Steve Carell’s Despicable Me Surges on Streaming Ahead of New Prequel

by

Steve Carell is famous for playing Michael Scott on the popular TV show The Office. He’s also starred in many well-loved films, including The 40-Year-Old Virgin and Crazy, Stupid, Love. Currently, one of his most successful movies is gaining popularity on streaming services, just before a new film in the series is released.

According to FlixPatrol, the movie is currently the eighth most popular film on HBO Max in the U.S. It also performed well on other streaming services this week, climbing the charts on Netflix in countries like Finland and Singapore. This success is happening just before a new prequel movie is released.

Despicable Me Started One of the Highest-Grossing Media Franchises

Released on July 9, 2010, Despicable Me was a major success in theaters, earning $543.2 million worldwide on a budget of just $69 million. The film’s popularity led to several sequels and prequels, which have collectively earned an impressive $5.61 billion at the box office.

In the animated movie Despicable Me, Steve Carell voices Gru, a supervillain who initially plots to steal the moon with his Minion helpers. He adopts three young girls as part of his scheme, but unexpectedly begins to care for them and gives up his life of villainy. The film was a big hit and launched a popular franchise.

The Despicable Me movies are a popular animated franchise. The Minions films tell the story of the little yellow creatures who first appeared in the 2010 Despicable Me movie, and act as a prequel to the main series. A new Minions movie, Minions & Monsters, is coming out on July 1st.

Despicable Me Was a Hit with Viewers and Critics

Animated movies don’t always impress critics, but Despicable Me quickly won them – and audiences – over. It currently boasts an 80% ‘Fresh’ rating from critics and an 83% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes. On IMDb, the film has a solid 7.6 rating based on over 600,000 reviews.

Peter Travers of Rolling Stone rated Despicable Me three out of four stars, praising directors Pierre Coffin and Chris Renaud for their skillful surprises and the clever writing of Cinco Paul and Ken Daurio. Tom Huddleston of Time Out called it one of the most enjoyable family movies of the year.

Despicable Me is a hilarious animated movie that everyone can enjoy. Steve Carell’s character, Gru, is still memorable, and the Minions have become so popular that almost everyone recognizes them, even if they haven’t seen the films. That’s why Despicable Me continues to be a popular movie after all this time.

You can watch Despicable Me on HBO Max in the US, and on Netflix or Prime Video in certain other countries.

Read More

2026-05-18 00:36