List of Illumination productions

This is a list of productions produced by Illumination (formerly known as Illumination Entertainment), an American film and animation studio based in Santa Monica, California, United States. This includes feature films, television specials, shorts, and digital series. As of 2021, Illumination has released 11 feature films, which were all distributed by Universal Pictures, with their first being Despicable Me on July 9, 2010, and their latest being Sing 2 on December 22, 2021.

Current logo, used first in Despicable Me 3 (2017)

Their upcoming slate of films include Minions: The Rise of Gru in 2022, an untitled film based on the Mario franchise & Migration (both in 2023), and Despicable Me 4 in 2024.

Feature films

Released

# Film Release date Director(s) Writer(s) Producers Executive Producer(s) Editor(s) Composer(s) Distributor/Co-production with Animation service(s)
Story by Screenplay by
1 Despicable Me July 9, 2010 Chris Renaud
Pierre Coffin
Sergio Pablos Cinco Paul
Ken Daurio
Chris Meledandri
Janet Healy
John Cohen
Sergio Pablos
Nina Rowan
Pamela Ziegenhagen-Shefland
Gregory Perler
Heitor Pereira (score)
Pharrell Williams (songs and themes)
Universal Pictures Mac Guff
2 Hop April 1, 2011 Tim Hill Cinco Paul
Ken Daurio
Cinco Paul
Brian Lynch
Ken Daurio
Chris Meledandri
Michele Imperato Stabile
John Cohen Peter S. Elliot
Gregory Perler
Christopher Lennertz Universal Pictures
Relativity Media
Rhythm and Hues
3 The Lorax March 2, 2012 Chris Renaud
Co-director:
Kyle Balda
Dr. Seuss
Based on The Lorax
Cinco Paul
Ken Daurio
Chris Meledandri
Janet Healy
Audrey Geisel
Ken Daurio
Cinco Paul
Ken Schretzmann
Claire Dodgson
Steven Liu
John Powell (score)
Cinco Paul and John Powell (songs)
Universal Pictures Illumination Mac Guff
4 Despicable Me 2 July 3, 2013 Chris Renaud
Pierre Coffin
Cinco Paul
Ken Daurio
N/A Gregory Perler Heitor Pereira (score)
Pharrell Williams (songs and themes)
5 Minions July 10, 2015 Pierre Coffin
Kyle Balda
Brian Lynch Chris Renaud Claire Dodgson Heitor Pereira
6 The Secret Life of Pets July 8, 2016 Chris Renaud
Co-director:
Yarrow Cheney
Cinco Paul
Ken Daurio
Brian Lynch
N/A Ken Schretzmann Alexandre Desplat
7 Sing December 21, 2016 Garth Jennings
Co-director:
Christophe Lourdelet
Garth Jennings Gregory Perler Joby Talbot
8 Despicable Me 3 June 30, 2017 Pierre Coffin
Kyle Balda
Co-director:
Eric Guillon
Cinco Paul
Ken Daurio
Chris Renaud Claire Dodgson Heitor Pereira (score)
Pharrell Williams (songs and themes)
9 The Grinch November 9, 2018 Scott Mosier
Yarrow Cheney
Dr. Seuss
Based on How the Grinch Stole Christmas
Michael LeSieur
Tommy Swerdlow
Latifa Ouaou
Audrey Geisel
Chris Renaud
Chris Cartagena Danny Elfman
10 The Secret Life of Pets 2 June 7, 2019 Chris Renaud
Co-director:
Jonathan del Val
Brian Lynch Brett Hoffman Tiffany Hillkurtz Alexandre Desplat
11 Sing 2 December 22, 2021 Garth Jennings
Co-director:
Christophe Lourdelet[1]
Garth Jennings Dana Krupinski[1] Gregory Perler Joby Talbot[2]

Upcoming

# Film Release date Director(s) Writer(s) Producers Executive producer(s) Editor(s) Composer(s) Distributor/Co-production with Animation service(s)
Story by Screenplay by
12 Minions: The Rise of Gru July 1, 2022 Kyle Balda
Co-directed by:
Brad Ableson
Jonathan Del Val
Brian Lynch
Matthew Fogel[3]
Chris Meledandri
Janet Healy
Chris Renaud
TBA Claire Dodgson Heitor Pereira Universal Pictures Illumination Mac Guff
13 Untitled Mario film April 7, 2023[3][4] Aaron Horvath
Michael Jelenic[3]
Matthew Fogel[3] Chris Meledandri
Shigeru Miyamoto
TBA TBA TBA Universal Pictures
Nintendo
14 Migration June 30, 2023[5] Benjamin Renner[5] Mike White Chris Meledandri TBA TBA TBA Universal Pictures
15 Despicable Me 4 July 3, 2024[5] Chris Renaud
Co-directed by:
Patrick Delage
TBA TBA TBA

