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Despicable Me
Created bySergio Pablos[1]
Original workDespicable Me(2010)
OwnerUniversal Pictures(viaIllumination)
Years2010–present
Films and television
Film(s)Main series:
Prequel series:
Short film(s)Despicable Meshort films
Web seriesDespicable Medigital series
Television special(s)Minions Holiday Special(2020)
Games
Video game(s)Despicable Mevideo games
Audio
Soundtrack(s)
Miscellaneous
Theme park attraction(s)Despicable Me Minion Mayhem
  • Illumination's Villain-Con Minion Blast

Despicable Meis an American-Frenchmedia franchisecreated bySergio Pablos,Cinco Paul and Ken Daurio.It centers on a former supervillain turned secret agent namedGru,his adoptive daughters, Margo, Edith, and Agnes, and his yellow-coloredMinions.The franchise is produced byIlluminationand distributed by its parent companyUniversal Pictures.

The franchise began with the 2010film of the same name,which was followed by three sequels,Despicable Me 2(2013),Despicable Me 3(2017), andDespicable Me 4(2024) and by two spin-off prequels,Minions(2015) andMinions: The Rise of Gru(2022). The franchise also includes many short films, a television special, several video games, and a theme park attraction. It is thehighest-grossing animated film franchise,the15th highest-grossing film franchiseof all time and also one of thehighest-grossing media franchises of all time.

Feature films[edit]

Film U.S. release date Director(s) Screenwriter(s) Producer(s)
Main series
Despicable Me July 9, 2010 Chris RenaudandPierre Coffin Cinco PaulandKen DaurioandSergio Pablos Chris Meledandri,John Cohen andJanet Healy
Despicable Me 2 July 3, 2013 Cinco Paul and Ken Daurio Chris Meledandri and Janet Healy
Despicable Me 3 June 30, 2017 Pierre Coffin andKyle Balda
Co-director:
Eric Guillon
Despicable Me 4 July 3, 2024 Chris Renaud
Co-director:
Patrick Delage 		Mike Whiteand Ken Daurio Chris Meledandri and Brett Hoffman
Prequel series
Minions July 10, 2015 Pierre Coffin and Kyle Balda Brian Lynch Chris Meledandri and Janet Healy
Minions: The Rise of Gru July 1, 2022 Kyle Balda
Co-directors:
Brad Ableson and Jonathan del Val 		Brian Lynch and Matthew Fogel Chris Meledandri, Janet Healy and Chris Renaud

Main series[edit]

Despicable Me(2010)[edit]

Main article:Despicable Me(film)

Longtime supervillainGruformulates a plan to steal theMoon.Meanwhile, he starts a family by adopting three orphan girls, and must decide where his commitments lie.[2][3]

Despicable Medebuted at theAnnecy International Animated Film Festivalon June 9, 2010,[4]and was released in the United States on July 9.[5]

Despicable Me 2(2013)[edit]

Main article:Despicable Me 2

Gru is recruited by agent Lucy Wilde, who is investigating a theft of the mutagen called PX-41, stolen from the Arctic Circle. During their investigations,[6][7][8]they extract Eduardo Pérez / El Macho,[9][10]a supervillain with the goal of causing world domination after faking his death.[6][10]

Despicable Me 2debuted in Australia on June 5, 2013,[11]and was released in the United States on July 3.[12]

Despicable Me 3(2017)[edit]

Main article:Despicable Me 3

Gru teams up with his long-lost twin brother Dru to stop Balthazar Bratt, a former child actor of the 1980s, from destroyingHollywood, Los Angeles,after his show is canceled.[13][14]

Despicable Me 3debuted at the Annecy International Animated Film Festival on June 14, 2017,[15]and was theatrically released in the United States on June 30.[16]

Despicable Me 4(2024)[edit]

Main article:Despicable Me 4

Gru, who is now raising a baby, faces Maxime Le Mal and his girlfriend Valentina, two villains who seek revenge on Gru and his family, forcing the family to go on the run.[17]

Illumination CEOChris Meledandrirevealed in an interview in September 2017 that a fourthDespicable Mefilm is in development.[18]On February 18, 2022, Universal scheduled the film for a July 3, 2024 release.[19]

Prequel series[edit]

Minions(2015)[edit]

Logo of the firstMinionsfilm
Main article:Minions(film)

The Minions search for their replaceable evil master after accidentally killing all of those in history.[20]

Minionsdebuted in London on June 11, 2015,[21]and was released in the United States on July 10.[22]

Minions: The Rise of Gru(2022)[edit]

Main article:Minions: The Rise of Gru
Logo ofMinions: The Rise of Gru.

