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Despicable Me

2010 • PG • 1h 35m • Adventure, Animation, Comedy • Universal Pictures

Superbad. Superdad.

🍅 80% 83%

72

3.65

7.6

CS A

Box office summary

Opening Weekend

$56.4M

3-day opening

Domestic Total

$252.8M

Final

Worldwide Total

$544.7M

$292.0M international

Domestic Legs4.48x

Budget$69.0M

2010 Rank#7

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Cast & Crew

Full Coffin filmography

Pierre Coffin Director

Chris Renaud Director

Steve Carell Starring

Jason Segel Starring

ScreenplayKen Daurio, Cinco Paul Produced byChris Meledandri, Janet Healy, John Cohen MusicPharrell Williams & Heitor Pereira Prod. DesignYarrow Cheney StudioUniversal Pictures SeriesDespicable Me

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal

1 Jul 9-11 1 $56.4M — 3,476 $16,224 $56.4M

2 Jul 16-18 2 $32.8M −41.8% 3,501 $9,369 $118.4M

3 Jul 23-25 3 $23.7M −27.8% 3,600 $6,580 $161.3M

4 Jul 30-Aug 1 4 $15.5M −34.5% 3,602 $4,309 $190.3M

5 Aug 6-8 6 $9.3M −40.2% 3,413 $2,720 $209.3M

6 Aug 13-15 6 $7.0M −24.9% 2,923 $2,385 $222.2M

7 Aug 20-22 11 $4.7M −33.1% 2,236 $2,085 $231.1M

8 Aug 27-29 13 $2.9M −38.7% 1,833 $1,560 $236.3M

9 Sep 3-5 13 $3.0M +4.3% 1,600 $1,865 $240.4M

10 Sep 10-12 13 $1.7M −44.5% 1,375 $1,205 $243.5M

11 Sep 17-19 17 $911.0K −45.0% 944 $965 $244.7M

12 Sep 24-26 15 $582.6K −36.0% 610 $955 $245.5M

13 Oct 1-3 16 $439.9K −24.5% 463 $950 $246.1M

14 Oct 8-10 20 $347.7K −20.9% 353 $985 $246.6M

15 Oct 15-17 22 $345.3K −0.7% 332 $1,040 $247.1M

16 Oct 22-24 23 $371.0K +7.4% 324 $1,144 $247.5M

17 Oct 29-31 25 $268.0K −27.8% 335 $800 $247.9M

18 Nov 5-7 21 $328.5K +22.6% 307 $1,070 $248.3M

19 Nov 12-14 21 $363.1K +10.5% 273 $1,330 $248.8M

20 Nov 19-21 22 $269.3K −25.8% 268 $1,004 $249.2M

21 Nov 26-28 19 $363.1K +34.8% 266 $1,365 $249.7M

22 Dec 3-5 22 $217.0K −40.2% 280 $774 $250.0M

23 Dec 10-12 22 $191.3K −11.8% 255 $750 $250.3M

24 Dec 17-19 22 $171.3K −10.5% 233 $735 $250.5M

25 Dec 24-26 29 $102.3K −40.3% 193 $530 $250.8M

26 Dec 31-Jan 2 26 $170.4K +66.6% 197 $865 $251.2M

27 Jan 7-9 32 $118.4K −30.6% 178 $664 $251.4M

28 Jan 14-16 40 $63.0K −46.8% 137 $459 $251.5M

DateRankGrossDailyWeeklyTotalTheatersAvgDay

Fri Jul 9 #1 $21.3M — $21.3M 3,476 $6,140 1

Sat Jul 10 #1 $20.8M −2% $42.2M 3,476 $5,995 2

Sun Jul 11 #1 $14.2M −32% $56.4M 3,476 $4,089 3

Mon Jul 12 #1 $7.5M −47% $63.9M 3,476 $2,165 4

Tue Jul 13 #1 $8.2M +8% $72.1M 3,476 $2,345 5

Wed Jul 14 #1 $7.2M −12% $79.2M 3,476 $2,059 6

Thu Jul 15 #1 $6.4M −11% $85.6M 3,476 $1,840 7

