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'{{other}} {{short description|American computer-animated media franchise}} {{Use American English|date=January 2021}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2021}} {{Infobox media franchise | title = ''Despicable Me'' | image = Despicable Me logo 2.svg | imagesize = 200px | creator = [[Sergio Pablos]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thespastudios.com/despicable-me.html |title=Despicable Me |publisher=The SPA Studios |access-date=August 20, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121206063710/http://www.thespastudios.com/despicable-me.html|archive-date=December 6, 2012}}</ref> | owner = [[Universal Pictures]] <small>(via [[Illumination (company)|Illumination]])</small> | films = * {{nowrap|''[[Despicable Me (film)|Despicable Me]]''}} (2010) * {{nowrap|''[[Despicable Me 2]]''}} (2013) * {{nowrap|''[[Minions (film)|Minions]]''}} (2015) * {{nowrap|''[[Despicable Me 3]]''}} (2017) * {{nowrap|''[[Minions: The Rise of Gru]]''}} (2022) | shorts = [[#Short films|See below]] | tv_specials = ''[[#Minions Holiday Special|Minions Holiday Special]]'' (2020) | vgs = * ''[[#Despicable Me: The Game|Despicable Me: The Game]]'' * {{nowrap|''[[#Despicable Me: Minion Rush|Despicable Me: Minion Rush]]''}} * {{nowrap|''[[Minions Paradise]]''}} | attractions = [[Despicable Me Minion Mayhem]] (2012–present) }} '''''Despicable Me''''' is an American computer-animated [[media franchise]] centering on Gru, a reformed super-villain (who later becomes a father, husband, and secret agent), and his yellow-colored [[Minions (Despicable Me)|Minions]]. It is produced by [[Illumination (company)|Illumination]] and distributed by its parent company [[Universal Pictures]]. The franchise began with the 2010 film [[Despicable Me (film)|of the same name]], which is followed by two sequels: ''[[Despicable Me 2]]'' (2013) and ''[[Despicable Me 3]]'' (2017); and two spin-off prequels: ''[[Minions (film)|Minions]]'' (2015) and the upcoming ''[[Minions: The Rise of Gru]]'' (2022). The franchise also includes many short films, a television special, several video games, and a theme park attraction. The franchise is the [[List of highest-grossing animated films#Highest-grossing animated franchises and film series|highest-grossing animated film franchise]] and the [[List of highest-grossing films#Highest-grossing franchises and film series|15th highest-grossing film franchise]] of all time, having grossed over $3.7 billion at the global box office. ==Film series== ===Main series=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center; width:100%;" ! scope="col" | Film ! scope="col" | Release date ! scope="col" | Directed by ! scope="col" | Screenplay by ! scope="col" | Story by ! scope="col" | Produced by |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | ''[[Despicable Me (film)|Despicable Me]]'' | style="text-align:center" | {{Start date|2010|7|09}} | rowspan="2"| [[Pierre Coffin]] and [[Chris Renaud (animator)|Chris Renaud]] | [[Cinco Paul and Ken Daurio|Cinco Paul]] and [[Cinco Paul and Ken Daurio|Ken Daurio]] | [[Sergio Pablos]] | Chris Meledandri, [[Janet Healy]], and John Cohen |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | ''[[Despicable Me 2]]'' | style="text-align:center" | {{Start date|2013|7|3}} | rowspan="2" colspan="2"| Cinco Paul and Ken Daurio | rowspan="2"| Chris Meledandri and Janet Healy |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | ''[[Despicable Me 3]]'' | style="text-align:center" | {{Start date|2017|6|30}} | Pierre Coffin and [[Kyle Balda]] |} ====''Despicable Me'' (2010)==== {{main|Despicable Me (film)}} Felonious Gru, a super-villain who adopts three girls, Margo, Edith, and Agnes, from an [[orphanage]] to try and steal a shrink ray from his rival Vector (otherwise known as Victor), to shrink and steal the moon. ====''Despicable Me 2'' (2013)==== {{main|Despicable Me 2}} Lucy Wilde recruits Gru to the Anti-Villain League (AVL) to try defeating El Macho, a supervillain who reportedly died by riding a shark into an active volcano with 250 pounds of dynamite strapped to his chest and whose body was never found; and his evil Minions, whom he transformed into rabid and indestructible monsters using the stolen PX-41 serum. ====''Despicable Me 3'' (2017)==== {{main|Despicable Me 3}} Gru teams up with his long-lost twin brother Dru in order to defeat a new enemy named Balthazar Bratt, a former child actor, obsessed with the 1980s, who grows up to become a villain after having his show cancelled following adolescence. ====''Despicable Me 4''====<!-- There is no official announcement on the release for a possible fourth Despicable Me film --> Illumination's CEO [[Chris Meledandri]] revealed in an interview in September 2017 that a fourth ''Despicable Me'' film is in development.<ref>{{cite web |last1= Sakoui |first1= Anousha |last2= Palmeri |first2= Christopher |title= In Dismal Summer, 'Despicable Me 3' Producer Delivers $1 Billion |url= https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-09-12/in-dismal-summer-despicable-me-3-producer-delivers-1-billion |website= [[Bloomberg Businessweek]] |access-date= September 28, 2017 |date= September 12, 2017 |archive-date= September 29, 2017 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170929135104/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-09-12/in-dismal-summer-despicable-me-3-producer-delivers-1-billion |url-status= live |url-access= subscription }}</ref> ===Spin-off series=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center; width:100%;" ! scope="col" | Film ! scope="col" | Release date ! scope="col" | Directed by ! scope="col" | Screenplay by ! scope="col" | Story by ! scope="col" | Produced by |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | ''[[Minions (film)|Minions]]'' | style="text-align:center" | {{Start date|2015|7|10}} | Pierre Coffin and Kyle Balda | colspan="2"|[[Brian Lynch (writer)|Brian Lynch]] | Chris Meledandri and Janet Healy |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | ''[[Minions: The Rise of Gru]]'' | style="text-align:center" | {{Start date|2022|7|1}} | Kyle Balda | Chris Renaud | Brian Lynch | Chris Meledandri, Janet Healy, and Chris Renaud |} ====''Minions'' (2015)==== [[File:Minions (film) yellow logo.svg|thumb|right|220px|Logo of the first ''Minions'' film]] {{main|Minions (film)}} Kevin, Stuart, and Bob lead to find a new master, until finding a female supervillain named Scarlet Overkill, and her husband named Herb, who try to kill them. ====''Minions: The Rise of Gru'' (2022)==== {{Main|Minions: The Rise of Gru}} 12-year-old Felonious Gru tries to become evil enough to join the supervillain group the Vicious 6. With the help of his Minions, he must stop the Vicious 6 after he stole a precious object. ==Short films== A total of 14 short films have been released in the franchise. Three short films based on ''Despicable Me'' (2010) were released in December 2010 on the film's [[DVD-Video|DVD]] and [[Blu-ray]].<ref name="DM1MiniMovies">{{cite web|last=Sciretta|first=Peter|url=https://www.slashfilm.com/despicable-minimovies-banana-home-makeover-orientation-day/|title=Despicable Me Mini-Movies: "Banana", "Home Makeover" and "Orientation Day"|website=[[/Film]]|date=December 16, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180103133113/https://www.slashfilm.com/despicable-minimovies-banana-home-makeover-orientation-day/|archive-date=January 3, 2018|url-status=live|access-date=January 12, 2021}}</ref><ref name="DM1TheNumbers">{{cite web|url=https://www.the-numbers.com/news/154790830-DVD-and-Blu-ray-Releases-for-December-14th-2010|title=DVD and Blu-ray Releases for December 14th, 2010|publisher=[[The Numbers (website)|The Numbers]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190907102314/https://m.the-numbers.com/news/154790830-DVD-and-Blu-ray-Releases-for-December-14th-2010|archive-date=September 7, 2019|url-status=live|access-date=January 12, 2021}}</ref> The ''Despicable Me 2'' DVD and Blu-ray, released in December 2013, included another three short films.