The Minions are back — and as lucrative as ... help of a few family-friendly animated titles. Over the five-day Fourth of July weekend, Despicable Me 4 opened to a whopping $122 million ...

Meanwhile, “Minions 3” follows the blockbuster success of “Despicable Me 4,” which opened to $230 million worldwide over July 4 weekend as the franchise continues to dominate Independence ...

Despicable Me 2 opened three years later to a massive $143 million over the Fourth of July holiday ... wearing banana-heads would score big. Minions opened to $115 million domestic on a regular ...