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Despicable Me 2

2013 · directed by Chris Renaud and Pierre Coffin · 98 min
23,039 feet · Prominence
1,388th of 24,106 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw83

Lifetime worldwide gross $971m, re-releases included; about $1.37bn in 2026 money.

Rank90 of 11,051In 20133 of 320

How Draw works

Inflation-adjusted worldwide box office, on one global curve, and nothing else. It does not know whether a film was good.

Praise73

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics69 baseAwards27 signal → +4 lift

Oscars1 nominated Animated Feature
BAFTAs1 nominated Animated Film
How Praise works

Critics set the score; a tiered award record, Picture and Directing carrying the most weight, claims half the headroom above it. Praise is the verdict at the time; Legacy is the verdict since.

Legacy35

Judged directly: Franchise sequel, Minions carry the legacy.

Verdict35 of 100IMDb7.3 from 457kWikipedia30k views a monthAge13 years

Scored beside it · 2,048 of 4,039 films judged

If it does not belong in this company, the number is wrong.

How Legacy works

Legacy is a judgment, not a formula. A film can be adored by critics and culturally quiet, or lightly reviewed and permanently lodged in the culture, and no arithmetic over IMDb numbers tells the difference. Every signal behind it keeps updating.

draw 83 praise 73 legacy 35averages 64, placing it at23,039 ft
How the three become one number

Added, not multiplied, so a film transcendent on one pillar and weak on another is not zeroed out. A compression curve then squeezes the top, because the seven greatest films ever made should not be four thousand feet apart.

In these careers — elevation for this film

Steve Carell19,836 ftKristen Wiig18,754 ftBenjamin Bratt18,401 ftRussell Brand18,221 ftMiranda Cosgrove18,062 ftPierre Coffin17,889 ftSteve Coogan17,662 ftKristen Schaal17,644 ftDanny Mann17,632 ft