<ref name="DM2DVD">{{cite web| last=Lesnick| first=Silas| title=Despicable Me 2 Comes to DVD and Blu-ray December 10| url=https://www.comingsoon.net/dvd/news/109870-despicable-me-2-comes-to-dvd-and-blu-ray-december-10#/slide/1| publisher=ComingSoon.net| date=October 7, 2013| access-date=January 12, 2021| archive-date=December 9, 2014| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141209001103/http://www.comingsoon.net/dvd/news/109870-despicable-me-2-comes-to-dvd-and-blu-ray-december-10#/slide/1| url-status=live}}</ref> Three short films were released in 2015 on the Blu-ray and DVD of ''Minions,''<ref name="MinionsTheNumbers1">{{cite web|url=https://www.the-numbers.com/news/210050830-Home-Market-Releases-for-December-8th-2015|title=Home Market Releases for December 8th, 2015|publisher=[[The Numbers (website)|The Numbers]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190907102749/https://www.the-numbers.com/news/210050830-Home-Market-Releases-for-December-8th-2015|archive-date=September 7, 2019|url-status=live|access-date=January 12, 2021}}</ref><ref name="MinionsTheNumbers2">{{cite web|url=https://www.the-numbers.com/news/210040830-Featured-Blu-ray-DVD-Review-Minions|title=Featured Blu-ray / DVD Review: Minions|publisher=[[The Numbers (website)|The Numbers]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200818081840/https://www.the-numbers.com/news/210040830-Featured-Blu-ray-DVD-Review-Minions|archive-date=August 18, 2020|url-status=live|access-date=January 12, 2021}}</ref> while one short film was released in the Blu-ray and DVD of ''Despicable Me 3'' (2017).<ref name="DM3Filmoria" /> A short film titled ''Mower Minions'', was released in 2016 with ''[[The Secret Life of Pets]]'', being the first short Minions film released theatrically.<ref name="MowerMinions">{{Cite web |title=Minions Short Film 'Mower Minions' Will Play Before 'The Secret Life of Pets' [CinemaCon 2016]|url=https://www.slashfilm.com/minions-short-film-mower-minions/|last=Sciretta |first=Peter |date=April 14, 2016 |website=[[/Film]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160415110523/https://www.slashfilm.com/minions-short-film-mower-minions/|archive-date=April 15, 2016 |access-date=December 17, 2020}}</ref> A second theatrical short film was released in 2018 with ''[[The Grinch (film)|The Grinch]]'' (2018), while another one was released in ''The Grinch'''s DVD and Blu-ray.<ref name="TheGrinchDVD" /> ==={{anchor|Home Makeover}} ''Home Makeover'' (2010)=== Released in ''Despicable Me'' (2010) DVD and Blu-ray.<ref name="DM1MiniMovies" /><ref name="DM1TheNumbers" /> After the events of ''Despicable Me'', two Minions help Margo, Edith, and Agnes renovate Gru's house, so the inspector does not take the girls back to Miss Hattie's Home for Girls. ==={{anchor|Orientation Day}} ''Orientation Day'' (2010)=== Released in ''Despicable Me'' (2010) DVD and Blu-ray.<ref name="DM1MiniMovies" /><ref name="DM1TheNumbers" /> 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. ==={{anchor|Banana}} ''Banana'' (2010)=== Released in ''Despicable Me'' DVD and Blu-ray.<ref name="DM1MiniMovies" /><ref name="DM1TheNumbers" /> Three minions fight over a banana. In the process, they wreak havoc in the Minions' workplace. ==={{anchor|Puppy}} ''Puppy'' (2013)=== Released in ''Despicable Me 2'' DVD and Blu-ray.<ref name="DM2DVD" /> 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 a [[UFO]] that takes the role of a puppy for him. After many happy moments, the UFO along with its master is expelled for the mess the UFO has made in Gru's home. After the minion finds out that his pet is homesick, he sends an email to the UFO's home planet and allows it to return home. ==={{anchor|Panic in the Mailroom}} ''Panic in the Mailroom'' (2013)=== Released in ''Despicable Me 2'' DVD and Blu-ray.<ref name="DM2DVD" /> Two Minions, Ken and Mike, are working in a package room to send parcels through different parts of the lab, while Ken is busy playing a handheld video game. When a package containing expired PX-41 (the serum that El Macho used to transform the Minions and himself in ''Despicable Me 2''), gets jammed in the pneumatic delivery system, it transforms Mike into an evil Minion but he keeps shifting back and forth between being transformed and back to his normal self, much to Ken's amusement. At the end, Mike spits out the PX-41 and it lands on some kittens, turning them evil. ==={{anchor|Training Wheels}} ''Training Wheels'' (2013)=== Released in ''Despicable Me 2'' DVD and Blu-ray.<ref name="DM2DVD" /> Agnes is unsatisfied with her toy bike after collapsing 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. ==={{anchor|Binky Nelson Unpacified}} ''Binky Nelson Unpacified'' (2015)=== Released in ''Minions'' DVD and Blu-ray.<ref name="MinionsTheNumbers1" /><ref name="MinionsTheNumbers2" /> After a successful robbery at a museum, the Nelsons tell their youngest son Binky, having lost his pacifier in the theft, that now he is a big boy and has to leave his pacifier. Binky at night sneaks into the museum and finds his pacifier. Just as he takes it, the guard comes and finds all the museum artifacts missing and finds Binky and tells him to return all the property but instead he causes a statue to fall over the guard and takes his pacifier. In the end, the Nelson parents return to see Binky at night in his room and find him sleeping calmly. As they leave the room, Binky takes out the pacifier and the guard's hat and wears it. ==={{anchor|Competition}} ''Competition'' (2015)=== Released in ''Minions'' DVD and Blu-ray.<ref name="MinionsTheNumbers1" /><ref name="MinionsTheNumbers2" /> Under the same street the Minions hitchhiked in ''Minions'', two Minions challenge themselves to numerous attacks, ending up on the lab's conveyor belt in the process. ==={{anchor|Cro Minion}} ''Cro Minion'' (2015)=== Released in ''Minions'' DVD and Blu-ray.<ref name="MinionsTheNumbers1" /><ref name="MinionsTheNumbers2" /> 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. ==={{anchor|Mower Minions}} ''Mower Minions'' (2016)=== Released theatrically with ''[[The Secret Life of Pets]]'' (2016).<ref name="MowerMinions" /> In this short, five Minions mow a lawn at the local old people's home to try and earn allowances to buy a blender they have seen on a TV commercial. However, all their work results were chaotic, and four of them were in terrible states after the chaos, such as one Minion having his head stuck in a bee hive, another Minion blackened and naked after an explosion when he turns on the grill, another being inflated like a balloon in the hazmat, and another Minion ends up nauseous with his face turning green. But as it turns out, the old people were very entertained. For this the Minions get 2000 pennies and are able to purchase the blender. However, they then see a commercial of an improved version of the blender and then go to earn more money to buy that one. ==={{anchor|The Secret Life of Kyle}} ''The Secret Life of Kyle'' (2017)=== Released in ''Despicable Me 3'' DVD and Blu-ray.<ref name="DM3Filmoria">{{cite web|last1=Thompson|first1=James|title=Despicable Me 3 Home Entertainment Release Details|url=http://www.filmoria.co.uk/despicable-me-3-home-entertainment-release-details/|publisher=Filmoria|access-date=December 17, 2020|date=September 13, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170921001327/http://www.filmoria.co.uk/despicable-me-3-home-entertainment-release-details/|archive-date=September 21, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> After the events of ''Despicable Me 3'', we follow Kyle and his secret life when Gru and his family are gone. This short was directed by Bruno Chauffard and Glenn McCoy. ==={{anchor|Yellow is the New Black}} ''Yellow is the New Black'' (2018)=== Released theatrically with ''[[The Grinch (film)|The Grinch]]'' (2018).<ref name="TheGrinchDVD">{{Cite web|url=https://www.awn.com/news/dr-seuss-grinch-coming-blu-ray-and-dvd|title=Dr. Seuss' 'The Grinch' Coming to Blu-Ray and DVD|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->|date=January 3, 2019|website=Animation World Network|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190124021909/https://www.awn.com/news/dr-seuss-grinch-coming-blu-ray-and-dvd|archive-date=January 24, 2019|access-date=December 17, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> Before they all make their big escape from prison in ''Despicable 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. ==={{anchor|Santa's Little Helpers}} ''Santa's Little Helpers'' (2019)=== Released in ''The Grinch'' DVD and Blu-ray.<ref name="TheGrinchDVD" /> Kevin, Stuart, and Bob, having been accidentally dropped off at the North Pole, make the most of the situation by trying to become elves. ==={{anchor|Minion Scouts}} ''Minion Scouts'' (2019)=== Released in ''[[The Secret Life of Pets 2]]'' (2019) DVD and Blu-ray.<ref name="TheSecretLifeOfPets2DVD">{{cite web|title='The Secret Life of Pets 2' Coming to Digital Aug. 13, Disc Aug. 27 From Universal| url=https://www.mediaplaynews.com/the-secret-life-of-pets-2-coming-to-digital-aug-13-disc-aug-27-from-universal/|website=mediaplaynews.