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$656,457
109 theaters
Budget$69,000,000
Release DateOct 1, 2010
MPAAPG
Running Time1 hr 35 min
GenresAdventure Animation Comedy Crime Family Sci-Fi
In Release92 days/13 weeks
Widest Release109 theaters
DateRankWeekend %± LW TheatersChange AvgTo DateWeekend
Sep 30-Oct 31$656,457-109-$6,022$656,4571
Oct 7-101$471,645-28.2%83-26$5,682$1,363,4622
Oct 14-171$468,369-0.7%83-$5,643$1,955,8733
Oct 21-243$282,183-39.8%88+5$3,206$2,335,4114
Oct 28-315$147,171-47.8%87-1$1,691$2,713,1275
Nov 4-78$119,060-19.1%87-$1,368$2,981,8236
Nov 11-1412$83,525-29.8%80-7$1,044$3,086,1357
Nov 18-2111$56,715-32.1%64-16$886$3,164,3428
Nov 25-2812$26,255-53.7%54-10$486$3,197,5429
Dec 2-517$11,022-58%54-$204$3,036,44010
Dec 9-1222$5,712-48.2%43-11$132$3,047,17811
Dec 16-1928$2,004-64.9%42-1$47$3,050,26712
Dec 23-2622$3,826+90.9%42-$91$3,059,49413