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Despicable Me 4 repeats atop the box office with $44.6M while Longlegs shocks with $22M in second place - the highest debut ever for Neon By Brian Gallagher For Dailymail.com Published: 00:44, 15 July 2024 | Updated: 00:44, 15 July 2024 e-mail View comments Universal's animated sequel Despicable Me 4 had no trouble repeating atop the box office for a second straight week , though it was a closer race than expected.

The sequel dropped just 40.5% from last weekend's 4th of July debut with $122.6 million to repeat on top with $44.



6 million, via Deadline . While the Despicable Me 4 repeat wasn't a surprise, the debut of indie distributor Neon's Longlegs was, raking in an astonishing $22.6 million in second place.

The $22.6 million tally was the biggest box office debut even in the history of Neon, which was founded in 2017. The only other new release - Columbia Pictures' Fly Me To The Moon - failed to take off properly, debuting with just $10 million.

Universal's animated sequel Despicable Me 4 had no trouble repeating atop the box office for a second straight week, though it was a closer race than expected While the Despicable Me 4 repeat wasn't a surprise, the debut of indie distributor Neon's Longlegs was, raking in an astonishing $22.6 million in second place Despicable Me added 21 theaters in its second frame, bringing its theater count up to 4,449, with a strong per-screen average of 10,035. Longlegs, an original horror about a serial killer starring Maika Monroe and Nicola.

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