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$575,767
123 theaters
Budget$69,000,000
Release DateOct 27, 2010
MPAAPG
Running Time1 hr 35 min
GenresAdventure Animation Comedy Crime Family Sci-Fi
In Release431 days/61 weeks
Widest Release123 theaters
DateRankWeekend %± LW TheatersChange AvgTo DateWeekend
Oct 27-311$575,767-123-$4,681$1,061,5621
Nov 3-71$992,106+72.3%123-$8,065$2,566,5822
Nov 10-141$737,925-25.6%123-$5,999$3,335,2383
Nov 17-214$204,594-72.3%114-9$1,794$3,563,0544
Nov 24-285$158,001-22.8%90-24$1,755$3,731,4335
Dec 1-56$65,297-58.7%86-4$759$3,609,7026
Dec 8-1214$28,941-55.7%48-38$602$3,662,0367
Dec 15-1920$8,853-69.4%27-21$327$3,672,8728
Dec 22-2621$9,632+8.8%29+2$332$3,683,9049
Dec 29-Jan 2, 201127$12,594+30.8%20-9$629$3,766,47510
Jan 5-930$12,502-0.7%20-$625$3,786,27511
Jan 12-1641$3,102-75.2%7-13$443$3,789,37712