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Despicable Me


, 2010 in the United States, "Despicable Me" grossed over $546 million worldwide against a budget of $69 million. It launched the "Despicable Me" franchise series of films, including the sequel "Despicable Me 2" in 2013, another sequel, "Despicable Me 3" in 2017, and two prequels; "Minions," released in 2015, and "" in 2020, which features Gru's Minions as the main characters. A supervillain named Gru has his pride injured when an unknown rival steals
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played a make-believe couple, portraying what life would be like if they were married. In addition, Seohyun was cast as voice actor for the Korean-dubbed version of animated film "Despicable Me" (2010) and its sequel "Despicable Me 2" (2013), together with Taeyeon. She voiced the character Edith, who is known for her rebellious attitude. In April 2012, a Girls' Generation subgroup named TTS was formed with Seohyun and fellow members Taeyeon and Tiffany. Their debut EP, "
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Steve Carell


invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Carell starred with Tina Fey in "Date Night" during late 2008 and was released on April 9, 2010 in the U.S. He voiced Gru, the main character in the Universal CGI film "Despicable Me" along with Russell Brand, Miranda Cosgrove, and Kristen Wiig. He reprised the role in the 2013 sequel "Despicable Me 2" and in the third installment of the film franchise "Despicable Me 3" in 2017. He has several other projects in
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, and Miranda Cosgrove reprise their roles; Kristen Wiig and Ken Jeong returned but voiced new characters (Lucy Wilde and Floyd Eagle-san). New cast members included Benjamin Bratt as Eduardo, Gru's nemesis, and Steve Coogan as Silas Ramsbottom. A third movie in the franchise, titled "Despicable Me 3", was released on June 30, 2017. A prequel feature film titled "Minions", featuring the Minions as the main characters, was released on July 10, 2015. Written by Brian Lynch,
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Despicable Me


, PlayStation Portable and Wii. A Nintendo DS version was released under the name "Despicable Me: Minion Mayhem". Namco also released a version for the iPhone and iPad platform entitled "Despicable Me: Minion Mania", developed by Anino Games. An application for iOS and Androids was also released under the name "Despicable Me: Minion Rush". It was developed by Gameloft and made available to the public in 2013. "Despicable Me" was released on DVD, Blu-ray, and Blu-ray 3D
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Despicable Me


" gave the film a B, saying, "Until the "creep + orphans = happy family" formula starts demanding abrupt, unconvincing character mutations, "Despicable Me" is a giddy joy." Marjorie Baumgarten of "The Austin Chronicle" gave the film three out of five stars, saying, "Everyone knows that the villains are usually the most interesting characters in any movie. So the makers of "Despicable Me" were wise to cut to the chase and make the megalomaniacal Gru the central character in this animated
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Despicable Me 2


the Minions before they met Gru, where they compete for the right to become henchmen of an ambitious villain, Scarlet Overkill, voiced by Sandra Bullock. A second prequel feature film titled "", featuring Young Gru and the Minions as the main characters, will be released on July 3, 2020. A sequel, titled "Despicable Me 3", was released on June 30, 2017. The film was directed by Pierre Coffin and Kyle Balda, with Eric Guillon serving as co-director, and was produced by
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Despicable Me


Despicable Me is a 2010 American 3D computer-animated comedy film produced by Illumination Entertainment as its debut film and project and distributed by Universal Pictures. The film was animated by the French animation studio Mac Guff, which was later acquired by Illumination. Directed by Pierre Coffin and Chris Renaud in their directorial debuts with a story by Sergio Pablos, the title references the main character as he refers to himself and is accompanied by a song by Pharrell Williams. The film stars Steve Carell as the voice of Gru, a supervillain who
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Chris Renaud


Chris Renaud (born December 1966) is an American illustrator and filmmaker. He was nominated for an Academy Award for the 2006 animated short "No Time for Nuts", which featured the character Scrat from the computer animated "Ice Age" films. His most popular work is the "Despicable Me" franchise, including "Despicable Me" and "Despicable Me 2", which he co-directed with Pierre Coffin. Along with Coffin, he also co-created and lent his voice to the Minions from "Despicable
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Despicable Me 2


Laremy Legel of "Film.com" gave the film a 6.3 out of 10, saying ""Despicable Me 2" is fun, especially near the culmination. Structural issues aside, it's impossible not to like these characters, all of them, rendered with love, always entertaining even when the story around them doesn't make much sense." "Despicable Me 2" grossed $368 million in North America, and $602.7 million in other countries, for a worldwide total of $970.8 million. Calculating in all expenses
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Despicable Me 2


. A fart joke in 3-D may not be three times as wacky, but the high spirits of "Despicable Me 2" are irresistible fun." A.A. Dowd of "The A.V. Club" gave the film a 'C' grade, saying "What's missing—and this was the crucial component of part one—is a little sour to undercut the sweet. Like its protagonist, a bad guy gone boringly good, "Despicable Me 2" has no edge. It's fatally nice and insufficiently naughty."
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Despicable Me 3


