Minions & Monsters isn’t doing as great at the box office as some predicted for the latest entry in the Despicable Me universe.
The prequel film in the franchise opened far behind projections at $64.5 million from Wednesday through the Fourth of July Weekend, per Variety.
It was projected to start at $80 million across the five days. That said, analysts also predicted a slower box office weekend due to the July 4 holiday landing on a Saturday, although Toy Story 5 earned $31 million in the same stretch in its fifth weekend at the box office.
2022’s Minions: The Rise of Gru and 2024’s Despicable Me 4 opened to $123 million and $122 million, respectively, over the same five-day holiday frame.
There have been seven Despicable Me movies in the past two decades.
It fared better overseas, bringing in $86 million over the weekend and $98 million to date, bringing the worldwide haul right now to $159.8 million.
The film is “the rambunctious, ridiculous and totally true story of how the Minions conquered Hollywood, became movie stars, lost everything, unleashed monsters onto the world and then banded together to try and save the planet from the mayhem they had just created.” Watch the trailer inside…
At TPG, we’re all about maximizing our credit cards. That includes maximizing all benefits provided by issuers, which include statement credits.
Our monthly checklist highlights all the perks and benefits you should take advantage of each month. Whether you have one or several credit cards, a checklist is an excellent way to ensure you maximize your benefits.
There are some statement credits provided at different intervals, such as quarterly, biannually or yearly, and these are the ones we can easily forget about.
Here are some important reminders about statement credits that should not be overlooked. We suggest bookmarking this page and revisiting it every quarter.
American Express
Numerous card perks are available through Amex cards. You should use them since Amex offers a variety of statement credits at different intervals throughout the year. Most of these values are “up to” amounts, meaning the stated value is the maximum amount you will receive in statement credits.
Additionally, these benefits cannot be rolled over and used later. They are “use it or lose it” statement credits.
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Amex Business Platinum
Yearly — up to a $1,150 Dell credit: Up to $150 in statement credits on U.S. purchases made directly at Dell and an additional $1,000 statement credit after spending $5,000 or more with Dell each calendar year.
Biannually — up to a $300 hotel credit: Up to $600 in statement credits per calendar year (up to $300 biannually) toward prepaid Fine Hotels + Resorts or The Hotel Collection property bookings made through Amex Travel and paid with The Business Platinum Card® from American Express. (The Hotel Collection bookings must be for at least two nights.)
Yearly — up to a $300 ChatGPT Business subscription credit: Up to $300 in statement credits per calendar year on U.S. purchases of ChatGPT Business subscriptions (subject to auto-renewal; enrollment required)
Yearly — a $250 Adobe credit: A $250 Adobe statement credit after spending $600 or more on U.S. purchases made directly with Adobe from July 1 through Dec. 31 (and each calendar year after). Enrollment is required; subject to automatic renewal.
Yearly — up to a $209 Clear+ credit: Up to $209 in statement credits per calendar year toward a Clear+ membership (excluding taxes and fees; subject to automatic renewal).
Yearly — up to a $200 airline fee credit: Up to $200 in statement credits per calendar year when you select one qualifying airline and incidental fees are charged by the airline to your Amex Business Platinum. The credit can be used all at once or through multiple transactions.
Quarterly — up to a $90 Indeed credit: Up to $90 per quarter in statement credits (up to $360 per calendar year).
Quarterly — up to a $50 Hilton credit: Up to $50 in statement credits per quarter (up to $200 per calendar year) for eligible purchases made directly with a Hilton portfolio property. You must have a Hilton for Business membership to use this benefit.
Enrollment required for select benefits.
The Amex Business Platinum carries a $895 annual fee (see rates and fees).
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Amex Platinum
Biannually — up to a $300 hotel credit: Up to $600 in statement credits per calendar year (up to $300 biannually) toward prepaid Fine Hotels + Resorts or Hotel Collection property bookings made through American Express Travel® and paid with the American Express Platinum Card®. (The Hotel Collection bookings must be for at least two nights.)
Yearly — up to a $300 Equinox credit: Up to $300 in statement credits per calendar year for Equinox+ or Equinox club memberships (subject to automatic renewal).
Yearly — up to a $209 Clear+ credit: Up to $209 in statement credits per calendar year toward a Clear+ membership (excluding taxes and fees; subject to automatic renewal).
Yearly — up to a $200 airline fee credit: Up to $200 in statement credits per calendar year when you select one qualifying airline and incidental fees are charged by the airline. This statement credit can be used all at once or through multiple transactions.
Quarterly — up to a $100 Resy statement credit: Up to four up to $100 quarterly statement credits (up to $400 in statement credits per calendar year) when you pay with your Amex Platinum at an eligible U.S. Resy restaurant; no reservation is required.
Enrollment required for select benefits.
The Amex Platinum carries a $895 annual fee (see rates and fees).
Amex Gold
Biannually — up to a $50 Resy statement credit: Up to two $50 biannual statement credits per calendar year, one from January to June and the other from July to December (up to $100 in statement credits per calendar year). Statement credits are redeemed by dining at a U.S. restaurant that accepts Resy reservations and paying with the American Express® Gold Card and on other eligible Resy purchases. A Resy reservation is not required to earn the statement credit. Enrollment required.
