Box Office: ‘Despicable Me 4’ Rules July 4th With $120M Opening, ‘MaXXXine’ Scares Up $7M-$8M

Elsewhere, Angel Studios’ ‘Sound of Hope: the Son of Possum’ isn’t replicating the success of last year’s sleeper hit ‘Sound of Freedom.’

Illumination and Universal’s Minions franchise isn’t getting any worse for the wear as Despicable Me 4 rules the Fourth of July box office with an estimated five-day opening of $120 million, including a three-day weekend haul of $72.4 million.

That’s in line with expectations and a strong start for the fourth outing in the main franchise, and the sixth in the Despicable Me/Minions series, which ranks as the top-grossing animated franchise of all time.

The first Despicable Me opened over the July 9-11 weekend in 2010 to $56 million. The series then shifted its release earlier and became a Fourth of July staple. 2013’s Despicable Me 2 likewise opened on July 3, a Wednesday, and posted a five-day debut of $143 million. That was followed by a $120 million five-day holiday start for the threequel in 2017.

In the first Despicable Me movie in seven years, Gru — the world’s favorite supervillain-turned-Anti-Villain League-agent voiced by Steve Carell — ushers in a new era of Minions mayhem as he, Lucy (Kristen Wiig) and their girls (Miranda Cosgrove, Dana Gaier and Madison Pola) welcome a new son, Gru Jr. (Tara Strong), who is intent on tormenting his dad.

But Gru and his brood are forced to go on the run after facing off with a new nemesis voiced by Will Ferrell and his femme-fatale girlfriend (Sofía Vergara). Other new characters are voiced by Joey King, Stephen Colbert and Chloe Fineman, while Pierre Coffin returns as the iconic voice of the Minions, and Steve Coogan returns as Silas Ramsbottom.

Chris Renaud — co-creator of the Minions — directed from a script by Mike White (The White Lotus) and Despicable Me veteran Ken Daurio. Patrick Delage co-directed, with Illumination founder and CEO Chris Meledandri producing alongside Brett Hoffman.

The movie is the second back-to-win for the animated family marketplace after Pixar and Disney’s Inside Out 2, which finally fell to No. 2 in its fourth weekend with an estimated three-day weekend gross of $31 million for a domestic gross hovering around $535 million — the third-best showing ever for an animated film in North America, not adjusted for inflation. Last weekend, it joined the billion-dollar club in global ticket sales in record time, or 19 times, after posting the biggest domestic debut of the year.

In other news, Paramount’s A Quiet Place: Day One remains strong at number three in its second weekend, pulling in $21 million for a total of over $94 million domestically in just ten days. The prequel had an impressive debut last weekend with $52 million.

A24’s new release MaXXXine is expected to debut at number four with $7 million to $8 million. The specialty slasher film, directed by Ti West and starring Mia Goth, pays homage to 1980s exploitation and horror genres. It’s garnered a B CinemaScore, a solid grade for its genre.

Sony’s Bad Boys: Ride or Die holds steady at number five, likely finishing the weekend with over $175 million in North American ticket sales.

Kevin Costner’s Horizon: An American Saga — Chapter One drops to number six, struggling to find its audience despite its big-budget production and three-hour runtime. It’s projected to earn around $5.5 million this weekend, totaling about $22 million domestically by Sunday.

Last year, Angel Studios made headlines with Sound of Freedom, which topped the charts and earned over $41 million domestically. This year, their latest release, Sound of Hope: The Story of Possum Trot, opened with $4.7 million on Wednesday and Thursday combined. It’s anticipated to reach around $8 million for its five-day opening period.

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