Despicable Me 2 was produced by a company.
Illumination Entertainment is an American animation film production company , founded by Chris Meledandri in 2007 .. Chris Meledandri. Chris Meledandri. animation. animation. film. film. production company. production company. It is owned by Meledandri and Universal Studios , a division of NBCUniversal , with Universal fully financing and owning all the films .. Universal Studios. Universal Studios. NBCUniversal. NBCUniversal. The company is best known for being the creators of the Despicable Me franchise , its spin-off / prequel Minions and the films The Secret Life of Pets and Sing .. Minions. Minions ( film ). The Secret Life of Pets. The Secret Life of Pets. Sing. Sing ( 2016 American film ). The Minions , characters from the Despicable Me films , are the studio 's official mascots .. Minions. Minions ( film ). mascots. mascot. Its films are co-produced and / or distributed by Universal Pictures .. The studio 's highest-grossing films are Minions -LRB- 2015 -RRB- , which has grossed $ 1.159 billion worldwide ; Despicable Me 2 -LRB- 2013 -RRB- , which has grossed $ 970.8 million worldwide ; and The Secret Life of Pets -LRB- 2016 -RRB- , which grossed $ 875.5 million worldwide .. Minions. Minions ( film ). The Secret Life of Pets. The Secret Life of Pets. Despicable Me 2. Despicable Me 2