 Despicable Me 2 premiered on June 5 , 2013 , at Event Cinemas in Bondi Junction , New South Wales , Australia . Steve Carell and Miranda Cosgrove were present at the red carpet premiere . In France , it premiered on June 12 , 2013 , as part of the Annecy International Animated Film Festival . The American premiere was held at Universal CityWalk in Los Angeles on June 22 , 2013 ; Steve Carell , Miranda Cosgrove , Kristen Wiig , Benjamin Bratt , Ken Jeong , Elsie Fisher , Dana Gaier , Nasim Pedrad and composer Pharrell Williams were present at the " yellow carpet " premiere . The film was theatrically released in the United States on July 3 , 2013 . It was digitally re @-@ mastered into IMAX 3D format and released in select international IMAX theatres . This film was also shown in the 4DX format , featuring tilting seats , water sprays , strobe lightning , aroma , wind , pops , and ticklers , in selected countries . Cinépolis opened its first 4DX room at the Centro Comercial Limonar Premier mall in Cali , Colombia , with the release of the film . 
