“ Despicable Me 4 ” loomed large at the international box office, earning a mighty $88 million to top charts. The animated sequel’s global haul now stands at $437.8 million.
Over the weekend, the “Despicable Me” series of movies became the first animated franchise in history to cross the $5 billion mark. “Despicable Me 4” brings back Steve Carell as Gru, a reformed supervillain, and pits him against Will Ferrell as Maxime Le Mal, a former schoolmate turned bad guy and rival. The movie is playing in nearly 80 foreign markets, including China, where it debuted across 35,000 screens and 11,000 locations to earn $11.
8 million. Universal and Illumination produced the movie. Another animated smash, “Inside Out 2,” continued to rack up strong ticket sales around the world.
The Disney and Pixar release earned $50.2 million from 47 material territories. That pushes its international haul to $777.
5 million, making it the fifth highest-grossing animated film of all time, bypassing “Despicable Me 3.” Globally, “Inside Out” has earned a massive $1.36 billion.
It is the only 2024 release to join the $1 billion club. Universal also got a head start on the domestic launch of “ Twisters ” next week, opening the film in 38 markets, including Australia, Mexico and Brazil. The sequel to 1996’s “Twister” earned $11.
5 million. Next week, the movie will open in much of Europe, including such major markets as France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the U.K.
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