An eleven-year-old Gru plans to become a supervillain with the help of his Minions, which leads to a showdown with a malevolent team, the Vicious 6.[23]

Minions: The Rise of Grudebuted at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival on June 13, 2022,[24]and was released in the United States on July 1.[25]

Short films[edit]

A total of 18 short films have been released in the franchise. Three short films based onDespicable Mewere released in December 2010 on the film'sDVDandBlu-ray.[26][27]TheDespicable Me 2DVD and Blu-ray, released in December 2013, included another three short films.[28]Three short films were released in 2015 on the Blu-ray and DVD ofMinions,[29]while one short film was released in the Blu-ray and DVD ofDespicable Me 3.[30]

A short film titledMower Minionswas released in 2016 withThe Secret Life of Pets,being the first short film to be released theatrically.[31]A second theatrical short film was released in 2018 withThe Grinch,while another one was released inThe Grinch's DVD and Blu-ray.[32]

Home Makeover(2010)[edit]

Released on theDespicable MeDVDandBlu-ray.[26][27]

After the events ofDespicable Me,the Minions help Margo, Edith, and Agnes renovate Gru's house, so the social worker does not take the girls back to Miss Hattie's Home for Girls.

Orientation Day(2010)[edit]

Released on theDespicable MeDVDandBlu-ray.[26][27]

Three new Minions go for bomb-carrying duty, which was harder than they thought when they suddenly have an argument with two others carrying a giant bomb.

Banana(2010)[edit]

Released on theDespicable MeDVDandBlu-ray.[26][27]

Three Minions fight over a banana. In the process, they wreak havoc in the Minions' workplace.

Puppy(2013)[edit]

Released on theDespicable Me 2DVDandBlu-ray.[28]

A Minion watches neighbors walking their dogs on the street, which leads him to search for a puppy of his own. After several failed attempts, he comes across aUFOthat takes the role of a puppy for him.

Panic in the Mailroom(2013)[edit]

Released on theDespicable Me 2DVDandBlu-ray.[28]

Two Minions work sending parcels through the lab. When a package containing expired PX-41 (the serum that El Macho used to transform the Minions and himself inDespicable Me 2), gets jammed in the pneumatic delivery system, it transforms one of them into an evil Minion.

Training Wheels(2013)[edit]

Released on theDespicable Me 2DVDandBlu-ray.[28]

Agnes is unsatisfied with her toy bike after falling off it while attempting to catch up to an ice cream truck with Margo, Edith, and their friends. Three Minions then volunteer to modify the bike and help Agnes improve her skills.

Binky Nelson Unpacified(2015)[edit]

Released on theMinionsDVDandBlu-ray.[29]

The Nelsons' youngest son Binky, having lost his pacifier after a successful robbery at a museum, sets out on a mission to retrieve it.

Competition(2015)[edit]

Released on theMinionsDVDandBlu-ray.[29]

Two Minions challenge themselves to numerous attacks, ending up on the lab's conveyor belt in the process.

Cro Minion(2015)[edit]

Released on theMinionsDVDandBlu-ray.[29]

Two Minions look after a cave baby while their caveman Boss goes to find a bull to eat for lunch. But it is harder than the Minions think.

Mower Minions(2016)[edit]

Released theatrically withThe Secret Life of Pets(2016).[31]

A group of Minions try to earn some money by mowing a lawn at a local old people's home. But their work results turn out to be chaotic.

The Secret Life of Kyle(2017)[edit]

Released on theDespicable Me 3DVDandBlu-ray.[30]

After the events ofDespicable Me 3,we follow Kyle and his secret life when Gru and his family are gone.

