Movies like THE INCREDIBLES, FINDING NEMO, INSIDE OUT, and the TOY STORY franchise all contain themes that likely go over children’s heads but captivate them nonetheless. After all, Disney litters adult themes throughout Pixar’s lineup of animated family movies, many of which were highly successful at the box office. It’s not as kid-oriented as those silly crazy wacky minions.”īut Movieguide® would take that analysis a step further. “And LIGHTYEAR is a very serious piece of storytelling.
“People want to go see something that is uproariously funny,” Derbarabedian said. However, even with these cautions, MINIONS does not blatantly push an LGBT agenda. There are many references to Eastern/New Age philosophies, and it doesn’t allow Gru the strong redemption arc that the original DESPICABLE ME franchise affords. MINIONS: RISE OF GRU does have some cautions, especially for younger children. While MINIONS: RISE OF GRU does not adhere to the same storytelling style as Pixar’s movies, its uplifting, heartfelt, and goofy fun attracted larger audiences than the adult-geared LIGHTYEAR. “You just have to give them a reason to go.” “MINIONS shattered the idea that families don’t want to go back to the theaters,” Paul Dergarabedian, a senior Comscore analyst, told Variety. LIGHTYEAR’s failure to draw in large audiences confirms that content matters to families, and the “family-friendly” label is not good enough. Movieguide® previously reported that family-friendly movies would need to lead the way for the box office to recover from COVID-19.
In contrast, the highly anticipated TOY STORY spinoff only managed $50M, resulting in one of the biggest box office flops of 2022, according to ScreenRant. Over July 1-3, the fifth movie in the DESPICABLE ME franchise earned $100M and set an Independence Day weekend record with $125M over four days. However, over the July 4th weekend, Universal Pictures’ MINIONS: RISE GRU soundly defeated Disney Pixar’s LIGHTYEAR at the box office.
Since the early 2000s, Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures has dominated other animated movies at the box office with iconic stories like FINDING NEMO and TOY STORY.Īccording to Box Office Mojo, Disney boasts eight of the top-ten grossing animated movies of all time. Why MINIONS: RISE OF GRU Stole the Hearts of Families at the Box Office, While Pixar’s LIGHTYEAR Flopped Published: JPhoto from IMDb – “Pierre Coffin in Minions: The Rise of Gru (2022)”
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