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.

Summary Details
DistributorUniversal Pictures International (UPI)
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Opening$100,891
16 theaters
Budget$69,000,000
Release DateOct 15, 2010
MPAAPG
Running Time1 hr 35 min
GenresAdventure Animation Comedy Crime Family Sci-Fi
In Release1,904 days/272 weeks
Widest Release16 theaters
DateRankWeekend %± LW TheatersChange AvgTo DateWeekend
Oct 15-171$100,891-16-$6,305$107,5711
Oct 22-241$73,477-27.2%16-$4,592$208,0372
Oct 29-312$44,738-39.1%16-$2,796$356,4243
Nov 5-72$34,320-23.3%16-$2,145$404,4574
Nov 12-142$25,406-26%16-$1,587$428,7445
Nov 19-214$17,445-31.3%13-3$1,341$451,7906
Nov 26-282$14,383-17.6%13-$1,106$459,0477
Dec 3-54$8,309-42.2%9-4$923$483,7418
Dec 10-129$2,515-69.7%5-4$503$476,8409
Dec 17-1918$286-88.6%5-$57$479,30610
Dec 24-2625$44-84.6%1-4$44$477,84811
Dec 31-Jan 2, 201121$40-9.1%2+1$20$488,12612
Jan 7-923$159+297.5%4+2$39$470,90813
Jan 14-1625$132-17%4-$33$487,63714
Jan 21-2329$72-45.5%1-3$72$503,22515
Jan 28-3024$5-93.1%1-$5$499,98316
Feb 4-629$17+240%1-$17$500,28917
Feb 11-1325$19+11.8%1-$19$494,32918
May 20-2228$40-1-$40$521,48732
May 27-2926$85+112.5%1-$85$523,65533
Jun 3-528$38-55.3%1-$38$534,46634
Jun 10-1233$38-1-$38$528,08135
Jun 24-26-$82-2-$41$519,85337
Jul 15-1716$195-1-$195$519,95040
Aug 5-722$45-1-$45$525,42743
Aug 26-2826$55-1-$55$531,99846
Dec 18-2024$279-3-$93$651,649271