Yellow is the New Black(2018)[edit]

Released theatrically withThe Grinch(2018).[32]

Before they all make their big escape from prison inDespicable Me 3,a couple of lucky Minions get a taste of freedom as they break free with the help of one of their fellow human inmates.

Santa's Little Helpers(2019)[edit]

Released onThe GrinchDVDandBlu-ray.[32]

Kevin, Stuart, and Bob, having been accidentally dropped off at the North Pole, make the most of the situation by trying to become elves.

Minion Scouts(2019)[edit]

Released onThe Secret Life of Pets 2DVDandBlu-ray.[33]

When Margo, Agnes and Edith return from aScout camp,a group of Minions are entranced by the girls'merit badgesand become scouts in an attempt to earn badges for themselves.

Minions & Monsters(2021)[edit]

Aired onNBCon June 11, 2021[citation needed]and included in theMinions: The Rise of GruDVDandBlu-ray.[34]

A rookie Minion joins other Minions in atabletop role-playing game.

Post Modern Minion(2022)[edit]

Released on theMinions: The Rise of GruDVDandBlu-ray.[34]

When a Minion crashes into an art gallery, an art critic praises his creation and he becomes an overnight celebrity.

Mooned(2023)[edit]

Released theatrically withMigration(2023).[35]

Taking place sometime after the events of the first film, Vector Perkins, still stuck on the Moon, attempts to escape.

Midnight Mission(2024)[edit]

Released on theMigration4K Ultra HD Blu-ray,DVDandBlu-ray.[36]

Three Minions will try anything to help Agnes overcome her fear of the dark, even if it involves going into outer space.

Other media[edit]

Television special[edit]

Minions Holiday Specialis a half-hour compilation of Minions mini-movies, containingSanta's Little Helpers,Training Wheels,Puppy,andMinion Scouts.Additionally, the special includes holiday-themed interstitials featuring characters from Illumination'sThe Secret Life of PetsandSingfranchises. The special aired onNBCon November 27, 2020.[37]

Miranda Cosgrove,who voices Margo in the films, provides narration between the short segments.

Digital series[edit]

Saturday Morning Minionsdebuted in the United States onInstagramandFacebookpages of Illumination on June 9, 2021, releasing weekly on Saturdays, and consists of 40 episodes. The series features a 2D animation style.[38]Who's Whowill be released onTikTokand subsequently onYouTube.[39]

Outside media[edit]

Video games[edit]

The video game, titledDespicable Me: The Game,was released for thePlayStation 2,PlayStation Portable,andWii.[40]ANintendo DSversion was released under the nameDespicable Me: The Game - Minion Mayhem.[41]Namcoalso released on July 6, 2010 a version for theiPhone,iPadandiPod Touchplatform entitledDespicable Me: Minion Mania,developed byAnino Games.The game was removed from theApp Storeon January 1, 2013.[42]

The action video game, titledDespicable Me: Minion Rush,was released on June 13, 2013. The game, developed byGameloft,was adapted foriPhone,iPad,Apple TV,[43]Android,andWindows Phonedevices. Played as one of the Minions, it allows customization of the character, who must perform various tasks, including defeating Vector and a new villain created for the game, to earn the title of Minion of the Year.[44][45]The game was downloaded more than 100 million times in the first three months after its release.[46]The game won aBritish Academy Children's Awardin the categoryBAFTA's Kids' Vote and aKids' Choice AwardforFavorite App.[47][48][49]By June 2021, the game hit 1 billion downloads worldwide across iOS, Android, and other devices.[50]

The free-to-play mobile game developed byElectronic Arts(otherwise known as EA), titledMinions Paradise,was released in the summer of 2015.[51]Playing as Phil, players will help Minions design and build their own utopia set in a tropical environment. The game was removed from theApp Storeon May 22, 2017.[51]

Theme park attractions[edit]

Main article:Despicable Me Minion Mayhem

Despicable Me Minion Mayhemis asimulator ridethat opened on July 2, 2012 atUniversal Studios Floridaand on April 12, 2014 atUniversal Studios Hollywood,starringSteve Carellas Gru,Miranda Cosgroveas Margo,Dana Gaieras Edith,Elsie Fisheras Agnes, andPierre Coffinas theMinions.The same attraction (featuring Japanese and Chinese voice casts) opened on April 21, 2017, atUniversal Studios Japanand September 20, 2021, atUniversal Studios Beijing.

