The movie, Despicable Me 2 featuring the world-famous characters, “Minions” hits an all-time biggest single day box office sales in the Philippines for an animation last Saturday, July 6, 2013.
The movie distributed by United International Pictures and Solar Entertainment Corporation in the Philippines, blasted onto the Philippine movie screens simultaneously with the U.S., successfully became the biggest opening weekend release for an animated movie of all time with over P100 million, with an exact figures reaching Php120 million box office sales in the Philippines.
Here’s the weekend Top Screens in the Philippines (in rounded figures):
- P6,600,000 – SM North EDSA
- P5,380,000 – SM Mall of Asia
- P4,990,000 – SM Megamall
- P3,750,000 – Glorietta 4
- P3,640,000 – TriNoma
- P3,630,000 – Powerplant
- P3,440,000 – SM Cebu
- P3,020,000 – SM Southmall
- P2,970,000 – Gateway
- P2,870,000 – Eastwood.
The movie Despicable Me 2 is currently showing on over 190 screens nationwide. The hit movie is the sequel to the 2010 blockbuster about the villain named Gru who turns into a crime buster and loving father to three young girls. The movie features the voice of comedian Steve Carell.