Despicable Me 3 is a 2017 American 3D computer-animated comedy film produced by Illumination for Universal Pictures. It is the third installment in the "Despicable Me" film series and the sequel to "Despicable Me 2" (2013). The film is directed by Pierre Coffin and Kyle Balda, co-directed by Eric Guillon and written by Cinco Paul and Ken Daurio. In the film, Gru teams up with his long-lost twin brother Dru in order to defeat a new enemy named Balthazar Bratt, a former
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Lehman Brothers


film. In the 2010 animated film "Despicable Me", Lehman Brothers is referenced near the beginning. The main character Gru travels to the Bank of Evil, the bank that funds all evil plots for villains around the world, to try to take out a loan. As he passes under the banner with the bank's name, and under "Bank of Evil", in small letters, it reads, "Formerly Lehman Brothers". The 2011 American independent drama film "Margin Call" focuses on the events of
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would follow suit and convert from 3-D to 2-D. In regards to the change, Universal has stated that they "consistently evaluate and refine our guest experiences", and "are excited for guests to experience Despicable Me: Minion Mayhem this way". Universal Orlando Resort announced that the attraction is being designed by their Universal Creative company in association with Illumination Entertainment and "Despicable Me" film producer Chris Meledandri. The ride is a motion simulator and features multiple characters from the film, including Gru, Margo, Edith, Agnes and
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Sky UK


the brand name for Sky plc's United Kingdom digital satellite television and telecommunications services. Slogans that have been used for marketing include ""What do you want to watch?", "Entertainment your way"" and the current slogan ""Believe in Better"". Sky has also aired several advertisements featuring characters from "Minions", "Inside Out", "Kung Fu Panda 3", "The Secret Life of Pets", "The Lego Batman Movie", "Despicable Me 3" and "
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Escape from Planet Earth


a curtain call is used by brief clips of each main character along with the names of their respective voice actors. The film was in development at The Weinstein Company at least since 2007. The film was first announced in a press release from The Weinstein Company, which announced that the film was in full production and also announced most of the cast. The film was directed by Cal Brunker, who previously worked as a storyboard designer on the films "Despicable Me", "Horton Hears a Who!" and ""
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List of Google April Fools' Day jokes


[[Minions (Despicable Me)|Minion]], a character from the "[[Despicable Me (franchise)|Despicable Me]]" film series. However, the feature immediately caused backlash. Many people complained about accidentally sending the GIF to people at businesses, which resulted in some people being dropped from job consideration or even being fired. Google removed the feature not long after, citing those reasons and a bug that caused the GIF to be sent after hitting the regular send button. Google Australia announced a new product called Searchable Socks
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fav.me), WordPress (wp.me), the "Despicable Me" website, and MeetMe. Me subdomain names must be between 3 and 63 characters in length, but a few exceptions have been granted, mainly for URL shortening purposes. Notable shortened domain names include: Yahoo! was using me.me for its project Yahoo! Meme, but the domain name was taken back by the .me registry when the company closed down the portal. In 2008 three trademark cases were filed with the World Intellectual Property Organization Arbitration and Mediation Center.
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Despicable Me


later participated in development during the early stages of the production and took the package unsolicited to Universal Pictures, where he became the first of several screenwriters on the project as well as executive producer. In November 2008, Illumination Entertainment announced the beginning of development on its first CGI animated film and project, "Despicable Me". "Despicable Me: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack" is the soundtrack to the film of the same name, and it was released on July 6, 2010. It featured new songs from the film written
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Cinco Paul and Ken Daurio


Cinco Paul and Ken Daurio are American screenwriters. They are primarily known for writing screenplays for animated films, including "Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who", "Despicable Me", "Dr. Seuss' The Lorax", "Despicable Me 2", "The Secret Life of Pets" and "Despicable Me 3". Paul was named after Cinco de Mayo, a celebration held on his birthday. After graduating from Yale University, Paul served a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
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Despicable Me (franchise)


The Despicable Me animated media franchise produced by Illumination and distributed by Universal Pictures, consists of four feature films, thirteen short films and additional merchandise. It centers on Gru, a reformed super-villain (who later becomes a dad and secret agent), his yellow-colored Minions; his three adoptive daughters, Margo, Edith and Agnes, and his wife, Lucy Wilde. The franchise began with the 2010 film of the same name and its 2013 and 2017 sequels "Despicable Me 2" (2013) and "
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White Jazz


it like this ... all 'period suits'. I really want to try to make it as accurate a reflection of L.A. at that moment in time as I can." He also commented on George Clooney's willingness to play an unlikable character for the first time. "He's made that very clear to me: 'I have no other desire than to play what's in that script.' And what's in that script is a pretty despicable guy at times, and pretty nefarious and nasty and selfish.
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Aleks Syntek


Movies". He performed the song "Ricas Frutas" to Sesame Street worldwide through the label Putumayo. In 2005 he collaborated the song "Un héroe real" for the animated film "Robots" and is the Spanish voiceover for the main character "Rodney Tin" and in "Despicable Me" for the character Vector aside Andres Bustamante. Syntek composed the principal theme for "Cantinflas" the movie, released September 2014 in the US and internationally and was distributed by Pantelion (Lionsgate and Televisa). Syntek is the first
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Sergio Pablos


He was nominated for an Annie Award for his work on "Treasure Planet". Subsequent to his departure from Disney, he was hired as character design supervisor on "" for Columbia. After several more years working in animation production, Pablos created the "Despicable Me" movie franchise based on his original screen story "Evil Me" and his own art design. He took the package unsolicited to Universal Pictures where he became the first of several screenwriters on the project as well as executive producer. In 2010 "Despicable Me"—starring
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Russell Brand


"Forgetting Sarah Marshall"; the film led to him starring in a spin off, the rock comedy "Get Him to the Greek", alongside Jonah Hill in 2010. He also worked as a voice actor in the animated films "Despicable Me" in 2010, "Hop" in 2011, and "Despicable Me 2" in 2013, and played the title character of the 2011 remake of the romantic comedy "Arthur". In 2013, he released the successful stand-up special "Messiah Complex".
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Illumination (company)


Illumination (formerly known as Illumination Entertainment) is an American film and animation studio founded by Chris Meledandri in 2007 and owned by Universal Pictures, a division of NBCUniversal, which is itself a division of Comcast. Meledandri produces the movies while Universal finances and distributes all the films. The studio is best known for the "Despicable Me" film series and has also produced the films "The Secret Life of Pets" and "Sing". The Minions, characters from the "Despicable Me" series, are the studio's
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The Neptunes production discography


