‘Despicable Me 4’ reigns at box office, while ‘Longlegs’ gets impressive start


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Gru and the minions are celebrating a second week in first place at the North American box office. But the surprise of the weekend was a small horror movie called “Longlegs” that upset the $100 million “Fly Me to the Moon.” The supremacy of “Despicable Me 4” was predictable and studio estimates Sunday show the Universal and Illumination franchise added $44.7 million. The big upset came further down the charts with “Longlegs” in second place with $22.6 million. That more than doubled the debut of the Scarlett Johansson and Channing Tatum romantic comedy “Fly Me to the Moon," which came in fifth with $10 million.