Box Office Results: Despicable Me 4 Lights Up the July 4 Holiday By Illumination/Universal’s Despicable Me 4 earned an impressive $75 million over its first three days, resulting in a $122.6M 5-day domestic bow, per Deadline. That number exceeded early expectations, which projected closer to $100M.
However, a massive $27M Friday and $26.8M Saturday put all projections in the rearview mirror. Despicable Me 4 is second in the franchise regarding 3-day openings, behind only Despicable Me 2’s $83.
5M, but fourth overall if you include the Minions spinoffs. The animated sequel has collected $230M worldwide following a staggered release in 52 international markets. Imax accounted for $9.
6M in 50 markets through the holiday weekend, raising its total to $10.1M. Inside Out 2, meanwhile, dropped to No.
2 but continues to rake in big bucks, adding another $33.1M (-42%) to its massive domestic haul. The sequel has earned $536.
9M domestically and $1.217B worldwide. Domestically, it needs around $75M to top Incredibles 2 ($608.
5M) and just $30M to become the studio’s No. 1 highest-grossing release. A Quiet Place: Day One dipped 60% in Week 2, earning $21M and raising its domestic cume to $94.
3M, while Kevin Costner’s Horizon moseyed its way to $22.1M. Elsewhere, the Ti West/Mia Goth horror flick MaXXXine enjoyed the biggest “X Series” opening, slashing its way to $6.
7M. Audiences awarded the threequel a B. Finally, Angel Studios’ Sound of Hope: The Story of Possum Trot opened.
