"Minions & Monsters" opens at No.1 with $16M Friday, tracking $39.5M weekend

Universal and Illumination's animated sequel "Minions & Monsters" topped the North American box office on Independence Day weekend, earning $16 million on Friday from 4,243 theatres. The film, released on 1 July, is projected to gross $39.5 million domestically over the full weekend. The Minions franchise continues to draw large audiences for holiday releases.