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'{{Short description|2024 Illumination film}} {{Use American English|date=July 2024}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}} {{Infobox film | image = Despicable Me 4 Theatrical Release Poster.jpeg | caption = Theatrical release poster | alt = A Minion is in between the teeth of a rock-skinned Mega Minion. | director = [[Chris Renaud]]<!-- Do not add co-director Patrick Delage in infobox. The position of co-director is a different credit than director which isn't provided in infobox. --> | writer = {{Plainlist| * [[Mike White (filmmaker)|Mike White]] * [[Cinco Paul and Ken Daurio|Ken Daurio]] }} | producer = {{Plainlist| * [[Chris Meledandri]] * Brett Hoffman }} | starring = {{Plainlist|<!-- per production note billing block --> * [[Steve Carell]] * [[Kristen Wiig]] * [[Pierre Coffin]] * [[Joey King]] * [[Miranda Cosgrove]] * [[Sofía Vergara]] * [[Steve Coogan]] * Chris Renaud * Madison Polan * [[Dana Gaier]] * [[Chloe Fineman]] * [[Stephen Colbert]] * [[Will Ferrell]] }} | editing = Tiffany Hillkurtz | music = {{Plainlist| * [[Heitor Pereira]] (score) * [[Pharrell Williams]] (songs and themes) }} | studio = {{Plainlist| * [[Universal Pictures]]<ref name="THRreview">{{cite web |last1=Gyarkye |first1=Lovia |title=‘Despicable Me 4’ Review: Gru’s Family Grows in Illumination Animation That Serves Up Familiar Antics |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/despicable-me-4-review-1235933955/ |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |publisher=[[Penske Media Corporation]] |access-date=4 July 2024 |date=28 June 2024}}</ref> * [[Illumination (company)|Illumination]]<ref name="THRreview"/> }} | distributor = Universal Pictures | released = {{Film Date|2024|06|09|[[Jazz at Lincoln Center]]|2024|07|03|United States}} | runtime = 94 minutes<ref>{{Cite web|date=June 7, 2024|title=''Despicable Me 4'' (U)|url=https://www.bbfc.co.uk/release/despicable-me-4-q29sbgvjdglvbjpwwc0xmde4odi0|access-date=June 30, 2024|website=[[British Board of Film Classification|BBFC]]}}</ref> | country = United States | language = English | budget = $100 million<ref name="NUM">{{Cite web|title=Despicable Me 4 Budget Revealed: It's Reportedly $100 Million|url=https://www.hollywoodmonday.com/despicable-me-4-budget-revealed-its-reportedly-100-million/website=The Hollywood Monday|access-date=June 8, 2024}}</ref> | gross = $52.5 million<ref name="NUM">{{Cite web|title=Despicable Me 4 — Financial Information|url=https://the-numbers.com/movie/Despicable-Me-4-(2024)#tab=summary|website=The Numbers|access-date=June 23, 2024}}</ref><ref name="BOM">{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt7510222/|title=Despicable Me 4|website=[[Box Office Mojo]]|access-date=July 3, 2024}}</ref> }} '''''Despicable Me 4''''' is a 2024 American animated [[comedy film]] produced by [[Universal Pictures]] and [[Illumination (company)|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|''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 (filmmaker)|Mike White]] and [[Cinco Paul and Ken Daurio|Ken Daurio]]. It stars the voices of [[Steve Carell]], [[Kristen Wiig]], [[Pierre Coffin]], [[Joey King]], [[Miranda Cosgrove]], [[Steve Coogan]], [[Sofía Vergara]], Renaud, Madison Polan, [[Dana Gaier]], [[Chloe Fineman]], with [[Stephen Colbert]], and [[Will Ferrell]]. The story follows [[Gru]] and his family as they are relocated to a safe house to hide from Maxime Le Mal, an old rival of Gru who seeks revenge. Development on a fourth ''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 Australia on June 20 and in the United States on July 3. The film received mixed reviews from critics and has grossed $52 million worldwide. == Plot == <!