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Why ‘Minions’ beat ‘Lightyear’ at the box office
Two blockbuster animated franchises went head-to-head at the box place of work this past weekend. Just one of them benefited from buzz — and it was not “Lightyear.” In just three times, Universal and Illumination’s “Minions: The Rise of Gru” tallied a lot more than $107 million in domestic ticket sales and topped $200 million globally. Its rival, Disney and Pixar’s “Lightyear,” has produced just $105 million domestically since it was released 3 weeks back and has struggled to attain $190 million all over the world. They are amid the most well-liked and worthwhile franchises for their respective studios, having just about every raked in billions of dollars in ticket…