Minions set to shatter box-office records

Minions set to shatter box-office records because Gen Z is obsessed with it

Reader, I have never seen a Minions movie. But that has never stopped me from delighting

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in the myriad joys of its babbling Twinkie-shaped underlings or Vector's orange tracksuit.

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One of the franchise's charms is its ability

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to transcend language and culture, to unite us as one Gru-tiful family.

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And this weekend, thanks to us, it's doing it to the tune of $129M.

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