-- Per WP:FILMPLOT, plot summaries for feature films should be between 400 and 700 words --> Undercover Anti-Villain League (AVL) agent [[Felonious Gru]] attends a class reunion at his former high school Lycée Pas Bon where he reunites with Maxime Le Mal, a former classmate of his who has a feud with Gru for stealing his talent show act. During the ceremony Maxime reveals he has enhanced himself with cockroach body parts and Gru has him arrested by the AVL. Helped by his girlfriend Valentina, Maxime escapes prison and reveals his new invention, a gun that transforms people into cockroach hybrids, which he plans to use specifically on Gru's infant son Gru Jr., who despises his father. Days later, Silas Ramsbottom visits the Gru household to inform them Maxime has escaped and the AVL will have to relocate the Gru family to a safe house in another town under new identities. Meanwhile, the [[Minions (Despicable Me)| Minions]] are taken in by the AVL, where Silas selects five of them to be augmented with super-powers under a new initiative called the Megaminions, but the initiative is called off after the group causes great damage in a nearby city. In their new well-off residential town, Gru and his family meet their new neighbors, the Prescotts, and their teenage daughter Poppy. Poppy, an aspiring villain, recognizes Gru from his former career as a villain and threatens to blow his cover unless he helps her to pull a heist to steal Lycée Pas Bon's [[honey badger]] mascot Lenny. Gru and Poppy successfully steal Lenny from the school, unaware that Lenny's collar contains a tracker. The school's elderly principal Übelschlecht identifies Gru via security camera footage and contacts Maxime to inform him about Gru's whereabouts using Lenny's collar. The next day, while Gru and Lucy are away at tennis practice with the Prescotts, Principal Übelschlecht visits the safe house to interrogate the girls about Gru’s whereabouts. Gru and Lucy rush back home after being called by Margo and they fight Übelschlecht. Lucy also contacts the AVL who in turn call the Megaminions out of retirement to stop Maxime. In the havoc, however, Gru Jr. leaves the house and is spotted by Maxime and Valentina who proceed to kidnap him. With the help of Poppy, Gru meets up with Maxime at a nearby building where he reveals he has transformed Gru Jr. into a human-cockroach hybrid and fight him off. Gru's words to his son manage to break Gru Jr. free from his brainwashing and attacks Maxime instead. Maxime falls to the ground where he is further squashed by the Megaminions, who arrive in turn. Gru and his family return to their original home, where Dr. Nefario reverses Gru Jr.'s transformation. Gru visits Maxime in prison to talk and settle their differences. The pair then puts on a performance of "[[Everybody Wants to Rule the World]]" at an AVL prison for the prisoners, featuring villains from the past including Vector, Mr. Perkins, El Macho, Scarlet and Herb Overkill, Balthazar Bratt, Belle Bottom, Jean-Clawed, Svengeance, Stronghold, and Nun-Chuck. ==Voice cast== *[[Steve Carell]] as [[Gru|Felonious Gru]], a former supervillain turned Anti-Villain League agent; who is Margo, Edith, and Agnes' adopted father, the biological father of Gru Jr., and Lucy's husband, who poses as "Chet Cunningham" *[[Kristen Wiig]] as Lucy Wilde, an Anti-Villain League agent, Gru's wife and adoptive mother to Margo, Edith, and Agnes, and Gru Jr.'s biological mother, who poses as "Blanche Cunningham" *[[Will Ferrell]] as Maxime Le Mal, a French-accented supervillain who seeks revenge on Gru and his family *[[Joey King]] as Poppy Prescott,<ref name="Instagram">{{Cite Instagram|user=joeyking|postid=C2qIG11SNKt|title=Say hello to Poppy. You do not wanna get on her bad side…she can be pretty…Despicable. #DM4 coming to theaters July 3rd. Trailer out now|date=January 28, 2024|author-link=Joey King}}</ref><ref name="productionnotes">{{cite web|author=<!-- not stated -->|title=DESPICABLE ME 4 PRODUCTION NOTES|url=https://dam.gettyimages.com/s/sxnxv67vmp696tcvw66c4b|website=Getty Images|date=<!