The #1 movie of 2024 (“Inside Out 2”), as well as #3 (“Despicable Me 4“), and #7 (“Kung Fu Panda”) are animated features. The medium’s representations continue in streaming results, with Universal releasing “Despicable Me 4” on PVOD last week. An immediate #1 at both iTunes and Fandango, it remained at #5 in theaters last weekend. It added another $8 million for a $330 million totall as usual, marketing for home viewing might have boosted its box office.
And somehow, Sony’s 2017 “The Emoji Movie” is now a hit. It grossed $217 million worldwide amidst blistering reviews (a 12 Metacritic score, about as bad as a studio wide release has ever received); it debuted on Netflix this weekend and jumped to #1. It reinforces the notion that animation is foolproof as long as it seems fresh.
It is one of four animated titles on Netflix’s list, which includes one Netflix original (the Nickelodeon-Paramount production “Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie,” earlier #1), as well as “Trolls Band Together” and “The Lorax” from Universal. However, the eight-month run of “The Super Mario Bros. Movie” may be over. It has been absent from the Netflix top 10 for six days.
“Despicable Me 4” is the sole new top 10 VOD title this week. Last week’s #1, “A Quiet Place: Day One” (Paramount), dropped to second on both charts. Things will change with “Twisters” (Warner Bros.) debuting on Tuesday, likely at #1. Next week Disney releases “Inside Out 2.” Along with “Despicable,” these will likely lead the charts for multiple weeks.
The rest of Netflix’s list includes two of the Jack Reacher movies starring Tom Cruise. Only two originals charted this week; in addtion to “Saving Bikini Bottom,” documentary “Inside the Mind of a Dog” was #3.
Top 10s
iTunes ranks films daily by number of transactions, while Fandango at Home lists by revenue. The listings below are for Monday, August 12 (iTunes) and the week of August 5-11 (Fandango).
The distributors listed are current rights owners. Prices for all titles are for lowest for either rental or download.
iTunes
1. Despicable Me 4 (Universal) – $19.99
2. A Quiet Place: Day One (Sony) – $19.99
3. The Fall Guy (Universal) – $5.99
4. Bad Boys: Ride or Die (Sony) – $19.99
5. The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare (Lionsgate) – $9.99
6. Civil War (A24) – $4.99
7. The Twisters (Global Asylum) – $3.99
8. Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (WB) – $9.99
9. Horizon: An American Saga —Chapter 1 (WB) – $19.99
10. The Garfield Movie (Sony) – $14.99
Fandango at Home
1. Despicable Me 4 (Universal) – $19.99
2. A Quiet Place: Day One (Paramount) – $19.99
3. Bad Boys: Ride or Die (Sony) – $19.99
4. The Garfield Movie (Sony) – $14.99
5. The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare (Lionsgate) – $5.99
6. IF (Paramount) – $5.99
7. Horizon: An American Saga —Chapter 1 (WB) – $19.99
8. The Fall Guy (Universal) – $5.99
9. MaXXXine (A24) – $19.99
10. Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (WB) – $9.99
Netflix Movies
These are the most-viewed, current rankings on Netflix’s domestic daily chart on Monday, August 12. Originals include both Netflix-produced and acquired titles it initially presents in the U.S. Netflix publishes its own worldwide weekly top 10 on Tuesdays based on time viewed, and usually includes films for which it doesn’t have domestic rights.
1.The Emoji Movie (2017 theatrical release)
2.Jack Reacher: Never Go Back (2016 theatrical release)
3. Inside the Mind of a Dog (Netflix original documentary)
4. Night School (2018 theatrical release)
5. Jack Reacher (2012 theatrical release)
6. Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie (2024 Netflix original animated film)
7. Trolls Band Together (2023 theatrical release)
8. White Chicks (2002 theatrical release)
9. Mr. Deeds (2002 theatrical release)
10. The Lorax (2012 theatrical release)
