Despicable Me

Gru, a criminal mastermind, adopts three orphans as pawns to carry out the biggest heist in history. His life takes an unexpected turn when the little girls see the evildoer as their potential father.

Grosses

Domestic (46.3%)
$251,639,815
Summary Details
DistributorUniversal Pictures
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Opening$56,397,125
3,476 theaters
Budget$69,000,000
MPAAPG
Running Time1 hr 35 min
GenresAdventure Animation Comedy Crime Family Sci-Fi
In Release5,228 days/746 weeks
Widest Release3,602 theaters
DateRankWeekend %± LW TheatersChange AvgTo DateWeekend
Jul 9-11
World Cup (South Africa)
1$56,397,125-3,476-$16,224$56,397,1251
Jul 16-182$32,803,660-41.8%3,501+25$9,369$118,434,5552
Jul 23-253$23,689,060-27.8%3,600+99$6,580$161,289,9053
Jul 30-Aug 14$15,524,230-34.5%3,602+2$4,309$190,330,4254
Aug 6-86$9,283,360-40.2%3,413-189$2,720$209,287,3455
Aug 13-156$6,971,355-24.9%2,923-490$2,385$222,197,3906
Aug 20-2211$4,662,065-33.1%2,236-687$2,085$231,056,9907
Aug 27-2913$2,859,680-38.7%1,833-403$1,560$236,276,0858
Sep 3-513$2,984,015+4.3%1,600-233$1,865$240,434,9659
Sep 3-6
Labor Day wknd
11$4,047,680-1,600-$2,529$241,498,630-
Sep 10-1213$1,657,100-44.5%1,375-225$1,205$243,531,97010
Sep 17-1917$910,965-45%944-431$965$244,739,01511
Sep 24-2615$582,585-36%610-334$955$245,514,66512
Oct 1-316$439,850-24.5%463-147$950$246,091,77013
Oct 8-1020$347,705-20.9%353-110$985$246,557,45514
Oct 8-11
Indig. Peoples' Day wknd
20$414,775-353-$1,175$246,624,525-
Oct 15-1722$345,280-0.7%332-21$1,040$247,050,99515
Oct 22-2423$370,955+7.4%324-8$1,144$247,519,95016
Oct 29-3125$268,010-27.8%335+11$800$247,877,10517
Nov 5-721$328,490+22.6%307-28$1,070$248,312,50018
Nov 12-1421$363,090+10.5%273-34$1,330$248,815,41019
Nov 19-2122$269,335-25.8%268-5$1,004$249,169,37520
Nov 24-28
Thanksgiving 5-Day
18$474,810-266-$1,785$249,724,650-
Nov 25-28
Thanksgiving 4-Day
18$401,660-266-$1,510$249,724,650-
Nov 26-28
Thanksgiving 3-Day
19$363,090+34.8%266-2$1,365$249,724,65021
Dec 3-5
Post-Thanksgiving
22$216,975-40.2%280+14$774$250,004,04022
Dec 10-1222$191,320-11.8%255-25$750$250,252,28523
Dec 17-1922$171,325-10.5%233-22$735$250,493,64024
Dec 24-2629$102,290-40.3%193-40$530$250,791,65025
Dec 31-Jan 2, 201126$170,420+66.6%197+4$865$251,203,22526
Jan 7-932$118,355-30.6%178-19$664$251,384,62027
Jan 14-1640$63,010-46.8%137-41$459$251,476,98528
Jan 14-17
MLK wknd
39$87,670-137-$639$251,501,645-