Summary
Viewers who may have been disappointed byDespicable Me 4can stream an older installment of the franchise now on Netflix. WhileDespicable Me 4is on track to becomingone of the most profitable movies of 2024and isalready the fifth highest-grossing movie of the year worldwide, the popular film received mixed reviews from critics. In fact, only three of the six total movies in theDespicable Mefranchisehave received mostly positive reviews from critics.
Despicable Me 4was released in theaters on June 25, 2025, and hasalready grossed more than $440 million worldwide. At this rate, the popular kids movie is on pace to outperformKung Fu Panda 4andGodzilla x Kong: The New Empirewhich earned roughly $545 million and $568 million at the worldwide box office, respectively.Despicable Me 4features an ensemble castled by Steve Carell, Kristen Wiig, Will Ferrell, Sofía Vergara, Stephen Colbert, Steve Coogan, Miranda Cosgrove, and Joey King.
Minions Is Already Trending On Netflix While Despicable Me 4 Is #1 At The Global Box Office
Minions remains the highest-grossing installment of the franchise
Despicable Me 4has been the number one movie at the worldwide box office during the first two weeks of its release, ending the impressive 3-week run ofInside Out 2. 2015’sMinionshas also broken intoNetflix’s Top 10 Movies List in recent weeks and is currently ranked in the seventh spotas of the time of writing. Ironically,Minionswas the first installment of theDespicable Mefranchise to not receive a Certified Fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes with a critic score of 56%.
Despite the mixed reviews of 2015’sMinions, it remains the highest-grossing installment of the entire franchise, raking in a worldwide total of $1.16 billion. WhileDespicable Me 4should have no problem soaring past the box office total of the original, which grossed roughly $545 million, it will have to make $940 million worldwide to avoid becoming the installment with the lowest box office since the original was released in 2010.It still has plenty of time to outperformMinionsand become the highest-grossingDespicable Memovie ever.
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Why Despicable Me 4’s Reviews Are So Mixed
Its critic score of 55% is right under the 56% score of Minions
Despicable Me 4now has the lowest Rotten Tomatoes score of the franchise by the slimmest of margins. Its critic score of 55% is right under the 56% score ofMinionsand 58% ofDespicable Me 3(2017). Some critics felt that the film lacked balance and focus, which led to many disappointing reviews. On the other hand,Despicable Me 4’saudience score is currently tied withMinions: The Rise of Gru(2022) as the highest of the franchise at 89%. Fortunately for theDespicable Mefranchise, reviews don’t have much effect on its box office performance, as proven by its more than $5 billion worldwide franchise total across its six movies.
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.
