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''Despicable Me 3'' is a 2017 American computer-animated
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produced by Illumination and distributed by
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. It is the sequel to ''
Despicable Me 2 ''Despicable Me 2'' is a 2013 American computer-animated comedy film produced by Illumination Entertainment and distributed by Universal Pictures. The sequel to ''Despicable Me'' (2010), it is directed by Chris Renaud and Pierre Coffin, and ...
'' (2013), the third main installment, and the fourth installment overall in the ''Despicable Me'' franchise. The film was directed by
Pierre Coffin Pierre-Louis Padang Coffin (born 16 March 1967) is a French animator, voice actor, director, producer, and writer best known for co-directing four films in the ''Despicable Me'' franchise and being the voice of the Minions, which won him the Ki ...
and
Kyle Balda Kyle Balda (born March 9, 1971) is an American animator and film director, best known for co-directing the Illumination films ''The Lorax'' (2012), with Chris Renaud; '' Minions'' (2015), with Pierre Coffin; and '' Minions: The Rise of Gru'' ( ...
, co-directed by production and character designer Eric Guillon, and produced by
Chris Meledandri Christopher Meledandri (; born May 15, 1959) is an American film producer and founder and CEO of Illumination. He previously served as President of 20th Century Fox Animation, and has worked as the producer of the ''Despicable Me'' franchise ...
and
Janet Healy Janet Healy is a film producer whose films include Illumination's ''Despicable Me'' animated series and other animated films by the studio. Career She worked with directors Stanley Kramer, Hal Ashby and Sam Peckinpah. Healy is a founder of th ...
, from a screenplay written by the writing team of
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 Secre ...
. It stars the voices of
Steve Carell Steven John Carell (; born August 16, 1962) is an American actor and comedian. He played Michael Scott in ''The Office'' (2005–2011; 2013), NBC’s adaptation of the British series created by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant, where Ca ...
,
Kristen Wiig Kristen Carroll Wiig (; born August 22, 1973) is an American actress, comedian, screenwriter, and producer. Born in Canandaigua, New York, she was raised in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and Rochester, New York. She moved to Los Angeles, where she jo ...
,
Trey Parker Randolph Severn "Trey" Parker III (born October 19, 1969) is an American actor, animator, filmmaker, and composer. He is known for co-creating ''South Park'' (since 1997) and '' The Book of Mormon'' (2011) with his creative partner Matt Stone. ...
, Coffin,
Miranda Cosgrove Miranda Taylor Cosgrove (born May 14, 1993) is an American actress and singer. She was the highest-paid child actor in 2012 and was included on ''Forbes'' magazine's " 30 Under 30" list in 2022. She is known for her career on television, parti ...
,
Steve Coogan Stephen John Coogan (; born 14 October 1965) is an English actor, comedian, producer and screenwriter. He is most known for creating original characters such as Alan Partridge, a socially inept and politically incorrect media personality, which ...
,
Jenny Slate Jenny Sarah Slate (born March 25, 1982) is an American actress, comedian, and author. Born and raised in Milton, Massachusetts, Slate was educated at Milton Academy and studied literature at Columbia University, where she became involved in the ...
,
Dana Gaier Dana Gaier is an American actress who voiced Edith in the ''Despicable Me'' franchise. Gaier was raised in Livingston, New Jersey. She got into acting after accompanying her older sister to an audition after her mother couldn't find a babysitte ...
, Nev Scharrel, and Julie Andrews. In the film,
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teams up with his long-lost twin brother Dru to stop Balthazar Bratt, a former child actor of the 1980s, from destroying Hollywood, after his show is canceled. ''Despicable Me 3'' debuted at the
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on June 14, 2017, and was theatrically released in the United States on June 30, by
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. Despite receiving mixed reviews from critics, the film earned $1.035 billion worldwide, becoming the fourth-highest-grossing film of 2017 and the fourth-highest-grossing animated film of all time during its theatrical run. A sequel, ''Despicable Me 4'', is scheduled for release in July 2024.


