The cartoon “Minions: Rise of the Gru” dominated the North American box office in its opening weekend, earning $108 million and is expected to reach $127.9 million, writes news.ro. In the Minions sequel, Steve Carrell once again voices Gru, while other famous actors voiced the animated characters: Julie, Andrews Alan Arkin, Russell Brand, Lucy Lawless, Danny Trejo, Jean-Claude Van Damme and Dolph Lundgren.

According to Variety , based on that estimate, Minions: Rise of the Gru will break the record for the top release on the Independence Day weekend, surpassing Paramount’s 2011 blockbuster Transformers: Dark of the Moon ($115.9 million over four days).

Impressively, Uprising of Gru nearly matched its 2015 predecessor, Minions, which grossed $115 million in three days.

Who completes the top

In second place, Top Gun: Maverick fell 14 percent to $25.5 million from 3,843 theaters in its sixth weekend.

Top Gun: Maverick grossed $544.5 million internationally and $1.11 billion worldwide.

Last weekend’s champ “Elvis” dropped to third place with $19 million from 3,932 theaters over the weekend.

So far, the musical biopic from Warner Bros. grossed $67 million in North America.

“Elvis,” starring Austin Butler as the King of Rock and Roll, grossed $113 million worldwide over the weekend, including $34 million overseas.

The sixth chapter of the “Jurassic” franchise collected $15.6 million over the weekend and took fourth place on the list.

After four weeks on the big screen, Dominion has grossed $335.3 million at the North American box office and $824.5 million worldwide.

Thriller “Black Phone,” in fifth place, took in $12.3 million from 3,156 theaters over the weekend and should end Monday with $14.6 million.

Since its debut last weekend, Black Phone has grossed $49.7 million in North America and $74.4 million worldwide.

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