‘Minions: The Rise Of Gru’ Boogies To $202M WW As ‘Top

Coming in slightly above the estimates we reported on Saturday, Universal/Illumination’s Minions: 

 The Rise Of Gru has boogied to an $87.2M weekend at the international box office.

That lifts the offshore cume to $93.7M for $202.2M worldwide to date.

The Rise Of Gru, the latest entry in the globe’s biggest animated franchise,

had previously bowed in Australia last weekend and

this frame added another 60 markets.

In the fresh hubs, the debut was $81.5M.

In like-for-likes at today’s exchange rates, the new openers are 23% below Minions and 13% below Despicable Me 3.

Including Australia, results in Week 2 are tracking 13% below Minions and just 3% below DM3.