'The Grinch' shows promise, surpasses the pre-ticket sales of 'Despicable Me 3'

'The Grinch' is outpacing 'Despicable Me 3' presales in the same time frame as Universal’s most recent animated movie, released in June 2017.
PUBLISHED NOV 8, 2018

Illumination and Universal’s new animated feature movie, 'The Grinch' that is co-directed by Yarrow Cheney and Scott Mosier with a cast led by Benedict Cumberbatch is definitely on its way to the top. From what we hear, 'The Grinch' that is all set to open on November 9 is currently Atom Tickets’ third-best preselling animation movie title this year (only behind 'Incredibles 2' and 'Hotel Transylvania 3'). 'The Grinch' is outpacing 'Despicable Me 3' presales in the same time frame as Universal’s most recent animated movie (released June 2017).

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