-- not stated -->|access-date=May 14, 2024}}</ref> an aspiring supervillain who has admired Gru for a long time *[[Sofía Vergara]] as Valentina, Maxime's [[femme fatale]] girlfriend *[[Stephen Colbert]] as Perry Prescott, Poppy's father, Patsy's husband, and Gru's new neighbor in Mayflower<ref name="productionnotes"/> *[[Chloe Fineman]] as Patsy Prescott, Poppy's mother, Perry's wife, and Gru's new neighbor in Mayflower<ref name="productionnotes"/> *[[Miranda Cosgrove]] as Margo, Gru and Lucy's oldest adopted daughter, who poses as "Bree Cunningham" *[[Steve Coogan]] as Silas Ramsbottom, the previously-retired director of the Anti-Villain League *[[Pierre Coffin]] as the [[Minions (Despicable Me)|Minions]], the yellow henchmen of Gru, most of whom later get jobs at the Anti-Villain League as agents *[[Dana Gaier]] as Edith, Gru and Lucy's middle adopted daughter, who poses as "Blair Cunningham" *Madison Polan as Agnes, Gru and Lucy's youngest adopted daughter, who poses as "Britney Cunningham". Polan replaces Nev Scharrel from the [[Despicable Me 3|third film]] * [[Chris Renaud]] as Übelschlecht, the principal of Lycée Pas Bon * [[Laraine Newman]] as Melora, a salon customer who was accidentally burned by Lucy * [[Tara Strong]] as Gru Jr., Gru and Lucy's biological son * [[John DiMaggio]] as Karl, an AVL bus driver An uncredited actor cameos as Dr. Nefario, replacing [[Russell Brand]] from prior films. Additionally, Gru's neighbor, Fred McDade, his mother Marlena Gru, and his twin brother Dru Gru, make non-speaking cameos at the end of the film, as do several villains from prior ''Despicable Me'' and ''Minions'' films; Vector, Mr. Perkins, El Macho, Scarlet and Herb Overkill, Balthazar Bratt, Belle Bottom, Jean-Clawed, Svengeance, Stronghold, and Nun-Chuck. ==Production== Development of ''Despicable Me 4'' began in September 2017, with longtime ''[[Despicable Me]]'' and Illumination writers [[Cinco Paul and Ken Daurio]] writing early drafts of the script.<ref name="DM4">{{cite web |last1=Sakoui |first1=Anousha |last2=Palmeri |first2=Christopher |title=In Dismal Summer, ''Despicable Me 3'' Producer Delivers $1 Billion |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-09-12/in-dismal-summer-despicable-me-3-producer-delivers-1-billion |website=[[Bloomberg Businessweek]] |access-date=January 4, 2021 |date=September 12, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170929135104/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-09-12/in-dismal-summer-despicable-me-3-producer-delivers-1-billion |archive-date=September 29, 2017 |url-status=live |url-access=subscription}}</ref> The film was officially confirmed in February 2022, with veteran ''Despicable Me'' director [[Chris Renaud]], Patrick Delage, and [[Mike White (filmmaker)|Mike White]] attached as director, co-director, and writer, respectively, and a July 3, 2024, release date announced.<ref name="Deadline DM4 date">{{Cite web |last=Grobar |first=Matt |date=February 18, 2022 |title=Illumination & Universal Set Dates For Animated Films ''Migration'' & ''Despicable Me 4'' |url=https://deadline.com/2022/02/despicable-me-4-migration-get-release-dates-from-illumination-universal-1234956816/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220218203450/https://deadline.com/2022/02/despicable-me-4-migration-get-release-dates-from-illumination-universal-1234956816/ |archive-date=February 18, 2022 |access-date=February 14, 2023 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Moreau |first=Jordan |date=February 18, 2022 |title=''Despicable Me 4'' Set for Summer 2024 by Illumination, Universal |url=https://variety.com/2022/film/news/despicable-me-4-release-date-1235186106/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220218232745/https://variety.com/2022/film/news/despicable-me-4-release-date-1235186106/ |archive-date=February 18, 2022 |access-date=February 18, 2022 |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref> Production was underway by June 2022, with [[Steve Carell]] starting his voice recording after a "couple of sessions".