Those Twinkie-looking sort-of bad guys that made the Despicable Me movies good are killing it at the box office, with Minions taking in more than $115 million in its debut weekend, according to estimates cited by Variety.
That was good enough to knock Jurassic World ($18.1 million) out of the top spot, followed by No. 3, Inside Out ($17.1 million), No. 4, Terminator Genisys ($13.7 million) and No. 5, The Gallows ($10 million).
Minions also brought in another $124.3 million in theaters outside of North America, which means the movie has already more than doubled its reported budget of $74 million.
Maybe their appeal has something to do with their filthy mouths, or maybe its all the product placement. Either way, the movie is on track to crack a billion this summer.