Plot

Married Anti-Villain League (AVL) agents
Gru The Main Directorate of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, rus, Гла́вное управле́ние Генера́льного шта́ба Вооружённых сил Росси́йской Федера́ци ...
and Lucy Wilde attempt to stop former child actor turned supervillain Balthazar Bratt, whose show "Evil Bratt" was canceled when he reached puberty, from stealing the Dumont diamond. Gru recovers the diamond as Bratt escapes. Displeased, Valerie Da Vinci, the newly appointed AVL director, dismisses Gru and Lucy from it. When Gru and Lucy return home, they tell their adopted daughters Margo, Edith, and Agnes of their dismissal, but assure them they will soon have new jobs. When Gru refuses to return to being a supervillain, and his assistant Dr. Nefario is frozen in carbonite, most of his Minions, led by Mel, abandon him to find new jobs but eventually land in jail. A butler named Fritz arrives at Gru's home with an invitation from Gru's long-lost twin Dru, who lives in a distant country named Freedonia. The family travels to meet Dru, and are surprised by his immense wealth and massive mansion. Fritz attributes this success to their large pig farming business. Meanwhile, Bratt steals the diamond again, intending to use it to power a giant robot that will destroy Hollywood, as revenge for his show's cancellation. Dru reveals to Gru that their deceased father was a supervillain known as "the Bald Terror", whose villainous activities and technological advances are the real source of the family's wealth. Dru wants Gru to teach him how to become a villain, but Gru refuses to revert to his old ways. While Lucy struggles with her new tasks as a mother, Dru and Gru become closer, especially after joyriding in their father's high-tech vehicle. Gru and Dru decide to steal the diamond; however, Gru secretly intends to bring it to the AVL to convince Da Vinci to rehire him and Lucy. They narrowly escape with the diamond and are rescued by Lucy. Dru, finding out Gru's true motives, is upset that Gru lied to him about teaching him how to be a villain. In return, Gru insults Dru's incompetence and declares he will leave Freedonia and end their relationship. Bratt, disguised as Lucy, kidnaps the girls, and once again acquires the diamond. Gru and Dru put aside their differences and pursue him after realizing the deception. With his robot powered by the diamond, Bratt terrorizes Hollywood, covering it in superpowered
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in hopes of lifting the city into outer space. Lucy rescues the girls as Bratt tries to kill Gru with the robot's laser. Dru breaks into the robot and power it down from the inside, nearly dying in the process. Gru engages Bratt in a dance fight before stealing his weaponized keytar to defeat him. The Minions, having escaped jail, reunite with Gru. Dru and Gru also reconcile. Gru and Lucy are reinstated into the AVL. The newly united family celebrates in Gru's home, and Lucy bonds with the girls and acknowledges them as her daughters. Still wishing to be a supervillain, Dru, along with most of the Minions, steals Gru's rocket-powered aircraft and flies away. Gru and Lucy decide to give them a five-minute head-start before engaging in pursuit.


