$1.03B
ROI 12.94x
Franchise box office profile
Despicable Me
Movies, worldwide grosses, release years, genres, studios and related rankings for this movie franchise.
Total gross$3.52Bworldwide gross
Movies4mapped titles
Average$880.2Mper title
Timeline2010–2024release years
Franchise profile
Despicable Me box office performance
Explore franchise grosses, release years, genres, studios and related rankings in one place.Despicable Me is tracked in the FilmDB Box Office dataset as a movie franchise or connected series. This profile brings together its mapped titles, worldwide gross, yearly activity, genre coverage, studio connections and movie-level financial rankings for easier discovery.
Highest grossing
Top Despicable Me movies by worldwide gross
The strongest mapped titles in the current FilmDB Box Office dataset.Movies by year
Franchise box office performance by release year.
5-year total $3.52B
5-year average $880.2M
Movies by genre
Breakdown of franchise box office by genre.Connected studios
Studios and distributors represented in this franchise.Performance insights
Despicable Me box office breakdown
Key performance metrics, ROI leaders, budget gaps and recent releases from the mapped franchise movie set.
1Despicable Me 3
12.94x
2Despicable Me 2
12.77x
3Despicable Me 4
9.72x
4Despicable Me
7.87x
ROI = Worldwide Gross ÷ Budget
◎Total worldwide gross$3.52B
▦Total movies4
◷Years active4
◇Avg. gross per movie$880.2M
Despicable Me movies
Sorted by worldwide gross with linked studios, years, budget, gross-minus-budget and ROI where available.| # | Movie | Year | Worldwide | Budget | Gross - budget | ROI | Studio / Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Despicable Me 3
WW
Financial
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2017 | $1.03B | $80.0M | $954.8M | 12.94x | Illumination |
| 2 |
Despicable Me 4
WW
Financial
|
2024 | $972.0M | $100.0M | $872.0M | 9.72x | Universal Pictures |
| 3 |
Despicable Me 2
WW
Financial
|
2013 | $970.8M | $76.0M | $894.8M | 12.77x | Illumination |
| 4 |
Despicable Me
WW
Financial
|
2010 | $543.3M | $69.0M | $474.3M | 7.87x | Illumination |
$972.0M
ROI 9.72x
$970.8M
ROI 12.77x
$543.3M
ROI 7.87x
Despicable Me box office FAQ
Helpful answers about this franchise box office profile.What does the Despicable Me franchise profile show?
The profile groups movies currently mapped to this franchise and summarizes worldwide gross, release count, yearly activity, genre spread, related studios and ranked movie links.
Why might the Despicable Me total change?
Totals can change when movies are added, remapped, corrected, or when source data updates worldwide gross, budget or franchise grouping values.
Are every reboot and spin-off included?
Only movies explicitly mapped to the franchise are included. Reboots, spin-offs and shared-universe titles may require manual review before inclusion.