Despicable Me 2

Despicable Me 2
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Pierre Coffin Chris Renaud
Produced by	Chris Meledandri Janet Healy
Written by	Cinco Paul Ken Daurio
Starring	Steve Carell Kristen Wiig Benjamin Bratt Miranda Cosgrove Russell Brand Steve Coogan Ken Jeong
Music by	Heitor Pereira Pharrell Williams
Edited by	Gregory Perler
Production company	Illumination Entertainment
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date	June 5, 2013 (2013-06-05) (Australia) July 3, 2013 (2013-07-03) (United States)
Running time	98 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$76 million
Box office	$970.8 million

Despicable Me 2 is a 2013 American 3D computer-animated comedy film and the sequel to the 2010 animated film Despicable Me. Produced by Illumination Entertainment for Universal Pictures, and animated by Illumination Mac Guff, the film is directed by Pierre Coffin and Chris Renaud, and written by Cinco Paul and Ken Daurio.

Steve Carell, Russell Brand, Miranda Cosgrove, Elsie Fisher, and Dana Gaier reprise their roles as Gru, Dr. Nefario, Margo, Agnes, and Edith respectively. Kristen Wiig, who played Miss Hattie in the first film, voices agent Lucy Wilde, while Ken Jeong, who played the Talk Show Host, voices Floyd Eagle-san. New cast members include Benjamin Bratt as Eduardo "El Macho" Pérez and Steve Coogan as Silas Ramsbottom, head of the fictional Anti-Villain League (AVL). The film premiered on June 5, 2013 in Australia, and was theatrically released in the United States on July 3, 2013. The film received mostly positive reviews from critics, and was nominated for Academy Award for Best Animated Feature and for Academy Award for Best Original Song (for "Happy"), losing both to Walt Disney Animation Studios' Frozen. Grossing over $970 million worldwide against its budget of $76 million, the film became the second-highest-grossing animated film of 2013 and the third-highest-grossing film of 2013. It is also the most profitable film in the 101-year history of Universal Studios.