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Despicable Me 2 total of $970.8 million. Calculating in all expenses, "Deadline Hollywood" estimated that the film made a profit of $394.5 million. It is currently the 38th highest-grossing film, the eighth highest-grossing animated film, the third highest-grossing 2013 film, the second highest-grossing 2013 animated film (behind "Frozen"), the third highest-grossing Illumination Entertainment film, and the eighth highest-grossing Universal Studios film. With a budget of $76 million, the film is the most profitable film in the 101-year history of Universal Pictures. "Despicable Me 2" is the twenty-sixth highest-grossing film, the fourth highest-grossing 2013 film, the sixth highest-grossing animated film, the seventh highest-grossing 3-D