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Minions take over a million at Irish box office

Minions eye Irish box office
Minions eye Irish box office

Marauding dinosaurs were no match for yellow fever as the new Minions movie opened at Number 1 at the Irish box office over the weekend, taking almost €1.25 million.

The yellow critters captured almost 58% of the total market, leaving the former box-office king, Jurassic World, trailing behind.

Here's the full Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland box office Top 10.

Minions - €1,245,657       
Jurassic World - €479,104 (total: €4,312,836, wk 3)
Spy - €97,317 (total: €1,199,968, wk 4)
The Longest Ride - €88,645 (total: €332,499, wk 2)
Entourage €69,08 (total: €265,913, wk 2)
Mr. Holmes €40,222 (total: €154,697, wk 2)
Knock Knock €27,299 (total: €27,299, wk 1)
San Andreas €18,344 (total: €308,295, wk 5)
Slow West €16,805 (total: €17,509, wk 1)
Insidious Chapter 3 €312,458 (total: €472,210, wk 4)

Read TEN's review of Minions here. Click here for TEN's movie pages with reviews, interviews and news.

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