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$356,090
72 theaters
Budget$69,000,000
Release DateJul 15, 2010
MPAAPG
Running Time1 hr 35 min
GenresAdventure Animation Comedy Crime Family Sci-Fi
In Release170 days/24 weeks
Widest Release73 theaters
DateRankWeekend %± LW TheatersChange AvgTo DateWeekend
Jul 15-181$356,090-72-$4,945$356,0901
Jul 22-253$203,197-42.9%73+1$2,783$729,8622
Jul 29-Aug 15$75,520-62.8%72-1$1,048$902,2783
Aug 5-86$52,507-30.5%72-$729$988,0114
Aug 12-158$27,212-48.2%47-25$578$1,038,2745
Aug 19-2211$12,227-55.1%29-18$421$1,075,9806
Aug 26-2915$4,323-64.6%19-10$227$1,090,3897
Sep 2-517$2,618-39.4%12-7$218$1,096,6818
Sep 9-1217$1,471-43.8%7-5$210$1,098,6589
Sep 16-1916$1,086-26.2%4-3$271$1,099,98010
Sep 23-2618$693-36.2%2-2$346$1,100,95811
Sep 30-Oct 317$303-56.3%2-$151$1,094,38712
Oct 7-1013$793+161.7%5+3$158$1,095,41213
Oct 14-1715$272-65.7%3-2$90$1,095,85914
Oct 21-2418$454+66.9%2-1$227$1,096,41915
Oct 28-3117$951+109.5%2-$475$1,097,47116
Nov 4-718$792-16.7%2-$396$1,097,37117
Nov 11-1420$191-75.9%1-1$191$1,097,66118
Nov 18-2120$232+21.5%1-$232$1,098,08719