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190809194616/https://www.mediaplaynews.com/the-secret-life-of-pets-2-coming-to-digital-aug-13-disc-aug-27-from-universal/|archive-date=August 9, 2019|access-date=December 17, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> After being dazzled by the girls, a group of Minions become scouts in an attempt to earn badges. ==Television special== ==={{anchor|Minions Holiday Special}} ''Minions Holiday Special'' (2020)=== A half-hour compilation of Minions mini-movies, containing ''Santa's Little Helpers'', ''Training Wheels'', ''Puppy'', and ''Minion Scouts''. Additionally, the special includes holiday-themed interstitials featuring characters from Illumination's ''[[The Secret Life of Pets (franchise)|The Secret Life of Pets]]'' and ''[[Sing (2016 American film)|Sing]]'' franchises. The special aired on [[NBC]] on November 27, 2020.<ref name="MinionsHolidaySpecial">{{cite web|last=Yang|first=Rachel|url=https://ew.com/tv/first-look-minions-holiday-special/|title=Illumination Presents Minions Holiday Special|date=November 13, 2020|website=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201114235632/https://ew.com/tv/first-look-minions-holiday-special/|archive-date=November 14, 2020|access-date=December 5, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Miranda Cosgrove]], who previously voices Margo in the films, provides narration between the short segments. ==Video games== ===''Despicable Me: The Game''=== The video game, titled ''Despicable Me: The Game'', was released for the [[PlayStation 2]], [[PlayStation Portable]], and [[Wii]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2010/04/26/d3publisher-announces-despicable-me-the-game|title=D3Publisher Announces Despicable Me: The Game|website=IGN|author=IGN Staff|date=May 9, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150827072627/https://www.ign.com/articles/2010/04/26/d3publisher-announces-despicable-me-the-game|archive-date=August 27, 2015|access-date=September 8, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> A [[Nintendo DS]] version was released under the name ''Despicable Me: The Game - Minion Mayhem''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/2011/01/despicable_me_the_game_minion_mayhem_ds|title=Despicable Me: The Game - Minion Mayhem Review|website=Nintendo Life|last1=Kaplan|first1=Zach|date=January 15, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150906071014/https://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/2011/01/despicable_me_the_game_minion_mayhem_ds|archive-date=September 6, 2015|access-date=September 8, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Namco Bandai Games|Namco]] also released a version for the [[iPhone]] and [[iPad]] platform entitled ''Despicable Me: Minion Mania'', developed by [[Anino Games]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.commonsensemedia.org/app-reviews/despicable-me-minion-mania|title=Despicable Me: Minion Mania|website=Common Sense Media|last1=Healy|first1=Christopher|date=May 19, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151024075653/https://www.commonsensemedia.org/app-reviews/despicable-me-minion-mania|archive-date=October 24, 2015|access-date=September 8, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> ===''Despicable Me: Minion Rush''=== <!-- Deleted image removed: [[File:Minion Rush.png|thumb|150px|Despicable Me: Minion Rush app icon]] --> The action video game, titled ''Despicable Me: Minion Rush'', was released on June 13, 2013. The game, developed by [[Gameloft]], was adapted for [[iPhone]], [[iPad]], [[Android (operating system)|Android]], and [[Windows Phone]] devices.<ref name="FandangoRush"/> 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.<ref name="FandangoRush">{{cite news| last=O'Connel| first=Sean| title='Despicable Me' Game: Our Exclusive First Look at 'Minion Rush'| url=http://www.fandango.com/movieblog/despicable-me-game-our-exclusive-first-look-at-minion-rush-738612.html| access-date=June 3, 2013| newspaper=Fandango| date=May 30, 2013| archive-date=July 2, 2013| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130702075031/http://www.fandango.com/movieblog/despicable-me-game-our-exclusive-first-look-at-minion-rush-738612.html| url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="PRNewswireRush">{{cite press release| author=Gameloft| title=Gameloft, Universal Pictures and Illumination Entertainment Launch "Despicable Me: Minion Rush"| url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/gameloft-universal-pictures-and-illumination-entertainment-launch-despicable-me-minion-rush-211408991.html| access-date=July 4, 2013| publisher=PR Newswire| date=June 13, 2013| archive-date=June 17, 2013| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130617212729/http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/gameloft-universal-pictures-and-illumination-entertainment-launch-despicable-me-minion-rush-211408991.html| url-status=live}}</ref> The game was downloaded more than 100 million times in the first three months after its release,<ref name="VarietyMinionMania">{{cite news| last=Graser| first=Marc| title=Minion Mania Helps Universal Score with 'Despicable Me 2' Game| url=https://variety.com/2013/digital/news/minion-mania-helps-universal-score-with-despicable-me-2-game-1200606853/| access-date=September 11, 2013| newspaper=Variety| date=September 10, 2013| archive-date=September 11, 2013| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130911021135/http://variety.com/2013/digital/news/minion-mania-helps-universal-score-with-despicable-me-2-game-1200606853/| url-status=live}}</ref> and won a [[British Academy Children's Award]] in the category [[67th British Academy Film Awards|BAFTA]]'s Kids' Vote.<ref name="CBBafta">{{cite web|url=http://www.cartoonbrew.com/award-season-focus/despicable-me-2-room-on-the-broom-adventure-time-win-baftas-91415.html|title="Despicable Me 2," "Room on the Broom," "Adventure Time" Win BAFTAs|last=Emmett|first=Neil|date=November 25, 2013|publisher=Cartoon Brew|access-date=November 25, 2013|archive-date=November 28, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131128064302/http://www.cartoonbrew.com/award-season-focus/despicable-me-2-room-on-the-broom-adventure-time-win-baftas-91415.html|url-status=live}}</ref> ===''Minions Paradise''=== {{main|Minions Paradise}} The free-to-play mobile game developed by [[Electronic Arts]] (otherwise known as EA), titled ''Minions Paradise'', was released in summer 2015.<ref name=VarietyEAPact /> Playing as Phil, players will help Minions design and build their own utopia set in a tropical environment.<ref name=VarietyEAPact>{{cite news|last1=Morris|first1=Chris|title='Minions Paradise,' Other Mobile Games Set Under EA Pact with Illumination and Universal|url=https://variety.com/2015/digital/news/minions-paradise-mobile-game-ea-illumination-despicable-me-1201467365/|access-date=April 11, 2015|work=Variety|date=April 7, 2015|archive-date=April 10, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150410010134/http://variety.com/2015/digital/news/minions-paradise-mobile-game-ea-illumination-despicable-me-1201467365/|url-status=live}}</ref> ==Books== In May 2010, three books related to ''[[Despicable Me (film)|Despicable Me]]'' have been published, as well as the children's puppet book featured in the film. The first, ''My Dad the Super Villain'' ({{ISBN|0-316-08382-8}}), was rated as a preschool book.<ref>{{cite web|title=Despicable Me: My Dad the Super Villain|url=http://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/none/despicable-me-my-dad-the-super-villain/9780316083829/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208141353/http://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/none/despicable-me-my-dad-the-super-villain/9780316083829/|archive-date=December 8, 2015|access-date=June 2, 2013|website=Hachette Book Group|publisher=Hachette Book Group|url-status=live}}</ref> The second, ''Despicable Me: The Junior Novel'' ({{ISBN|0-316-08380-1}}), was rated as being a Junior Reader for ages 8 to 12.<ref>{{cite web |title=Despicable Me: The Junior Novel|url=http://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/none/despicable-me-the-junior-novel/9780316083805/|publisher=Hachette Book Group|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208141349/http://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/none/despicable-me-the-junior-novel/9780316083805/|archive-date=December 8, 2015|access-date=June 2, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> The third, ''Despicable Me: The World's Greatest Villain'' ({{ISBN|0-316-08377-1}}), was rated for ages 3–6 years.