March 22nd, UK 2nd)" (Produced By Swedish House Mafia) Swizz Beatz – "Bang Bang (Promo) (November 1st)" (Produced By Swizz Beatz) T.I. – "No Mercy (December 7th, US #1)" The All-American Rejects – "AT&T Team USA OST (February 11th)" The Minions (Despicable Me Characters) – "Despicable Me OST (July 6th)" (Produced By Pharrell Williams) Tyga – "First Time (Promo) (June 21)"
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Despicable Me 2


Seattle Times" gave the film two and a half stars out of four, saying "It's fun. It's cheerful. It's lollipop colorful. Best of all, it features lots of minion mischief, which guarantees plenty of laughs. But what it doesn't have is an edge." Peter Howell of the "Toronto Star" gave the film two and a half stars out of four, saying "It feels at times as if "Despicable Me 2" actually is "The Minions Movie". Coffin
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time to realize there's no cohesive story, zero dramatic tension and nary a practical lesson for either the characters in the film or the people watching in the theater." James Rocchi of "MSN Movies" gave the film four out of five stars, saying "Heartfelt and hilarious, smart and silly, action-packed but never violent, "Despicable Me 2" is that rare sequel that outshines its beginnings." Colin Covert of the "Star Tribune" gave the film three out of four stars, saying "
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Despicable Me


(), was rated as a preschool book. The second, "Despicable Me: The Junior Novel" (), was rated as being a Junior Reader for ages 8 to 12. The third, "Despicable Me: The World's Greatest Villain" (), was rated for ages 3–6 years. The puppet book "Sleepy Kittens" () was written by Cinco Paul and Ken Daurio and illustrated by Eric Guillon. A video game titled "Despicable Me: The Game" was released for the PlayStation 2
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Despicable Me 3


to write the screenplay for the film. On April 13, 2016, Trey Parker, co-creator of "South Park", was cast as the main antagonist for the film, Balthazar Bratt. The soundtrack for "Despicable Me 3" was released on June 23, 2017. Pharrell Williams released the new song "Yellow Light" for the soundtrack, which was made available through digital download and streaming. Some songs are unavailable on iTunes and Google Play. Notes The film premiered on June 14, 2017, at
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The Wasp Woman (1995 film)


." Asking if Rubin was the person in the Wasp costume during the film, she replied: "No, but the wasp was incredible." In the same interview, Rubin spoke of director Jim Wynorski, and what it was like working with him: "Despicable. He hated me. He was incredibly mean and rude. "Fangoria" magazine was there on that set of all places, and interviewed someone who wouldn't give their name and said such mean things about me to that magazine. There were times
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Despicable Me (franchise)


with "The Grinch" (2018), while another one was released in "The Grinch"'s DVD and Blue-ray. Released in "Despicable Me" (2010)'s DVD and Blu-ray. Grouped in DVD "Minion Madness" (2010). After the events of "Despicable Me", two Minions help Margo, Edith and Agnes renovate Gru's house, so the inspector does not take the girls back to Miss Hattie's Home for Girls. Released in "Despicable Me" (2010
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Despicable Me 3


Rant gives the film a 3 out of 5 stars saying ""Despicable Me 3" offers enough in the way of zany, irreverent entertainment (with a dose of heart) to please steadfast fans of the franchise." Jordan Mintzer for "The Hollywood Reporter" gave the film a positive review saying "This rather clever, breakneck-paced cartoon gives fans exactly what they want: Like the new nemesis voiced by Trey Parker, it shoots multiple machine-gun bursts of bubblegum at the audience, asking them to chew
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Despicable Me (franchise)


earn more money to buy that one. Released in "Despicable Me 3" (2018)'s DVD and Blu-ray. After the events of "Despicable Me 3", we follow Kyle and his secret life when Gru and his family are gone. This short was directed by Bruno Chauffard and Glenn McCoy. Released theatrically with "The Grinch" (2018). Before they all make their big escape from prison in "Despicable Me 3", a couple of lucky Minions get a taste of freedom as they
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Despicable Me Minion Mayhem


shop, Super Silly Stuff, had opened prior to the ride in May 2012. On March 11, 2013, Universal Studios Hollywood announced that they would open "Despicable Me Minion Mayhem" in 2014. The announcement followed a series of rumours stating the park would replace the recently closed "" attraction with a Despicable Me attraction. A later announcement revealed the surrounding area would be themed to Super Silly Fun Land. "Despicable Me Minion Mayhem" at Universal Studios Hollywood had its soft opening on March 20, 2014, and
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Despicable Me 2


with 4,566,911 sold for sales totaling $77,250,269. , "Despicable Me 2" has sold 6,998,018 DVDs and 5,560,038 Blu-ray discs totalling $112,572,748 and $114,061,866 respectively totalling $226,634,614 in North America. "Despicable Me 2" was released on Ultra HD Blu-ray on June 6, 2017. Despicable Me 2: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is the soundtrack album for the film, released on June 18, 2013 through Back Lot Music. The original music was composed by Heitor Pereira and Pharrell Williams. The album was
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($14.9 million). In total earnings, its largest markets were the United Kingdom, Ireland and Malta ($72.2 million), China ($53.0 million) and Mexico ($47.7 million). A prequel feature film titled "Minions", featuring the Minions as the main characters, was released on July 10, 2015. Written by Brian Lynch, it was directed by Pierre Coffin and Kyle Balda, and produced by Chris Meledandri and Janet Healy. The film, set in the 1960s, focuses on
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Minions (film)