In addition to the Minion Mayhem attraction, Universal Studios Florida features an entireMinion Landwith a moving-walkway shooter attraction titled Villain-Con: Minion Blast.[citation needed]

Characters[edit]

Main characters[edit]

  • Felonious Gru Sr.(voiced bySteve Carell): Theprotagonistin theDespicable Meseries who speaks with anEastern Europeanaccent. He is the son of Marlena, the twin brother of Dru, the adoptive father of Margo, Edith, and Agnes; husband of Lucy, and the Boss of the Minions. At the beginning of thefirst film,Gru is an ambitious supervillain who constantly seeks approval from his mother, until the adoption of his daughters convinces him that their happiness is important. In the second film, Gru leaves his villainous past behind to care for his daughters, but then soon joins forces - unwillingly - with secret agent Lucy Wilde, whom he later marries. In the third film, after he and Lucy are fired from their jobs at the Anti-Villain League, Gru learns that he has a twin brother, Dru. Along with Lucy and the girls, Gru meets Dru at his mansion in Freedonia, and they form a brotherly relationship over the course of the film. By the fourth film, he raises a new child. Felonious Gru was originally conceived as aDracula-like character, but directors Chris Renaud and Pierre Coffin later opted for a villain who would echo "the world ofJames Bond,thinking of characters likeGoldfingerand obviously the Bond-ian world of technology ".[52]Gru also bears some similarities with British comic-book characterGrimly Feendish,and with the pre-Crisisversion ofLex Luthor[53]
  • TheMinions(voiced byPierre Coffinin all films and the theme park attraction,Chris Renaudin the first two films except spin-offs and attractions,James Arnold Taylorin the 2010 video game, andJemaine Clementas Jerry the Minion in thefirst film): Gru's small, yellow, comical henchmen who have one or two eyes. The Minions speak a language that Coffin created by mi xing gibberish with words from many languages, including English, French, Spanish, Italian, and Indonesian.[54][55]Although seemingly nonsensical, the English-sounding words are dubbed for every country, in order to make them recognizable.[56]It is shown inMinionsthat they have existed since the beginning of life on Earth, and desire above all else to serve the most terrible of villains.[57]In the short film "Banana",the Minions are revealed to have an uncontrollable craving for fruits, especiallybananas.Mentioned by name in the films and other media are Bob, Stuart, Kevin, Otto, Mel, Dave, Ken, Mike, Jerry, Carl, Lance, Tom,[58]Phil,[59]Tim,[59]Mark, Jorge,[60]Norbert, Ralph, Gus, and Ron.
  • The Girls:Three sisters, whom Gru adopts to further his scheme in thefirst filmand gradually comes to love
    • Margo(voiced byMiranda Cosgrove): The mature oldest sister. In thefirst film,among the trio, Margo was the most suspicious of Gru initially; but came to trust him at the end of the film. She is something of a protectress to her sisters. She later takes an interest in boys, which makes Gru overprotective and freeze boys who break her heart
    • Edith(voiced byDana Gaier): Thetomboyishmiddle sister; the first to enjoy Gru's eclectic possessions, when adopted by him. Practicesmartial artsin thesecond film
    • Agnes(voiced byElsie Fisherin the first two films; Nev Scharrel in thethird film,and Madison Polan in thefourth film[61]): The happy-go-lucky youngest sister, and the quickest to trust Gru in thefirst film.She is presented as an innocent, against her more worldly sisters, and has a strong love for unicorns. In thethird film,she "adopts" a one-horned goat whom she names Lucky after mistaking him for a unicorn. Even after learning he was a goat, Agnes continues to love Lucky
  • Lucy Wilde(voiced byKristen Wiig): A cunning secret agent who has teamed up with Gru to hunt down an extremely dangerous supervillain. She loves one-upping Gru with her quirky gadgets and has perfected her own form of martial arts by combiningjujitsu,krav maga,Aztec warfare,andkrumping.After 147 dates, she marries Gru and becomes the girls' adoptive mother. She is now Mrs. Luciana "Lucy" Gru. InDespicable Me 4,it is revealed that she and Gru have a baby named Gru Jr.