<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Seddon |first1=Dan |last2=Sandwell |first2=Ian |date=June 27, 2022 |title=Steve Carell gives exciting ''Despicable Me 4'' update as he teases plot |url=https://www.digitalspy.com/movies/a40429545/steve-carell-despicable-me-4-plot-tease/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220627105344/https://www.digitalspy.com/movies/a40429545/steve-carell-despicable-me-4-plot-tease/ |archive-date=June 27, 2022 |access-date=May 12, 2023 |website=[[Digital Spy]]}}</ref> In January 2024, it was announced that Carell, [[Kristen Wiig]], [[Miranda Cosgrove]], [[Dana Gaier]], [[Pierre Coffin]], and [[Steve Coogan]] would return to reprise their respective roles as Gru, Lucy Wilde, Margo, Edith, the Minions, and Silas Ramsbottom, while [[Will Ferrell]], [[Joey King]], [[Sofía Vergara]], [[Stephen Colbert]], [[Chloe Fineman]], and Madison Polan (replacing Nev Scharrel) would join the voice cast, respectively voicing Maxime Le Mal, Poppy Prescott, Valentina, Perry Prescott, Patsy Prescott, and Agnes.<ref name="DM4Trailer">{{cite web |last1=Dick |first1=Jeremy |title=Gru Faces a New Nemesis in First Despicable Me 4 Trailer |url=https://www.cbr.com/despicable-me-4-first-trailer/ |website=CBR |access-date=January 28, 2024 |language=en |date=January 28, 2024 |archive-date=February 4, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240204103037/https://www.cbr.com/despicable-me-4-first-trailer/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Instagram" /> That same month, it was announced that ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]'' (2023) executive producer Brett Hoffman and Daurio had been added as co-producer and co-writer, respectively.<ref name="DM4Universal">{{cite web |title=Despicable Me 4 |url=https://www.universalpictures.com/movies/despicable-me-4 |website=Universal Pictures |access-date=28 January 2024 |language=en |archive-date=January 29, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240129044316/https://www.universalpictures.com/movies/despicable-me-4 |url-status=live }}</ref> ==Music== In March 2024, [[Heitor Pereira]] was announced to be composing the film's score, returning from the previous installments.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Heitor Pereira Scoring Illumination Entertainment’s ‘Despicable Me 4’ {{!}} Film Music Reporter |url=https://filmmusicreporter.com/2024/03/25/heitor-pereira-scoring-illumination-entertainments-despicable-me-4/ |access-date=April 15, 2024 |language=en-US}}</ref> [[Pharrell Williams]] was also confirmed to be returning to co-compose the score with Pereira as well as to write new songs.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Jirax |first1=Jamie |title=Despicable Me 4 Confirms Pharrell Williams Returning as Songwriter and Performer |url=https://comicbook.com/movies/news/despicable-me-4-confirms-pharrell-williams-returning-as-songwriter-and-performer/ |website=[[ComicBook.com]] |access-date=April 16, 2024 |date=April 11, 2024 |language=en}}</ref> On May 8, Williams previewed a 30-second snippet of his original song "[[Double Life (Pharrell Williams song)|Double Life]]" for the film on his [[YouTube]] channel.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Williams |first=Pharrell |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pocTtUu3PXg |title=Double Life (From "Despicable Me 4") (Preview) |date=May 8, 2024 |publisher=[[YouTube]] |access-date=June 3, 2024}}</ref> On June 14, 2024, Williams released the song as the first single from the ''Despicable Me 4'' soundtrack.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Saponara |first=Michael |url=https://www.billboard.com/culture/tv-film/pharrell-williams-despicable-me-4-song-double-life-1235710069/ |title=Pharrell Williams Brings the Groove for 'Despicable Me 4' With New Song 'Double Life': Listen |date=June 14, 2024 |website=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=June 14, 2024}}</ref> The song has been interpreted as a [[diss track]] aimed at Canadian rapper [[Drake (rapper)|Drake]].<ref name="DISS">{{Cite web |last=Castro |first=Danilo |url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/816069-pharrell-seemingly-disses-drake-new-single-double-life-hip-hop-news |title=Pharrell Seemingly Disses Drake On New Single "Double Life" |date=June 14, 2024 |website=[[HotNewHipHop]] |access-date=June 15, 2024}}</ref><ref name="DISS2">{{Cite web |last=Davis |first=Ahmad |url=https://www.rap-up.com/2024/06/15/fans-believe-pharrell-snubbed-drake-on-double-life/ |title=Fans Believe Pharrell Snubbed Drake On "Double Life" |date=June 15, 2024 |website=[[Rap-Up]] |access-date=June 15, 2024}}</ref> Writing for ''[[Uproxx]]'', Derrick Rossignol observed that "the tune isn’t as general and movie-agnostic as something like "[[Happy (Pharrell Williams song)|Happy]]," but it has a great groove, and that Gru refrain is actually catchy as hell. This probably won’t be a world-changing single like "Happy," but it’s in the upper tier of kids movie soundtrack fare."