Despicable Me 4: Box office, OTT Release date, and Platform

Plot

Felonious Gru, an agent of the Anti-Villain League attends a reunion at his old school, Lycée Pas Bon, where he crosses paths with his rival, Maxime Le Mal. Maxime holds a grudge against Gru for stealing his talent show act during their youth. Maxime reveals that he has enhanced himself with cockroach parts to gain superpowers for his plan to conquer the world, but Gru, with the help of the AVL, has him arrested. Maxime later escapes prison and unveils an invention that transforms people into human-roach hybrids, targeting Gru’s biological infant son, Felonious Gru Jr.

Silas Ramsbottom informs the Gru family of Maxime’s escape and explains that the AVL will relocate them under new identities. Most of the Minions are taken in by the AVL, and five—Dave, Mel, Gus, Tim, and Jerry—are selected for augmentation under the Megaminions initiative, which is later canceled due to the group’s destructive behavior.

In their new affluent neighborhood, the Gru family meets their neighbors, the Prescotts, and their daughter, Poppy. Poppy, an aspiring villain, recognizes Gru from his villainous past and blackmails him into helping her steal Lycée Pas Bon’s mascot, a honey badger named Lenny, so she can enroll there. With the help of three Minions and Gru Jr., they successfully steal Lenny.

The school’s principal, Übelschlecht, identifies Gru through security footage and informs Maxime of Gru’s location using a tracker in Lenny’s collar.

Review

According to Rotten Tomatoes, 52% of 117 critics gave positive reviews, resulting in an average score of 5.4/10.

Box Office

By July 8, 2024, Despicable Me 4 has grossed $131.9 million in the U.S. and Canada and $108.4 million in other countries, for a global total of $240.2 million.

Despicable Me 4 movie is expected to generate between $100 and $125 million in the United States and Canada from 4,030 theaters over its five-day opening weekend. On its first day, the film earned $27 million, followed by $20.6 million on the second day.

IMDB: 6.3/10, Rotten Tomatoes: 53%

Critics: 3.9/5

Genre: Family/Comedy

Theatre Release date: July 3, 2024

Language: English, Hindi

OTT Release date: Mid-August, 2024

OTT Platform: Peacock

Director: Chris Renaud

Cast: Steve Carell, B. Kristen Wiig, Pierre Coffin, Sofia Vergara

Writers: Mike White

Producers: Chris Meledandri, Brett Hoffman