  • Dr. Nefario(voiced byRussell Brandin the films, andJB Blancin the video game): Gru's hearing-impaired inventor and partner-in-crime who speaks with a British accent. He seems to have a romantic interest in Gru's mother, Marlena. In thesecond film,he misses being a villain so he goes to work for El Macho, but abandons him after he turns the Minions into monsters. He is absent in most of thethird film,having accidentally frozen himself in carbonite, similar to that ofHan SolofromStar Wars.InMinions: The Rise of Gru,it is revealed Nefario previously worked at arecord shopcalled "Criminal Records", which the Vicious 6 use as a cover for their lair before going to work for Gru
  • Dru Gru(voiced bySteve Carell): Gru's charming, happy-go-lucky long-lost twin brother, who is also in the supervillain business. Dru looks just like his brother, only he has blonde hair and wears white attire. He is Lucy's brother-in-law, Gru Jr.'s uncle, and the adoptive uncle of Margo, Edith, and Agnes
  • Silas Ramsbottom(voiced bySteve Coogan): Director of the Anti-Villain League (AVL) in thesecond film.The Minions (and Gru) make fun of his surname. In the third film, he retires from the AVL and is replaced by Valerie Da Vinci as the new Director of the AVL
  • Kyle(vocal effects byFrank Welker): Is a pet dog-like monster of the Gru family, belonging to Gru, and then given to Agnes. Kyle was originally a vicious, aggressive, ferocious, and monstrous blue creature that even Gru had trouble controlling. At times he would attack Gru but despite this he also seemed to be easily spooked and appeared frightened whenever Gru or anyone else opened the secret lair and also ran away from Agnes, unused to the fact that she thought he is cute instead of trying to avoid him. When Agnes, Edith and Margo first arrived, Kyle greeted them by snarling but he gradually warms up to the girls, especially Agnes and started sleeping with her at night. Although he seemed exasperated when the three girls dressed him up, he nevertheless develops an attachment towards them just like Gru did.
  • Lucky(vocal effects byFrank Welker): Is a small one-horned white babygoatand a supporting character in thethird film.Agnes first thought he was a real living unicorn, though Gru tells her that he is just a goat, Agnes still cherishes Lucky, and he becomes her new pet. a trusting baby goat with one horn whom Agnes discovers in the Freedonia forest and enthusiastically mistakes for a Unicorn. when the adorable Unigoat excitedly licks her face, Agnes giggles gleefully and declares that she will call him Lucky, become her pet and came to live with her in Gru’s house
  • Marlena(voiced byJulie Andrews): Gru and Dru's mother. Her neglect of Gru's ambitions is identified among the main reasons why he became a supervillain. In the denouement of thefirst film,she admits to him that he is a better parent than her. Marlena later makes a silent cameo appearance in thesecond filmat Gru and Lucy's wedding. In thethird film,Marlena reveals to Gru that after she and Gru and Dru's father divorced, they promised to never see each other again and they each got to take one son with them, with Marlena saying that she got "second pick"
  • Fritz(voiced bySteve Coogan): Dru's courteous, well mannered butler who speaks with a British accent. He takes Gru, Lucy, and the girls to meet Dru at his mansion in Freedonia
  • Valerie Da Vinci(voiced byJenny Slate): A ruthless member of the Anti-Villain League (AVL) who replaces Silas Ramsbottom as Director in thethird film.She fires Gru and Lucy due to them failing to capture Balthazar Bratt
  • Felonious Gru Jr.:An infant biological son of Gru and Lucy and also an adoptive brother of the Girls who strongly dislikes his father in thefourth film
  • Poppy Prescott(voiced byJoey King): An inspiring supervillain who admires Gru's work as a villain
  • Wild Knuckles(voiced byAlan Arkin): The former leader of the Vicious 6 who was ousted because of his old age, and later becomes Gru's mentor
  • Master Chow(voiced byMichelle Yeoh): A formerKung Futeacher who now makes a living working at a spa inMinions: The Rise of Gru

