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First animated film series to cross $5 billion worldwide

TB (according to VNA) July 15, 2024 19:00

The animated film series "Despicable Me" with 4 main films and 2 spin-off films reached a revenue of 5 billion USD.

Phần 4 có sự góp mặt của Gru Jr., con trai của nhân vật chính. (Ảnh: Illumination)
Part 4 features Gru Jr., the main character's son.

According to Exhibitor Relations, the animated comedy "Despicable Me 4" continued to maintain its leading position at the North American box office last weekend with an impressive revenue of 44.7 million USD.

The achievement brings the total ticket sales for Universal Pictures' latest Minions-branded film to $211.1 million in the U.S. and Canada since its release last weekend.

"Despicable Me 4" continues the story of part 3 released 7 years ago.

Once again, the audience reunites with the reformed villain Gru and his Minions, along with a series of new characters introduced to this famous entertainment brand.

Globally, "Despicable Me 4" is the most popular movie with a revenue of 437.8 million USD.

Hollywood Reporter commented that with the impressive box office performance of this new film, the film series "Despicable Me" with 4 main films and 2 spin-off films reached the threshold of 5 billion USD - the highest in history for animated films.

The achievements of the "Despicable Me" brand promise to continue to have more memorable milestones because the film is still in the process of continuing to develop and still shows the irresistible attraction of the fantasy world created by Pierre Coffin and Chris Renaud to the audience, especially children.

According to the plan announced by Universal and Illumination, "Minions 3" will be the next film in this series, scheduled to be released on June 30, 2027.

Variety's analysis of summer box office revenue shows that the US Fourth of July holiday release schedule has long been the domain of "Despicable Me" movies.

This timing-focused strategy is working, with “Despicable Me 2” and “Despicable Me 3” each grossing more than $1 billion at the global box office. The rest of the franchise, including the Minions spinoff, has been a big hit.

Analysis on Variety also pointed out that children's animation is a strong lever to revive box office revenue after consecutive major shocks due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the double strike of screenwriters and the Screen Actors Guild.

"Despicable Me 4" (along with "Inside Out 2") has really brought Hollywood out of the gloomy summer and into the expectation of brighter results next.

List of the most popular movies in North America last week:
1.Despicable Me 4- 44.7 million USD
2.Longlegs- 22.6 million USD
3.Inside Out 2- 20.8 million USD
4.A Quiet Place: Day One- 11.8 million USD
5.Fly Me to the Moon- 10 million USD
6.Bad Boys: Ride or Die- 4.4 million USD
7.Horizon: An American Saga- Chapter 1 - 2.4 million USD
8.MaXXXine- 2.1 million USD
9.Indian 2- 2 million USD
10.Sound of Hope: The Story of Possum Trot- 1.3 million USD.

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