<ref>{{cite web|title=Despicable Me: The World's Greatest Villain|url=http://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/none/despicable-me-the-worlds-greatest-villain/9780316083775/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208114728/http://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/none/despicable-me-the-worlds-greatest-villain/9780316083775/|archive-date=December 8, 2015|access-date=June 2, 2013|website=Hachette Book Group|publisher=Hachette Book Group|url-status=live}}</ref> The puppet book ''Sleepy Kittens'' ({{ISBN|0-316-08381-X}}) was written by Cinco Paul and Ken Daurio and illustrated by Eric Guillon.<ref>{{cite web|title=Sleepy Kittens|url=http://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/cinco-paul/sleepy-kittens/9780316083812/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208133350/http://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/cinco-paul/sleepy-kittens/9780316083812/|archive-date=December 8, 2015|access-date=June 2, 2013|website=Hachette Book Group|publisher=Hachette Book Group|url-status=live}}</ref> Six books have been released for ''[[Despicable Me 2]]'': ''Despicable Me 2: The Junior Novel'',<ref>{{cite book| title=Despicable Me 2: The Junior Novel| url=https://archive.org/details/despicableme2jun0000auer| url-access=registration| publisher=Little, Brown Books for Young Readers| isbn=978-0316234153| date=May 14, 2013| access-date=October 19, 2015}}</ref> ''The Anti-Villain League Handbook'',<ref>{{cite book| title=Despicable Me 2: The Anti-Villain League Handbook| url=https://archive.org/details/despicableme2ant0000jako| url-access=registration| publisher=Little, Brown Books for Young Readers| date=May 14, 2013| access-date=October 19, 2015| isbn=978-0316234153}}</ref> ''Undercover Super Spies'',<ref>{{cite book| title=Despicable Me 2: Undercover Super Spies| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qs_ENAEACAAJ| publisher=Little, Brown Books for Young Readers| date=May 14, 2013| access-date=October 19, 2015| isbn=978-0316234467| archive-date=January 3, 2014| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140103085836/http://books.google.com/books?id=qs_ENAEACAAJ| url-status=live}}</ref> ''Attack of the Evil Minions!'',<ref>{{cite book| title=Despicable Me 2: Attack of the Evil Minions!| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QpepFxfJbPYC| publisher=Little, Brown Books for Young Readers| date=July 2, 2013| access-date=October 19, 2015| isbn=978-0316234436| archive-date=January 3, 2014| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140103113720/http://books.google.com/books?id=QpepFxfJbPYC| url-status=live}}</ref> ''Make a Minion'',<ref>{{cite book| title=Despicable Me 2: Make a Minion Reusable Sticker Book| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OKXEmAEACAAJ| publisher=Little, Brown Books for Young Readers| date=June 18, 2013| access-date=October 19, 2015| isbn=978-0316240314| archive-date=January 3, 2014| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140103113814/http://books.google.com/books?id=OKXEmAEACAAJ| url-status=live}}</ref> and ''Meet the Minions''.<ref>{{cite book| title=Despicable Me 2: Meet the Minions| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=j6OxNAEACAAJ| publisher=Little, Brown Books for Young Readers| date=May 14, 2013| access-date=October 19, 2015| isbn=978-0316234405| archive-date=January 3, 2014| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140103103038/http://books.google.com/books?id=j6OxNAEACAAJ| url-status=live}}</ref> ==Theme park attraction== {{main|Despicable Me Minion Mayhem}} ''[[Despicable Me Minion Mayhem]]'' is a [[simulator ride]] that opened on July 2, 2012 at [[Universal Studios Florida]] and on April 12, 2014 at [[Universal Studios Hollywood]], starring [[Steve Carell]] as Gru, [[Miranda Cosgrove]] as Margo, [[Dana Gaier]] as Edith, [[Elsie Fisher]] as Agnes, and [[Pierre Coffin]] as the [[Minions (Despicable Me)|Minions]]. A similar attraction (featuring a Japanese voice cast) opened on April 21, 2017 at [[Universal Studios Japan]]. ==Characters== ===Main characters=== * {{anchor|Felonious Gru|Felonius Gru|Gru}}Felonious Gru<ref name="cinemablend">{{cite web|url=https://www.cinemablend.com/new/Full-Minions-Trailer-Really-Goofy-71458.html|title=The Full Minions Trailer Is Really Goofy|last1=Baxter|first1=Joseph|date=May 14, 2015|publisher=[[CinemaBlend]]|access-date=November 23, 2016|quote=[…] well before the days of their tenure with Felonious Gru […]|archive-date=December 1, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201201230447/https://www.cinemablend.com/new/Full-Minions-Trailer-Really-Goofy-71458.html|url-status=live}}</ref> or Felonius Gru<ref name="usatoday">{{cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/movies/2014/04/10/minion-mayhem-mania-universal/7128937/|title=At Universal, the Minions 'have become our Mickey Mouse'|last1=Alexander|first1=Bryan|date=April 12, 2014|work=[[USA Today]]|access-date=November 22, 2016|quote=[…] into the ''Despicable Me'' world of supervillain Felonius Gru […]|archive-date=December 1, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201201230434/https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/movies/2014/04/10/minion-mayhem-mania-universal/7128937/|url-status=live}}</ref> (voiced by [[Steve Carell]]): The grouchy but usually smart [[protagonist]] in the ''Despicable Me'' series who speaks with a non-specific East European accent. 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 the first film, Gru is an ambitious supervillain, and seeks approval from his mother, until the adoption of the trio convinces him that their happiness is important. In the second film, Gru leaves his villainous past behind to care for the girls, 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. Felonious Gru was originally conceived as a [[Count Dracula|Dracula]]-like character, but directors Chris Renaud and Pierre Coffin later opted for a villain who would echo "the world of [[James Bond]], thinking of characters like [[Auric Goldfinger|Goldfinger]] and obviously the Bond-ian world of technology".<ref>[http://www.cartoonbrew.com/award-season-focus/directors-chris-renaud-and-pierre-coffin-on-creative-choices-and-challenges-in-despicable-me-films-93702.html "Directors Chris Renaud and Pierre Coffin on Creative Choices and Challenges in 'Despicable Me' Films"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201201230413/https://www.cartoonbrew.com/award-season-focus/directors-chris-renaud-and-pierre-coffin-on-creative-choices-and-challenges-in-despicable-me-films-93702.html |date=2020-12-01 }}, cartoonbrew.com, 1 October 2014, C. Edwards.</ref> Gru also bears some similarities with British comic-book character [[Grimly Feendish]], and with the pre-[[Crisis on Infinite Earths|Crisis]] version of [[Lex Luthor]].<ref name="empire">[https://www.empireonline.com/movies/despicable/review/ Despicable Me Review] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201201230418/https://www.empireonline.com/movies/reviews/despicable-review/ |date=2020-12-01 }}, ''Empire'', 1 October 2010, Kim Newman</ref> * [[Minions (Despicable Me)|Minions]] (voiced by [[Pierre Coffin]] in all films and the theme park attraction, [[Chris Renaud (animator)|Chris Renaud]] in the first two films [except spin-offs and attractions], [[James Arnold Taylor]] in the 2010 video game, and [[Jemaine Clement]] as Jerry the Minion in the first film): Gru's small, yellow, comical henchmen who have one or two eyes. The Minions speak a language that Coffin created by mixing gibberish with words from many languages, including French, English, Spanish, and Italian.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.visualhollywood.com/movies_2013/despicable_me_2/notes.pdf|title=DESPICABLE ME 2 Production Notes|date=2013|website=visualhollywood.com|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304204926/http://www.visualhollywood.com/movies_2013/despicable_me_2/notes.pdf|archive-date=2016-03-04|access-date=2014-03-12}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/behind-screen/despicable-me-2-minions-5-579907|title='Despicable Me 2' Minions: 5 Things to Know|last=Giardina|first=Carolyn|date=July 4, 2013|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|access-date=August 20, 2014|archive-date=December 1, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201201230415/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/behind-screen/despicable-me-2-minions-5-579907|url-status=live}}</ref> Although seemingly nonsensical, the English-sounding words are dubbed for every country, in order to make them recognizable.