An untitled film developed in conjunction with Pharrell Williams is also in development.[6][7]

Short films

# Title Release date Distribution/co-production with Animation service(s) Release with Notes
1Home MakeoverDecember 14, 2010Universal Pictures Home EntertainmentMac GuffDespicable MeHome video release
2Orientation Day
3Banana
4Brad & Gary[8][9][10]July 1, 2011Universal PicturesIllumination Mac GuffN/ATheatrical release
5Phil's Dance PartyMarch 23, 2012Universal Pictures Home EntertainmentRhythm and HuesHopHome video release
6Wagon Ho!August 7, 2012Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Dr. Seuss Enterprises
Illumination Mac GuffThe Lorax
7Forces of Nature
8Serenade
9PuppyDecember 10, 2013Universal Pictures Home EntertainmentDespicable Me 2
10Panic in the Mailroom
11Training Wheels
12Cro MinionDecember 8, 2015Minions
13Competition
14Binky Nelson Unpacified
15Mower MinionsJuly 8, 2016Universal PicturesThe Secret Life of PetsTheatrical release
16Norman TelevisionDecember 6, 2016Universal Pictures Home EntertainmentHome video release
17Weenie
18Gunter BabysitsMarch 21, 2017Sing
19Love at First Sight
20Eddie's Life Coach
21The Secret Life of KyleDecember 5, 2017Despicable Me 3
22Yellow Is the New BlackNovember 9, 2018Universal PicturesThe GrinchTheatrical release
23The Dog Days of WinterNovember 23, 2018NBCUniversal Television Distribution
Dr. Seuss Enterprises
Trolls HolidayTelevision release
24Santa's Little HelpersFebruary 5, 2019Universal Pictures Home EntertainmentThe GrinchHome video release
25Super GidgetAugust 27, 2019The Secret Life of Pets 2
26Minion Scouts
27Minions & MonstersJune 11, 2021NBCUniversal Television DistributionN/ATelevision release
28For Gunter's Eyes OnlyMarch 29, 2022Universal Pictures Home EntertainmentSing 2Home video release
29Animal Attraction

Television specials

# Title Release date Distribution/co-production with Animation producer(s) Network
1Minions Holiday SpecialNovember 27, 2020NBCUniversal Television DistributionIllumination Mac GuffNBC

Online series

# Title Premiere date End date Network
1Saturday Morning MinionsJune 5, 2021March 5, 2022Facebook
Instagram

Unproduced films

Reception

Box office performance

Film Budget North America Overseas gross Worldwide gross
(unadjusted)
Ref.
Opening Gross
(unadjusted)
Despicable Me $69 million $56.3 million $251.5 million $291.6 million $543.1 million [11]
Hop $63 million $37.5 million $108.0 million $75.8 million $183.9 million [12]
The Lorax $70 million $70.2 million $214.0 million $134.8 million $348.8 million [13]
Despicable Me 2 $76 million $83.5 million $368.0 million $602.7 million $970.8 million [14]
Minions $74 million $115.7 million $336.0 million $823.4 million $1.159 billion [15]
The Secret Life of Pets $75 million $104.3 million $368.3 million $507.1 million $875.5 million [16]
Sing $35.2 million $270.3 million $363.8 million $634.2 million [17]
Despicable Me 3 $80 million $72.4 million $264.6 million $770.2 million $1.035 billion [18]
Dr. Seuss' The Grinch $75 million $67.5 million $270.5 million $238.3 million $508.8 million [19]
The Secret Life of Pets 2 $80 million $46.6 million $158.9 million $271.1 million $430.0 million [20]
Sing 2 $85 million $22.3 million $162.7 million $237.7 million $400.5 million [21]

Critical and public response

Film Critical Public
Rotten Tomatoes Metacritic CinemaScore
Despicable Me 81% (202 reviews)[22] 72 (35 reviews)[23] A[24]
Hop 24% (139 reviews)[25] 41 (23 reviews)[26] A-[27]
The Lorax 54% (157 reviews)[28] 46 (30 reviews)[29] A[30]
Despicable Me 2 75% (186 reviews)[31] 62 (39 reviews)[32] A[24]
Minions 55% (222 reviews)[33] 56 (35 reviews)[34] A[24]
The Secret Life of Pets 72% (236 reviews)[35] 61 (39 reviews)[36] A-[37]
Sing 71% (188 reviews)[38] 59 (37 reviews)[39] A[30]
Despicable Me 3 59% (198 reviews)[40] 49 (37 reviews)[41] A-[24]
The Grinch 59% (193 reviews)[42] 51 (32 reviews)[43] A-[44]
The Secret Life of Pets 2 60% (164 reviews)[45] 55 (26 reviews)[46] A-[37]
Sing 2 71% (129 reviews)[47] 49 (28 reviews)[48] A+[49]

See also

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