| File:Illumination Entertainment logo.png | |
| Type | Division |
|---|---|
| Industry | Animation Motion pictures |
| Founded | 2007 |
| Founder | Chris Meledandri |
| Headquarters | , United States |
Key people | Janet Healy Eddie Egan[1] Natalie Fischer (COO)[2] Peter Schube |
| Products | Animated films |
| Owner | Chris Meledandri[3][4] Comcast |
Number of employees | 35 (2012)[2] 300 (Illumination Mac Guff) (2012)[2] |
| Parent | Universal Studios (NBCUniversal) |
| Subsidiaries | Illumination Mac Guff |
| Website | Official website |
Illumination Entertainment, or simply Illumination, is an American film and animation studio, founded by Chris Meledandri in 2007. It is owned by Meledandri and Universal Studios,[3][4][5] a division of NBCUniversal, which is itself a division of Comcast. Meledandri produces the movies while Universal finances and distributes all the films.[4] The studio is best known for the Despicable Me franchise, and has also produced the films The Secret Life of Pets and Sing. The Minions, characters from the Despicable Me films, are the studio's official mascots.
Illumination's highest-grossing films are Minions (2015), which has grossed $1.159 billion worldwide, Despicable Me 3 (2017), $1.033 billion, and Despicable Me 2 (2013), $970.8 million. All three are among the 50 highest-grossing films of all time, and six of the films are among the 50 highest-grossing animated films, with Minions being the second all-time highest.
History[]
Meledandri left his post as President of 20th Century Fox Animation and Blue Sky Studios in early 2007. While at those companies he supervised or executive produced movies including Ice Age (2002), its sequel Ice Age: The Meltdown (2006), Robots (2005), and Horton Hears a Who! (2008). After leaving, he founded Illumination Entertainment. By 2008, a deal was announced positioning Illumination as NBCUniversal’s family entertainment arm that would produce one to two films a year starting in 2010. As part of the deal, Illumination retains creative control and Universal exclusively distributes the films.[6] During the summer 2011, Illumination acquired the animation department of the French animation and visual effects studio Mac Guff, which animated Despicable Me (2010) and The Lorax (2012), and formed Illumination Mac Guff.[7][8][9]
On August 22, 2016, NBCUniversal acquired competing studio DreamWorks Animation, appointing Meledandri to oversee both studios.[10][11][12]
Process[]
Meledandri is determined to keep his company adhering to a low-cost model, recognizing that "strict cost controls and hit animated films are not mutually exclusive".[13] In an industry where movie expenses often exceed $100 million, Illumination's first two releases were completed with significantly lower budgets, considering Despicable Me's $69 million budget and the $63 million budget of Hop.[13] One way the company sustains a lean financial model is by employing cost-conscious animation techniques that lower the expenses and render times of its computer graphics.[13]
Projects[]
The studio's first film, Despicable Me, was released on July 9, 2010, and was a smash hit, earning $56 million on its opening weekend, and going on to earn $251 million domestically and $543 million worldwide. Illumination's second film was the live action/CGI hybrid Hop (2011), which opened to a much bigger than expected $37 million opening, and ended up with $108 million domestically and $183 million worldwide. An adaptation of Dr. Seuss' The Lorax, debuted on March 2, 2012, earning $70 million on its opening weekend, and eventually found its way to $214 million stateside and $348 million worldwide. The studio's first sequel, Despicable Me 2, opened in the United States on July 3, 2013, earning over $970 million worldwide,[14] becoming the second highest-grossing 2013 animated film and breaking a record as the most profitable Universal Studios film in its 100-year history.[15] The same year The studio’s first partnership with Studio Trigger is to co produced ‘’Little Witch Academia’’ released on February 12, 2014 and has grossed $207 billion. The spin-off to Despicable Me, titled Minions, was released on July 10, 2015,[16] and has grossed over $1 billion worldwide.
The Secret Life of Pets was released on July 8, 2016.[17] Directed by Chris Renaud and Yarrow Cheney, the film would earn $104 million in its opening weekend, $368 million stateside, and $875 million worldwide. Sing, a comedy written and directed by Garth Jennings, was released on December 21, 2016.[18] It was the first movie for the studio to have a Christmas release. The film would earn $56 million in its first 5 days, grossing $270 million stateside and $634 million worldwide. It also holds the record for the highest grossing film not to ever be at #1 in its run. Despicable Me 3 was released on June 30, 2017, and became the 2nd film to earn $1 billion for the studio, and set a record for the highest theater count ever with 4,536 theaters in its 2nd week. A sequel to Little Witch Academia titled Little Witch Academia: The Enchanted Parade was released on May 5, 2018 and earn $102 billion. The second film from Illumination based on a Dr. Seuss book, Dr. Seuss' The Grinch, is scheduled for release on November 9, 2018, and is directed by Peter Candeland and Yarrow Cheney from an adaptation by Michael LeSieur.[18] Other future projects are The Secret Life of Pets 2, Minions 2, and Sing 2.[19] It will be followed by four more untitled films; the release dates are: July 2, 2021; July 1, 2022; December 21, 2022; and June 30, 2023.[20]
Other films in development include a film adaptation based on the short Johnny Express and Despicable Me 4.