Fri Jul 16 #2 $10.1M +58% −53% $95.8M 3,501 $2,895 8

Sat Jul 17 #2 $12.7M +26% −39% $108.5M 3,501 $3,634 9

Sun Jul 18 #2 $9.9M −22% −30% $118.4M 3,501 $2,840 10

Mon Jul 19 #2 $4.9M −51% −35% $123.3M 3,501 $1,395 11

Tue Jul 20 #2 $5.2M +7% −36% $128.5M 3,501 $1,490 12

Wed Jul 21 #2 $4.5M −14% −37% $133.0M 3,501 $1,280 13

Thu Jul 22 #2 $4.6M +2% −28% $137.6M 3,501 $1,309 14

Fri Jul 23 #3 $7.5M +63% −26% $145.1M 3,600 $2,070 15

Sat Jul 24 #3 $9.3M +24% −27% $154.3M 3,600 $2,570 16

Sun Jul 25 #3 $7.0M −25% −30% $161.3M 3,600 $1,939 17

Mon Jul 26 #3 $3.1M −55% −36% $164.4M 3,600 $870 18

Tue Jul 27 #3 $3.6M +15% −31% $168.0M 3,600 $1,004 19

Wed Jul 28 #3 $3.3M −8% −26% $171.4M 3,600 $919 20

Thu Jul 29 #2 $3.5M +4% −25% $174.8M 3,600 $959 21

Fri Jul 30 #5 $4.7M +36% −37% $179.5M 3,602 $1,305 22

Sat Jul 31 #4 $6.1M +30% −34% $185.6M 3,602 $1,690 23

Sun Aug 1 #4 $4.7M −22% −32% $190.3M 3,602 $1,314 24

Mon Aug 2 #4 $2.4M −49% −23% $192.7M 3,602 $670 25

Tue Aug 3 #4 $2.6M +9% −27% $195.4M 3,602 $730 26

Wed Aug 4 #3 $2.3M −12% −30% $197.7M 3,602 $645 27

Thu Aug 5 #3 $2.3M −1% −33% $200.0M 3,602 $640 28

Fri Aug 6 #6 $2.8M +24% −39% $202.9M 3,413 $835 29

Sat Aug 7 #6 $3.6M +28% −40% $206.5M 3,413 $1,065 30

Sun Aug 8 #6 $2.8M −23% −41% $209.3M 3,413 $820 31

Mon Aug 9 #5 $1.5M −48% −39% $210.8M 3,413 $430 32

Tue Aug 10 #4 $1.7M +15% −36% $212.4M 3,413 $495 33

Wed Aug 11 #4 $1.4M −18% −41% $213.8M 3,413 $405 34

Thu Aug 12 #4 $1.4M +1% −39% $215.2M 3,413 $410 35

Fri Aug 13 #7 $2.1M +49% −27% $217.3M 2,923 $715 36

Sat Aug 14 #6 $2.8M +32% −24% $220.1M 2,923 $945 37

Sun Aug 15 #6 $2.1M −23% −24% $222.2M 2,923 $725 38

Mon Aug 16 #6 $1.1M −48% −25% $223.3M 2,923 $374 39

Tue Aug 17 #7 $1.1M +1% −34% $224.4M 2,923 $379 40

Wed Aug 18 #7 $1.1M n/c −20% $225.5M 2,710 $410 41

Thu Aug 19 #7 $880.8K −21% −37% $226.4M 2,710 $325 42

Fri Aug 20 #11 $1.2M +38% −42% $227.6M 2,236 $545 43

Sat Aug 21 #11 $1.9M +52% −33% $229.5M 2,236 $830 44

Sun Aug 22 #10 $1.6M −14% −25% $231.1M 2,236 $710 45

Mon Aug 23 #11 $659.4K −58% −40% $231.7M 2,236 $294 46

Tue Aug 24 #11 $682.0K +3% −39% $232.4M 2,236 $305 47

Wed Aug 25 #11 $560.0K −18% −50% $233.0M 2,236 $250 48

Thu Aug 26 #11 $458.0K −18% −48% $233.4M 2,236 $204 49

Fri Aug 27 #14 $751.5K +64% −38% $234.2M 1,833 $409 50

Sat Aug 28 #13 $1.2M +65% −33% $235.4M 1,833 $675 51

Sun Aug 29 #13 $870.7K −30% −45% $236.3M 1,833 $475 52

Mon Aug 30 #13 $292.7K −66% −56% $236.6M 1,833 $159 53

Tue Aug 31 #12 $366.4K +25% −46% $236.9M 1,833 $199 54

Wed Sep 1 #13 $262.1K −28% −53% $237.2M 1,691 $155 55

Thu Sep 2 #13 $253.7K −3% −45% $237.5M 1,691 $150 56

