Carrie Rickey of The Philadelphia Inquirer gave the film two and a half stars out of four, saying "Short, sweet-and-sour, and amusing rather than funny, Despicable Me can't help but be likable."[REF]
Released on July 9, 2010, in the United States, Despicable Me opened at the number one spot at the box office and pulled in $56.3 million, making it the third biggest opening grossing for an animated film in 2010 behind Toy Story 3 and Shrek Forever After [REF].