Despicable Me 2 Host, voices Floyd Eagle-san. New cast members include Benjamin Bratt as Eduardo "El Macho" Pérez and Steve Coogan as Silas Ramsbottom, head of the fictional Anti-Villain League (AVL). "Despicable Me 2" premiered on June 5, 2013 in Australia and had a wide theatrical release in the United States on July 3, 2013. It received generally positive reviews from critics and grossed over $970 million worldwide against a budget of $76 million. It was nominated for Academy Award for Best Animated Feature and for Academy Award for Best Original Song (for "Happy"), losing both to Walt Disney Animation Studios' "Frozen". It
Despicable Me both to our innocence and our glee over cartoon anarchy." Jason Anderson of the "Toronto Star" gave the film three out of four stars, saying, ""Despicable Me" may not match the stratospherically high standards set by "Up" and "WALL-E" but that hardly matters when it’s this much fun." Ty Burr of "The Boston Globe" gave the film three out of four stars, saying, ""Despicable Me" has enough visual novelty and high spirits to keep the kiddies diverted and just enough wit to placate the parents." Roger Ebert gave the film three out of four stars, saying, "The film is funny,