Box office
When was "Despicable Me" released in the United States?
Despicable Me
Released on July 9, 2010, in the United States, "Despicable Me" opened at the number one spot at the box office and pulled in $56.3 million, making it the third biggest opening grossing for an animated film in 2010 behind "Toy Story 3" and "Shrek Forever After". In its second weekend, the film dipped 42% to second place behind "Inception" with $32.8 million earned. The film then had another drop of 27% in its third weekend and finished in third place with $23.8 million. On August 5, 2010, the film crossed the $200 million mark, becoming the first Universal film to reach the milestone since 2007's "The Bourne Ultimatum". On the weekend lasting from September 3–5, 2010, it surpassed "Shrek Forever After" to become the second highest-grossing animated film of 2010 in the United States and Canada, behind "Toy Story 3". It was also the highest-grossing non-DreamWorks/non-Disney·Pixar animated film of all time in these territories, since overtaken by its sequel. The film has made $251,513,985 in the United States and Canada as well as an estimated $291,600,000 internationally for a worldwide total of $543,010,705, against its $69 million budget. This film is also Universal's sixth highest-grossing film (unadjusted for inflation) and the tenth-highest-grossing animated feature of all-time in North America. In worldwide earnings, it is the sixth biggest film of Universal Studios, the fourth highest-grossing animated film of 2010 trailing "Toy Story 3", "Shrek Forever After", and "Tangled", the 25th highest-grossing animated film of all time and the 9th highest-grossing film of 2010.