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$5,655,286
655 theaters
Budget$69,000,000
Release DateOct 6, 2010
MPAAPG
Running Time1 hr 35 min
GenresAdventure Animation Comedy Crime Family Sci-Fi
In Release87 days/12 weeks
Widest Release657 theaters
DateRankWeekend %± LW TheatersChange AvgTo DateWeekend
Oct 6-101$5,655,286-655-$8,634$5,655,2861
Oct 13-172$4,361,624-22.9%657+2$6,638$10,781,2872
Oct 20-243$3,193,800-26.8%657-$4,861$14,294,5373
Oct 27-313$5,091,382+59.4%657-$7,749$21,640,8414
Nov 3-75$2,096,183-58.8%581-76$3,607$26,308,1305
Nov 10-147$2,250,323+7.4%522-59$4,310$28,652,1986
Nov 17-218$909,968-59.6%462-60$1,969$29,614,7437
Nov 24-2813$419,770-53.9%296-166$1,418$30,068,1068
Dec 1-519$58,880-86%135-161$436$28,507,1239