On May 19, 2011, Illumination announced that it would be working with Universal Studios to create Despicable Me: Minion Mayhem, a 3-D ride at Universal Parks & Resorts in Orlando, Hollywood, and Osaka.[21] The ride officially opened on July 2, 2012 in Orlando, Hollywood on April 12, 2014, and Osaka on April 21, 2017.
On November 14, 2017, the Wall Street Journal reported that Illumination is teaming up with Nintendo to make an animated Mario film. In January 2018, Nintendo President Tatsumi Kimishima stated that, if plans go smoothly, a Mario movie could happen by 2020.[22][23][24] On January 31, 2018, Nintendo of America announced on Twitter that they are partnering with Illumination on a movie starring Mario, it will be co-produced by Shigeru Miyamoto and Chris Meledandri.[25]
Filmography[]
Feature films[]
Released films[]
| # | Title | Release date | Budget[26] | Gross[26] | RT | MC[27] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Despicable Me | July 9, 2010 | $70 million | $543.1 million | 81% | 72 |
| 2 | Hop[S] | April 1, 2011 | $63 million | $184.0 million | 25% | 41 |
| 3 | Dr. Seuss' The Lorax | March 2, 2012 | $70 million | $348.8 million | 54% | 46 |
| 4 | Despicable Me 2 | July 3, 2013 | $76 million | $970.8 million | 74% | 62 |
| 5 | ‘Little Witch Academia | February 12, 2014 | $56 million | $207.5 billion | 53% | 47 |
| 6 | Minions | July 10, 2015 | $74 million | $1.159 billion | 56% | 56 |
| 7 | The Secret Life of Pets | July 8, 2016 | $75 million | $875.5 million | 75% | 61 |
| 8 | Sing | December 21, 2016 | $632.2 million | 73% | 59 | |
| 9 | Despicable Me 3 | June 30, 2017 | $79 million | $1.033 billion | 60% | 49 |
| 10 | Little Witch Academia: The Enchanted Parade | May 5, 2018 | 67% million | $402.6 billion | 56% | 34 |
- S Combines live-action with animation.
- S Co-Produced with Studio Trigger.
Upcoming films[]
| # | Title | Release date | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Dr. Seuss' The Grinch | November 9, 2018 | [28][29][30] |
| 12 | The Secret Life of Pets 2 | June 7, 2019 | [31] |
| 13 | Minions 2 | July 3, 2020 | [32][31] |
| 14 | Sing 2 | December 25, 2020 | [32][31] |
| 15 | Untitled films | July 2, 2021 | [20] |
| 16 | July 1, 2022 | [20] | |
| 17 | December 21, 2022 | [20] |
Films in development[]
| Title | Ref(s) |
|---|---|
| Johnny Express | [33][34] |
| Despicable Me 4 | [35] |
| Untitled Mario film (co-production with Nintendo) | [22][36] |
Short films[]
| # | Title | Release date | Release with | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Home Makeover | December 14, 2010 | Despicable Me | Home video release |
| 2 | Orientation Day | |||
| 3 | Banana | |||
| 4 | Brad & Gary[37][38][39] | 2011 | Theatrical release | |
| 5 | Phil's Dance Party | March 23, 2012 | Hop | Home video release |
| 6 | Despicable Me: Minion Mayhem | July 2, 2012 | Theme park ride | |
| 7 | Wagon Ho! | August 7, 2012 | Dr. Seuss' The Lorax | Home video release |
| 8 | Forces of Nature | |||
| 9 | Serenade | |||
| 10 | Puppy | December 10, 2013 | Despicable Me 2 | |
| 11 | Panic in the Mailroom | |||
| 12 | Training Wheels | |||
| 13 | Cro Minion | December 8, 2015 | Minions | |
| 14 | Competition | |||
| 15 | Binky Nelson Unpacified | |||
| 16 | Mower Minions | July 8, 2016 | The Secret Life of Pets | Theatrical release |
| 17 | Norman Television | December 6, 2016 | Home video release | |
| 18 | Weenie | |||
| 19 | Gunter Babysits | March 21, 2017 | Sing | |
| 20 | Love at First Sight | |||
| 21 | Eddie's Life Coach | |||
| 22 | The Secret Life of Kyle | December 5, 2017 | Despicable Me 3 | |
Accolades[]
Academy Awards[]
| Year | Film | Category | Winner/Nominee(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Despicable Me 2 | Best Animated Feature | Chris Renaud, Pierre Coffin & Chris Meledandri | Nominated |
| Best Original Song | "Happy" – Pharrell Williams |
Golden Globe Awards[]
| Year | Film | Category | Winner/Nominee(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Despicable Me | Best Animated Feature Film | Chris Renaud and Pierre Coffin | Nominated |
| 2013 | Despicable Me 2 | |||
| 2016 | Sing | Garth Jennings | ||
| Best Original Song | "Faith" – Ryan Tedder, Stevie Wonder and Francis Farewell Starlite |
