‘Despicable Me 4’ Kicks Off Box Office Run With $27 Million Opening Day

Illumination film on track to meet projections for a $110 million-plus opening

Despicable Me 4
"Despicable Me 4" is another highly anticipated animated release this summer (Illumination)

Universal/Illumination’s “Despicable Me 4” is off and running at the box office, earning a robust $27 million on its opening day ahead of the Fourth of July.

With this start, the film is on course to meet box office projections of a $110-120 million 5-day opening weekend, slightly below the $123 million 4-day opening of “Minions: The Rise of Gru” two years ago.

Like four of the previous films in the “Despicable Me” series, this fourth installment earned an A on CinemaScore, continuing Illumination’s record of earning an A- or higher on all of its films.

Meanwhile, Disney/Pixar’s “Inside Out 2” added an estimated $7.3

Jeremy Fuster

Box Office Reporter • jeremy.fuster@thewrap.com • Twitter: @jeremyfuster

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2 responses to “‘Despicable Me 4’ Kicks Off Box Office Run With $27 Million Opening Day”

  1. LegsForDays Avatar
    LegsForDays

    Only $27 million opening day for Despicable Me 4? Gru’s really falling behind on his evil overlord quota.

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    LegsForDays

    Only $27 million opening day for Despicable Me 4? Gru really needs to step up his villain game. Minions can’t save him forever.

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