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rossignol |first=Derrick |url=https://uproxx.com/music/pharrell-double-life-despicable-me-4/ |title=Pharrell Spices Up The 'Despicable Me 4' Soundtrack With The Groovy New Song 'Double Life' |date=June 14, 2024 |website=[[Uproxx]] |access-date=June 14, 2024}}</ref> The original soundtrack was released on June 27, 2024, by Back Lot Music.<ref>{{cite web |title=‘Despicable Me 4’ Soundtrack Album Details {{!}} Film Music Reporter |url=https://filmmusicreporter.com/2024/06/27/despicable-me-4-soundtrack-album-details/ |access-date=3 July 2024}}</ref> ==Marketing== The first trailer for the film was released on January 28, 2024, during the [[2023–24 NFL playoffs|2023–24 NFL playoff]] championship games.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://comicbook.com/movies/news/despicable-me-4-trailer/ |title=''Despicable Me 4'' Trailer Released |website=ComicBook.com |last=Lovett |first=Jamie |date=January 28, 2024 |access-date=January 28, 2024 |archive-date=January 28, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240128211541/https://comicbook.com/movies/news/despicable-me-4-trailer/ |url-status=live}}</ref> The trailer features the songs "[[Sweet Child O' Mine]]" by [[Guns N' Roses]] and "[[Maneater (Hall & Oates song)|Maneater]]" by [[Hall & Oates]], as well as in television showings, "[[Through the Fire and Flames]]" by [[DragonForce]]. ''[[Comic Book Resources|CBR]]'' reported that the trailer showcased "the struggles of welcoming in a new member of the Gru family" and included the debut of Will Ferrell's Maxime Le Mal.<ref name="DM4Trailer" /> ''[[Screen Rant]]''{{'}}s Brennan Klein observed that Gru's tumultuous relationship with his son, Gru Jr., contrasted with the good relationship with his adopted daughters.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Klein |first=Brennan |url=https://screenrant.com/despicable-me-4-trailer/ |title=Despicable Me 4 Trailer: Gru & His Son Team Up Against Revenge-Seeking Villain |date=January 28, 2024 |website=[[Screen Rant]] |access-date=June 3, 2024}}</ref> An additional trailer was revealed on February 11 during [[Super Bowl LVIII]], being narrated by [[Jon Hamm]], who previously voiced Herb Overkill in the 2015 spin-off film ''[[Minions (film)|Minions]]'', and featuring cameos by Ferrell and Steve Carell. Ryan Gajewski of ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'' said the trailer appeared to "tout the benefits of modern technology but feature strange images supposedly generated by [[Artificial intelligence|AI]]," enjoying the [[Renaissance]]-era-inspired poses of Ferrell and Carell in the trailer.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gajewski |first=Ryan |date=February 11, 2024 |title=Jon Hamm Narrates 'Despicable Me 4' Super Bowl Trailer Mocking AI Glitches |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/despicable-me-4-super-bowl-trailer-jon-hamm-1235821945/ |access-date=February 11, 2024 |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]}}</ref> On April 10, at [[CinemaCon]], Universal displayed a clip of Gru and Poppy trying to steal a [[honey badger]].<ref>{{Cite web |last1=D'Alessandro |first1=Anthony D'Alessandro |last2=Tartaglione |first2=Nancy |url=https://deadline.com/2024/04/despicable-me-4-universal-extended-look-cinemacon-1235881207/ |title='Despicable Me 4' Kicks Off Universal's 2024 CinemaCon With Gru’s Honey Badger Heist |date=April 10, 2024 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |access-date=June 14, 2024}}</ref> Brennan Kline of ''[[Screen Rant]]'' appreciated that the clip solidified the "important element" of Gru's domestic family man status in the sequel.