Annie Awards[]
| Year | Film | Category | Winner/Nominee(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Despicable Me | Best Animated Feature | Chris Meledandri, Janet Healy and John Cohen | Nominated |
| Voice Acting in a Feature Production | Steve Carell | |||
| Character Design In an Animated Film | Carter Goodrich | |||
| Directing in a Feature Production | Chris Renaud and Pierre Coffin | |||
| Music in a Feature Production | Pharrell Williams and Heitor Pereira | |||
| Production Design in a Feature Production | Yarrow Cheny and Eric Guillon | |||
| 2011 | Hop | Character Animation in a Live Action Production | Andrew Arnett | |
| 2012 | The Lorax | Character Design in an Animated Feature Production | Eric Guillon, Yarrow Cheney and Colin Stimpson | |
| Music in an Animated Feature Production | John Powell, Ken Daurio and Cinco Paul | |||
| 2013 | Despicable Me 2 | Best Animated Feature | Chris Meledandri and Janet Healy | |
| Best Animated TV/Broadcast Commercial | Despicable Me 2 | Won | ||
| Voice Acting in a Feature Production | Steve Carell | Nominated | ||
| Kristen Wiig | ||||
| Pierre Coffin | ||||
| Character Animation in an Animated Feature Production | Jonathan Del Val | |||
| Character Design In an Animated Film | Eric Guillon | |||
| Directing in a Feature Production | Chris Renaud and Pierre Coffin | |||
| Music in a Feature Production | Pharrell Williams and Heitor Pereira | |||
| Production Design in a Feature Production | Yarrow Cheny and Eric Guillon | |||
| Storyboarding in an Animated Feature Production | Eric Favela | |||
| 2015 | Minions | Outstanding Achievement in Animated Effects in an Animated Production | Frank Baradat, Antonin Seydoux, Milo Riccarand and Nicolas Brack | |
| Voice Acting in a Feature Production | Jon Hamm | |||
| Pierre Coffin | ||||
| Outstanding Achievement in Production Design in an Animated Feature Production | Eric Guillon | |||
| Character Design In an Animated Film | ||||
| Outstanding Achievement in Character Animation in a Feature Production | Hichem Arfaoui | |||
| Storyboarding in an Animated Feature Production | Habib Louati | |||
| 2016 | The Secret Life of Pets | Character Design in an Animated Feature Production | Eric Guillon | |
| Music in an Animated Feature Production | Alexandre Desplat | |||
| Sing | Joby Talbot | |||
| 2017 | Despicable Me 3 | Best Animated Feature | Chris Meledandri and Janet Healy | |
| Animated Effects in an Animated Production | Bruno Chauffard, Frank Baradat, Nicolas Brack and Milo Riccarand | |||
| Character Design in an Animated Feature Production | Eric Guillon |
BAFTA Awards[]
| Year | Film | Category | Winner/Nominee(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Despicable Me | Best Animated Film | Chris Renaud and Pierre Coffin | Nominated |
| 2013 | Despicable Me 2 | Best Animated Film | ||
| 2015 | Minions | Best Animated Film | Pierre Coffin and Kyle Balda |
Critics' Choice Awards[]
| Year | Film | Category | Winner/Nominee(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Despicable Me | Best Animated Film | Chris Renaud and Pierre Coffin | Nominated |
| 2013 | Despicable Me 2 | Best Animated Film | ||
| Best Original Song | "Happy" – Pharrell Williams | |||
| 2017[40] | Despicable Me 3 | Best Animated Film | Pierre Coffin and Kyle Balda |
Kids' Choice Awards[]
| Year | Film | Category | Winner/Nominee(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Despicable Me | Favorite Animated Movie | Won | |
| Favorite Buttkicker | Steve Carell | Nominated | ||
| 2012 | The Lorax | Favorite Voice From an Animated Movie | Taylor Swift | |
| 2013 | Despicable Me 2 | Favorite Animated Movie | ||
| Favorite Voice From an Animated Movie | Steve Carell | |||
| Miranda Cosgrove | Won | |||
| 2015 | Minions | Favorite Animated Movie | Nominated | |
| Favorite Voice From an Animated Movie | Sandra Bullock | |||
| 2016 | The Secret Life of Pets | Favorite Animated Movie | ||
| Favorite Voice From an Animated Movie | Kevin Hart | |||
| Favorite Villain | Won | |||
| Most Wanted Pet | ||||
| Sing | Favorite Animated Movie | Nominated | ||
| Favorite Voice From an Animated Movie | Reese Witherspoon | |||
| Most Wanted Pet | ||||
| 2017 | Despicable Me 3 | Favorite Animated Movie | Pending |