<ref name="VarietyMinionsCameToLife">{{cite news|url=https://variety.com/2015/film/spotlight/chris-meledandri-honored-at-annecy-animation-festival-1201515021/|title=Chris Meledandri on How the 'Minions' Came to Life|date=June 11, 2015|work=Variety|last1=Debruge|first1=Peter|access-date=October 30, 2015|archive-date=December 1, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201201230435/https://variety.com/2015/film/spotlight/chris-meledandri-honored-at-annecy-animation-festival-1201515021/|url-status=live}}</ref> It is shown in ''[[Minions (film)|Minions]]'' that they have existed since the beginning of life on Earth, and desire above all else to serve the most terrible of villains.<ref name="CSMinionsSynopsis">{{cite news|url=https://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=105595|title=Exclusive: The Synopsis for Minions|date=June 18, 2013|newspaper=ComingSoon.net|access-date=June 18, 2013|archive-date=December 1, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201201230421/https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/105595-exclusive-the-synopsis-for-minions|url-status=live}}</ref> In the short film "[[Despicable Me (franchise)#Banana (2010)|Banana]]", the Minions are revealed to have an uncontrollable craving for fruits, especially bananas. Mentioned in the films and other media are Stuart, Kevin, Bob, Mel, Otto, Ken, Mike, Dave, Jerry, Carl, Tom,<ref name="HPTCDM2">{{cite news|url=http://www.mcdhappymealtoys.com/2013/05/despicable-me-2.html|title=Desicable Me 2|date=June 19, 2013|newspaper=Happy Meal Toys Collection|access-date=August 20, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130813060440/http://www.mcdhappymealtoys.com/2013/05/despicable-me-2.html|archive-date=August 13, 2013}}</ref> Phil,<ref name="FFCharPosters">{{cite news|url=https://www.filmofilia.com/despicable-me-2-minions-posters-161449/|title=Meet The Minions: DESPICABLE ME 2 Character Posters With Phil, Carl, Tim, Kevin & Stuart|last=Standal|first=Jeanne|date=June 28, 2013|newspaper=FilmoFilia|access-date=August 20, 2013|archive-date=December 1, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201201230414/https://www.filmofilia.com/despicable-me-2-minions-posters-161449/|url-status=live}}</ref> Tim,<ref name="FFCharPosters" /> Mark, Jorge,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.universalorlando.com/Merchandise/Gift/Despicable-Me-Minion-Jorge-Plush.html|title=Despicable Me Minion Jorge Plush|publisher=[[Universal Orlando]]|access-date=August 20, 2013|archive-date=March 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304093736/https://www.universalorlando.com/Merchandise/Gift/Despicable-Me-Minion-Jorge-Plush.html|url-status=live}}</ref> and Norbert. * The Girls: Three sisters, whom Gru adopts to further his scheme in the first film and gradually comes to love. ** Margo (voiced by [[Miranda Cosgrove]]): The mature oldest sister. In the first 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. ** {{anchor|Edith}} Edith (voiced by [[Dana Gaier]]): The [[tomboy]]ish middle sister; the first to enjoy Gru's eclectic possessions, when adopted by him. Practices [[martial arts]] in the second film. ** Agnes (voiced by [[Elsie Fisher]] in the first two films; Nev Scharrel in the third film): The happy-go-lucky youngest sister, and the quickest to trust Gru in the first film. She is presented as an innocent, against her more worldly sisters, and has a strong love for unicorns. In the third 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 by [[Kristen Wiig]]): A cunning secret agent who has teamed up with Gru to hunt down an extremely dangerous super-villain. She loves one-upping Gru with her quirky gadgets and has perfected her own form of martial arts by combining [[jujitsu]], [[krav maga]], [[Aztec warfare]], and [[krumping]]. After 147 dates, she marries Gru and becomes the girls' mother. * {{anchor|Dr. Nefario}}Dr. Nefario (voiced by [[Russell Brand]], JB Blanc in 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. He had planned to join Gru, Lucy and the Girls to meet Dru in the third film, but absent from the film having accidentally frozen himself in carbonite, similar to that of [[Han Solo]] from ''[[Star Wars]]''. * Dru (voiced by Steve Carell): Gru's charming, happy-go-lucky long-lost twin brother, who is also in the super-villain business. Dru looks just like his brother, only he has blonde hair and wears white attire. He is Lucy's brother-in-law and the adoptive uncle of Margo, Edith, and Agnes. * Marlena (voiced by [[Julie 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 the first film, she admits to him that he is a better parent than her. Marlena later makes a silent cameo appearance in the second film at Gru and Lucy's wedding. In the third 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 by [[Steve 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. * Silas Ramsbottom (voiced by [[Steve Coogan]]): Director of the Anti-Villain League in the second 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. * Valerie Da Vinci (voiced by [[Jenny Slate]]): A ruthless member of the Anti-Villain League who replaces Silas Ramsbottom as Director in the third film. She fires Gru and Lucy due to them failing to capture Balthazar Bratt. ===Antagonists=== * Victor "Vector" Perkins (voiced by [[Jason Segel]], Jason Harris in 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 that supplies loans to villains in their schemes (formerly including Gru). * Mr. Perkins (voiced by [[Will 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. * Miss Hattie (voiced by [[Kristen 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" Perez (voiced by [[Benjamin 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. It turns out that Eduardo was aware of Gru's life as a villain and plans to abduct most of Gru's minions and turn them into hairy, purple, savage, evil minions with a dangerous chemical compound he stole called PX-41 and send the mutated Minions to major cities to take over the world. In the final battle, as Gru manages to restore the mutated Minions to normal, Eduardo drinks the compound himself, turning into a big purple furry monster to fight Gru. He is defeated by Gru and Nefario. * Balthazar Bratt (voiced by [[Trey 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 by [[Andy Nyman]]): A robot who acts as Balthazar Bratt's sidekick. * Scarlet Overkill (voiced by [[Sandra Bullock]]): In ''[[Minions (film)|Minions]]'', she is the world's first female super-villain who is bent on world domination. * Herb Overkill (voiced by [[Jon Hamm]]): Scarlet's husband and an inventor. * The Vicious 6: A group of six supervillains who appear in ''[[Minions: The Rise of Gru]]''. ==Cast and crew== ===Voice cast=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; width:100%;" |- ! rowspan="3" style="width:10%;"| Characters ! colspan="3" | Main films ! Attraction ! colspan="2" | Spin-off films ! Television special |- ! ''[[Despicable Me (film)|Despicable Me]]'' ! ''[[Despicable Me 2]]'' ! ''[[Despicable Me 3]]'' ! ''[[Despicable Me Minion Mayhem]]'' ! ''[[Minions (film)|Minions]]'' ! ''[[Minions: The Rise of Gru]]'' ! ''Minions Holiday Special'' |- ! 2010 ! 2013 ! 2017 ! 2012 ! 2015 ! 2022 ! 2020 |- ! Felonious Gru | colspan="6" | [[Steve Carell]] | {{N/A|''Silent role''}} |- ! Margo | colspan="4" | [[Miranda Cosgrove]] | colspan="3" style="background:#d3d3d3;" | |- ! Edith | colspan="4" | [[Dana Gaier]] | colspan="3" style="background:#d3d3d3;" | |- ! Agnes | colspan="2" | [[Elsie Fisher]] | Nev Scharrel | Elsie Fisher | colspan="3" style="background:#d3d3d3;" | |- ! Dr. Nefario | colspan="2" | [[Russell Brand]] | colspan="3" {{N/A|''Silent role''}} | Russell Brand | style="background:#d3d3d3;" | |- ! rowspan="3" | [[Minions (Despicable Me)|Minions]] | [[Pierre Coffin]]<br>{{small|(Kevin, Stuart, Bob, Tim, Mark, and Phil)}} | Pierre Coffin | rowspan="3" colspan="5" | Pierre Coffin |- | [[Chris Renaud (animator)|Chris Renaud]]<br>{{small|(Dave)}} | rowspan="2" | Chris Renaud<br>{{small|(Additional and Evil Minions)}} |- | [[Jemaine Clement]]<br>{{small|(Jerry)}} |- ! Victor "Vector" Perkins | [[Jason Segel]] | colspan="6" style="background:#d3d3d3;" | |- ! Mr. Perkins | [[Will Arnett]] | colspan="6" style="background:#d3d3d3;" | |- ! Miss Hattie | [[Kristen Wiig]] | colspan="6" style="background:#d3d3d3;" | |- ! Marlena | [[Julie Andrews]] | {{N/A|''Silent cameo''}} | Julie Andrews | style="background:#d3d3d3;" | | {{N/A|''Silent cameo''}} | Julie Andrews | style="background:#d3d3d3;" | |- ! Lucy Wilde | style="background:#d3d3d3;" | | colspan="2" | Kristen Wiig | colspan="4" style="background:#d3d3d3;" | |- ! Eduardo Perez / El Macho | style="background:#d3d3d3;" | | [[Benjamin Bratt]] | colspan="2" style="background:#d3d3d3;" | | {{N/A|''Silent cameo''}} | colspan="2" style="background:#d3d3d3;" | |- ! Silas