 Logo used since 2021 | |
| Formerly | Illumination Mac Guff (2011–2021) |
|---|---|
| Company type | Subsidiary |
| Industry | |
| Predecessor | Mac Guff (animation studio) |
| Founded | 2011; 14 years ago (2011) |
| Founder | Jacques Bled[1] |
| Headquarters | , France |
Key people |
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Number of employees | 850 (2016)[1] |
| Parent | Illumination |
| Website | illuminationstudiosparis |
Illumination Studios Paris (formerly known asIllumination Mac Guff) is a Frenchanimated featureproduction company owned byIllumination, a division ofUniversal Pictures. Based inParis, France, the company was created in 2011 as part of Universal's purchase deal of the animation arm of French animation andVFX companyMac Guff.[2] It is responsible for the animation on Illumination's feature-length animated films and associated short films, most notably theDespicable Me franchise.
Following their work with Illumination onDespicable 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 wasThe Lorax (2012). All subsequent films by Illumination have had most of their animation work outsourced to the studio, as it benefits from French subsidies.
With the release ofSing 2 in December 2021, the studio was renamed to Illumination Studios Paris.
| 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, 2013 | Chris 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 | $1.362 billion[13] |
| Migration | December 22, 2023 | Benjamin Renner Co-director: Guylo Homsy | Chris Meledandri | $72 million | $300.2 million[14] |
| Despicable Me 4 | July 3, 2024 | Chris Renaud Co-director: Patrick Delage | Chris Meledandri Brett Hoffman | $100 million | $971 million[15][16] |
| Title | Release date | Director(s) | Producers | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Super Mario Galaxy Movie | April 3, 2026 | Aaron Horvath Michael Jelenic | Chris Meledandri Shigeru Miyamoto | [17][18] |
| Minions 3 | July 1, 2026 | Pierre Coffin | Chris Meledandri Bill Ryan |
| # | Title | Release date | Network | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minions Holiday Special | November 27, 2020 | NBC | |
| 2 | Minions & More 1 | September 22, 2022 | Netflix | |
| 3 | Minions & More 2 | November 8, 2022 | ||
| 4 | Paris 2024 Olympics Opening Ceremony | July 26, 2024 | Various across the world | Animated sequence with the Minions for the "Fraternité" segment |
| 5 | Sing: Thriller | October 16, 2024 | Netflix |
| Title | Year | Commissioned for |
|---|---|---|
| Mazda CX-5 - The Lorax | 2012[19] | Mazda |
| The Lorax at IHOP | 2012[20] | IHOP |
| The Lorax GE Lightbulb | 2012[21] | GE Lighting |
| AMC Policy Trailer - Dr. Seuss' The Lorax | 2012[22] | AMC Theatres |
| Despicable Me 2 fruitsnackia | 2013[23] | Fruit Roll Ups |
| Despicable Me 2 Happy Meal | 2013[24] | McDonald's |
| Despicable Me 2 McDonald's Milk | 2013[25] | |
| Despicable Me 2 - Progressive Name Your Price Tool | 2013[26] | Progressive |
| Despicable Me 2 Gogurt | 2013[27] | Gogurt |
| AMC Policy Spot - Minions vs. Evil Minion | 2013[28] | AMC |
| Minions Fruitsnackia | 2015[29] | Fruit Roll Ups |
| Tic Tac Minions | 2015[30] | Tic Tac |
| General Mills Minions | 2015[31] | General Mills |
| GoGurt Minions | 2015[32] | GoGurt |
| Minions Drive Thru | 2015[33] | McDonald's |
| OASIS - LES TRONIONS - MINIONS | 2015[34] | Oasis Be Fruit |
| Minions Favorite Show | 2015[35] | Xfinity |
| Minions XFINITY | 2015[36] | |
| Minions Movie Watching Experience | 2015[37] | Cinemark |
| Minions Then and Now | 2015[38] | Odeon Cinemas |
| Minions Paradise Trailer | 2015[39] | Minions Paradise |
| Minions Super Bowl Commercial | 2015[40] | |
| Minions The Stars are Brighter | 2015[41] | Cinemark |
| Minions Happy Meal | 2015[42] | McDonald's |
| Minions Godzilla | 2015[43] | Toho Cinemas |
