The minions are back in style as Despicable Me 4 smashes box office records, grossing $230 million globally. The animated film series, beloved for its supervillain-turned-superspy Gru and his adorable yellow henchmen, has become one of the highest-grossing animated franchises of all time in just 12 years. Meanwhile, the star-studded Pixar sequel Inside Out 2 has crossed the billion-dollar mark, making it the fastest animated film to do so in 2024, with a domestic total of $533.8 million. A less family-friendly entry, A Quiet Place: Day One, continues its successful run with a global haul of $178 million. The horror film MaXXXine opens to a solid $7.8 million globally, promising bloody twists and unexpected turns for fans of the genre. Will Smith and Martin Lawrence's Bad Boys: Ride or Die rounds out the top five with a domestic cume of $177.3 million and a global cume of $360 million, proving that animated and action-comedy films continue to dominate the summer box office.