Producers Guild of America Award[]
| Year | Film | Category | Winner/Nominee(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Despicable Me | Outstanding Producer of Animated Theatrical Motion Picture | Chris Meledandri, Janet Healy and John Cohen | Nominated |
| 2013 | Despicable Me 2 | Chris Meledandri and Janet Healy | ||
| 2015 | Minions | |||
| 2016 | The Secret Life of Pets | |||
| 2017 | Despicable Me 3 |
See also[]
- Illumination Mac Guff
- DreamWorks Animation
- Universal Animation Studios
- Blue Sky Studios
References[]
- ↑ Fleming, Mike (May 15, 2011). "Universal Marketing Head Eddie Egan Moving To Top Illumination Post". Deadline.com. http://www.deadline.com/2011/05/universal-marketing-head-eddie-egan-to-move-to-illumination-post/. Retrieved June 15, 2011.
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- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Kilday, Gregg (December 9, 2016). "Illumination's Chris Meledandri Talks Success Secrets, Rumors He'll Head DreamWorks". The Hollywood Reporter. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/features/illuminations-chris-meledandri-talks-success-secrets-rumors-hell-head-dreamworks-953232. Retrieved January 22, 2017.
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- ↑ Fleming, Mike (February 11, 2013). "Sandra Bullock To Voice Super-Villain In ‘Minions’ Spinoff For Illumination/Universal". Deadline. http://www.deadline.com/2013/02/sandra-bullock-to-voice-super-villain-in-minions-spinoff-for-illuminationuniversal/. Retrieved February 12, 2013.
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- ↑ 20.0 20.1 20.2 20.3 Yee, Lawrence (February 2, 2017). "Illumination, Universal Add Four More Animated Films to Slate". Variety. https://variety.com/2017/film/news/illumination-universal-pictures-animated-films-1201976607/. Retrieved February 2, 2017.
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- ↑ 22.0 22.1 Pallotta, Frank (November 14, 2017). "'Super Mario Bros.' animated movie in the works at Illumination Entertainment". CNNMoney. http://money.cnn.com/2017/11/14/media/super-mario-bros-movie/index.html. Retrieved November 14, 2017.
- ↑ "'Super Mario Bros.' Movie in the Works at Illumination Entertainment". Collider. 14 November 2017. http://collider.com/super-mario-movie-nintendo-illumination-entertainment/. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
- ↑ "Super Mario Movie in the Works From Despicable Me Studio". Slashfilm. 14 November 2017. http://www.slashfilm.com/mario-movie/. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
- ↑ America, Nintendo of (2018-01-31). "Nintendo and Illumination are partnering on a movie starring Mario, co-produced by Shigeru Miyamoto and Chris Meledandri!pic.twitter.com/wVRPLIzcGJ". @nintendoamerica. Retrieved 2018-02-01.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ 26.0 26.1 "Illumination Entertainment Moviesat the Box Office". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ "Illumination Entertainment's Profile". Metacritic. Retrieved April 12, 2015.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ "Universal Dates 'Despicable Me 3,' New 'Grinch Who Stole Christmas'". The Hollywood Reporter. November 17, 2011. Retrieved January 16, 2014.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ Kroll, Justin (October 8, 2013). "Universal, Illumination to reboot 'The Grinch'". Variety. http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118065866/. Retrieved February 7, 2013.
- ↑ Robinson, Will (June 7, 2016). "Benedict Cumberbatch's How The Grinch Stole Christmas delayed". Entertainment Weekly. http://www.ew.com/article/2016/06/07/grinch-benedict-cumberbatch-delayed-2018. Retrieved June 7, 2016.
- ↑ 31.0 31.1 31.2 Kroll, Justin (January 25, 2017). "‘Sing 2’ Set for Christmas Day 2020 Release". Variety. https://variety.com/2017/film/news/sing-movie-sequel-christmas-2020-secret-life-of-pets-2-minions-2-1201970096/. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
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External links[]
- Official website
- Illumination Entertainment on IMDb (subscription required)
- Illumination Entertainment at the Big Cartoon DataBase
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