Undoubtedly, Gru and Minions strike gold at the box office, and no one can do anything about it. “Despicable Me 4” once again rose to the top in the second weekend with an estimate of $44. 6 million pushing the domestic collection to $211. 1 million. Thanks to the conversation of a global expansion to such as China, France, Germany, the UK and Ireland’s, Illumination latest animated blockbuster has also conquered the international market, taking Illumination’s worldwide gross up to $437 million. The film is currently outperforming most of its predecessors, including 2022’s “Minions: “Despicable Me Spin off Movie The Rise of Gru,” stood at $990,007,519. Ever since international business boomed for Despicable Me films, it is not impossible for Despicable Me 4 to also become a part of the billion-dollar club.
On the other hand, the horror thriller “Longlegs” done by Osgood Perkins and distributed by Neon enjoyed a strong opening by placing second, earning $ 22. 6 million in domestic sales. This performance is important for Neon as it four times offsets the company’s previous highest domestic opening and places “Longlegs” as the distributor’s sixth highest grossing picture, behind Sydney Sweeney’s “Immaculate. ” Neon describes the movie as a thriller starring Maika Monroe and Nicolas Cage playing FBI agent Lee Harker, who investigates an open serial murderer case, that’s connected to the occult and from which she has personal ties.
It is still The Disney/Pixar sequel “Inside Out 2” which grossed $20. 7 million domestically and set its sight to dethrone “The Super Mario Bros. Movie” internationally. A special accomplishment has to be celebrated this week for Illumination as Despicable me film franchise crossed the $5 billion mark globally, making it the world’s first animated franchise to do so. As long as there is a steady stream of Minions films being released in theatres, with a third one being set for a 2027 release, this franchise will be the first to reach $6 billion. While continuing its excellent results, there is no limit to what “Despicable Me 4” is capable of during its existence.
