Despicable Me 4

Despicable Me 4
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Chris Renaud
Written by	Mike White Ken Daurio
Produced by	Chris Meledandri Brett Hoffman
Starring	Steve Carell Kristen Wiig Pierre Coffin Joey King Miranda Cosgrove Sofía Vergara Steve Coogan Stephen Colbert Chris Renaud Madison Polan Dana Gaier Chloe Fineman Will Ferrell
Edited by	Tiffany Hillkurtz
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 9, 2024 (2024-06-09) (Jazz at Lincoln Center) July 3, 2024 (2024-07-03) (United States)
Running time	95 minutes[2]
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$100 million[3]
Box office	$437.8 million[4][5]

Despicable Me 4 is a 2024 American animated comedy film produced by Universal Pictures and Illumination, and distributed by Universal. It serves as the sequel to Despicable Me 3 (2017), the fourth main installment, and the sixth overall installment in the Despicable Me franchise. The film was directed by Chris Renaud, co-directed by Patrick Delage (in his feature directorial debut), produced by Chris Meledandri and Brett Hoffman, and written by Mike White and Ken Daurio. It stars the voices of Steve Carell, Kristen Wiig, Pierre Coffin, Joey King, Miranda Cosgrove, Steve Coogan, Sofía Vergara, Stephen Colbert, Renaud, Madison Polan, Dana Gaier, Chloe Fineman, and Will Ferrell. In the film, Gru and his family are forced to relocate to a safe house to hide from Maxime Le Mal, an old schoolmate and rival of Gru who seeks revenge with his girlfriend Valentina. At the same time, one of the new neighbors, Poppy Prescott is intent on getting Gru to help her to get enrolled to his old school.

Development on a fourth main Despicable Me film began in September 2017. It was officially confirmed in February 2022, with Renaud, Delage, and White attached as director, co-director, and writer, respectively. Production was underway by June 2022. Most of the main voice cast was announced in January 2024, with Hoffman and Daurio revealed as co-producer and co-writer, respectively. Heitor Pereira and Pharrell Williams returned from previous installments to compose the score and write original songs and themes, respectively.

Despicable Me 4 premiered at the Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York City on June 9, 2024, and was theatrically released in the United States on July 3. The film received mixed reviews from critics and has grossed $437 million worldwide, making it the fifth highest-grossing film of 2024.