
Gru and two of his Minions obtain the shrink ray from a research base, only for Vector to intercept them and steal it for himself.Īfter a series of failed attempts to steal back the shrink ray from Vector's fortress, Gru notices three orphan girls, Margo, Edith, and Agnes, being allowed into the fortress to sell cookies to Vector. While at the bank, Gru meets Vector, the budding supervillain who stole the Pyramid. Perkins, the director of the Bank of Evil, who orders Gru to steal a shrink ray first. Nefario worries that the plan will be too expensive, so Gru applies for a loan from Mr. Nefario, and his army of Minions formulate a plan to steal the Moon. Longtime supervillain Gru has his pride hurt when an unknown rival steals the Great Pyramid of Giza. The success of Despicable Me launched a multi-billion dollar multimedia franchise, which includes Despicable Me 2 (2013), Minions (2015), Despicable Me 3 (2017), Minions: The Rise of Gru (2022) and the upcoming Despicable Me 4 (2024). It was nominated for Best Animated Feature Film at the Golden Globe Awards, BAFTA Awards and Annie Awards. The film received positive reviews from critics and earned $543.2 million worldwide, becoming the ninth-highest-grossing film of 2010. Meanwhile, he starts a family by adopting 3 orphan girls, and must decide where his commitments lie.ĭespicable Me debuted at the Annecy International Animated Film Festival on June 9th, 2010, and was theatrically released in the United States on July 9th, 2010 by Universal Pictures. In the film, longtime supervillain Gru formulates a plan to steal the Moon. Despicable Me stars the voices of Steve Carell, Jason Segel, Russell Brand, Miranda Cosgrove, Kristen Wiig, Will Arnett, and Julie Andrews.

The first feature film produced by Illumination Entertainment, it was distributed by Universal Pictures. Despicable Me is a 2010 American computer-animated comedy film directed by Chris Renaud and Pierre Coffin (in their feature directorial debuts) and produced by Chris Meledandri, Janet Healy, and John Cohen from a screenplay written by Cinco Paul and Ken Daurio, which was in turn based on an original story by Sergio Pablos.
