Despicable Me 3

Despicable Me 3
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Pierre Coffin Kyle Balda
Written by	Cinco Paul Ken Daurio
Produced by	Chris Meledandri Janet Healy
Starring	Steve Carell Kristen Wiig Trey Parker Pierre Coffin Miranda Cosgrove Steve Coogan Jenny Slate Dana Gaier Julie Andrews
Edited by	Claire Dodgson
Music by	Heitor Pereira (score) Pharrell Williams (songs and themes)
Production companies	Universal Pictures[1] Illumination[1]
Distributed by	Universal Pictures[1]
Release dates	June 14, 2017 (2017-06-14) (Annecy) June 30, 2017 (2017-06-30) (United States)
Running time	90 minutes[2]
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$80 million[3]
Box office	$1.034 billion[4]

Despicable Me 3 is a 2017 American animated comedy film produced by Illumination and distributed by Universal Pictures. It is the sequel to Despicable Me 2 (2013), and the third main and fourth overall installment in the Despicable Me franchise. It was directed by Pierre Coffin and Kyle Balda, co-directed by production and character designer Eric Guillon, and produced by Chris Meledandri and Janet Healy, from a screenplay by the writing team of Cinco Paul and Ken Daurio. It stars the voices of Steve Carell, Kristen Wiig, Trey Parker, Coffin, Miranda Cosgrove, Steve Coogan, Jenny Slate, Dana Gaier, Nev Scharrel, and Julie Andrews. In the film, Gru teams up with his long-lost twin brother Dru to stop Balthazar Bratt, a former child actor of the 1980s, from destroying Hollywood after his show was canceled years ago.

Despicable Me 3 debuted at the Annecy International Animated Film Festival on June 14, 2017, and was theatrically released in the United States on June 30. Despite mixed reviews, it grossed $1.035 billion worldwide, becoming the fourth-highest-grossing film of 2017 and the fourth-highest-grossing animated film of all time during its theatrical run. A sequel, Despicable Me 4, is scheduled for release on July 3, 2024.