The mega-exhibitor disclosed its busiest Wednesday through Sunday box office this year, as animated tentpoles, including ‘Inside Out 2,’ rule the multiplex.
Backed by animated tentpoles like Despicable Me 4 and Inside Out 2, AMC Theatres reported a festive July 4 holiday.
The return of Gru and his Minions ruled the Fourth of July box office for the Universal and Illumination release with an estimated five-day domestic opening of $122.6 million from 4,428 theaters.
“Needless to say, we are quite pleased to see the strong showing from our U.S. moviegoers during the Fourth of July holiday weekend … It’s also important to note that AMC’s weekend was driven by the wide-ranging appeal of several movies that offer distinct and diverse options,” Aron said in a statement on Monday.
As family animated movies perform at the beginning of the third quarter, the Despicable Me 4 premiere put Pixar and Disney’s Inside Out 2, which debuted in June, in second place in the box office league table in its fourth weekend with an estimated three-day weekend gross of $30 million from 3,760 locations for a domestic gross $533.8 million.
But Roth cautioned the 2024 Hollywood box office will face tough comparisons to last year as next weekend will see the new Fly Me to the Moon release go up against the year-earlier debut of Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One.
Despite optimism for a strong premiere forecast later this month by Deadpool & Wolverine, Roth predicts third quarter 2024 box office receipts will be down a modest 6 percent, compared to the 2023 performance.
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Backed by animated tentpoles like Despicable Me 4 and Inside Out 2, AMC Theatres reported a festive July 4 holiday.
The return of Gru and his Minions ruled the Fourth of July box office for the Universal and Illumination release with an estimated five-day domestic opening of $122.6 million from 4,428 theaters.
“Needless to say, we are quite pleased to see the strong showing from our U.S. moviegoers during the Fourth of July holiday weekend … It’s also important to note that AMC’s weekend was driven by the wide-ranging appeal of several movies that offer distinct and diverse options,” Aron said in a statement on Monday.
As family animated movies perform at the beginning of the third quarter, the Despicable Me 4 premiere put Pixar and Disney’s Inside Out 2, which debuted in June, in second place in the box office league table in its fourth weekend with an estimated three-day weekend gross of $30 million from 3,760 locations for a domestic gross $533.8 million.
But Roth cautioned the 2024 Hollywood box office will face tough comparisons to last year as next weekend will see the new Fly Me to the Moon release go up against the year-earlier debut of Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One.
Despite optimism for a strong premiere forecast later this month by Deadpool & Wolverine, Roth predicts third quarter 2024 box office receipts will be down a modest 6 percent, compared to the 2023 performance.
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