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Klein |first=Brennan |url=https://screenrant.com/despicable-me-4-footage-description-gru-heist-cinemacon/ |title=Gru & His Son Rob An Old Lady In First Despicable Me 4 Footage Shown At CinemaCon |date=April 10, 2024 |website=[[Screen Rant]] |access-date=June 14, 2024}}</ref> The second trailer was released on May 7, 2024.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Adams |first1=Timothy |date=May 7, 2024 |title=New Despicable Me 4 Trailer Released |url=https://comicbook.com/movies/news/despicable-me-4-trailer-released-online-watch/ |website=[[ComicBook.com]] |access-date=May 7, 2024 |language=en}}</ref> Writing for ''[[TheWrap]]'', Drew Taylor called the trailer "Minions-heavy" and pointed out one of Pharrell Williams' new original songs featured in the trailer.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Taylor |first=Drew |url=https://www.thewrap.com/despicable-me-4-trailer-will-ferrell-mega-minions/ |title=New 'Despicable Me 4' Trailer Introduces the Mega-Minions and Will Ferrell's Evil Frenchman |date=May 7, 2024 |website=[[TheWrap]] |access-date=June 3, 2024}}</ref> ''[[Collider (website)|Collider]]'' noted the "devastating consequences" of enlisting a small group of Minion volunteers for an experiment that gave them [[Superpower (ability)|superpower]]s. Journalist Diego Peralta pointed out a sequence in which one of the super-powered minions destroys a part of their base with laser vision and said that villains Maxime and Valentina "are more dangerous than any threat Gru has faced before."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Peralta |first=Diego |url=https://collider.com/despicable-me-4-trailer-steve-carrell/ |title=The Minions Develop Super-Powers in New 'Despicable Me 4' Trailer |date=May 7, 2024 |website=[[Collider (website)|Collider]] |access-date=June 3, 2024}}</ref> On June 8, 2024, Illumination released a parody teaser for the film in which Steve Carell announces the ''Megaverse'', a parody of shared universes such as the [[Marvel Cinematic Universe]] and [[DC Extended Universe]], by claiming that Illumination would release 100 years' worth of films, television series, and stage productions starring the Mega Minions.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Despicable Me 4: Steve Carell Roasts Marvel, DC in Hilarious New Video |url=https://comicbook.com/marvel/news/despicable-me-4-steve-carell-roasts-marvel-dc-in-hilarious-new-video/ |access-date=June 8, 2024 |website=Comicbook.com |language=en}}</ref> Illumination also published a website for the ''Megaverse''.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Powster |title=Illumination's The Megaverse |url=https://www.despicable.me/megaverse/ |access-date=June 8, 2024 |website=Despicable Me 4 (2024) {{!}} Only in Theaters July 3 |language=en}}</ref> Some of the fake productions noted on the website include ''Mega Minions: [[Tax write-off|The Tax Write-Off]]'' and an untitled ''Mega Minions'' spin-off series with a "story to be determined based on rigorous market testing and ad hoc decision-making."<ref name=":1" /> The stunt was praised for its lampooning of current Hollywood affairs such as the cancellation of [[Warner Bros.]] films like [[Batgirl (film)|''Batgirl'']], ''[[Scoob! Holiday Haunt]]'' and ''[[Coyote vs. Acme]]'' and the 2022 DCEU film ''[[Black Adam (film)|Black Adam]]'', as well as the mixed reception to many of Marvel's recent productions, such as ''[[Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania]]'' and ''[[Secret Invasion (miniseries)|Secret Invasion]]''.<ref name=":0" /> ==Release== ===Theatrical=== ''Despicable Me 4'' [[premiere]]d at the [[Jazz at Lincoln Center]] in [[New York City]] on June 9, 2024,<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hogan |first1=Kate |last2=Rice |first2=Nicholas |title=See All the Stars Arriving at the Premiere of 'Despicable Me 4' |url=https://people.com/despicable-me-4-red-carpet-arrivals-photos-8660558 |website=[[People (magazine)|People]] |access-date=June 10, 2024 |date=June 9, 2024 |language=en}}</ref> and made its French premiere at the [[Annecy International Animation Film Festival]] on June 13.