US release: 13th July 2007
£16.3 Thousand
$416.4 Thousand
$0Sequel movie Minions: The Rise of Gru has been given a U age rating in the UK for mild comic violence, very mild scary scenes, rude humour, language.
The movie stars the voice talents of Steve Carell as the evil henchman Gru as he has done in the Despicable Me movies, it also stars the voice talent of Pierre Coffin as the Minions.
The movie is directed by Kyle Balda, Brad Ableson, Jonathan del Val who have all worked on Despicable Me and Minions movies in the past.
Movie Synopsis
In the 1970s, young Gru tries to join a group of supervillains called the Vicious 6 after they oust their leader -- the legendary fighter Wild Knuckles. When the interview turns disastrous, Gru and his Minions go on the run with the Vicious 6 hot on their tails. Luckily, he finds an unlikely source for guidance -- Wild Knuckles himself -- and soon discovers that even bad guys need a little help from their friends.
BBFC certificate breakdown.
Released in the UK this weekend, Friday, 2nd July 2021, there are 6 new releases looking to take your attention and where available could hit your local cinema and try and replace Fast & Furious 9 from the top of the UK box office.
Check back on Monday to see what new movies made it onto the Weekend Box Office Chart.
A weekly Rundown of the UK box office chart headlines over the last 30 years.
Making its debut at the top was How To Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World starring Gerard Butler and Cate Blanchett and directed by Dean DeBlois.
The longerst run on the box office and the top total grossing film was Bohemian Rhapsody which had taken £52.5 Million over 15 weeks of release.
Five years ago (2015) -Also making its debut at the top was Big Hero 6 starring Scott Adsit and Ryan Potter and directed by Don Hall and Chris Williams.
The longerst run on the box office and the top total grossing film was Paddington which had taken £35.5 Million over 10 weeks of release.
Ten years ago (2010) -The number one film was Avatar which had been at the top for 6 weeks and with a total gross of £65.1 Million it was also the top total grossing film.
The top new film of the week was Edge Of Darkness directed by Martin Campbell and starring Mel Gibson and Danny Huston which entered the box office at number 3.
The film with the longest run was St. Trinian's 2: The Legend Of Frittons Gold which had been on the box office for 7 weeks.
Fifteen years ago (2005) -Making its debut at the top was Meet The Fockers starring Robert De Niro and Ben Stiller and directed by Jay Roach.
The longerst run on the box office and the top total grossing film was The Incredibles which had taken £31.9 Million over 11 weeks of release.
Twenty years ago (2000) -Making its debut at the top was Double Jeopardy starring Tommy Lee Jones and Ashley Judd and directed by Bruce Beresford.
The film with the longest run was East Is East which had been on the box office for 13 weeks.
The top total grossing film of the week was The World Is Not Enough which had taken £27.8 Million after 10 weeks of release.
Twenty five years ago (1995) -The number one film was Interview With The Vampire which had been at the top for 2 weeks.
The top new film of the week was Only You starring Marisa Tomei and Robert Downey Jr. which entered the box office at number 2.
The longerst run on the box office and the top total grossing film was The Lion King which had taken £23.2 Million over 17 weeks of release.
Thirty years ago (1990) -The number one film was Black Rain which had been at the top for 2 weeks.
The top new film of the week was Lock Up starring Sylvester Stallone and Donald Sutherland which entered the box office at number 2.
The longerst run on the box office and the top total grossing film was Shirley Valentine which had taken £11.7 Million over 15 weeks of release.
A weekly Rundown of the UK box office chart headlines over the last 30 years.
A year ago (2019) -
The number one film was Glass which had been at the top for 2 weeks.
The top new film of the week was Vice starring Christian Bale and Amy Adams which entered the box office at number 3.
The longerst run on the box office and the top total grossing film was Bohemian Rhapsody which had taken £52 Million over 14 weeks of release.
Five years ago (2015) -Making its debut at the top was American Sniper starring Bradley Cooper and Kyle Gallner.
The film with the longest run was Paddington which had been on the box office for 9 weeks.
The top total grossing film of the week was The Hobbit: The Battle Of The Five Armies which had taken £40.9 Million after 7 weeks of release
Ten years ago (2010) -The number one film was Avatar which had been at the top for 5 weeks and with a total gross of £57.4 Million it was also the top total grossing film.
The top new film of the week was Brothers starring Carey Mulligan and Natalie Portman which entered the box office at number 9.
The film with the longest run was St. Trinian's 2: The Legend Of Frittons Gold which had been on the box office for 6 weeks.
Fifteen years ago (2005) -The number one film was Closer which had been at the top for 2 weeks.
The top new film of the week was Elektra starring Jennifer Garner and Goran Visnjic which entered the box office at number 6.
The longerst run on the box office and the top total grossing film was The Incredibles which had taken £31.6 Million over 10 weeks of release.
Twenty years ago (2000) -The number one film was Sleepy Hollow which had been at the top for 3 weeks.
The top new film of the week was Stigmata starring Patricia Arquette and Gabriel Byrne which entered the box office at number 3.
The film with the longest run was East Is East which had been on the box office for 12 weeks.
The top total grossing film of the week was The World Is Not Enough which had taken £27.3 Million after 9 weeks of release
Twenty five years ago (1995) -Making its debut at the top was Interview With The Vampire starring Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt.
The longerst run on the box office and the top total grossing film was The Lion King which had taken £23.2 Million over 16 weeks of release.
Thirty years ago (1990) -Making its debut at the top was Black Rain starring Michael Douglas and Andy Garcia.
The longerst run on the box office and the top total grossing film was Shirley Valentine which had taken £11.7 Million over 14 weeks of release.
James Bond actor Daniel Craig has confirmed that he will not return as 007 for the next movie in the long running series.
No Time To Die is set for release next April with Craig as the main character but in a recent interview with German site Express he seems to have enough of playing the role and this will be his last.
The film has reportedly has a troubled production with injuries happening to Craig and other people involved in the making, and there has apparently been friction between Craig and director Cary Joji Fukunaga.
In the same interview the actor also dismissed any notion of returning as a director for the franchise.
Daniel Craig has appeared as James Bond since 2006 in Casino Royale and has been the character in Quantum Of Solace, Skyfall and Spectre.