Fri Sep 3 #13 $671.9K +165% −11% $238.1M 1,600 $419 57

Sat Sep 4 #12 $1.2M +73% −6% $239.3M 1,600 $725 58

Sun Sep 5 #11 $1.2M −1% +32% $240.4M 1,600 $720 59

Mon Sep 6 #11 $1.1M −8% +263% $241.5M 1,600 $664 60

Tue Sep 7 $136.0K −87% −63% $241.6M 1,600 $84 61

Wed Sep 8 $104.0K −23% −60% $241.7M 1,600 $65 62

Thu Sep 9 $136.2K +31% −46% $241.9M 1,600 $85 63

Fri Sep 10 #14 $343.8K +152% −49% $242.2M 1,375 $250 64

Sat Sep 11 #13 $770.2K +124% −34% $243.0M 1,375 $560 65

Sun Sep 12 #12 $543.1K −29% −53% $243.5M 1,375 $395 66

Mon Sep 13 $69.0K −87% −94% $243.6M 1,375 $50 67

Tue Sep 14 $83.2K +21% −39% $243.7M 1,375 $60 68

Wed Sep 15 $68.2K −18% −34% $243.8M 1,375 $49 69

Thu Sep 16 $75.7K +11% −44% $243.8M 1,375 $55 70

Fri Sep 17 #17 $198.2K +162% −42% $244.0M 944 $210 71

Sat Sep 18 #16 $434.2K +119% −44% $244.5M 944 $460 72

Sun Sep 19 #15 $278.5K −36% −49% $244.7M 944 $295 73

Mon Sep 20 $47.2K −83% −32% $244.8M 944 $49 74

Tue Sep 21 $52.0K +10% −37% $244.8M 944 $55 75

Wed Sep 22 $46.9K −10% −31% $244.9M 944 $49 76

Thu Sep 23 $47.0K n/c −38% $244.9M 944 $49 77

Fri Sep 24 #17 $146.4K +211% −26% $245.1M 610 $240 78

Sat Sep 25 #15 $265.4K +81% −39% $245.3M 610 $435 79

Sun Sep 26 #15 $170.8K −36% −39% $245.5M 610 $280 80

Mon Sep 27 $36.5K −79% −23% $245.6M 610 $59 81

Tue Sep 28 $36.7K n/c −29% $245.6M 610 $60 82

Wed Sep 29 $30.5K −17% −35% $245.6M 610 $49 83

Thu Sep 30 $33.5K +10% −29% $245.7M 610 $55 84

Fri Oct 1 $108.8K +224% −26% $245.8M 463 $235 85

Sat Oct 2 #16 $206.0K +89% −22% $246.0M 463 $445 86

Sun Oct 3 #15 $125.0K −39% −27% $246.1M 463 $270 87

Mon Oct 4 $30.1K −76% −18% $246.1M 463 $65 88

Tue Oct 5 $30.1K n/c −18% $246.2M 463 $65 89

Wed Oct 6 $27.8K −8% −9% $246.2M 463 $60 90

Thu Oct 7 $30.0K +8% −11% $246.2M 463 $64 91

Fri Oct 8 $93.5K +212% −14% $246.3M 353 $265 92

Sat Oct 9 $151.8K +62% −26% $246.5M 353 $430 93

Sun Oct 10 $102.4K −33% −18% $246.6M 353 $290 94

Mon Oct 11 $67.1K −34% +123% $246.6M 353 $190 95

Tue Oct 12 $24.7K −63% −18% $246.6M 353 $70 96

Wed Oct 13 $22.9K −7% −17% $246.7M 353 $65 97

Thu Oct 14 $33.5K +46% +12% $246.7M 353 $95 98

Fri Oct 15 $97.9K +192% +5% $246.8M 332 $295 99

Sat Oct 16 $154.4K +58% +2% $247.0M 332 $465 100

Sun Oct 17 $93.0K −40% −9% $247.1M 332 $280 101

Mon Oct 18 $24.7K −73% −63% $247.1M 332 $74 102

Tue Oct 19 $21.7K −12% −12% $247.1M 332 $65 103

Wed Oct 20 $23.3K +7% +2% $247.1M 332 $70 104

Thu Oct 21 $28.2K +21% −16% $247.1M 332 $85 105

Fri Oct 22 $98.8K +250% +1% $247.2M 324 $305 106

Sat Oct 23 $168.5K +70% +9% $247.4M 324 $519 107

