Box Office Round-Up ~ 7/8/24

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The post-4th of July weekend saw another animated sequel win the box office, as Despicable Me 4 grossed $75 million in its first full weekend. Combined with $47 million on Thursday and Friday (it premiered on July 4th), it has already passed $120 million overall. This latest success makes the Despicable Me series the highest grossing animated franchise of all time.

In second place, Inside Out 2 lost some of its audience to Gru and the Minions, but still took in $30.3 million in its fourth weekend, passing $500 million overall with $600 million not out of the question. In third, A Quiet Place: Day One had a solid sophomore weekend, grossing $20.6 million for $93 million overall domestically.

Another horror title (and sequel) debuted in fourth place, as writer/director Ti West’s MaXXXine (the followup to X and Pearl) grossed $6.7 million… a massive success considering the film’s budget of just $1 million. Rounding out the top five, Bad Boys: Ride or Die took in $6.6 million, for domestic total of $177 million over five weekends.

1.  Despicable Me 4 ($75 MM)
Director: Chris Renaud, Patrick Delage
Writers: Mike White (UTA), Ken Dario (Gersh)
Cast: Steve Carell (WME)
        Pierre Coffin
        Will Ferrell (UTA)

2.  Inside Out 2 ($30.3 MM)
Director: Kelsey Mann
Writers: Meg LeFauve (Paradigm), Dave Holstein (CAA), Kelsey Mann
Cast: Amy Poehler (WME)
        Maya Hawke (CAA)
        Kensington Tallman (Buchwald)

3. A Quiet Place: Day One ($20.6 MM)
Director: Michael Sarnoski (WME)
Writers: Michael Sarnoski (WME), John Krasinski (WME)
Cast: Lupita Nyong'o (CAA)
        Joseph Quinn (CAA)
      Alex Wolff (WME)

4.  MaXXXine ($6.7 MM)
Director: Ti West (CAA)
Writers: Ti West (CAA)
Cast: Mia Goth (WME)
        Kevin Bacon (WME)
        Michelle Monaghan (CAA)

5.  Bad Boys: Ride or Die ($6.6 MM)
Director: Adil El Arbi (CAA), Bilall Fallah (CAA)
Writers: Chris Bremner (UTA), Will Beall (Entertainment 360)
Cast: Will Smith (CAA)
        Martin Lawrence (UTA)
        Vanessa Hudgens (CAA)

Source: Box Office Mojo, The Numbers