Despicable Me 2 ''Despicable Me 2'' is a 2013 American animated comedy film produced by Universal Pictures and Illumination Entertainment, and distributed by Universal. It is the sequel to '' Despicable Me'' (2010) and the second installment in the '' Despi ...

'' is a 2013 American animated

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produced by Illumination Entertainment and distributed by

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. The sequel to ''

Despicable Me ''Despicable Me'' is an American media franchise created by Sergio Pablos, Cinco Paul and Ken Daurio. It centers on a supervillain turned secret agent named Gru, his adoptive daughters, Margo, Edith, and Agnes, and his yellow-colored Minions ...

'' (2010), it was directed by

Chris Renaud Chris Renaud (born December 1966) is an American filmmaker, designer, storyboard artist, and voice actor. He is best known for his work at Illumination (company), Illumination, including directing the company's animated films such as the Despica ...

and

Pierre Coffin Pierre-Louis Padang Coffin (born 16 March 1967) is a French animator, director, producer, writer, and voice actor. He is best known for co-directing the first four installments in the Despicable Me, ''Despicable Me'' franchise and being the prima ...

, and written by

Cinco Paul and Ken Daurio Cinco Paul and Ken Daurio are American screenwriters, collaborating on the screenplays for animated films including the '' Despicable Me'' franchise, '' Horton Hears a Who'', '' The Lorax'' and ''The Secret Life of Pets''. The duo also served as ...

. ''Despicable Me 2'' stars the voices of

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Kristen Wiig Kristen Carroll Wiig (; born August 22, 1973) is an American actress, comedian, screenwriter, and producer. First breaking through as a performer with the Los Angeles comedy troupe The Groundlings, Wiig achieved stardom in the late 2000s for her ...

Benjamin Bratt Benjamin Bratt (born December 16, 1963) is an American actor. He is known for playing Paco Aguilar in '' Blood in Blood Out''. He had supporting film roles in the 1990s in ''Demolition Man'' (1993), ''Clear and Present Danger'' (1994) and '' ...

Miranda Cosgrove Miranda Taylor Cosgrove (born May 14, 1993) is an American actress, singer, and producer. A teen idol of the 2000s and early 2010s, she was listed as the highest-paid child actor of 2012 by Guinness World Records and appeared on ''Forbes " 30 ...

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, and

Ken Jeong Kendrick Kang-Joh Jeong ( ; ; born July 13, 1969) is an American stand-up comedian, actor and physician. He rose to prominence for playing Leslie Chow in ''The Hangover'' film series (2009–2013) and Ben Chang in the NBC sitcom ''Community'' ...

. In the film, secret agent Lucy Wilde (Wiig) recruits retired supervillain

Gru Gru is a fictional character and the main protagonist of the ''Despicable Me'' film series. Gru or GRU may also refer to: Arts and entertainment * Gru (rapper), Serbian rapper * Gru, an antagonist in '' The Kine Saga'' Organizations Georgia (c ...

(Carell) to investigate the theft of a powerful

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by El Macho (Bratt)—a supervillain who pursues world domination. ''Despicable Me 2'' debuted in Australia on June 5, 2013, and was released in the United States on July 3. Produced on a budget of $76million, ''Despicable Me 2'' grossed $970.8million worldwide, finishing its theatrical run as the third-highest-grossing film of 2013. On the

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website

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, the film holds an approval rating of based on reviews. ''Despicable Me 2'' garnered awards and nominations in various categories. It received two nominations at the

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, including Best Animated Feature. The film won one of ten nominations at the

41st Annie Awards The 41st Annual Annie Awards honoring excellence in the field of animation of 2013 were held on February 1, 2014, at the University of California, Los Angeles's Royce Hall in Los Angeles, California, presenting in 35 categories. On December 2, ...

. At the

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, ''Despicable Me 2'' was nominated for

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. It received two nominations at the 19th Critics' Choice Awards. The film was nominated for Best Animated Feature Film at the

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Accolades

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