 Despicable Me 2 grossed $ 368 million in North America , and $ 602 @.@ 7 million in other countries , for a worldwide total of $ 970 @.@ 8 million . Calculating in all expenses , Deadline.com estimated that the film made a profit of $ 394 @.@ 5 million . It is currently the twenty @-@ eighth highest @-@ grossing film , the fifth highest @-@ grossing animated film , the third highest @-@ grossing 2013 film ( behind Frozen and Iron Man 3 ) , the second highest @-@ grossing 2013 animated film , the highest @-@ grossing Illumination Entertainment film , and the second highest @-@ grossing Universal Studios film ( behind Jurassic Park ) . With a budget of $ 76 million , the film is the most profitable film in the 101 @-@ year history of Universal Studios . 
