The Despicable Me franchise kicked off in 2010 with the original hit Despicable Me, which took in $251.5 million domestically and $291.6 million internationally for a global total of $543.1 million from a $69 million budget.
Despicable Me 3 brings back the team who brought you Despicable Me and the biggest animated hits of 2013 and 2015, Despicable Me 2 and Minions, to continue the adventures of Gru, Lucy, their adorable daughters, Margo, Edith and Agnes and the Minions.
This weekend’s gross also helped the franchise set a new record, becoming the highest-grossing animated franchise in history, with the $5.2 million domestic take and $21.2 million international take pushing the Despicable Me franchise to $3.528 billion globally.
Deadline reports that Despicable Me 3 has now earned $240.7 million domestic and $879.4 million worldwide, from just an $80 million production budget.