You know, those little yellow guys with the big eyes and the strange voices? Beginning with 2010's "Despicable Me," ...

In Despicable Me 4, the latest installment of Illumination Studio's popular franchise, Gru (a winning Steve Carell) confronts the subtle villainy of suburban life. There's something about the ...

Per The Numbers, Despicable Me 4—produced by Illumination Entertainment and distributed by Universal Pictures, had a $100 million production budget before prints and advertising. In total ...

Illumination, maker of Despicable Me, Sing and The Super Mario Bros. Movie, has built its animation empire by mostly staying close to a childlike outlook. Illumination’s in-house mascots ...

Get your yellow face paint and overalls ready, because Universal and Illumination’s “Despicable Me 4” is now streaming on Peacock. After releasing in theaters over the summer on July 3 ...

Netflix has already seen major success licensing Universal’s animated releases. In the first half of 2024, eight of the 10 ...

Chris Meledandri, founder and CEO of the animation powerhouse Illumination ... Meledandri’s credits include “Despicable Me,” the Oscar-nominated “Despicable Me 2,” “The Lorax ...

When the filmmakers and artists of the Paris-based animation studio Illumination were developing Despicable Me, the original script had them as “henchmen and technicians” and the early mock ...

Despicable Me 4, the sixth Minions-oriented movie that ... This franchise has already bulldozed $5.2 billion into Universal and Illumination’s coffers, and that’s just ticket-sales money ...

The head of the animation company behind the 'Despicable Me ... the entertainment landscape,” PGA presidents Donald De Line and Stephanie Allain said in a joint statement. Illumination films ...

Meledandri founded Illumination Studios in 2007. Before then, he was president of 20th Century Fox Animation. His credits include “Despicable Me,” “The Lorax ... been instrumental in reshaping the ...