<Tr> <Th> Budget </Th> <Td> $76 million </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Box office </Th> <Td> $970.8 million </Td> </Tr> <P> 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 was 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). </P> <P> Despicable Me 2 premiered on June 5, 2013 in Australia, and was 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 $970.8 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 . A spinoff / prequel film, Minions, focusing on the little yellow henchmen before they met Gru, was released on July 10, 2015 . A sequel, Despicable Me 3, was released on June 30, 2017 . </P>

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