with the narration provided by Geoffrey Rush. It was first foreshadowed in the end credits of "Despicable Me 2" (2013), where Kevin, Stuart, and Bob, three of the Minions and the film's main characters, are seen auditioning for the film. "Minions" had its premiere on June 11, 2015, in Leicester Square, London, and went into general release in the United States on July 10, 2015. Critical response was mixed: some critics praised the comedic aspects of the film and
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Despicable Me 2


discover what they've been up to." Tom Russo of "The Boston Globe" gave the film a positive review, saying "The scope of the 'toon espionage-adventure goings-on is surprisingly limited. But the filmmakers so clearly love working on these characters, their creative joy is infectious." Stephanie Merry of "The Washington Post" gave the film three out of four stars, saying "The animation is beguiling, particularly when Lucy drives her car into the ocean, transforming it into a submarine that
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Enthiran


Rajinikanth's 64th birthday, an agency named Minimal Kollywood Posters designed posters of Rajinikanth's films, in which the Minion characters from the "Despicable Me" franchise are dressed as Rajinikanth. The digital art was hand drawn on a digital pad by Gautham Raj. One of the posters depicted a mutated Minion, reminiscent of Chitti's "villain robot" look in "Enthiran". In March 2015, Kamath, in his review of the science fiction film "Chappie", compared its eponymous lead character to Chitti in terms of
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Life, Animated


, than what Disney can illustrate in animation even as his family prepares itself for an uncertain future with him. The animation is done by Mac Guff, which also worked on Illumination Entertainment films such as "Despicable Me" and "The Lorax". To secure the rights for the clips and characters used in the film, Williams showed the unfinished product to the heads of department put together by Disney Productions president Sean Bailey. Roger refers to it as "the day I made the lawyers cry" after the end of the
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Julie Andrews


. In June 2010 the book, entitled "The Very Fairy Princess", reached number 1 on "The New York Times" Best Seller List for Children's Books. On 21 May 2010, her film "Shrek Forever After" was released; in it Andrews reprises her role as the Queen. On 9 July 2010, "Despicable Me", an animated film in which Andrews lent her voice to Marlena Gru, the thoughtless and soul-crushing mother of the main character Gru (voiced by Steve Carell),
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Universal's Superstar Parade


Universal's Superstar Parade is a parade at Universal Studios Florida. It was first announced at a live webcast on January 25, 2012. The parade includes multiple characters, 4 main floats, and over a dozen fully themed vehicles. 2 based on recent films produced by Universal Pictures and Illumination Entertainment including "Despicable Me" and "Hop" as well as 2 based on 3 Viacom's Nickelodeon animated series including "SpongeBob SquarePants", "Dora the Explorer", and "Go, Diego, Go!". The
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Despicable Me 2


' announcement that it would open a Beijing office, it was reported that "Despicable Me 2" would be theatrically released in China on January 10, 2014. A blimp dressed to appear as a Minion, named "Despicablimp," toured the United States from March 2013 in a six-month tour to promote the film's release. As one of the largest airships in the world, measuring in length, in height, and weighing , it crossed the country three times during its -long tour, visiting hundreds of events
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Underdogs (2013 Argentine film)


2009. The voices of the main characters of the cast are Pablo Rago, Miguel Ángel Rodríguez, Fabian Gianola, Horacio Fontova and David Masajnik. Sergio Pablos, executive producer and creator of the original idea and story for "Despicable Me", acted as animation director for 20 minutes of the film, and advised Campanella on direction. The rest of the film was animated under the directions of Federico Radero and Mario Serie. Puerto Rican band Calle 13 composed and performed the original song of the movie. An English-language
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Where Them Girls At


performed her verses on select dates of her debut concert tour, the Pink Friday Tour. A censored version of the song was used in a scene of the 2013 animated film "Despicable Me 2", where Margo (one of the adoptive daughters of the movie's main character, Gru) danced with Antonio (the son of Gru's arch enemy, El Macho who faked his identity as Eduardo), to whom she had a crush on, in a Cinco de Mayo party at his mansion. On YouTube, several
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in the original film, voices Lucy Wilde, an agent of the Anti-Villain League who recruits Gru to track and take down a tough, Mexican villain named El Macho. Steve Coogan joined the cast as Silas Ramsbottom, the head of the Anti-Villain League. On May 3, 2013, just a month before the film's premiere, producers announced that Al Pacino had left the film over creative differences about how his character should come to life. At the time of his departure, Pacino's character had already
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Battle of the Bastards


a character who's remarkable and despicable." "Battle of the Bastards" was also the last episode for recurring character Rickon Stark (Art Parkinson), who had appeared since the series premiere episode "Winter Is Coming". In an IGN interview, Parkinson said that he was tipped off about his character's death: "Whenever I was told that I was coming back for Season 6, before they sent me through the scripts and stuff, they sent me through a ring just to say, 'Listen, so
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Despicable Me Minion Mayhem


officially opened on April 12, 2014. The area surrounding the ride is themed to Super Silly Fun Land, featuring a rotating Zamperla Aero Top Jet ride under the name of Silly Swirly, a water play area and a dry play area. A giant statue of Stuart the Minion was erected on top of the ride’s building in July 2015. On June 20, 2016, Universal Studios Japan announced that they would open the "Despicable Me Minion Mayhem" attraction, replacing the "" attraction in 2017. The previous attraction
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Cinco Paul and Ken Daurio


