Despicable Me

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animated film franchise media franchise

Despicable Me is a popular animated film franchise centered on reformed supervillain Gru and his mischievous yellow Minions, known for its comedic family-friendly storytelling and global box office success.

Aliases (7)

Statements (61)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	animated film franchise → media franchise →
animationStudio	Illumination Mac Guff →
boxOfficeStatus	blockbuster franchise →
countryOfOrigin	United States →
creator	Illumination Entertainment →
distributor	Universal Pictures →
firstFilmTitle	Despicable Me →
firstReleaseDate	2010-07-09 →
genre	computer-animated comedy → family film →
hasMerchandise	clothing → toys → video games →
hasPart	Despicable Me (2010 film) → Despicable Me 2 → Despicable Me 3 → Despicable Me 4 →
hasShortFilm	Banana → Home Makeover → Minion Scouts → Orientation Day → Panic in the Mailroom → Puppy → The Secret Life of Kyle → Training Wheels →
hasSpinOff	Minions & More 1 → Minions & More 2 → Minions (film) → Minions: The Rise of Gru →
hasTelevisionSpinOff	Minions & More (compilation series) →
hasThemeParkAttraction	Despicable Me Minion Mayhem →
language	English →
mainCharacter	Gru → Minions →
musicBy	Heitor Pereira → Pharrell Williams →
notableCharacter	Agnes Gru → Dr. Nefario → Edith Gru → Lucy Wilde → Margo Gru →
notableFor	Minions characters → comedic portrayal of a reformed supervillain →
notableSong	Happy →
producer	Illumination Entertainment →
setting	suburban United States →
targetAudience	children → family →
theme	family → parenthood → redemption →
themePark	Universal Studios Florida → Universal Studios Hollywood → Universal Studios Japan →
voiceActor	Dana Gaier → Elsie Fisher → Kristen Wiig → Miranda Cosgrove → Pierre Coffin → Steve Carell →

Referenced by (26)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Despicable Me: Minion Mayhem ("Despicable Me film franchise") → Despicable Me: Minion Mayhem ("Despicable Me (2010 film)") → Minion Land ("Despicable Me film series") → Minion Park ("Despicable Me film series") →	basedOn
Illumination → Illumination Entertainment ("Despicable Me (franchise)") →	hasFranchise
Chris Meledandri ("Despicable Me franchise") → Illumination Entertainment →	knownFor
Chris Meledandri → Universal Pictures →	notableFranchise
Chris Meledandri → Illumination →	notableWork
Minions (2015 film) → Minions: The Rise of Gru →	prequelTo
Minion Land → Minion Park →	theme
Illumination ("Despicable Me franchise") →	bestKnownFor
Despicable Me →	firstFilmTitle
Minion Park →	franchise
Despicable Me ("Despicable Me (2010 film)") →	hasPart
Universal Parks & Resorts ("Despicable Me attractions") →	notableAttractionBrand
Minions ("Despicable Me franchise") →	partOf
Illumination Entertainment →	produced
Minions ("Despicable Me universe") →	setInFictionalUniverse
Minions →	spinOffFrom
Minion Land ("Despicable Me universe") →	universe