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$530,655
129 theaters
Budget$69,000,000
Release DateOct 1, 2010
MPAAPG
Running Time1 hr 35 min
GenresAdventure Animation Comedy Crime Family Sci-Fi
In Release457 days/65 weeks
Widest Release129 theaters
DateRankWeekend %± LW TheatersChange AvgTo DateWeekend
Oct 1-31$530,655-129-$4,113$554,7541
Oct 8-101$446,042-15.9%126-3$3,540$1,092,6662
Oct 15-1716$29,760-93.3%110-16$270$1,436,3183
Oct 22-244$203,069+582.4%101-9$2,010$1,655,8294
Oct 29-319$103,766-48.9%99-2$1,048$1,772,6465
Nov 5-76$160,274+54.5%87-12$1,842$2,218,5646
Nov 12-1410$63,113-60.6%75-12$841$2,285,5347
Nov 19-219$60,578-4%65-10$931$2,351,6198
Nov 26-2813$32,914-45.7%67+2$491$2,388,8269
Dec 3-512$29,910-9.1%57-10$524$2,327,28610
Dec 10-1212$22,999-23.1%41-16$560$2,352,47511
Dec 17-1912$15,676-31.8%29-12$540$2,370,29112
Dec 24-2617$7,852-49.9%19-10$413$2,383,66013
Dec 31-Jan 2, 201116$13,915+77.2%11-8$1,265$2,524,75714
Jan 7-917$19,590+40.8%13+2$1,506$2,573,66915
Jan 14-1620$14,198-27.5%9-4$1,577$2,591,27616
Jan 21-2322$11,920-16%8-1$1,490$2,606,52317