Meledandri. In 2007, when Meledandri founded a film production company named Illumination Entertainment, Paul and Daurio followed him. At Illumination, they wrote screenplays for the highly-successful animated film "Despicable Me" and its sequel, "Despicable Me 2". They also wrote for Illumination's other films, the live action/animated Easter-themed "Hop" and adapted another Dr. Seuss book into a computer-animated film, "The Lorax". Although Paul and Daurio are screenwriting partners, they prefer to work independently
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Despicable Me: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack


Despicable Me: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is the soundtrack to the film of the same name, and it was released on July 6, 2010. It features new songs from the film written, performed, produced and/or composed by Pharrell Williams, and performances by Destinee & Paris, The Sylvers, Robin Thicke, The Bee Gees and David Bisbal. A soundtrack album including the many other songs that appear in the film has not been officially released. The film's score was composed by Pharrell Williams & Heitor Pereira and produced by
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Despicable Me


", and indeed, "Despicable Me" is at its best when trading in the anything-for-a-laugh prankery that was a specialty of the Termite Terrace crowd." Roger Moore of the "Orlando Sentinel" gave the film three out of four stars, saying, ""Despicable Me" is a 3D cartoon comedy of whiplash-quick laughs, funny punch lines and a wickedly gimmicky appreciation for 3D." Christy Lemire of the "Associated Press" wrote, "Kids will dig it, adults will
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Despicable Me


when done correctly." Kirk Honeycutt of "The Hollywood Reporter" wrote, "Despicable doesn't measure up to Pixar at its best. Nonetheless, it's funny, clever and warmly animated with memorable characters." Steve Persall of the "Tampa Bay Times" gave the film a B, saying, "Directors Pierre Coffin and Chris Renaud craft a fun stretch run, wrapping the story with warm, fuzzy funnies and nothing to suggest a sequel, which is probably wise." Tasha Robinson of "The A.V. Club
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Minions (Despicable Me)


the leader of the Minions in "Despicable Me 3"). "Minions", the 2015 animated feature film, shows that they have existed since the beginning of life on Earth. Minions are biologically wired to seek out and serve the most terrible of villains, when they have no "boss" to serve they become depressed and listless. In the 2010 short film "Banana", the Minions are revealed to have an almost uncontrollable craving for fruit, especially bananas. Since the release of the "Despicable Me"
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Minions (Despicable Me)


Minions are yellow creatures that appear in the "Despicable Me" franchise, which started with "Despicable Me" (2010), and are characterized by their childlike behavior and unique language, which is almost intelligible at times. They are also the official mascots of Illumination, a division of Universal Pictures, which produces the films. Following Comcast's purchase of NBCUniversal, they have been described as being a corporate icon for Universal and Comcast, on par with Disney's Mickey Mouse and WarnerMedia's Bugs Bunny. Kevin, Stuart
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Despicable Me (franchise)


Despicable Me 3" (2017). A prequel featuring Gru's Minions, titled "Minions", was released in 2015. A sequel to "Minions" titled "" will be released in 2020. It also includes a simulator ride attraction, "Despicable Me Minion Mayhem", at Universal Studios Florida, Universal Studios Hollywood, and Universal Studios Japan. It is the highest-grossing animated film franchise in box office history, and the 13th highest-grossing film franchise of all time. It is also the first
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Despicable Me (franchise)


worldwide. A sequel to "Minions" titled "Minions: The Rise of Gru" was officially announced on January 25, 2017, with a scheduled release date of July 3, 2020. It will be directed by Kyle Balda and Brad Ableson, and written by Brian Lynch. A total of 13 short films has been released in the franchise. Three short films based on the "Despicable Me" (2010) were released on December 2010 on the film's DVD and Blu-ray. The "Despicable Me 2
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The Neptunes production discography


* Christina Aguilera – "Bionic (Studio Session) (Unreleased)" Ciara – "Basic Instinct (Studio Session) (Unreleased)" D.A. Wallach – "Despicable Me OST (More Music) (July 6th)" (Produced By Pharrell Williams) David Bisbal – "Despicable Me OST (July 6th)" (Produced By Pharrell Williams, iTunes Bonus) Destinee & Paris "Despicable Me OST (July 6th)" (Produced By Pharrell Williams) Diggy – "AirBorne (September 10th)" (Produced By
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Despicable Me 3


saying, "It’s not much, but "Despicable Me 3" is at least enough for the younger fans of the franchise." Peter Debruge of "Variety" wrote, ""Despicable Me 3" is unwieldy, but it mostly works, as co-directors Pierre Coffin (who also voices the Minions) and Kyle Balda never lose sight of the film's emotional center, packing the rest with as much humor as they can manage. The jokes come so fast and furious, the movie can hardly find
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Despicable Me Minion Mayhem


Resorts also announced a major refurbishment of "The Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man" at Islands of Adventure on the same day. Construction for the "Despicable Me" attraction at Universal Studios Florida began in mid-August 2011, with the closure & removal of the former Jimmy Neutron ride. After a period of construction spanning several months, the attraction soft opened to the public on June 9, 2012. On July 2, 2012, "Despicable Me Minion Mayhem" officially opened to the public. The ride's gift
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Chris Meledandri


nominated for an Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film. Meledandri left as President of 20th Century Fox Animation in early 2007 and founded Illumination, an all-audience film production company, co-owned by Universal Pictures, which fully finances and owns the films. In 2010 Illumination released its first film, "Despicable Me", (which became very successful and was followed by "Despicable Me 2" in 2013 and by "Despicable Me 3" in 2017), and in 2011 "Hop". Illumination released a
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The Neptunes production discography