Ramsbottom | style="background:#d3d3d3;" | | colspan="2" | [[Steve Coogan]] | colspan="4" style="background:#d3d3d3;" | |- ! Antonio Pérez | style="background:#d3d3d3;" | | [[Moisés Arias]] | colspan="5" style="background:#d3d3d3;" | |- ! Balthazar Bratt | colspan="2" style="background:#d3d3d3;" | | [[Trey Parker]] | colspan="4" style="background:#d3d3d3;" | |- ! Dru | colspan="2" style="background:#d3d3d3;" | | Steve Carell | colspan="4" style="background:#d3d3d3;" | |- ! Fritz | colspan="2" style="background:#d3d3d3;" | | Steve Coogan | colspan="4" style="background:#d3d3d3;" | |- ! Clive | colspan="2" style="background:#d3d3d3;" | | [[Andy Nyman]] | colspan="4" style="background:#d3d3d3;" | |- ! Scarlet Overkill | colspan="4" style="background:#d3d3d3;" | | [[Sandra Bullock]] | colspan="2" style="background:#d3d3d3;" | |- ! Herb Overkill | colspan="4" style="background:#d3d3d3;" | | [[Jon Hamm]] | colspan="2" style="background:#d3d3d3;" | |- ! [[Elizabeth II|Queen Elizabeth II]] | colspan="4" style="background:#d3d3d3;" | | [[Jennifer Saunders]] | colspan="2" style="background:#d3d3d3;" | |- ! Walter Nelson | colspan="4" style="background:#d3d3d3;" | | [[Michael Keaton]] | colspan="2" style="background:#d3d3d3;" | |- ! Madge Nelson | colspan="4" style="background:#d3d3d3;" | | [[Allison Janney]] | colspan="2" style="background:#d3d3d3;" | |- ! Belle Bottom | colspan="5" style="background:#d3d3d3;" | | [[Taraji P. Henson]] | style="background:#d3d3d3;" | |- ! Jean Clawed | colspan="5" style="background:#d3d3d3;" | | [[Jean-Claude Van Damme]] | style="background:#d3d3d3;" | |- ! Nunchuck | colspan="5" style="background:#d3d3d3;" | | [[Lucy Lawless]] | style="background:#d3d3d3;" | |- ! Svengeance | colspan="5" style="background:#d3d3d3;" | | [[Dolph Lundgren]] | style="background:#d3d3d3;" | |- ! Stronghold | colspan="5" style="background:#d3d3d3;" | | [[Danny Trejo]] | style="background:#d3d3d3;" | |- ! Wild Knuckles | colspan="5" style="background:#d3d3d3;" | | [[Alan Arkin]] | style="background:#d3d3d3;" | |- ! Master Chow | colspan="5" style="background:#d3d3d3;" | | [[Michelle Yeoh]] | style="background:#d3d3d3;" | |- ! TBA | colspan="5" style="background:#d3d3d3;" | | [[RZA]] | style="background:#d3d3d3;" | |} * '''Note:''' A grey indicates that the character does not appear in that medium. ===Crew=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" "width:100%;" |- ! rowspan="3" | Role ! colspan="3" | Main films ! colspan="2" | Spin-offs |- ! ''[[Despicable Me (film)|Despicable Me]]'' ! ''[[Despicable Me 2]]'' ! ''[[Despicable Me 3]]'' ! ''[[Minions (film)|Minions]]'' ! ''[[Minions: The Rise of Gru]]'' |- ! 2010 ! 2013 ! 2017 ! 2015 ! 2022 |- ! Directors | colspan="2" | [[Pierre Coffin]] and [[Chris Renaud (animator)|Chris Renaud]] | Pierre Coffin and [[Kyle Balda]] | Pierre Coffin and Kyle Balda | Kyle Balda<ref name="Minions2Crew">{{cite web|url=https://screenrant.com/minions-2-rise-gru-trailer-despicable-me-prequel/|title=Minions: The Rise of Gru Trailer Introduces New Despicable Me Supervillains|website=[[Screen Rant]]|last1=Schaefer|first1=Sandy|date=February 5, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200214050702/https://screenrant.com/minions-2-rise-gru-trailer-despicable-me-prequel/|archive-date=February 14, 2020|access-date=October 4, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> |- ! Producers | [[Chris Meledandri]], John Cohen, and [[Janet Healy]] | colspan="3" | Chris Meledandri and Janet Healy |Chris Meledandri, Janet Healy, and Chris Renaud |- ! Executive producer(s) | [[Sergio Pablos]] and Nina Rappaport | Robert Taylor | colspan="2" | Chris Renaud | rowspan="4" | TBA |- ! Writer(s) | {{small|Screenplay:}}<br />Cinco Paul and Ken Daurio<br />{{small|Story:}}<br />Sergio Pablos | colspan="2" | Cinco Paul and Ken Daurio | [[Brian Lynch (writer)|Brian Lynch]] |- ! Composer(s) | colspan="3" | [[Heitor Pereira]]<br />{{small|Original Songs and Themes by:}}<br />[[Pharrell Williams]] | Heitor Pereira |- ! Editor(s) | Pamela Ziegenhagen-Shefland and Gregory Perler | Gregory Perler | colspan="2" | Claire Dodgson |- ! Production company | colspan="5" | [[Illumination (company)|Illumination]] |- ! Distributor | colspan="5" | Universal Pictures |} ==Reception== ===Box office performance=== The franchise has grossed a total of more than $3.7 billion,<ref name="BOMDM">{{cite web|title=Despicable Me Movies at the Box Office|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/franchises/chart/?id=despicableme.htm|publisher=[[Box Office Mojo]]|access-date=November 9, 2017|archive-date=December 31, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171231051344/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/franchises/chart/?id=despicableme.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> making the ''Despicable Me'' franchise the [[List of highest-grossing animated films#Highest-grossing animated franchises and film series|highest-grossing animated film franchise]], and the 15th [[List of highest-grossing films#Highest-grossing franchises and film series|highest-grossing film franchise]] of all time {| class="wikitable" style="width:99%; text-align:center;" |- ! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Film ! scope="col" rowspan="2" | U.S. release date ! scope="col" colspan="3" | Box office gross ! scope="col" colspan="2" text="wrap" | All-time ranking ! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Budget ! scope="col" rowspan="2" | {{nowrap|{{Abbr|Ref(s)|References}}}} |- ! U.S. and Canada ! Other territories ! Worldwide ! U.S. and Canada ! Worldwide |- ! scope="row" | ''[[Despicable Me (film)|Despicable Me]]'' | July 9, 2010 | $251,513,985 | $291,600,000 | $543,113,985 | 110 | 163 | $69 million | <ref name="BOMDM1">{{cite BOM |id=1323594 |title=Despicable Me |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210117215422/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt1323594/|archive-date=January 17, 2021|accessdate=January 17, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref> |- ! scope="row" | ''[[Despicable Me 2]]'' | July 3, 2013 | $368,061,265 | $602,700,620 | $970,761,885 | 38 | 34 | $76 million | <ref name="BOMDM2">{{cite BOM |title=Despicable Me 2 |id=1690953 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210117215837/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt1690953/ |archive-date=January 17, 2021 |access-date=January 17, 2021 |url-status=live }}</ref> |- ! scope="row" | ''[[Despicable Me 3]]'' | June 30, 2017 | $264,624,300 | $770,175,109 | $1,034,799,409 | 96 | 25 | $80 million | <ref name="BOMDM3">{{cite BOM|id=3469046|title=Despicable Me 3|access-date=January 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210117220619/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt3469046/|archive-date=January 17, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref> |- ! colspan=2 | ''Despicable Me'' films ! ${{val|{{#expr:251513985+368061265+264624300}}|fmt=commas}} ! ${{val|{{#expr:291600000+602700620+770175109}}|fmt=commas}} ! ${{val|{{#expr:543113985+970761885+1034799409}}|fmt=commas}} ! colspan=2 | ! $225 million ! |- ! scope="row" | ''[[Minions (film)|Minions]]'' | July 10, 2015 | $336,045,770 | $823,352,627 | $1,159,398,397 | 49 | 14 | $74 million | <ref name="BOMM1">{{cite BOM |id=2293640|title=Minions|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210117220136/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt2293640/|archive-date=January 17, 2021|access-date=January 17, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref> |- ! scope="row" | ''[[Minions: The Rise of Gru]]'' | July 1, 2022 | | | | | | | |- ! colspan=2 | Total ! ${{val|{{#expr:251513985+368061265+264624300+336045770}}|fmt=commas}} ! ${{val|{{#expr:291600000+602700620+770175109+823352627}}|fmt=commas}} ! ${{val|{{#expr:543113985+970761885+1034799409+1159398397}}|fmt=commas}} ! 18 ! 13 ! $299 million ! <ref name="BOMDM" /><ref>{{cite web|title=Franchise Index|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/franchises/?view=Franchise&sort=sumgross&order=DESC&p=.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171230001045/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/franchises/?view=Franchise&sort=sumgross&order=DESC&p=.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 30, 2017|publisher=[[Box Office Mojo]]|access-date=February 15, 2018}}</ref> |- |} ===Critical and public response=== {| class="wikitable" border="1" style="width:99%; text-align:center;" ! