4th of July box office: Animated family flicks Despicable Me 4 and Inside Out set off fireworks during long weekend
Hindustan TimesGru and his mischievously beloved gang of minions favourably earned an early jumpstart with a Wednesday theatrical opening in the US, kicking off the long 4th of July holiday weekend. Passing with flying colours amid patriotic fervour, the Illumination and Universal’s tentpole Despicable Me 4 raked in an opening day gross of $27 million as part of an estimated five-day holiday weekend domestic box office debut of $120 million, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Despicable Me 4 and Inside Out 2 - both animated family adventures - becomes box office favourites during the five-day long weekend of the 4th of July. Other movies wrestling for success on the US box office Despite their domestic box office tussle, both Despicable Me 4 and Inside Out 2 have welcomed staggering numbers back to the theatre with family adventures. Meanwhile, horror sci-fi prequel A Quiet Place: Day One, starring Joseph Quinn and Lupita Nyong’o, is also looking forward to a five-day box office collection of $31 million.
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