Sun Oct 24 $103.7K −38% +12% $247.5M 324 $320 108

Mon Oct 25 $24.3K −77% −2% $247.5M 324 $75 109

Tue Oct 26 $21.1K −13% −3% $247.6M 324 $65 110

Wed Oct 27 $19.4K −8% −17% $247.6M 324 $60 111

Thu Oct 28 $24.3K +25% −14% $247.6M 324 $75 112

Fri Oct 29 $79.9K +229% −19% $247.7M 335 $238 113

Sat Oct 30 $124.3K +56% −26% $247.8M 335 $370 114

Sun Oct 31 $63.9K −49% −38% $247.9M 335 $190 115

Mon Nov 1 $26.8K −58% +10% $247.9M 335 $79 116

Tue Nov 2 $31.8K +19% +51% $247.9M 335 $95 117

Wed Nov 3 $23.3K −27% +20% $248.0M 335 $69 118

Thu Nov 4 $25.0K +7% +3% $248.0M 335 $74 119

Fri Nov 5 $82.9K +231% +4% $248.1M 307 $270 120

Sat Nov 6 $153.5K +85% +24% $248.2M 307 $500 121

Sun Nov 7 $92.1K −40% +44% $248.3M 307 $299 122

Mon Nov 8 $20.0K −78% −25% $248.3M 307 $65 123

Tue Nov 9 $20.1K +1% −37% $248.4M 307 $65 124

Wed Nov 10 $23.0K +15% −1% $248.4M 307 $75 125

Thu Nov 11 $76.8K +233% +207% $248.5M 307 $250 126

Fri Nov 12 $102.4K +33% +24% $248.6M 273 $375 127

Sat Nov 13 $159.7K +56% +4% $248.7M 273 $585 128

Sun Nov 14 $101.0K −37% +10% $248.8M 273 $370 129

Mon Nov 15 $20.5K −80% +3% $248.8M 273 $75 130

Tue Nov 16 $24.6K +20% +22% $248.9M 273 $90 131

Wed Nov 17 $19.1K −22% −17% $248.9M 273 $70 132

Thu Nov 18 $20.5K +7% −73% $248.9M 273 $75 133

Fri Nov 19 $63.0K +208% −38% $249.0M 268 $235 134

Sat Nov 20 $130.0K +106% −19% $249.1M 268 $484 135

Sun Nov 21 $76.4K −41% −24% $249.2M 268 $285 136

Mon Nov 22 $33.5K −56% +64% $249.2M 268 $125 137

Tue Nov 23 $47.0K +40% +91% $249.2M 268 $175 138

Wed Nov 24 $73.2K +56% +283% $249.3M 266 $275 139

Thu Nov 25 $38.6K −47% +88% $249.4M 266 $145 140

Fri Nov 26 $139.7K +262% +122% $249.5M 266 $525 141

Sat Nov 27 $149.0K +7% +15% $249.7M 266 $560 142

Sun Nov 28 $74.5K −50% −2% $249.7M 266 $280 143

Mon Nov 29 $16.0K −79% −52% $249.7M 266 $60 144

Tue Nov 30 $15.8K −1% −66% $249.8M 266 $59 145

Wed Dec 1 $14.6K −8% −80% $249.8M 266 $55 146

Thu Dec 2 $16.0K +9% −59% $249.8M 266 $60 147

Fri Dec 3 $54.6K +242% −61% $249.8M 280 $194 148

Sat Dec 4 $98.0K +80% −34% $249.9M 280 $349 149

Sun Dec 5 $64.4K −34% −14% $250.0M 280 $230 150

Mon Dec 6 $13.9K −78% −13% $250.0M 280 $49 151

Tue Dec 7 $15.3K +10% −4% $250.0M 280 $54 152

Wed Dec 8 $13.9K −9% −5% $250.0M 280 $49 153

Thu Dec 9 $13.9K n/c −13% $250.1M 280 $49 154

Fri Dec 10 $43.4K +211% −21% $250.1M 255 $170 155

Sat Dec 11 $91.8K +112% −6% $250.2M 255 $360 156

Sun Dec 12 $56.2K −39% −13% $250.3M 255 $220 157

Mon Dec 13 $15.3K −73% +10% $250.3M 255 $59 158

Tue Dec 14 $17.9K +17% +17% $250.3M 255 $70 159

Wed Dec 15 $17.8K n/c +28% $250.3M 255 $69 160

