Minions out-grossed other films.
Illumination Entertainment is an American animation film production company , founded by Chris Meledandri in 2007 . The studio 's highest-grossing films are Minions ( 2015 ) , which has grossed $ 1.159 billion worldwide ; Despicable Me 2 ( 2013 ) , which has grossed $ 970.8 million worldwide ; and The Secret Life of Pets ( 2016 ) , which grossed $ 875.5 million worldwide . List of highest-grossing animated films . The Peter Pan , Jungle Book , Mickey Mouse , and Bambi series saw successful returns after lying dormant for decades . Minions (film) . The film has grossed over $ 1.1 billion worldwide ( outgrossing each of the Despicable Me films ) , making it the thirteenth highest-grossing film of all time , the second highest-grossing animated film and the highest-grossing non-Disney animated film .