If there has been one major surprise at the box office this year, it may just beMinions: The Rise of Gru.The film became a quick global sensation, and fans of the little yellow henchmen will soon be able to bring them all home.
This collector’s edition ofMinions: The Rise of Gruwill be available for digital download starting Aug. 30, and will be available to buy on 4K ultra-HD, Blu-ray and DVD on Sep. 2. While the film itself became available for digital download starting on Aug. 2, the upcoming collector’s edition will contain a number of special features for superfans of theMinionsfranchise, with over 60 minutes of bonus content.
This additional content will include two exclusive mini-movies set in the same era as the film, outtakes and bloopers, as well as an animation and drawing lesson from the film’s co-director,Brad Abelson. The star of the film,Steve Carell,will also be seen in this animation featurette, describing how the film went from concept art, to storyboards and eventually to a finished product. The bonus content also features descriptions and backgrounds for the film’s main characters.
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The film itself is a prequel to theDespicable Mefranchise, and serves as an origin story for Gru (Carell) as he first dreams of becoming a supervillain. The film chronicles his quest for villainy, while also showing his origins with the Minions (all voiced byPierre Coffin). Featured in additional roles are the voices ofTaraji P. Henson, Michelle Yeoh, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Lucy LawlessandRZA.
TheMinions/Despicable Meproperty has almost always seen financial success, andMinions: The Rise of Gruwas no different. The film has continually surpassed box office expectations since its July 1 theatrical release. It demolished initial projections andraked in $202 million worldwideover its opening weekend. While the extended Fourth of July holiday clearly helped the U.S. box office, the success was not just seen domestically - the film brought in anadditional $93.8 millionoverseas. Despite being out for nearly two months,Minions: The Rise of Grucontinues to bring in money, andrecently passed $790 millionat the global box office.
All in all, this means that it has been a very good year for Universal Pictures. Beyond their success withMinions,the studio also released the highly anticipatedJurassic World: Dominionin June, which has reached almost $1 billion globally. These two films have helpedUniversal cross the $3 billion thresholdin 2022, becoming the first studio of the pandemic era to do so.
