Germany Box Office: ‘Minions’ Rule for Fifth Weekend

Universal and Illumination Entertainment’s Minions continue to defy their second-class status in Germany by defeating all comers.

The animated comedy, co-directed by Kyle Balda and Pierre Coffin, held on to a fifth straight number one slot in the territory, and have earned $49 million in Germany so far. Minions last week overtook Jurassic World to become the number one film of the year to date in Germany and looks set to easily pass 5 million ticket sales before the end of its run. With a global take of $854.6 million,

Minions is already the 9th most successful animated film of all time and it still has plenty of room to grow, with release in China set for Sept.13.

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Chris Columbus‘ Pixels opened to a decent $2.6 million in Germany, good enough for second place in a session dominated by the Minions. Behind them were Warner’s Magic Mike XXL and the John Green adaptation Paper Towns. Breaking into the top ten was home-grown animated feature Ooops! The Ark is gone…, a re-telling of the biblical story of Noah and the Ark, which earned around $285,000 in its first outing. 

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