Summary
Despicable Me 4has a strong international box office debut. The animated comedy sequel isalready playing in movie theaters across Argentina, Australia, New Zealand, and Uruguay. It will release in U.S. theaters on July 3.Despicable Me 4is expectedto be the top-earning release of the long July 4 weekend, and will likely help the animated franchise break a $5 billion franchise record.
According toCollider,Despicable Me 4grossed $9.4 million in its international opening weekend, setting new records in Argentina and Australia, and earning more than previous franchise installments, includingDespicable Me 2,Despicable Me 3,Minions, andMinions: The Rise of Gru. $4.7 million across 311 screens is an all-time best opening for the franchise in Australia, and $3.7 million marks a franchise-best debut in Argentina.Despicable Me 4also outperformed all the previousDespicable MeandMinionsfilms in its New Zealand and Uruguay openings.
How Will Despicable Me 4 Fare At The Domestic And Worldwide Box Office?
AsDespicable Me 4opens in more international markets and in the U.S., it is poised to continue a stellar box office run.Despicable Me 4isprojected to earn more than $100 million during the five-day July 4 weekend. The fourteen-year-old franchise has generally performed well at the box office, with its most recent entry,Minions: The Rise of Gru, having the second best opening in franchise history and even inspiringa viralMinionsTikTok trend.
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IfDespicable Me 4meets its projections, it should easily exceed the openings ofDespicable Me,Despicable Me 2, andDespicable Me 3, and go toe-to-toe with the openings of theMinionsmovies. Itsbiggest competition during opening weekend will beInside Out 2, even though the Pixar film will have been in theaters since June 14.Inside Out 2had a record-breaking $295 million openingand is already the highest-grossing movie of 2024, surpassing the previous top-earner,Dune: Part Two.
Despicable Me 4can distinguish itself as a new family-friendly offering during the July 4 weekend, but it won’t have a monopoly on this withInside Out 2still in theaters and benefiting from critical acclaim, good word of mouth, and as the holder of numerous box office records. Despite this competition,Despicable Me 4is still expected to perform well in its opening weekend and emerge asone of summer 2024’s highest-grossing movies, along with potentially having the best opening in its franchise’s history.
Despicable Me 4
Cast
The infamous (and kind-hearted) not-super villain Gru returns in Despicable Me 4, the fourth entry in the long-running movie series from Illumination Entertainment. The fourth film also sees the return of Gru’s wife, Lucy, portrayed again by Kristin Wiig, and introduces their son.