Voice cast

*
Steve Carell Steven John Carell (; born August 16, 1962) is an American actor and comedian. He played Michael Scott in ''The Office'' (2005–2011; 2013), NBC’s adaptation of the British series created by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant, where Ca ...
as
Gru The Main Directorate of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, rus, Гла́вное управле́ние Генера́льного шта́ба Вооружённых сил Росси́йской Федера́ци ...
, the spy and former supervillain turned Anti-Villain League agent, Margo, Edith, and Agnes' adoptive father, and Lucy's husband. ** Carell also voices Dru, Gru's long-lost twin brother and the girls' adoptive uncle. *
Kristen Wiig Kristen Carroll Wiig (; born August 22, 1973) is an American actress, comedian, screenwriter, and producer. Born in Canandaigua, New York, she was raised in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and Rochester, New York. She moved to Los Angeles, where she jo ...
as Lucy Wilde, an Anti-Villain League agent, Gru's wife and the girls' adoptive mother. *
Trey Parker Randolph Severn "Trey" Parker III (born October 19, 1969) is an American actor, animator, filmmaker, and composer. He is known for co-creating ''South Park'' (since 1997) and '' The Book of Mormon'' (2011) with his creative partner Matt Stone. ...
as Balthazar Bratt, a supervillain and former child star who grows up to become obsessed with the character he played in the 1980s and is bent on world domination. *
Pierre Coffin Pierre-Louis Padang Coffin (born 16 March 1967) is a French animator, voice actor, director, producer, and writer best known for co-directing four films in the ''Despicable Me'' franchise and being the voice of the Minions, which won him the Ki ...
as Mel and the other Minions **Coffin also voices a museum director and does additional voices with Kyle Balda. *
Miranda Cosgrove Miranda Taylor Cosgrove (born May 14, 1993) is an American actress and singer. She was the highest-paid child actor in 2012 and was included on ''Forbes'' magazine's " 30 Under 30" list in 2022. She is known for her career on television, parti ...
as Margo, Gru and Lucy's oldest and clever adopted daughter. *
Steve Coogan Stephen John Coogan (; born 14 October 1965) is an English actor, comedian, producer and screenwriter. He is most known for creating original characters such as Alan Partridge, a socially inept and politically incorrect media personality, which ...
as Silas Ramsbottom, the director of the Anti-Villain League, who retires at the beginning of the film. **Coogan also voices Fritz, Dru's butler. *
Jenny Slate Jenny Sarah Slate (born March 25, 1982) is an American actress, comedian, and author. Born and raised in Milton, Massachusetts, Slate was educated at Milton Academy and studied literature at Columbia University, where she became involved in the ...
as Valerie Da Vinci, a tyrannical member of the Anti-Villain League who becomes the new AVL director. *
Dana Gaier Dana Gaier is an American actress who voiced Edith in the ''Despicable Me'' franchise. Gaier was raised in Livingston, New Jersey. She got into acting after accompanying her older sister to an audition after her mother couldn't find a babysitte ...
as Edith, Gru and Lucy's middle tomboyish adopted daughter. *Nev Scharrel as Agnes, Gru and Lucy's youngest innocent and immature adopted daughter. She was originally voiced by
Elsie Fisher Elsie Fisher (born April 3, 2003) is an American actress. She is known for her starring role in Bo Burnham's comedy-drama film ''Eighth Grade'' (2018), for which she earned a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Pict ...
in the first two films. * Julie Andrews as Gru and Dru's mom Additionally,
Andy Nyman Andrew Nyman (born 13 April 1966) is an English actor, director, writer and magician. Early life and career Nyman was born on 13 April 1966 in Leicester, Leicestershire. His first noteworthy performance was in 2000 as Keith Whitehead in '' Dead ...
voices Clive the robot, Bratt's sidekick., and Adrian Ciscato voices Niko, a boy from Freedonia who falls in love with Margo.


Production


Development

Steve Burke, the
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CEO, confirmed in September 2013 that a third film in the ''Despicable Me'' series was in development.
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 Secre ...
, the writers of the first two films, announced that they would return to write the screenplay for the film.


Casting

In April 2016,
Steve Carell Steven John Carell (; born August 16, 1962) is an American actor and comedian. He played Michael Scott in ''The Office'' (2005–2011; 2013), NBC’s adaptation of the British series created by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant, where Ca ...
was reported to reprise his role as
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, and Carell would also voice his twin brother Dru while
Trey Parker Randolph Severn "Trey" Parker III (born October 19, 1969) is an American actor, animator, filmmaker, and composer. He is known for co-creating ''South Park'' (since 1997) and '' The Book of Mormon'' (2011) with his creative partner Matt Stone. ...
was cast for the film as Balthazar Bratt. In September 2016,
Miranda Cosgrove Miranda Taylor Cosgrove (born May 14, 1993) is an American actress and singer. She was the highest-paid child actor in 2012 and was included on ''Forbes'' magazine's " 30 Under 30" list in 2022. She is known for her career on television, parti ...
and
Kristen Wiig Kristen Carroll Wiig (; born August 22, 1973) is an American actress, comedian, screenwriter, and producer. Born in Canandaigua, New York, she was raised in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and Rochester, New York. She moved to Los Angeles, where she jo ...
were reported to reprise their roles as Margo and Lucy Wilde, respectively while Nev Scharrel replaces
Elsie Fisher Elsie Fisher (born April 3, 2003) is an American actress. She is known for her starring role in Bo Burnham's comedy-drama film ''Eighth Grade'' (2018), for which she earned a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Pict ...
in the role of Agnes.


Music

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.


