est. 2010
Despicable Me
began as a film
$12.3Bestimated lifetime revenue
Screen EmpireCinema, home video and streaming make up 51% of the revenue we could break down. We use this label at 50% or more.
- Retail & merch49%
- Box office46%
- Home video & streaming5.9%
No. 32 of 99, ranked by estimated lifetime revenue
What we know
Sources checked to
- Estimated lifetime revenue
- $12.3BMoney taken in before costs. This is not profit or company value.
- Biggest source of revenue
- Retail & merch 49%of the revenue we can break down
- Known company link
- Universal PicturesParent group: ComcastPublic sources show this link, but not verified control. Illumination-produced Universal franchise; granular rights not verified.
- Where it began
- 2010 · a film
- How sure is this estimate?
- Solid estimateThe sources are strong across all five checks.
- Where the number comes from
- scored 2 out of 4
- What the number measures
- scored 3 out of 4
- How recent the estimate is
- scored 4 out of 4
- How much of the total is itemised
- scored 4 out of 4
- Double-counting risk
- scored 4 out of 4
Rights and ownership
Public sources link this franchise to Universal Pictures · parent group: Comcast
Illumination-produced Universal franchise; granular rights not verified.
We could not verify the full current rights picture.
See the source ↗How the money mix changed
began as a film, 2010
Box office
biggest revenue source in this data
Retail & merch
55% of the revenue we can break down now comes from outside box office
More ways to compare it
We calculate these numbers from the records above. The formulas are on the Receipts page. If the data is not strong enough, we leave a number out.
- Share from merchandise
- 49%
- How varied the revenue is
- 42 / 100
- Revenue beyond where it started
- 55%
- Average revenue per year
- $769M per year
- lifetime average, not the current yearly rate
- Online interest compared with revenue
- not shown: search-interest data was unavailable at snapshot time
Sources and calculationsshow detailshide details
| Channel | Value | Share | Confidence | Source | Checked on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail & merch | $6B | 49% | solid estimate | List of highest-grossing media franchises — Wikipedia | 2026-09-03 |
| Box office | $5.61B | 46% | solid estimate | List of highest-grossing media franchises — Wikipedia | 2026-09-03 |
| Home video & streaming | $725M | 5.9% | solid estimate | List of highest-grossing media franchises — Wikipedia | 2026-09-03 |
| Total | $12.3B | 100% |
estimated lifetime revenue · checked 2026-09-03