Thu Dec 16 $19.1K +8% +37% $250.3M 255 $75 161

Fri Dec 17 #22 $40.8K +113% −6% $250.4M 233 $175 162

Sat Dec 18 #22 $75.7K +86% −18% $250.4M 233 $325 163

Sun Dec 19 #21 $54.8K −28% −2% $250.5M 233 $235 164

Mon Dec 20 $40.8K −26% +167% $250.5M 233 $175 165

Tue Dec 21 $53.6K +31% +200% $250.6M 233 $230 166

Wed Dec 22 $50.1K −7% +182% $250.6M 193 $259 167

Thu Dec 23 $51.3K +2% +168% $250.7M 193 $265 168

Fri Dec 24 $26.1K −49% −36% $250.7M 193 $135 169

Sat Dec 25 $32.8K +26% −57% $250.7M 193 $170 170

Sun Dec 26 $43.4K +32% −21% $250.8M 193 $225 171

Mon Dec 27 $47.3K +9% +16% $250.8M 193 $245 172

Tue Dec 28 $63.7K +35% +19% $250.9M 193 $330 173

Wed Dec 29 $63.6K n/c +27% $251.0M 193 $329 174

Thu Dec 30 $66.6K +5% +30% $251.0M 193 $345 175

Fri Dec 31 $50.2K −25% +93% $251.1M 197 $255 176

Sat Jan 1 $72.9K +45% +122% $251.2M 197 $370 177

Sun Jan 2 $47.3K −35% +9% $251.2M 197 $240 178

Mon Jan 3 $22.7K −52% −52% $251.2M 197 $115 179

Tue Jan 4 $16.7K −26% −74% $251.2M 197 $85 180

Wed Jan 5 $12.8K −24% −80% $251.3M 197 $65 181

Thu Jan 6 $10.8K −15% −84% $251.3M 197 $55 182

Fri Jan 7 $26.7K +146% −47% $251.3M 178 $149 183

Sat Jan 8 $58.7K +120% −19% $251.4M 178 $330 184

Sun Jan 9 $32.9K −44% −30% $251.4M 178 $185 185

Mon Jan 10 $5.3K −84% −76% $251.4M 178 $30 186

Tue Jan 11 $8.0K +50% −52% $251.4M 178 $45 187

Wed Jan 12 $7.1K −11% −44% $251.4M 178 $40 188

Thu Jan 13 $8.9K +25% −18% $251.4M 178 $49 189

Fri Jan 14 $12.3K +39% −54% $251.4M 137 $90 190

Sat Jan 15 $27.4K +122% −53% $251.5M 137 $199 191

Sun Jan 16 $23.3K −15% −29% $251.5M 137 $170 192

Mon Jan 17 #36 $24.7K +6% +362% $251.5M 137 $180 193

Tue Jan 18 $4.1K −83% −49% $251.5M 137 $30 194

Wed Jan 19 $4.1K −1% −43% $251.5M 137 $29 195

Thu Jan 20 $4.1K +1% −53% $251.5M 137 $30 196

Charts show the first 10 weeks · the run above is the full record

Cumulative total$243.8M

Jul 9Jul 26Aug 13Aug 30Sep 16

Weekend grossWk 10 · $1.7M

$56.4M

$32.8M

$23.7M

$15.5M

$9.3M

$7.0M

$4.7M

$2.9M

$3.0M

$1.7M

W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10

Theater countPeak 3,602 → 1,375 −61.8%

3,476 open1,375 now

Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · −44.5%

−41.8% W1→2

−27.8% W2→3

−34.5% W3→4

−40.2% W4→5

−24.9% W5→6

−33.1% W6→7

−38.7% W7→8

+4.3% W8→9

−44.5% W9→10

Steepest −44.5%Best hold +4.3%

Run milestones

$200M in 28 days

$100M

Day 9

Jul 17

$200M

Day 28

Aug 5

Profitability

Return on Budget

Theatrical breakeven point is approx. 2.5x production budget

Domestic vs International Split

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