D, Adlibs By Pharrell Williams) Paul McCartney – "Simply Having A Wonderful Christmas Time (Promo) (Unreleased)" (Produced By Chad Hugo & Daniel Biltmore) Paul Wall – "Heart Of A Champion (Studio Session) (Unreleased)" Pharrell Williams – "Despicable Me OST (July 6th)" "Despicable Me OST (More Music) (July 6th)" "Despicable Me OST (Studio Session) (Unreleased)" Pharrell Williams & Heitor Pereira – " (July 6th)" Pusha T.
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Despicable Me 3


released on DVD, Blu-ray, Blu-ray 3D and Ultra HD Blu-ray in the United Kingdom on November 6, 2017. In the US, "Despicable Me 3" was released on digital download on November 21, 2017, and was released on DVD, Blu-ray and Ultra HD Blu-ray on December 5, 2017. The releases also included a short film, titled "The Secret Life of Kyle". "Despicable Me 3" grossed $264.6 million in the United States and
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Padayappa


posters of some of his films, in which "Padayappa" was included. The posters feature one "punch" line from the film, a representative image, and the year of the film’s release. On Rajinikanth's 64th birthday, an agency named Minimal Kollywood Posters designed posters of Rajinikanth's films, in which the Minion characters from the "Despicable Me" franchise are dressed as Rajinikanth. The digital art was hand drawn on a digital pad by Gautham Raj. One of the posters depicted a minion sitting on a
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Despicable Me Minion Mayhem


Despicable Me Minion Mayhem is a computer-animated simulator ride attraction located at Universal Studios Florida, Universal Studios Hollywood, and Universal Studios Japan. The attraction is based on Universal Studios and Illumination's 2010 animated film "Despicable Me" and its franchise and employs the use of 3-D HD digital animation. The attraction replaced Jimmy Neutron's Nicktoon Blast (Before Jimmy Neutron's Nicktoon Blast, that space was "The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera") in Florida, "" in Hollywood, and "" in Japan.
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Despicable Me 2


promoted by the highly successful single "Happy" performed by Williams. "Despicable Me 2" received positive reviews from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes the film has an approval rating of 74% based on reviews from 180 critics, with an average rating of 6.65/10. The website's consensus reads, ""Despicable Me 2" offers plenty of eye-popping visual inventiveness and a number of big laughs." On Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score of 62 out of 100, based on 39 critics, indicating "
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Despicable Me


A whip-smart family movie that makes inventive use of the summer's ubiquitous 3-D technology is something worth cheering." Tom Keogh of "The Seattle Times" gave the film three out of four stars, saying ""Despicable Me" appeals both to our innocence and our glee over cartoon anarchy." Jason Anderson of the "Toronto Star" gave the film three out of four stars, saying, ""Despicable Me" may not match the stratospherically high standards set by "Up" and "WALL-E
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Despicable Me (franchise)


from an orphanage to try and steal a shrink ray from Vector (otherwise known as Victor), his rival, to shrink and steal Earth's moon. "Despicable Me" received positive reviews, and grossed over $543 million worldwide, against a budget of $69 million, launching a new franchise. A sequel, "Despicable Me 2", released on July 3, 2013, was once again directed by Pierre Coffin and Chris Renaud, and written by Cinco Paul and Ken Daurio. Steve Carell, Russell Brand
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Despicable Me (franchise)


CEO Chris Meledandri said in September 2017 that a fourth "Despicable Me" film is in the works. A prequel to "Despicable Me", featuring the Minions, was released on July 10, 2015. Written by Brian Lynch, it was directed by Pierre Coffin and Kyle Balda and produced by Chris Meledandri and Janet Healy. Sandra Bullock voiced Scarlet Overkill, the villain of the film and Jon Hamm voiced her husband and inventor, Herb Overkill.. The film received mixed reviews by critics and grossed more than $1.1 billion
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Despicable Me (franchise)


home planet and allows it to return home. Released in "Despicable Me 2" (2013)'s DVD and Blu-ray. Two Minions, Ken and Mike, are working in a package room to send parcels through different parts of the lab, while Ken is busy playing a handheld video game. When a package containing expired PX-41 (the serum that El Macho used to transform the Minions and himself in "Despicable Me 2"), gets jammed in the pneumatic delivery system, it transforms Mike into an evil
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Despicable Me (franchise)


PlayStation Portable systems. During the game, the player controls Gru as he fights off enemies. "Despicable Me: The Game – Minion Mayhem", on the other hand, is released on Nintendo DS systems only. Instead of controlling Gru himself, the player controls his Minions. An action video game (developed by Gameloft), titled "Despicable Me: Minion Rush", also played as a Minion who must defeat Vector, El Macho and two villains made for the game, was released with the second film,
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MainStreet (band)


February and sold out in the recordtime of 11 minutes. Shortly after they announced a tour titled "The MainTour" which also sold out rapidly. On 13 April they opened for Justin Bieber Believe tour at the Gelredome for over 30.000 people. The single "Despicable Me", written by Pharrell Williams was released as the official titlesong for the movie Despicable Me 2. Despicable Me 2 became the most popular movie of the year and the single entered the singles charts at number 15. YouTube views of the musicvideo exceed 1,2 million
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Kiddie ride


", "Despicable Me"'s Minions and "Hello Kitty". They are cheaper than real licensed rides, and are typically found at smaller establishments. However, as the name suggests, they are not licensed, and in certain areas with high intellectual property rights recognition, purchasers of "knockoff" rides can potentially get themselves entangled with legal complications. Furthermore, the ride figure might not be designed to look as close to a licensed character compared to genuinely licensed rides, possibly resulting in diminished recognition. Occasionally, there
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Kim Seo-yeong


work (link to reference video): Seo-young performs over 1,000 TV commercials annually and over 10,000 pieces of work have been broadcast so far. (2017) The Emoji Movie - Jailbreak (2017) - Smurfette (2017) Despicable Me 3 - Agnes (2014) How to Train Your Dragon 2 - Astrid (2013) Despicable Me 2 - Agnes (2010) Despicable Me - Agnes (2010) How to Train Your Dragon - Astrid (2008) WALL-E - Eve (2006) Hula Girls -
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Despicable Me 2


