Animation domination continues as ‘Despicable Me 4’ repeats at No. 1
Animated films have held the No. 1 spot for five weekends in a row.
Hello! Welcome to The Box Office Report for the weekend of July 12-14, 2024.
1. DESPICABLE ME 4
Weekend gross: $44.7M
Total domestic gross: $211.1M
Last weekend: 1st
Percent drop: 40
For the fifth weekend in a row, an animated movie sits at No. 1 at the box office. Despicable Me 4 easily held on to the top spot in its second weekend in theaters, adding $44.7 million to push its domestic total to $211.1 million.
Despicable Me 4 becomes the third movie to break the $200 million mark in North America in 2024, leapfrogging over two films that stalled out just short of that accomplishment, Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire ($196.4 million) and Kung Fu Panda 4 ($193.6 million).
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