Amex Green
Yearly — up to a $209 Clear+ credit: Up to $209 in statement credits per year toward a Clear+ membership when paying with your American Express® Green Card (excluding taxes and fees; subject to automatic renewal; enrollment required).
The information for the Amex Green Card has been collected independently by The Points Guy. The card details on this page have not been reviewed or provided by the card issuer.
Delta Air Lines cobranded cards
HILTON
Hilton Aspire
Yearly — up to a $209 Clear+ credit: Up to $209 in statement credits per calendar year toward a Clear+ membership (excluding taxes and fees; subject to automatic renewal; enrollment required).
Biannually — up to a $200 Hilton resorts credit: Up to $200 statement credit from January to June and up to $200 statement credit from July to December (up to $400 per calendar year) on eligible purchases (including room charges and incidentals) when using your Hilton Honors American Express Aspire Card at participating Hilton resorts.
Quarterly — up to a $50 flight credit: Up to $50 in statement credits each quarter (up to $200 per calendar year) when you pay for a flight directly with an airline, through amextravel.com or the Amex Travel App™. Data points show you may be able to use this credit for seat upgrades, award taxes and fees and United TravelBank balance reloads.
Select Chase credit cards offer statement credits that often go unnoticed and can be easily missed when focusing on cards with monthly statement credits.
Chase Sapphire Preferred
IHG
Chase Sapphire Reserve
Biannually — up to a $250 The Editcredit: Up to $250 in biannual credits (up to $500 per calendar year) for eligible bookings made with The Edit luxury hotel program through Chase Travel with your Chase Sapphire Reserve® (see rates and fees).
Biannually — up to a $150 StubHub and Viagogo credit: Up to $150 in biannual credits (up to $300 per calendar year) to use on event tickets at StubHub and Viagogo for purchases through Dec. 31, 2027.
Biannually — up to $150 credit for dining at Sapphire Reserve Exclusive Tables via OpenTable: Up to $150 in biannual credits (up to $300 per calendar year) for prime-time reservations at Sapphire Reserve Exclusive Tables; no prepayment or payment through OpenTable is required.
Biannually — up to a $250 The Editcredit: Up to $250 in biannual credits (up to $500 per calendar year) for eligible bookings made with The Edit luxury hotel program through Chase Travel.
Biannually — up to a $200 ZipRecruiter credit: Up to $200 in ZipRecruiter credit biannually (up to $400 per calendar year). You’ll receive the benefit from January through June and again from July through December for purchases made through ZipRecruiter (through Dec. 31, 2027).
Biannually — up to a $50 Giftcards.com credit: Up to $50 in biannual credits (up to $100 per calendar year). (Purchase through giftcards.com/reservebusiness; through Oct. 31, 2028.)
Yearly — up to a $200 hotelcredit: Statement credit for Renowned Hotels and Resorts or United Hotels; varies according to card.
Yearly — up to a $200 JSXcredit: Varies according to card.
Yearly — up to $200 in TravelBank Cash: Varies according to card.
Yearly — up to $100 in TravelBank Cash via carrental: Varies according to card.
Yearly — up to a $50 FareLock credit: After purchasing FareLock for United Airlines- or United Express-operated flights with one of United’s business cards; varies according to card.
Yearly — a $100 Splurge credit: Up to $100 per calendar year in your choice of up to two merchants: 1stDibs, AAdvantage Hotels, Future Personal Training or Live Nation (exclusions apply).
Yearly — up to a $300 hotel credit: Up to $300 credit per calendar year off a prepaid, minimum two-night hotel stay booked through Citi Travel.
Yearly — up to a $200 Splurge credit: Up to $200 credit per calendar year in your choice of up to two brands: 1stDibs, American Airlines, Best Buy, Future Personal Training and Live Nation (exclusions apply).
Biannually — up to a $100 Blacklane credit: Up to $100 in biannual credits (up to $200 per calendar year) for Blacklane chauffeur bookings.
Yearly — a $100 hotel credit: $100 credit off a single hotel stay of $500 or more (excluding taxes and fees) when booked through cititravel.com or by calling 833-737-1288. The benefit is applied at the time of booking.
U.S. Bank
Only one U.S. Bank credit card, the U.S. Bank Altitude® Go Visa Signature® Card, provides statement credits.
U.S. Bank Altitude Go
Yearly — a $15 streaming credit: Cardholders receive a $15 streaming service credit after 11 months of eligible streaming purchases. Eligible merchants include Apple TV, Netflix and Spotify.
The information for the U.S. Bank Altitude Go has been collected independently by The Points Guy. The card details on this page have not been reviewed or provided by the card issuer.
The best way to maximize the value of credit cards and justify their annual fees is to use all the perks and benefits they offer.
While many cards have monthly perks and statement credits you can easily keep on top of, it’s easy to lose track of and forget those offered at different intervals.
Use this guide to track quarterly, biannual and yearly benefits — and make sure you’re getting every bit of value from your credit cards.
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