Minions Take Chinas Box Office By Storm
Minions opened in China over the weekend, and its box office debut was, well, bananas. Opening to an estimated 20.1 million, Minions earned the biggest opening day for an animated film ever in China. As a result, its box office total is now at 1.08 billion worldwide, making Minions the 15th biggest film ever not accounting for inflation. Not only that, but it's officially surpassed Toy Story 3 to become the second-highest grossing animated film of all time. Frozen, which has made 1.27 billion globally, is the current record-holder for the biggest animated movie ever. After debuting in July, Minions earned the second biggest opening for an animated movie, bringing in 115.7 million domestically and falling just short of Shrek the Third's 121.6 million. To date, Minions has made more than 331 million domestically. Minions is just one more hit in a string of successes for Universal, which has had a banner year at the box office thanks to Jurassic World, Furious 7, Pitch Perfect 2, Fifty Shades of Grey, and Straight Outta Compton. Back in August, the studio officially crossed 5.53 billion at the global box office, setting the record for the highest-grossing year ever for a movie studio. This article originally appeared at EW.com