Goodbye Pandemic: Minions: A villain is born is a record

The winter holidays are over and they have had a clear winner in terms of public preference Minion: A villain was bornor, the animated film, which attracted 4,063,430 spectators from 1 to 31 July. And so it has also become the most watched so far of 2022. And since its premiere, the last day of June, Thursday 30 June, it has cut 4,149,399 spectators.

And mostly thanks to the success of the film, the fifth of the franchise it started with My favorite villain in 2010 the month of July rebounded compared to the previous months and, compared to other pre-pandemic July, the number of viewers was very uniform.

Already last Friday, July 29, the Illumination Studios animated film had exceeded 4,000,000 tickets. And eight days earlier, Thursday 21 July, he had broken the threshold of 3,000,000 admissions.

It still has a long way to go and to reach other franchise titles in our country. My favorite villain (2010) had sold 578,443 tickets, My Favorite Villain 2 (2013) 2,611,958 tickets, Minion (2015) 4,934,898 entries e My favorite villain 3 (2017) 3,838,773 tickets.

Will succeed in replacing the original Minion, and so it can become the second most watched film in our country, what is the place occupied by the 2015 film? The box office queen in Argentina continues to be Toy Story 4which since its premiere in 2019 has had 6,632,755 spectators.

Internationally, the film about Gru’s childhood and his beginnings as a villain is also a box office success. According to the Box Office Mojo website, it raised $ 320,410,625 in the United States (fifth figure, behind Top Gun: Maverick, Doctor Strange in the multiverse of madness, Jurassic world domination Y Batman).

And internationally, it raised US $ 710,366,000 and is also the fifth highest grossing film of the year.

To follow, the Top ten from 1 to 31 July in Argentina.

1. Minions: A villain is born

4,063,430 spectators in July. Before: June 30th

2. Thor: love and thunder

1,849,885 spectators in July. Before: July 7

3. Light year

535,801 spectators in July. Premiere: June 16

4. Jurassic world: domination

450,242 spectators in July. Before: June 2nd

5. The black phone

354,900 spectators in July. Premiere: June 23rd

6. DC League of Super Pets

197,361 spectators in July. Before. July 28

7.Elvis

196,169 spectators in July. Before: July 14th

8. Top Gun: Maverick

164,633 spectators in July. Before: May 25th

9. Turuleca hen

122,223 spectators in July. Before: July 14th

10. The horror room

20,205 spectators. Before: July 28th

the best july

With the exception of last year, July, the month of the winter holidays, is usually dominated by an animated film. Another curiosity: in 2021 there was no Disney / Pixar animated film for children on the podium … because none came out that month.

Following, how has been the behavior of the public in the last eight years, in July: tickets sold and podium of the three most viewed.

July 2022:

The three films that received the most audiences so far were Minion: A villain was born, Thor: Love and thunder Y Light year

July 2021: 2,123,199

A year ago the cinemas had begun to open. The chosen ones were fast and furious 9, Black Widow Y Space Jam: a new era

July 2020: 0

In the fourth month of the coronavirus pandemic, cinemas across the country remained closed.

July 2019: 8,652,995

The last pre-pandemic July, and with which we can compare the present. Toy Story 4 she was swept away and they followed her The Lion King Y Spider-Man: Away from home

July 2018: 8,037,854

Most viewed were three sequels, two were animated films, and the third came with velociraptor: Hotel Transylvania 3, The Incredibles 2 Y Jurassic world: fallen kingdom

July 2017: 8,392,996

One national slipped into the three most popular, which they were Despicable Me 3, mom went on a trip Y cars 3

July 2016: 8,846,888

As well as the films of the saga of My favorite villain and its derivative Minion tend to be the most viewed, Argentine audiences have had a devotion to the movies The ice Age. In July 2016, the highest grossing was Ice Age 5: Worlds Collide, the secret life of pets Y Looking for Dory

July 2015: 9,615,574

Just like this July 2022, a spin-off of My favorite villain led the box office. The podium: Minion, Intensely Y Terminator: Genesis