre Coffin, the sequel is voiced by Steve Carell, Kristen Wiig, Miranda Cosgrove, Russell Brand, Steve Coogan, Ken Jeong and Benjamin Bratt. Chris […]
Universal Pictures has revealed this first look at super villain El Macho in Despicable Me 2, opening in theaters on July 3. The sequel features the return of Gru (Steve Carell), the girls, the unpredictably hilarious minions… and a host of new and outrageously funny characters. The film is also voiced by Kristen Wiig, Miranda Cosgrove, […]