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Film ! scope="col" colspan="2" | Critical ! scope="col" colspan="1" | Public |- ! '''[[Rotten Tomatoes]]''' ! '''[[Metacritic]]''' ! '''[[CinemaScore]]'''<ref name="CS">{{Cite web |url=http://www.cinemascore.com/ |title=CinemaScore |publisher=[[CinemaScore]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190809062201/http://cinemascore.com/publicsearch/index/title/ |archive-date=August 9, 2019 |access-date=December 2, 2020}}{{cbignore}} Each film's score can be accessed from the website's search bar.</ref> |- ! scope="row" | ''[[Despicable Me (film)|Despicable Me]]'' | 81% (202 reviews)<ref name="RTDM1">{{Cite rt |id=1214097-despicable_me|type=m |title=Despicable Me|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201223123822/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1214097-despicable_me|archivedate=December 23, 2020|access-date=December 23, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> | 72 (35 reviews)<ref name="MCDM1">{{cite mc |id=despicable-me |type=movie |title=Despicable Me|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20171218064340/https://www.metacritic.com/movie/despicable-me|archivedate=December 18, 2017|access-date=November 29, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> | A |- ! scope="row" | ''[[Despicable Me 2]]'' | 75% (186 reviews)<ref name="RTDM2">{{Cite rt |id=despicable_me_2|type=m |title=Despicable Me 2 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201223123500/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/despicable_me_2|archivedate=December 23, 2020|access-date=December 23, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> | 62 (39 reviews)<ref name="MCDM2">{{cite mc|title=Despicable Me 2|id=despicable-me-2 |type=movie |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20171226215918/https://www.metacritic.com/movie/despicable-me-2|archivedate=December 26, 2017|access-date=November 29, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> | A |- ! scope="row" | ''[[Minions (film)|Minions]]'' | 55% (222 reviews)<ref>{{Cite rt |id=minions|type=m |title=Minions |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201223122702/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/minions|archivedate=December 23, 2020|access-date=November 29, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> | 56 (35 reviews)<ref>{{cite mc|id=minions|type=movie | title=Minions|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20171224001720/https://www.metacritic.com/movie/minions|archivedate=December 24, 2017|access-date=December 23, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> | A |- ! scope="row" | ''[[Despicable Me 3]]'' | 58% (195 reviews)<ref name="RTDM3">{{Cite rt |id=despicable_me_3|type=m |title=Despicable Me 3 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201223122329/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/despicable_me_3|archivedate=December 23, 2020|access-date=December 23, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> | 49 (37 reviews)<ref>{{cite mc|id=despicable-me-3|title=Despicable Me 3|type=movie |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20171216222220/https://www.metacritic.com/movie/despicable-me-3|archivedate=December 16, 2017|access-date=November 29, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> | A– |} ===Accolades=== ====Academy Awards==== {| class="wikitable" style="margin:left;" |- ! style="width:214px;" rowspan="2"| Award ! colspan="3" | Main series ! colspan="1" | Spin-offs |- ! style="width:130px;"| ''Despicable Me'' ! style="width:130px;"| ''Despicable Me 2'' ! style="width:130px;"| ''Despicable Me 3'' ! style="width:130px;"| ''Minions'' |- ! scope="row" | [[Academy Award for Best Animated Feature|Animated Feature]] | | {{nom}}<ref name="OscarsBundleDM2">Multiple sources: *{{cite news|last=Brown |first=Tracy |title=Oscars 2014: The complete list of nominees and winners |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/moviesnow/la-et-mn-oscars-2014-nominations-winners-list,0,6878721.story#axzz2uvBnSrgf |access-date=January 20, 2021 |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=March 2, 2014 |url-status=live |url-access=limited |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140302210739/http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/moviesnow/la-et-mn-oscars-2014-nominations-winners-list%2C0%2C6878721.story |archive-date=March 2, 2014 }} *{{cite news|title=86th Academy Awards Nominations: Complete List and Scorecard |url=https://variety.com/2014/film/news/86th-academy-awards-nominations-complete-list-and-scorecard-1201060676/ |access-date=January 20, 2021 |newspaper=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=January 16, 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140116181506/http://variety.com/2014/film/news/86th-academy-awards-nominations-complete-list-and-scorecard-1201060676/ |archive-date=January 16, 2014 }}</ref> | | |- ! scope="row" | [[Academy Award for Best Original Song|Original Song]] | | {{nom}}<ref name="OscarsBundleDM2" /> | | |} ====Golden Globe Awards==== {| class="wikitable" style="margin:left;" |- ! style="width:214px;" rowspan="2"| Award ! colspan="3" | Main series ! colspan="1" | Spin-offs |- ! style="width:130px;"| ''Despicable Me'' ! style="width:130px;"| ''Despicable Me 2'' ! style="width:130px;"| ''Despicable Me 3'' ! style="width:130px;"| ''Minions'' |- ! scope="row" | [[Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film|Best Animated Feature Film]] | {{nom}}<ref name="DM1GoldenGlobeAwards">{{cite web|url=http://www.goldenglobes.org/browse/?param=/year/2010|title=The 68th Annual Golden Globe Awards (2011)|publisher=[[Hollywood Foreign Press Association]]|access-date=January 20, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130114232045/http://www.goldenglobes.org/browse/?param=%2Fyear%2F2010|archive-date=January 14, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> | {{nom}}<ref name="DM2GoldenGlobeBundle">Multiple sources: *{{cite news|url=https://variety.com/2014/film/awards/2014-golden-globes-nominee-list-1200948220/ |title=Golden Globes Nominations: The Full List |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=January 11, 2014 |access-date=January 20, 2021 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140329144547/http://variety.com/2014/film/awards/2014-golden-globes-nominee-list-1200948220/ |archive-date=March 29, 2014 }} *{{cite news|url=https://variety.com/2014/film/news/golden-globe-awards-winners-2014-list-golden-globes-1201050486/ |title=Golden Globe Awards Winners |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=January 12, 2014 |access-date=January 20, 2021 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140320084120/http://variety.com/2014/film/news/golden-globe-awards-winners-2014-list-golden-globes-1201050486/ |archive-date=March 20, 2014 }}</ref> | | |} ====BAFTA Awards==== {| class="wikitable" style="margin:left;" |- ! style="width:214px;" rowspan="2"| Award ! colspan="3" | Main series ! colspan="1" | Spin-offs |- ! style="width:130px;"| ''Despicable Me'' ! style="width:130px;"| ''Despicable Me 2'' ! style="width:130px;"| ''Despicable Me 3'' ! style="width:130px;"| ''Minions'' |- ! scope="row" | [[BAFTA Award for Best Animated Film|Animated Film]] | {{nom}}<ref name="DM1BAFTA">{{cite web|title=Bafta Film Awards 2011: Winners|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-12445061|work=[[BBC News]]|access-date=January 20, 2021|date=February 13, 2011|archive-date=March 22, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190322085551/https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-12445061|url-status=live}}</ref> | {{nom}}<ref name="DM2BAFTA">{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-26218678 |title=Bafta Film Awards 2014: Full list of winners |work=[[BBC News]] |date=February 16, 2014 |access-date=January 20, 2021 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140915224845/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-26218678 |archive-date=September 15, 2014 }}</ref> | | {{nom}}<ref name="M1BAFTABundle">Multiple sources: *{{cite news|title=BAFTA Nominations: 'Bridge of Spies,' 'Carol' Lead Film Awards Race|url=https://variety.com/2016/film/awards/bafta-film-award-nominations-1201674936/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160309214220/https://variety.com/2016/film/awards/bafta-film-award-nominations-1201674936/|archive-date=March 9, 2016|access-date=January 20, 2021|url-status=live}} *{{cite web|last=Lodderhose|first=Diana|title='The Revenant,' Leonardo DiCaprio Dominate BAFTA Awards|url=https://variety.com/2016/film/awards/bafta-awards-winners-2016-complete-list-british-academy-film-television-1201706004/|date=February 14, 2016|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|access-date=January 20, 