After a historically bad first half of the year, the box office is suddenly booming thanks to some animation and illumination.

“Despicable Me 4” led the way over the holiday weekend with $123 million since opening on Wednesday, according to ticket box office.

The Independence Day holiday weekend haul for Universal Pictures’ release basically extends the mighty box-office reign of the Minions. Universal sources say it’s the most bankable force in movies today. And it also kept a summer streak going for Hollywood.

Steve Carell, Kristen Wiig, Sofía Vergara, Stephen Colbert, and Will Ferrell are back to lend their magic voices. too. Check out the Minion mayhem here: – Despicable Me 4 | Official Trailer 2 (youtube.com)