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Goodfellow |first=Melanie |url=https://deadline.com/2024/06/despicable-me-4-french-premiere-annecy-1235973006/ |title='Despicable Me 4' Enjoys Homecoming Welcome As It Makes French Premiere In Annecy |date=June 13, 2024 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |access-date=June 14, 2024}}</ref> The film was theatrically released in Australia on June 20,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Film review: ‘Despicable Me 4’ by Nick Gardener from ‘Built For Speed’ – 88.3 Southern FM |url=https://www.southernfm.com.au/show/film-review-despicable-me-4-by-nick-gardener-from-built-for-speed/ |access-date=June 30, 2024 |website=Southern FM |language=en-US}}</ref> and in the United States on July 3.<ref name="Deadline DM4 date" /> ===Home media=== As part of Universal's long-term deal with [[Netflix]], the film will stream on [[Peacock (streaming service)|Peacock]] for the first four months of the pay-TV window, before moving to Netflix for the next ten and returning to Peacock for the remaining four.<ref>{{cite web |last=Hayes |first=Dade |title=NBCUniversal's New Theatrical Window Scheme To Bring Films To Peacock After As Few As 45 Days Of Release |url=https://deadline.com/2021/12/nbcuniversal-theatrical-window-films-stream-peacock-45-days-1234887914/ |access-date=December 10, 2021 |work=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |date=December 9, 2021 |archive-date=December 9, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211209190325/https://deadline.com/2021/12/nbcuniversal-theatrical-window-films-stream-peacock-45-days-1234887914/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.engadget.com/netflix-exclusive-rights-universal-animated-films-105446842.html|title=Netflix extends exclusive rights to Universal's animated films in the US|last=Moon|first=Mariella|website=[[Engadget]]|date=July 14, 2021|access-date=July 14, 2021|language=en|archive-date=July 10, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220710055401/https://www.engadget.com/netflix-exclusive-rights-universal-animated-films-105446842.html|url-status=live}}</ref> ==Reception== ===Box office=== {{As of|2024|7|4|df=US}}, ''Despicable Me 4'' has grossed $27 million in the United States and Canada, and $25.4 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $52.4 million.<ref name="NUM" /><ref name="BOM" /> In the United States and Canada, ''Despicable Me 4'' is projected to gross $100–125 million from 4,030 theaters in its five-day opening weekend.<ref>{{Cite web |last=D'Alessandro |first=Anthony |url=https://deadline.com/2024/06/despicable-me-4-box-office-projection-1235972952/ |title='Despicable Me 4': Minions To Rule July 4th Frame Again With $100M+ In 5-Day Opening – Box Office Early Look |date=June 13, 2024 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |access-date=June 14, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Rubin |first1=Rebecca |title=‘Despicable Me 4’ Looking to Ignite Fourth of July Box Office With $100 Million-Plus Debut |url=https://variety.com/2024/film/box-office/despicable-me-4-july-fourth-box-office-opening-weekend-projections-1236057924/ |website=Variety |access-date=1 July 2024 |date=1 July 2024}}</ref> The film made $27 million from Tuesday night previews.<ref name="Opening">{{cite web |last1=D'Alessandro |first1=Anthony |title=‘Despicable Me 4’ Lights $27M Wednesday, ‘A’ CinemaScore; $120M 5-Day Opening Still In Reach; ‘Inside Out 2’ Crossing Half Billion U.S. Today – Box Office Update |url=https://deadline.com/2024/07/box-office-despicable-me-4-1236001250/ |website=Deadline |access-date=4 July 2024 |date=4 July 2024}}</ref> ===Critical response=== {{Rotten Tomatoes prose|55|5.6|84|Fast paced and teeming with slapstick gags, ''Despicable Me 4'' is as overstuffed as a piñata but full of enough candy to give audiences an enjoyable sugar rush.|ref=y|access-date=July 2, 2024}} {{Metacritic film prose |score=50 |count=28|ref=yes |access-date=July 2, 2024}} Audiences polled by [[CinemaScore]] gave the film an average grade of "A" on an A+ to F scale.