Heading to the movies? Here's why you might see teens wearing suits

If you go to the movies this weekend, chances are you’ll meet a group of well-dressed young men gathered in the lobby.

Their film of choice? Minions: Rise of Gru.

It was a viral trend that infiltrated theaters around the world, causing box office records to be broken and some businesses even refusing to enter theaters wearing suits.

So what’s going on? Take the banana as we break it down.

Wait, there’s another Minions movie?

Yes.

If you can believe it, the Minions multiverse started over a decade ago with the 2010 release Shame on me about a reformed super villain named Gru and the yellow minion.

Since then, the audience has been spoiled for Despicable Me 2 (2013) and Despicable Me 3 (2017), with I’m Humiliated 4 scheduled for a 2024 release.

Among all that, fans are treated to a spin-off prequel minion in 2015.

Now, the origin story of the villain Gru has hit theaters with Minions: Rise of Gru.

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So why do teens wear suits to the movies?

Ironically, the lads on TikTok started wearing formal wear to the latest Minions movie sessions to give, in their words, this high-art cinema piece. deserved respect.

The trend has been dubbed #GentleMiniona play on “gentlemen”, and quickly went viral.

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TikToks shows everything from the group wild cheer during the movie to wake up and make an impromptu mosh pit in front of the projector screen.

Cultural critics have tried to seek justice why the young people had grabbed the Minions with such dastardly ferocity.

But as one person pointed out, the Despicable Me franchise is part of this TikTok teen childhood.

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And with Facebook groups like Minion Memes for Moms attracting 20,000 members, it’s no surprise that teens are looking to get some of their youth back on their own terms – this time with their own money.

Didn’t I hear some places forbid that suit?

You really did.

Due to the rowdy – and confusing – behavior fueled by the #GentleMinions movement, several theaters have started reject entry “group of guests in formal attire” for the screening of Minions: The Rise of Gru due to “recent disruption.”

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In the UK, Mallard . Cinema manager Daniel Phillips-Smith told the BBC: “This is absolutely heartbreaking.

“We have families who don’t even want to come back on screen when we’re trying to finish, families leave before the movie starts, and of course the kids cry.”

But some theaters have received increased sales and are running #GentleMinion special play.

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As for here in Australia, major cinema franchises have confirmed that they haven’t banned the trend, as long as moviegoers don’t spoil the fun for others.

This is great for Minions, right?

It really is a banana.

Minions: The Rise of Gru actually opened in Australia a week before the United States, debuting on $3.7 million.

But in the state, the film broke the record for the most successful film released over the weekend of July 4th, earning $187 million during its opening weekend.

That means surpassing the previous record holder Transformers: Dark Moon (2011), which results in a total of 4 days $170 million.

So aside from the occasional cinema annoyance, you can see why Universal Pictures is grateful to #GentleMinions.

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But not every meme translates to money

Memeifying Minions: The Rise of Gru isn’t the only recent film to be linked with jokes.

Marvel Morbiusstarring Jared Letoinitially drunk at the box office, only earn $109 million in the US when you have a budget of $110 millionas Forbes reports.

Critics called Morbius a strangely bloodless and humorless film. (Provided: Sony)

But while Morbius fails, memes don’t.

“It’s Morbin’ time” became a popular phrase on the Internet, although it is not shown anywhere in the script.

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The internet is a powerful tool, so Sony saw mere scale memes as a sign of popularity and brought Morbius back to theaters.

But the popularity behind the Morbius meme is that Morbius is, objectively, a bad movie.

What separates Minion from Morbius is the fact that people actually buy tickets to the former, elevating the franchise to new heights and creating a phenomenon that marketing agencies will strive and fail to recreate.

But if Hollywood gives people what they want, this might not be the last time we see a movie theater full of well-dressed kids.

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