Despicable Me 4 Director Reveals Why Nobody Has Aged Since The Last Movie
Summary
Despicable Me 4’s Rotten Tomatoes score has arrived, and it falls below its box office rival. After three successful previous installments, Gru’s (Steve Carell) saga is set to continue with the upcoming sequel from directors Chris Renaud and Patrick Delage.Despicable Me 4’s storywill follow Gru and his family as they deal not only with new rival Maxime Le Mal (Will Ferrell), but also the arrival of the mischievous Gru Jr. As the film’s release date approaches, one question facing the sequel is how it will stack up against its predecessors.
Rotten Tomatoesnow reveals thatDespicable Me 4has debuted on the platform to 63% from 35 reviews. This score could fluctuate as more reviews are added, but, as of writing, the film’s score is relatively in line with other recent installments in the franchise. It’s far below the film’s biggest box office rival,Inside Out 2, however, which currently has a strong 90% score. Check out the chart below to see the Rotten Tomatoes scores for theDespicable Mefranchise:
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The Illumination Film Is Projected To Be A Success
So far, it would be a stretch to call anyDespicable Memovie “critically acclaimed,” with the 2010 original coming closest to this designation. Even when critics' reviews were mixed, however,the franchise has been a reliable box office draw. 2015’sMinions, for example, the franchise entry with the lowest critics' and audience scores on Rotten Tomatoes, ended up earning $1.159 billion at the box office, a remarkable feat.
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Despicable Me 4 will see Steve Carell and Kristen Wiig reprise their roles for another adventure between Gru, Lucy, and their new family.
Love for the franchise has remained fairly consistently strong, andMinions: The Rise of Gru, the most recent installment, grossed $940.2 million in 2022. Early projections suggestDespicable Me 4will be continuing this trend.Varietyreports thatthe upcoming sequel is expected to rake in between $100 and $125 million over the course of its five-day opening weekend. The film isn’t, however, expected to beatInside Out 2.
Inside Out 2’s reviewshave been glowing, and the film has been a surprise box office juggernaut. It earned $154 million over its three-day opening weekend, and just crossed the $1 billion threshold after just 19 days in theaters, making it the fastest animated movie ever to do so. While hittingInside Out 2levels of success seemingly won’t be possible,Despicable Me 4will still be a major box office hit, even with its lukewarm critics response.
Despicable Me 4
Cast
The infamous (and kind-hearted) not-super villain Gru returns in Despicable Me 4, the fourth entry in the long-running movie series from Illumination Entertainment. The fourth film also sees the return of Gru’s wife, Lucy, portrayed again by Kristin Wiig, and introduces their son.