2021|url-status=live|archive-date=August 18, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200818025419/https://variety.com/2016/film/awards/bafta-awards-winners-2016-complete-list-british-academy-film-television-1201706004/}}</ref> |} ====Critic's Choice Awards==== {| class="wikitable" style="margin:left;" |- ! style="width:214px;" rowspan="2"| Award ! colspan="3" | Main series ! colspan="1" | Spin-offs |- ! style="width:130px;"| ''Despicable Me'' ! style="width:130px;"| ''Despicable Me 2'' ! style="width:130px;"| ''Despicable Me 3'' ! style="width:130px;"| ''Minions'' |- ! scope="row" | [[Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Animated Feature|Best Animated Feature]] | {{nom}}<ref name="DM1CriticsChoiceAwards"> {{cite web |url=http://www.bfca.org/ccawards/2010.php |title=The 16th Critics' Choice Movie Awards nominees|publisher=[[Broadcast Film Critics Association]]|date=January 14, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130114152459/http://www.bfca.org/ccawards/2010.php|archive-date=January 14, 2013|access-date=January 20, 2021}}</ref> | {{nom}}<ref name="DM2CriticsChoiceAwards">{{cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/2014-critics-choice-awards-winners-671707 |title=Critics' Choice Awards: The Winners |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |publisher=Prometheus Global Media |access-date=January 17, 2014 |date=January 17, 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141017063852/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/2014-critics-choice-awards-winners-671707 |archive-date=October 17, 2014 }}</ref> | {{nom}}<ref name="DM3CriticsChoiceAwards">{{Cite web |url=https://variety.com/2018/film/awards/2018-critics-choice-award-winners-full-list-1202662114/ |title='Shape of Water,' 'Big Little Lies,' 'Handmaid's Tale' Top Critics' Choice Awards |last=Tapley |first=Kristopher |date=January 11, 2018 |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.is/20180119082339/http://variety.com/2018/film/awards/2018-critics-choice-award-winners-full-list-1202662114/ |archive-date=January 19, 2018 |access-date=January 20, 2021 |df=mdy-all}}</ref> | |} ====Annie Awards==== {| class="wikitable" style="margin:left;" |- ! style="width:214px;" rowspan="2"| Award ! colspan="3" | Main series ! colspan="1" | Spin-offs |- ! style="width:130px;"| ''Despicable Me'' ! style="width:130px;"| ''Despicable Me 2'' ! style="width:130px;"| ''Despicable Me 3'' ! style="width:130px;"| ''Minions'' |- ! scope="row" | [[Annie Award for Best Animated Feature|Best Animated Film]] | {{nom}}<ref name="DM1AnnieBundle">Multiple sources: *{{cite web |title=38th Annual Annie Nominations |url=http://annieawards.org/legacy38th.html |publisher=The Annie Awards |access-date=May 2, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111216232924/http://annieawards.org/legacy38th.html |archive-date=December 16, 2011 |df=mdy }} *{{cite web|last1=Finke|first1=Nikki|title=38th Annual Annie Animation Awards: DWA's 'How To Train Your Dragon' Wins (After Disney Boycotts)|url=https://deadline.com/2011/02/38th-annual-annie-animation-awards-dwas-how-to-train-your-dragon-wins-after-disney-exits-103897/|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|access-date=January 20, 2021|date=February 5, 2011|archive-date=September 17, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200917131043/https://deadline.com/2011/02/38th-annual-annie-animation-awards-dwas-how-to-train-your-dragon-wins-after-disney-exits-103897/|url-status=live}}</ref> | {{nom}}<ref name="DM2AnnieBundle">Multiple sources: *{{cite news|title=Annie Awards 2014: Complete list of winners and nominees |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/moviesnow/la-et-mn-complete-list-of-2013-annie-award-noms-20131202,0,3639869.story#axzz2sTG8rWoA |access-date=January 20, 2021 |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=February 1, 2014 |url-status=live |url-access=limited |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140204204510/http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/moviesnow/la-et-mn-complete-list-of-2013-annie-award-noms-20131202%2C0%2C3639869.story |archive-date=February 4, 2014 }} *{{cite news|last=King |first=Susan |title='Frozen' wins Annie Award for best animated film, several others |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/moviesnow/la-et-mn-frozen-wins-annie-award-best-animated-film-20140131,0,1741428.story#axzz2sTG8rWoA |access-date=January 20, 2021 |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=February 1, 2014 |url-status=live |url-access=limited |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140205045501/http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/moviesnow/la-et-mn-frozen-wins-annie-award-best-animated-film-20140131%2C0%2C1741428.story |archive-date=February 5, 2014 }}</ref> | {{nom}}<ref name="DM3AnnieAwards">{{Cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/2018-annie-award-winners-complete-list-1067856/item/best-animated-feature-1080739 |title=Annie Awards: 'Coco' Tops the Animation Celebration |last=Giardina |first=Carolyn |date=February 4, 2018 |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180204182354/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/2018-annie-award-winners-complete-list-1067856/item/best-animated-feature-1080739 |archive-date=February 4, 2018 |access-date=January 20, 2021 |df=mdy-all}}</ref> | |} ====Producers Guild of America Award==== {| class="wikitable" style="margin:left;" |- ! style="width:214px;" rowspan="2"| Award ! colspan="3" | Main series ! colspan="1" | Spin-offs |- ! style="width:130px;"| ''Despicable Me'' ! style="width:130px;"| ''Despicable Me 2'' ! style="width:130px;"| ''Despicable Me 3'' ! style="width:130px;"| ''Minions'' |- ! scope="row" | [[Producers Guild of America Award for Best Animated Motion Picture|Best Animated Motion Picture]] | {{nom}}<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kilday |first1=Gregg |title='The Social Network,' 'The King's Speech' Earn Producers Guild Nominations |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/social-network-kings-speech-earn-68135 |access-date=April 12, 2021 |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=January 4, 2021}}</ref> | {{nom}}<ref name="DM2PGAABundle">Multiple sources: *{{cite web| title=Nominations for Theatrical Motion Picture, Animated Theatrical Motion Picture and Long-Form TV| url=http://www.producersguild.org/news/151419/| publisher=Producers Guild of America| access-date=January 2, 2014| date=January 2, 2014| archive-date=June 18, 2015| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150618053724/http://www.producersguild.org/news/151419/| url-status=live}} *{{cite web|url=https://www.deadline.com/2014/01/pga-awards-2014-producers-guild-award-winners/ |title=25th Annual PGA Awards: First-Ever Tie For Best Motion Picture&nbsp;– 'Gravity' And '12 Years A Slave'; 'Breaking Bad' & 'Modern Family' Take Top TV Awards; Winners List |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |date=January 19, 2014 |access-date=January 20, 2021 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140424033105/http://www.deadline.com/2014/01/pga-awards-2014-producers-guild-award-winners/ |archive-date=April 24, 2014 }}</ref> | {{nom}}<ref name="DM3PGAA">{{Cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/producers-guild-awards-2018-winners-list-full-1074751 |title=PGA Awards: 'The Shape of Water' Named Outstanding Motion Picture |last=Kilday |first=Gregg |date=January 20, 2018 |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180123043203/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/producers-guild-awards-2018-winners-list-full-1074751 |archive-date=January 23, 2018 |access-date=January 20, 2021 |df=mdy-all}}</ref> | {{nom}}<ref>{{cite news |last1=McNary |first1=Dave |title=PGA Awards: ‘The Big Short’ Wins Top Movie Award |url=https://variety.com/2016/film/awards/pga-awards-winners-2016-producers-guild-of-america-1201687085/ |access-date=April 12, 2021 |work=Variety |date=January 23, 2016}}</ref> |} ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== * {{Official website|http://www.despicableme.com/}} {{Portal bar|Cartoon|Animation|Film|United States|Comedy}} {{Despicable Me}} {{Illumination (company)}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Despicable Me (franchise)}} [[Category:Despicable Me| ]] [[Category:American film series]] [[Category:Animated film series]] [[Category:Children's film series]] [[Category:Comedy film franchises]] [[Category:Comedy franchises]] [[Category:Film franchises introduced in 2010]] [[Category:Illumination (company) franchises]] [[Category:Universal Pictures franchises]]'