What is the U.S. release date of Despicable Me 2?

The U.S. release date of Despicable Me 2 was July 3, 2013.

Despicable Me 2 was the second main film in Illumination’s franchise and followed Gru after he had abandoned supervillainy to raise Margo, Edith, and Agnes. The Anti-Villain League recruits him to investigate a new criminal threat, leading him to work with agent Lucy Wilde.

The film premiered internationally before its American theatrical opening. It debuted in Australia on June 5, 2013, and later had a U.S. premiere at Universal CityWalk in Los Angeles on June 22. Its nationwide U.S. release arrived on July 3, placing it in the Independence Day holiday corridor.

The date is sometimes confused with the release dates of related films. Despicable Me opened in the United States on July 9, 2010, while Minions was released on July 10, 2015. Despicable Me 2 earned about $971 million worldwide and became one of 2013’s biggest films.