Illumination Studios Paris

Illumination Studios Paris (formerly known as Illumination Mac Guff) is a French animated feature production company owned by Illumination, a division of Universal Pictures. Based in Paris, France, the company was created in 2011 as part of Universal's purchase deal of the animation arm of French animation and VFX company Mac Guff.[2] It is responsible for the animation on Illumination's feature-length animated films and associated short films, most notably the Despicable Me franchise.

Illumination Studios Paris
FormerlyIllumination Mac Guff (2011–2021)
TypeSubsidiary
Industry
PredecessorMac Guff (animation studio)
Founded2011 (2011)
FounderJacques Bled[1]
Headquarters
Paris
,
France
Key people
OwnerUniversal Pictures (NBCUniversal) (Comcast)
Number of employees
850 (2016)[1]
ParentIllumination
Websiteilluminationstudiosparis.com

History

Mac Guff era (2011–2021)
Previous logo as Illumination Mac Guff (2011–2021)

Following their work with Illumination on Despicable Me (2010) and its associated short films, Universal purchased the animation arm of Mac Guff, aptly renaming it Illumination Mac Guff. The first film produced by the new studio was The Lorax (2012). All subsequent films by Illumination have had most of their animation work outsourced to the studio, as it benefits from French subsidies.

Studios Paris era (2021–present)

With the release of Sing 2 in December 2021, the studio was renamed to Illumination Studios Paris.

Filmography

Released
Title Release date Director(s) Producer(s) Budget Gross (unadjusted)
The Lorax March 2, 2012 Chris Renaud
Co-Director:
Kyle Balda		 Chris Meledandri
Janet Healy		 $70 million $349.2 million[3]
Despicable Me 2 July 3, 2013Chris Renaud
Pierre Coffin		 $76 million $970.8 million[4]
Minions July 10, 2015 Pierre Coffin
Kyle Balda		 $74 million $1.159 billion[5]
The Secret Life of Pets July 8, 2016 Chris Renaud
Co-Director:
Yarrow Cheney		 $75 million $894.3 million[6]
Sing December 21, 2016 Garth Jennings
Co-Director:
Christophe Lourdelet		 $634.2 million[7]
Despicable Me 3 June 30, 2017 Pierre Coffin
Kyle Balda
Co-Director:
Eric Guillon		 $80 million $1.035 billion[8]
The Grinch November 9, 2018 Scott Mosier
Yarrow Cheney		 $75 million $526.7 million[9]
The Secret Life of Pets 2 June 7, 2019 Chris Renaud
Co-Director:
Jonathan del Val		 $80 million $431.1 million[10]
Sing 2 December 22, 2021 Garth Jennings
Co-Director:
Christophe Lourdelet		 $85 million $407.6 million[11]
Minions: The Rise of Gru July 1, 2022 Kyle Balda
Co-Directors:
Brad Ableson
Jonathan del Val		 Chris Meledandri
Janet Healy
Chris Renaud		 $80 million $939.6 million[12]
The Super Mario Bros. Movie April 5, 2023 Aaron Horvath
Michael Jelenic
Co-Directors:
Pierre Leduc
Fabien Polack		 Chris Meledandri
Shigeru Miyamoto		 $100 million $1.351 billion[13]

Upcoming
Title Release date Director(s) Producer(s) Ref(s)
Migration December 22, 2023 Benjamin Renner
Co-director:
Guylo Homsy		 Chris Meledandri [14][15]
Despicable Me 4 July 3, 2024 Chris Renaud
Co-director:
Patrick Delage

Short films
# Title Release date Release with Note
1Wagon Ho!August 7, 2012Dr. Seuss' The LoraxHome video release
2Forces of Nature
3Serenade
4PuppyDecember 10, 2013Despicable Me 2
5Panic in the Mailroom
6Training Wheels
7Cro MinionDecember 8, 2015Minions
8Competition
9Binky Nelson Unpacified
10Mower MinionsJuly 8, 2016The Secret Life of PetsTheatrical release
11Norman TelevisionDecember 6, 2016Home video release
12Weenie
13Gunter BabysitsMarch 21, 2017Sing
14Love at First Sight
15Eddie's Life Coach
16The Secret Life of KyleDecember 5, 2017Despicable Me 3
17Yellow is the New BlackNovember 9, 2018The GrinchTheatrical release
18The Dog Days of WinterNovember 23, 2018Trolls HolidayTelevision release
19Santa's Little HelpersFebruary 5, 2019The GrinchHome video release
20Super GidgetAugust 27, 2019The Secret Life of Pets 2
21Minion Scouts
22Minions & MonstersJune 11, 2021Minions: The Rise of Gru Television/Home video release
23For Gunter's Eyes OnlyMarch 29, 2022Sing 2Home video release
24Animal Attraction
25Post Modern MinionSeptember 6, 2022Minions: The Rise of Gru

Television specials
# Title Release date Network
1Minions Holiday SpecialNovember 27, 2020NBC
2Minions & More 1September 22, 2022Netflix
3Minions & More 2November 8, 2022

Miscellaneous work

References
  1. Richford, Rhonda (December 9, 2016). "An Inside Look at Illumination's 24/7 Operation, From L.A. to Paris". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved March 30, 2018.
  2. Keslassy, Elsa (2011-12-12). "Universal benefit in Mac Guff accord". Variety. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
  3. "The Lorax (2012) - Financial Information". The Numbers. Retrieved 2023-04-17.
  4. "Despicable Me 2 (2013) - Financial Information". The Numbers. Retrieved 2023-04-17.
  5. "Minions (2015) - Financial Information". The Numbers. Retrieved 2023-04-17.
  6. "The Secret Life of Pets (2016) - Financial Information". The Numbers. Retrieved 2023-04-17.
  7. "Sing (2016) - Financial Information". The Numbers. Retrieved 2023-04-17.
  8. "Despicable Me 3 (2017) - Financial Information". The Numbers. Retrieved 2023-04-17.
  9. "Dr. Seuss' The Grinch (2018) - Financial Information". The Numbers. Retrieved 2023-04-17.
  10. "The Secret Life of Pets 2 (2019) - Financial Information". The Numbers. Retrieved 2023-04-17.
  11. "Sing 2 (2021) - Financial Information". The Numbers. Retrieved 2023-04-17.
  12. "Minions: The Rise of Gru (2022) - Financial Information". The Numbers. Retrieved 2023-04-17.
  13. "The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023) - Financial Information". The Numbers. Retrieved 2023-04-17.
  14. Grobar, Matt (February 18, 2022). "Illumination & Universal Set Dates For Animated Films 'Migration' And 'Despicable Me 4'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
  15. Grobar, Matt (June 28, 2022). "Universal Pushes Release Date for Illumination Comedy 'Migration'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
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