Antagonists[edit]

  • Victor "Vector" Perkins(voiced byJason Segel,Jason Harrisin the video game): The villain in the first film, Gru's rival, and the son of Mr. Perkins, the President of the Bank of Evil. He was responsible for the theft of theGreat Pyramid of Gizaand competes against Gru to get ahold of a shrink ray and eventually of the Moon
  • Mr. Perkins(voiced byWill Arnett): Vector's father and enormous and equally strong President of the Bank of Evil, responsible for giving out loans to villains in their schemes (formerly including Gru)
  • Miss Hattie(voiced byKristen Wiig): The charismatic but cruel owner of the orphanage from which Gru adopts his daughters. She sends Margo, Edith, and Agnes out to sell cookies and makes them sleep in cardboard boxes if they fail to meet their quota
  • Eduardo "El Macho" Pérez(voiced byBenjamin Bratt): A Mexican-accented supervillain in the second film. As El Macho, he was believed to have died after strapping 250 pounds of dynamite on himself and riding a shark into an active volcano. However, it turns out that he actually faked his death, and he became the owner of a Mexican restaurant. He has a son named Antonio, with whom Margo is infatuated at first, until Antonio abandons her. He planned to abduct most of Gru's Minions and turn them into indestructible, evil Minions with a chemical compound he stole called PX-41 and send the mutated Minions to major cities to take over the world
  • Pollito:Is a El Macho's pet chicken. Eduardo apparently kept Pollito ever since he was a chick, as shown in picture the restaurant owner keeps in the Salsa & Salsa kitchen, When Lucy and Gru break into the Salsa & Salsa restaurant, Gru accidentally trips a wire which caused Pollito to come out. But Lucy and Gru don't think that the chicken is much of a threat. As Gru started insulting Pollito stating that the chicken is not so much of a guard dog, the chicken attacks and pecks Gru's face. Lucy stops Pollito by shooting her with the epoxy
  • Balthazar Bratt(voiced byTrey Parker): A supervillain in the third film. A former 1980s child star, he adopts the identity of his supervillain character after the onset of puberty leads to the cancellation of his television series. He is obsessed with 1980s pop culture and uses a giant robot armed with a laser and inflatable bubble gum to exact revenge on Hollywood
  • Clive(voiced byAndy Nyman): A robot who acts as Balthazar Bratt's sidekick
  • Maxime Le Mal(voiced byWill Ferrell): A supervillain who wants revenge on Gru and his family
  • Valentina(voiced bySofia Vergara): Le Mal's femme fatale girlfriend
  • Scarlet Overkill(voiced bySandra Bullock): InMinions,she is the world's first female super-villain who is bent on becoming the Queen of England, and served as the Minions' Boss before Gru
  • Herb Overkill(voiced byJon Hamm): Scarlet's husband and an inventor
  • The Vicious 6:A group of six supervillains who appear inMinions: The Rise of Gru.(The team name might have been inspired onMarvel Comics' theSinister Six,enemies ofSpider-Man.) Their members include:

Voice cast[edit]

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Character 2010 2013 2015 2017 2022 2024
Despicable Me Despicable Me 2 Minions Despicable Me 3 Minions:
The Rise of Gru 		Despicable Me 4

Introduced inDespicable Me[edit]

Gru Steve Carell[62][63][64]
Minions Pierre Coffin[65]
Chris Renaud[66]
Jemaine Clement[67] 		Pierre Coffin[65]
Chris Renaud[68] 		Pierre Coffin[65]
Margo Miranda Cosgrove[69] Miranda Cosgrove[70] Miranda Cosgrove[62]
Edith Dana Gaier[71] Dana Gaier[71] Dana Gaier[72]
Agnes Elsie Fisher[73] Nev Scharrel[74] Madison Polan[72]
Dr. Nefario Russell Brand[69] Russell Brand[75]
Marlena Julie Andrews[76] Julie Andrews[76]
Mr. Perkins Will Arnett[77] Will Arnett[78]
Vector Jason Segel[79]
Miss Hattie Kristen Wiig[69]

