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‘Despicable Me’ Is the First Animated Franchise in History to Cross $5 Billion


'Despicable Me 4' led the international box office with $88 million as animated franchise passes $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. That pushes its international haul to $777.5 million, making it the fifth highest-grossing animated film of all time, bypassing “Despicable Me 3.” Globally, “Inside Out” has earned a massive $1.36 billion. Next week, the movie will open in much of Europe, including such major markets as France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the U.K. “Twisters” stars Glen Powell,Daisy Edgar-Jones and Anthony Ramos; it was directed by “Minari’s” Lee Isaac Chung.

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