Marketing and release

The digital campaign of ''Despicable Me 3'' have been promoted before its release, which included activations, such as the star ratings being replaced with the Minions during the
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's "Minion Day", and
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's "character takeover" badges. In New York City, 600 taxicabs had the sculpted Minions atop of them, of which had a Minionese greeting.
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released a promotion for a toy set offered in their
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for the film between May and June 2017. Additional marketing partners for the film included 23 & Me,
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, Kellogg's,
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,
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, and Yummy Spoonfuls. ''Despicable Me 3'' debuted at the
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on June 14, 2017, followed by a premiere on June 24, at the
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in Los Angeles. The film was released in the United States on June 30.
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released ''Despicable Me 3'' for digital download on November 21, and on
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and
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on December 5. Physical copies contain behind-the-scenes featurettes, character descriptions, The AVL Database, a Freedonian map, a deleted scene, the sing-along version of "Doowit", the music video for "Yellow Light", Minion mugshots and posters, and a short film, ''The Secret Life of Kyle''.


Reception


Box office

''Despicable Me 3'' earned $264.6 million in the United States and Canada and $770.2 million in other territories for a worldwide total of $1.034 billion. It was the fourth highest-grossing film of 2017 and the fourth highest-grossing animated film of all time. ''
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'' calculated the film's net profit as $366.2 million, accounting for production budgets, marketing, talent participations, and other costs; box office grosses and home media revenues placed it third on their list of 2017's "Most Valuable Blockbusters". The film was released with '' The House'' and '' Baby Driver'' on June 30, 2017. ''Despicable Me 3'' earned $29.2 million on its first day, including $4.1 million from Thursday night previews. The film debuted earning $75.4 million from 4,529 theaters; it was the widest release ever. Its second weekend earnings dropped by 53 percent to $34 million as well as the increased theater count of 4,535, and followed by another $19.4 million the third weekend. ''Despicable Me 3'' completed its theatrical run in the United States and Canada on December 21, 2017. Worldwide, ''Despicable Me 3'' made $9.9 million in its opening weekend in five markets on June 16, 2017. In its third weekend, the film made $95.6 million in 46 markets. Its top international markets were China ($158.2 million), Japan ($66.2 million), the United Kingdom ($62.7 million), Germany ($43.8 million), and France ($41.4 million).


Critical response

''Despicable Me 3'' has an approval rating of based on professional reviews on the
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, with an average rating of . Its critical consensus reads, "''Despicable Me 3'' should keep fans of the franchise consistently entertained with another round of colorful animation and zany—albeit somewhat scattershot—humor."
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(which uses a weighted average) assigned ''Despicable Me 3'' a score of 49 out of 100 based on 37 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". Audiences polled by
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gave the film an average grade of "A−" on an A+ to F scale, down from the first two films' and '' Minions'' (2015) "A". Alex Welch of ''
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'' gave the film a six out of ten score, saying, "It's not much, but ''Despicable Me 3'' is at least enough for the younger fans of the franchise." Peter Debruge of ''
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'' 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 room for Heitor Pereira's funky score, and though Pharrell Williams has contributed five new songs to sell soundtracks (including the sweet " There's Something Special"), the movie hardly needs them."
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'' gave the film a mixed review, saying: "Ultimately, none of these flaws will matter to the throngs of little kids who have made the previous ''Despicable Me'' movies (and the superior ''Minions'' spin-off) into giant global hits." Sandy Schaefer for ''
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'' gives the film a three stars out of five 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 ''
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'' 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 and enjoy"
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'' gave the film three stars out of four, saying "Pierre Coffin (who voices the Minions) and co-director Kyle Balda keep the plot spinning merrily. Pharrell Williams contributes five new songs to the mix, including the hummable "There's Something Special." It's no mystery why Illumination's franchise is still something special after three go-rounds—the box-office gross is a whopping $1.5 billion and counting." Leah Greenblatt of ''
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'' gave the film a 'B' grade, saying "What shines through is the visual wit and innate sweetness of the storytelling, and Carell's cackling, cueball-skulled misanthrope a (mostly) reformed scoundrel who can still have his cake, and arsenic too."


Accolades


Sequel

A sequel, ''Despicable Me 4'', is scheduled to be released on July 3, 2024.


Notes


References


External links

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