Director: Chris Renaud
Description: Universal Pictures and Illumination Entertainment's worldwide blockbuster, Despicable Me, delighted audiences around the globe in 2010, grossing more than $540 million and becoming the 10th-biggest animated motion picture in U.S. history. In Summer 2013, get ready for more minion madness in Despicable Me 2. Chris Meledandri and his acclaimed filmmaking team create an all-new comedy animated adventure featuring the return of Gru (Steve Carell), the girls, the unpredictably hilarious minions...and a host of new and outrageously funny characters.
Release Date: 7/3/2013
Genre: Comedy
Studio: Universal Pictures
Offical Website: http://www.despicable.me
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Release Dates:
| Country | Release Type | Date |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Theatrical Wide Release | 7/3/2013 |
| Germany | Theatrical Wide Release | 7/4/2013 |
| Turkey | Theatrical Wide Release | 10/11/2013 |
| Sweden | Theatrical Wide Release | 7/5/2013 |
| Portugal | Theatrical Wide Release | 7/4/2013 |
| United Kingdom | Theatrical Wide Release | 6/28/2013 |
| Norway | Theatrical Wide Release | 6/28/2013 |
| Netherlands | Theatrical Wide Release | 7/3/2013 |
| Hong Kong | Theatrical Wide Release | 7/4/2013 |
| Denmark | Theatrical Wide Release | 7/4/2013 |
| Czech Republic | Theatrical Wide Release | 7/4/2013 |
| Bulgaria | Theatrical Wide Release | 7/5/2013 |
| Hungary | Theatrical Wide Release | 7/4/2013 |
| Australia | Theatrical Wide Release | 6/20/2013 |
| France | Theatrical Wide Release | 6/26/2013 |
| Lebanon | Theatrical Wide Release | 8/1/2013 |
| Serbia | Theatrical Wide Release | 10/3/2013 |
| Taiwan | Theatrical Wide Release | 7/3/2013 |
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