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
DistributorUnited International Pictures
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Opening$201,005
40 theaters
Budget$69,000,000
Release DateAug 5, 2010
MPAAPG
Running Time1 hr 35 min
GenresAdventure Animation Comedy Crime Family Sci-Fi
In Release149 days/21 weeks
Widest Release40 theaters
DateRankWeekend %± LW TheatersChange AvgTo DateWeekend
Aug 5-82$201,005-40-$5,025$201,0051
Aug 12-152$189,287-5.8%40-$4,732$557,1622
Aug 19-222$178,655-5.6%40-$4,466$918,2413
Aug 26-292$153,311-14.2%39-1$3,931$1,208,1704
Sep 2-53$26,292-82.9%36-3$730$1,294,8875
Sep 9-123$56,510+114.9%36-$1,569$1,353,2196
Sep 16-196$2,832-95%32-4$88$1,360,3047
Sep 23-267$61,218+2,061.7%23-9$2,661$1,422,8188
Sep 30-Oct 39$35,320-42.3%23-$1,535$1,569,7649
Oct 7-108$15,221-56.9%18-5$845$1,586,71410
Oct 14-179$13,569-10.9%19+1$714$1,603,10811
Oct 21-248$12,493-7.9%15-4$832$1,618,40712
Oct 28-317$19,098+52.9%16+1$1,193$1,638,99113
Nov 4-78$15,093-21%14-2$1,078$1,661,20714
Nov 11-147$19,759+30.9%18+4$1,097$1,682,83515
Nov 18-217$16,774-15.1%16-2$1,048$1,704,13316