Despicable Me 2 is a 2013 American 3D computer-animated comedy film and the sequel to the 2010 animated film "Despicable Me". Produced by Illumination Entertainment for Universal Pictures and animated by Illumination Mac Guff, the film was directed by Pierre Coffin and Chris Renaud, and written by Cinco Paul and Ken Daurio. Steve Carell, Russell Brand, Miranda Cosgrove, Elsie Fisher, and Dana Gaier reprise their roles as Gru, Dr. Nefario, Margo, Agnes, and Edith respectively. Kristen Wiig, who played Miss Hattie in
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Despicable Me (franchise)


and only animated franchise with two films grossing over $1 billion worldwide ("Minions" with $1.16 billion and "Despicable Me 3" with $1.03 billion). The film series received generally mixed critical reception. The first two installments received generally positive reviews from critics while the third installment and first prequel received mixed critical reception. The film series has grossed $3.7 billion to-date. "Despicable Me", the first film in the series, and the first film from Illumination, was released on July 9
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Despicable Me 3


child actor, obsessed with the 1980s, who grows up to become a villain after having his show cancelled following adolesence. Steve Carell, Miranda Cosgrove and Dana Gaier reprise their roles of Felonious Gru, Margo and Edith from the first two films with Julie Andrews returns as Marlena Gru, Gru's mother from "Despicable Me" (2010) and Kristen Wiig and Steve Coogan return as Lucy and Silas Ramsbottom from "Despicable Me 2". They are joined by Trey Parker (co-creator of Comedy Central's "South
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Rene Bitorajac


film "Metastases", in which he portrayed the character of a sociopathic football hooligan named Krpa. He again won the Golden Arena for Best Actor in 2012 for his role of Dr. Babić in the same year's film "Cannibal Vegetarian" and, still in 2012, he has been awarded as "Best actor" at the Fantastic film festival in Austin, Texas, USA, 2013 Best actor Bruxelles and Paris Mediteraneo film festival (Cannibal Vegetarian). Bitorajac voices Gru in the Croatian dub of the "Despicable Me"
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Despicable Me


." Bob Mondello of "NPR" gave the film an eight out of ten, saying, "It's all thoroughly adorable, and with an overlay that's nearly as odd as Carell's accent: "Despicable Me" looks a lot like other computer-animated pictures." Mary F. Pols of "MSN Movies" gave the film four out of five stars, saying, "The movie finishes strong, managing to be sweet without being saccharine. It's no "Toy Story 3", but "Despicable
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Despicable Me (franchise)


)'s DVD and Blu-ray. Grouped in DVD "Minion Madness" (2010). Three new Minions go for bomb-carrying duty, which was harder than they thought when they suddenly have an argument with two others carrying a giant bomb. Released in "Despicable Me" (2010)'s DVD and Blu-ray. Grouped in DVD "Minion Madness" (2010). Three minions fight over a banana. In the process, they wreak havoc in the Minions' workplace. Released in "Despicable
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Conrad Dunn


stuff, or interfere in any way with his person or his privacy, he will quite simply be forced to kill them." The response from drill sergeant Warren Oates—"Lighten up, Francis"—became a popular movie quote. Taking the name George Jenesky, Dunn performed over seven seasons (1981–90) in the NBC daytime soap opera, "Days of Our Lives". His character, Nick Corelli, became a fan favorite, a despicable pimp who evolved into a romantic lead and one of the show's main characters. Nick's murder
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Second Thoughts (Butor novel)


echo the state of mind of the main character: "Can you hear me?", "Can you see me?", "Who are you?", "What do you want?", "Where are you going?", "What are you looking for?". All these surreal episodes culminate in a nightmare in which the main character is judged and condemned by the decayed corpses of the old Roman Emperors and the pagan gods who deem him unworthy and deny him entry to the city.
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Hwang In-ho


younger sister. Hwang experimented further with his filmmaking by pushing genres to the extremes, combining thriller, comedy and fantasy. But he primarily presented the film as "a character drama," saying he made "an effort to express the emotions, alienation and loneliness the main characters were experiencing. It was their emotions rather than the situations I wanted to explore. [...] What counts for me are characters. What interests me is the fresh tone created by a new type of character when he or she is introduced to
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Despicable Me


Me" is a solid alternative." A. O. Scott of "The New York Times" gave the film two out of five stars, saying, "So much is going on in this movie that, while there's nothing worth despising, there's not much to remember either." Laremy Legel of "Film.com" gave the film an A-, saying, ""Despicable Me" is darned cute. I know cute isn't to the lofty level of "message storytelling" but it can be entertaining to watch
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Despicable Me


Vector's spaceship and launches itself back into orbit, along with Vector on it. Sometime later, Gru re-adopts the girls, writing them a bedtime storybook based on his own experience. The girls perform their ballet recital for Gru, his mother Marlena, Dr. Nefario, and the Minions, only for one of the Minions to switch the music to something more modern, ending the film in a dance party. "Despicable Me" was initially developed by Sergio Pablos under the working title "Evil Me". He
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The Last Airbender


down to #5 behind "Despicable Me", "", "Predators", and "Toy Story 3". By Friday, July 23, it was down to #9 behind "Inception", "Salt", "Despicable Me", "Ramona and Beezus", "The Sorcerer's Apprentice", "Toy Story 3", "Grown Ups", and "Eclipse". Opening overseas in 923 sites, the film grossed an estimated $9 million, $8 million of which was
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Stitch (Disney)


