The Rise of Gru," "Despicable Me 2" ($83.5 million opening) and "Minions" ($115.7 million) all had better opening weekends, but it did top "Despicable Me" ($56.3 million in 2010) and "Despicable ...

As the franchise has gone on, they have even eclipsed Felonius Gru in popularity and marketability. During the marketing campaign for Despicable Me 2, it was revealed on the official Facebook page ...

2013’s Despicable Me 2 likewise opened on July 3 ... In the first Despicable Me movie in seven years, Gru — the world’s favorite supervillain-turned-Anti-Villain League-agent voiced by ...

Gru and Minions in 'Despicable Me 2' (2013).

What to know: After welcoming a grumpy new baby, Gru’s family goes on the run ... I’ve had “Happy,” the Pharrell Williams song from Despicable Me 2, stuck in my head for a decade.

Despicable Me 2 was an excellent sequel ... Despicable Me 3 and Minions: The Rise of Gru were not nearly as good, and now ...

Notably, Despicable Me 2 features a reformed Gru who becomes a secret agent when he joins the Anti-Villain League (AVL) o take on the villainous El Macho (Benjamin Bratt). But the real story ...

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"Despicable Me 4," the latest installment in Universal and Illumination Entertainment's beloved franchise, is set for a July 4 release, promising to dominate the box office with its signature ...

“Despicable Me 4” brings back Steve Carell as Gru and pits him against his former ... “Despicable Me’s” main competition was from “Inside Out 2,” another animated blockbuster ...

Gru is now firmly a family man: He’s been married to the sunny Lucy Wilde (Kristen Wiig) since Despicable Me 2, and the couple now has a biological son. They’re also still raising three ...

This animated adventure sees the return of Gru (Steve Carell) who is retiring from the life of a super villain. However he is unwillingly recruited by the Anti-Villain league to help deal with a ...