‘Despicable Me 4’ knocks ‘Inside Out 2’ off top spot at UK-Ireland box office; ‘Longlegs’ opens third

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Universal’s Despicable Me 4 opened top of the UK and Ireland box office this weekend with £8.9m, but it was the second-lowest opening for the franchise.

The sixth title in the overall series opened above the first Despicable Me which debuted on £3.9m back in 2010. Part two started with £10m in 2013 while Despicable Me 3  scored £11.2m in 2017. The two Minions spin-off films opened on £11.6m and £10.4m in 2015 and 2022, respectively.

In second place was fellow animation Inside Out 2 which had its most significant drop at 56% but added another £2.2m in its fifth weekend. With a total of £44.5m, the Disney title should enter the top 50 highest-grossing films of all time within the next few weeks. 

Indie horror Longlegs opened third with a strong £1.4m for Black Bear. Directed by actor-turned-filmmaker Oz Perkins and starring Nicholas Cage as a serial killer, the film scored an average of £2,947 per location (475).

In its third weekend, Paramount’s A Quiet Place: Day One crossed £8m after marking a further £825,000.

Opening in fifth place was Sony’s romantic comedy Fly Me To The Moon on £458,487. The film, which stars Scarlett Johansson and Channing Tatum, made a total of £862,358 when including previews. The film follows the relationship between a marketing specialist and a NASA director during the 1960s space race, and is directed by Greg Berlanti.

MaXXXine maxes out

Sony’s Bad Boys: Ride Or Die saw in £201,510 in its sixth weekend for a £11.6m cume.

Universal’s The Bikeriders added £130,772 and now stands at £3.6m after four sessions.

Also for Universal was MaXXXine which dropped 71% in its second weekend with £113,190. Ti West’s horror has made £787,377, passing the lifetime totals of its predecessors Pearl (£477,076, 2023) and X (£641,792, 2022).

Yorgos Lanthimos’ Kinds Of Kindness added £60,858 on its third week for Disney to bring its total up to £944,072.

Indian blockbuster Kalki 2898 AD hit £1.4m in its third weekend for Dreamz Entertainment after adding a further £35,789.

The Garfield Movie is on £8.7m for Sony after landing £29,890 in its eighth session.

Paramount’s IF made £26,000 and stands at £12.2m after nine weeks. 

Jason Yu’s Korean comedy-horror Sleep opened with £18,575 for Curzon. The Cannes 2023 Critics’ Week title follows a young, expectant wife who must figure out how to stop her husband’s nightmarish sleepwalking habits before he harms himself or his family.

• ‘Despicable Me 4’ rules global box office with $133m weekend; ‘Longlegs’ eclipses ‘Fly Me To The Moon’