Introduced inDespicable Me 2[edit]

Lucy Wilde Kristen Wiig[10] Kristen Wiig[70] Kristen Wiig[62]
Silas Ramsbottom Steve Coogan[80] Steve Coogan[78][81][72]
Eduardo Perez
El Macho 		Benjamin Bratt[80]
Floyd Eagle-san Ken Jeong[80]
Antonio Moises Arias[82]

Introduced inMinions[edit]

Scarlett Overkill Sandra Bullock[83]
Herb Overkill Jon Hamm[84]
Walter Nelson Michael Keaton[85]
Madge Nelson Allison Janney[86]
Elizabeth II Jennifer Saunders[87]

Introduced inDespicable Me 3[edit]

Dru Steve Carell[88]
Balthazar Bratt Trey Parker[88]
Fritz Steve Coogan[89]
Valerie Da Vinci Jenny Slate[70]
Clive Andy Nyman[89]

Introduced inMinions: The Rise of Gru[edit]

Belle Bottom Taraji P. Henson[75]
Master Chow Michelle Yeoh[75]
Biker RZA[75]
Jean-Clawed Jean-ClaudeVan Damme[75]
Nun-Chuck Lucy Lawless[75]
Svengeance Dolph Lundgren[75]
Stronghold Danny Trejo[75]
Wild Knuckles Alan Arkin[90]

Introduced inDespicable Me 4[edit]

Maxime Le Mal Will Ferrell[72]
Poppy Prescott Joey King[72]
Valentina Sofia Vergara[72]
Perry Prescott Stephen Colbert[72]
Patsy Prescott Chloe Fineman[72]

Reception[edit]

Box office performance[edit]

TheDespicable Mefranchise has grossed a total of more than $4.6 billion,[91]making it thehighest-grossing animated film franchise,[92]and the 15thhighest-grossing film franchiseof all time.[93]Each film was one of the highest-grossing films of the year.[a]

Each film is linked to the "Box office" section of its article
Film U.S. release date Box office gross All-time ranking Budget Ref.
U.S. and Canada Other territories Worldwide U.S. and Canada Worldwide
Despicable Me July 9, 2010 $251,557,985 $291,600,000 $543,157,985 142 203 $69 million [99]
Despicable Me 2 July 3, 2013 $368,065,385 $602,700,620 $970,766,005 60 56 $76 million [100]
Despicable Me 3 June 30, 2017 $264,624,300 $770,175,831 $1,034,800,131 129 45 $80 million [101]
Main series $884,247,670 $1,664,476,451 $2,548,724,121 $225 million
Minions July 10, 2015 $336,045,770 $823,352,627 $1,159,398,397 74 26 $74 million [102]
Minions: The Rise of Gru July 1, 2022 $369,695,210 $569,933,000 $939,628,210 57 66 $80–100 million [103][104][105]
Prequel series $705,740,980 $1,393,285,627 $2,099,026,607 $154 million
Total $1,589,988,650 $3,057,762,078 $4,647,750,728 18 13 $379 million [91][106]

Critical and public response[edit]

Each film is linked to the "Critical response" section of its article
Film Critical Public
Rotten Tomatoes Metacritic CinemaScore
Despicable Me 80% (203 reviews)[107] 72 (35 reviews)[108] A[109]
Despicable Me 2 75% (187 reviews)[110] 62 (39 reviews)[111] A[109]
Minions 56% (224 reviews)[112] 56 (35 reviews)[113] A[109]
Despicable Me 3 58% (195 reviews)[114] 49 (37 reviews)[115] A–[109]
Minions: The Rise of Gru 70% (185 reviews)[116] 56 (41 reviews)[117] A[118]

Accolades[edit]

Despicable Me 2was nominated for theAcademy Award for Best Animated Feature,but lost toFrozen(2013).[119]The first two films andMinionswere nominated forBAFTA Award for Best Animated Film.[120][121][122]ThreeDespicable Mefilms each received a nomination for theCritics' Choice Movie Award for Best Animated Feature.[123][124][125]The first and second film were nominated for theGolden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film.[126][127]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^Attributed to multiple references:[94][95][96][97][98]

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