", and would outlast more recent characters who are similar in certain aspects to him such as the Minions of Universal Studios's "Despicable Me" franchise and Baby Groot of Marvel Studios's "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2" as a result. In 2016, WatchMojo.com ranked Stitch as their ninth-funniest Disney character, using a frame of him in "Lilo & Stitch" where Lilo shows Stitch's ability to be used as a gramophone speaker to Nani as the affiliated video's thumbnail, and ranked the scene
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Children's film


Tangled" (2010), "Despicable Me" (2010), and "How to Train Your Dragon" (2010). The year 2011 contained the sequels "Kung Fu Panda 2" and "Cars 2", as well as "The Smurfs". The next two years would see other successful family/children's films, such as "" (2012), "" (2012), "Frozen" (2013), "Despicable Me 2" (2013), and "Monsters University
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Beanie Babies


, and Olaf from Frozen. In addition, they’ve also produced toys based on characters from the Disney Junior TV series "Doc McStuffins", Pixar films like "Cars" and "Finding Dory", and Marvel Comics superheroes. They’ve also recently partnered with Universal Pictures, Sony Pictures Animation, and Hasbro for characters from franchises such as "Despicable Me", "Sing", "My Little Pony", and "The Emoji Movie". In addition, Beanie Babies have also expanded their Nickelodeon lineup with
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The Tempest (2010 film)


name by William Shakespeare, is written and directed by Julie Taymor. The play's main character is Prospero, who is male in the original play. Taymor explained the casting decision, "I didn't really have a male actor that excited me in mind, and yet there had been a couple of phenomenal females – Helen Mirren being one of them – who [made me think]: 'My God, does this play change? What happens if you make that role into a female role?'" Taymor held
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Despicable Me 2


, "Deadline Hollywood" estimated that the film made a profit of $394.5 million. It is currently the 44th highest-grossing film, the ninth highest-grossing animated film (behind "Frozen", "Incredibles 2", "Minions", "Toy Story 3", "Despicable Me 3", "Finding Dory", "Zootopia" and the 2019 version of "The Lion King"), the third highest-grossing 2013 film, the second highest-grossing 2013 animated film (behind "
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Despicable Me


saying, "Short, sweet-and-sour, and amusing rather than funny, "Despicable Me" can't help but be likable." Colin Covert of the "Star Tribune" gave the film two and a half stars out of four, saying "You'll probably leave the theater smiling, but don't expect to be emotionally engaged, Pixar-style. You'll be tickled, not touched." Claudia Puig of "USA Today" gave the film three out of four stars, saying, "
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Despicable Me (franchise)


break free with the help of one of their fellow human inmates. Released in "The Grinch" (2018)'s DVD and Blu-ray. The Minions, having been accidentally dropped off at the North Pole, make the most of the situation by trying to become elves. Released in "The Secret Life of Pets 2" (2019)'s DVD and Blu-ray. "Despicable Me: The Game" is an adventure/action game released with the first film, on PlayStation 2, Wii, and
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The Neptunes production discography


– "Arm Piece (Promo) (Unreleased)" Rhea – "Motorcycle (Promo) (Unreleased)" (Produced By Pharrell Williams, Went To G I R L As Come Get It Bae) Robin Thicke – "Despicable Me OST (July 6th)" (Produced By Pharrell Williams) "Despicable Me OST (Studio Session) (Unreleased)" (Produced By Pharrell Williams) Sara Bareilles – "Kaleidoscope Heart (Studio Session) (Unreleased)" Swedish House Mafia – "One (CDM) (
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The Neptunes production discography


) (Unreleased)" No Malice - "Let The Dead Bury The Dead (Studio Session) (Unreleased)" (Produced By Pharrell Williams, Didn't Make The Final Cut) Pharrell Williams - "Despicable Me 3 OST (June 23)" (All Tracks Produced By Pharrell Williams) * "100 Years (Promo) (November 13)" (Produced By Pharrell Williams, To Be Released In 2117) * Pharrell Williams & Trey Parker - "Despicable Me 3 OST (June 23)" (Produced
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Despicable Me 3


Canada and $770.2 million in other territories for a worldwide total of $1.035 billion, against a production budget of $80 million. On September 8, it passed the $1 billion threshold, becoming the second "Despicable Me" film (after "Minions"), second non-Disney-animated film (after "Minions"), third film of 2017 (after "Beauty and the Beast" and "The Fate of the Furious"), and the sixth animated film (after "Toy Story 3
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List of highest-grossing openings for animated films


" main film series, and "Despicable Me" franchises are on the list. Pixar is the most represented studio with 14 films on the list. This list charts animated films that had openings in excess of $16 million on their first day of release in the U.S. and Canada. Figures are given in United States dollars (USD). 64% of the films in this list were released after 2010. 2008 is the most represented year on the list with 4 films. All films in the main series "Cars
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Brian Steckel


death on January 8, 1997, by a vote of 11-1. During the penalty phase he told the jurors that: "I ask you to hold me accountable for what I did … I know what I did was wrong: it was selfish [and] despicable." Steckel was otherwise unrepentant for his crime. During his trial he sent Long's mother a copy of the autopsy report attached to a note that read "Read it and weep. She's gone forever. Don't cry over burnt flesh
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Minions (film)


-highest-grossing animated film of 2015 (behind "Inside Out"), the eight-highest-grossing animated film of all time, the second-highest-grossing film in the "Despicable Me" franchise (behind "Despicable Me 2"), the third-highest-grossing Universal Pictures film of 2015, the sixth-highest-grossing film of 2015, the sixth-highest-grossing Universal Pictures film, and the thirteenth-highest-grossing film of all time. "Minions" went into
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