<ref name="Opening" /> [[Variety (magazine)|''Variety'']] admitted the film is entertaining but found the plot overcrowded with useless characters: "One thing is absolutely certain: We haven’t seen the last of these characters, even if we might prefer that a few of them sit out the next sequel — like the Mega Minions, who aren’t nearly as cute as they sound."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Debruge |first=Peter |date=June 14, 2024 |title=‘Despicable Me 4’ Review: Illumination Adds a Baby and Five Mega Minions to Gru’s Already Overcrowded Family |url=https://variety.com/2024/film/reviews/despicable-me-4-review-mega-minions-1236037073/ |access-date=June 30, 2024 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref> A similar appraisal can be found in [[Screen Rant|''Screen Rant'']]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Labonte |first=Rachel |date=June 28, 2024 |title=Despicable Me 4 Review: I Can't Shake The Feeling That Something's Missing From Gru's Latest Adventure |url=https://screenrant.com/despicable-me-4-movie-review/ |access-date=June 30, 2024 |website=ScreenRant |language=en}}</ref> or in [[The Hollywood Reporter|''The Hollywood Reporter'']], noting, for example, the underdeveloped role of the villain in the midst of the various plot lines: "Running a brisk 95 minutes, ''Despicable Me 4'' doesn’t leave enough time for Maxime to enact his plans in a way that packs an emotional punch."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gyarkye |first=Lovia |date=June 28, 2024 |title=‘Despicable Me 4’ Review: Gru’s Family Grows in Illumination Animation That Serves Up Familiar Antics |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/despicable-me-4-review-1235933955/ |access-date=June 30, 2024 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref> [[ABC News]] commented: "Should a review of a “Despicable Me” movie be a thoughtful analysis or just a list of the funny stuff the Minions do in it? As much as I might believe in the value of film criticism, I kind of suspect that even the finest points of assessment would be dismantled about as fast as a Minion can say “Bello!”<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=Review: More Minion mayhem in 'Despicable Me 4' |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory/review-minion-mayhem-despicable-4-111524744 |access-date=June 30, 2024 |website=ABC News |language=en}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== {{Wikiquote}} * {{Official website|https://www.despicable.me}} * {{IMDb title|7510222}} * {{Mojo title}} * {{Rotten Tomatoes}} {{Navboxes |title = ''Despicable Me 4'' |list1 = {{Despicable Me}} {{Chris Renaud}} {{Mike White}} {{Illumination (company)}} {{Universal theatrical animated features}}}} {{Authority control}} {{Portal bar|Film|United States|Cartoon|Animation|Comedy|Speculative fiction|2020s}} [[Category:2020s adventure comedy films]] [[Category:2020s American animated films]] [[Category:2020s animated superhero films]] [[Category:2020s children's adventure films]] [[Category:2020s English-language films]] [[Category:2020s superhero films]] [[Category:2024 3D films]] [[Category:2024 computer-animated films]] [[Category:3D animated films]] [[Category:American 3D films]] [[Category:American adventure comedy films]] [[Category:American children's animated comedy films]] [[Category:American children's animated superhero films]] [[Category:American computer-animated films]] [[Category:American sequel films]] [[Category:Animated films about badgers]] [[Category:Animated films about cockroaches]] [[Category:Animated films set in castles]] [[Category:Animated superhero comedy films]] [[Category:English-language adventure comedy films]] [[Category:Films about babies]] [[Category:Films about class reunions]] [[Category:Films directed by Chris Renaud]] [[Category:Films produced by Chris Meledandri]] [[Category:Films scored by Heitor Pereira]] [[Category:Films with screenplays by Mike White (filmmaker)]] [[Category:Illumination (company) animated films]] [[Category:Tennis films]] [[Category:Universal Pictures animated films]] [[Category:Universal Pictures films]]'