‘Despicable Me’ Is the First Animated Franchise in History to Cross $5 Billion
variety.comBrent Lang Executive Editor “Despicable Me 4” loomed large at the international box office, earning a mighty $88 million to top charts.
The animated sequel’s global haul now stands at $437.8 million. Over the weekend, the “Despicable Me” series of movies became the first animated franchise in history to cross the $5 billion mark. “Despicable Me 4” brings back Steve Carell as Gru, a reformed supervillain, and pits him against Will Ferrell as Maxime Le Mal, a former schoolmate turned bad guy and rival.
The movie is playing in nearly 80 foreign markets, including China, where it debuted across 35,000 screens and 11,000 locations to earn $11.8 million.
Universal and Illumination produced the movie. Another animated smash, “Inside Out 2,” continued to rack up strong ticket sales around the world.
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