Date 03/07/2017 - News People
Los Angeles ? The Minions are still a box office force and original stories are scoring big, but not the R-rated comedy ? even with Will Ferrell and Amy Poehler behind it. Studio estimates on Sunday say that Universal Pictures and Illumination's Despicable Me 3 earned $75.4m over the weekend, while the former Saturday Night Live stars' gambling comedy The House burned down. Featuring the voices of Steve Carell and Trey Parker, Despicable Me 3 easily topped the holiday weekend charts from 4 529 theaters in North America.