| Minions Fastest in-home Wi-Fi | 2015[36] | Xfinity |
| Minions Sky Fiber | 2015[44] | Sky UK |
| Minions Vivo 1 | 2015[45] | Vivo |
| Minions Vivo 2 | 2015[46] | Vivo |
| Provided the animation forKevin, Stuart and Bob presenting the award forBest Animated Short Film. | 2016[47] | 88th Academy Awards |
| The Secret Life of Pets PetSmart | 2016[48] | PetSmart |
| The Secret Life of Pets - Cinemark | 2016[49] | Cinemark |
| The Secret Life of Pets - Xfinity | 2016[50] | Xfinity |
| Sky Broadband - The Secret Life Of Pets | 2016[51] | Sky Broadband |
| Sky Fibre Max The Secret Life Of Pets | 2016[52] | Sky Broadband |
| The Secret Life Of Pets Sports | 2016[53] | |
| The Secret Life Of Pets Switch Squad | 2016[54] | Sky Broadband |
| Sky Talk - The Secret Life Of Pets | 2016[55] | Sky Broadband |
| The Secret Life Of Pets Happy | 2016[56] | McDonald's |
| The Secret Life Of Pets Happy Meal | 2016[57] | McDonald's |
| Find your Spot for The Secret Life of Pets | 2016[58] | Cinemark |
| The Secret Life of Pets x Furbo Dog Camera | 2016[59] | Furbo |
| Sing for the Gold | 2016[60] | |
| Sing Drive-Trough | 2016[61] | McDonald's |
| Sing Christmas | 2016[62] | |
| Happy Meal Sing | 2016[63] | McDonald's |
| Despicable Me 3™ Tic Tac® Mints | 2017[64] | Tic Tacs |
| Sky Talk Shield & Despicable Me 3 | 2017[65] | Sky UK |
| Oasis x Despicable Me 3 | 2017[66] | Oasis |
| Despicable Me 3 Honda | 2017[67] | Honda |
| This is My Secret Weapon | 2017[68] | Xfinity |
| Despicable Me 3 Cinemark | 2017[69] | Cinemark |
| Bonafont Kids – Mi Villano Favorito 3 | 2017[70] | Bonafont |
| Oasis Moi Moche et Méchant 2 | 2013[71] | Oasis |
| Caso Cerrado Minions | 2017[72] | |
| Sky Fibre Despicable Me 3 | 2017[73] | Sky Fibre |
| McDonald's Shake it Up | 2017[74] | McDonald's |
| Despicable Me 3 Happy Meal | 2017[75] | McDonald's |
| The Grinch Xfinity 1 | 2018[76] | Xfinity |
| The Grinch Xfinity 2 | 2018[77] | Xfinity |
| The Grinch Xfinity 3 | 2018[78] | Xfinity |
| The Grinch Pistachios | 2018[79] | Wonderful Pistachios |
| The Grinch Pistachios 2 | 2018[80] | Wonderful Pistachios |
| The Grinch Ebates | 2018[81] | Ebates |
| The Grinch 23 and Me | 2018[82] | 23andMe |
| The Grinch Corn Chex | 2018[83] | Chex |
| The Grinch Olympics | 2018[84] | |
| The Grinch PVR | 2018[85] | PVR Cinemas |
| The Grinch Barkbox | 2018[86] | Barkbox |
| Sky Broadband - The Secret Life of Pets 2 | 2019[87] | Sky UK |
| Sky Broadband WiFi Guarantee - The Secret Life of Pets 2 | 2019[88] | Sky UK |
| The Secret Life of Pets 2 at ODEON Cinemas | 2019[89] | ODEON Cinemas |
| The Secret Life Of Pets 2 McDonald's | 2019[90] | McDonald's |
| Secret Life of Pets 2: Protect Your Pets | 2019[91] | Progressive |
| The Secret Life of Pets 2 Xfinity | 2019[92] | Xfinity |
| The Secret Life of Pets 2 Village Cinemas | 2019[93] | Village Cinemas |
| Watch Sing 2 in GSC | 2021[94] | GSCinemas |
| Sing 2 Happy Meal | 2021[95] | McDonald's |
| Come Home | 2021[96] | Xfinity |
| Sky Broadband Minions "Loft To Lair" | 2022[97] | Sky UK |
| The GOAT (Michael Jordan, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, LeBron James) | 2022[98] | |
| HelloFresh x Minions | 2022[99] | HelloFresh |
| Minions: The Rise of Gru + Liberty Mutual Insurance | 2022[100] | Liberty Mutual Insurance |
| Minions: The Rise of Gru - Xfinity | 2022[101] | Xfinity |
| Sky Minion-proof Wifi | 2021[102] | Sky UK |
| Minions: The Rise of Gru Crossover Spot: The Office | 2022[103] | |
| McDonald’s Happy Meal - Minions: The Rise of Gru | 2020[104] | McDonald’s Happy Meal |
| IHOP - Minions Love | 2022[105] | IHOP |
| Minions: The Rise of Gru Popcorn | 2022[106] | |
| Regal Minions Rollercoaster | 2022[107] | Regal Theatres |
| Sky Broadband 'Gigafast' | 2022[108] | Sky UK |
| Steve Carell and Bob | 2022[109] | |
| Illumination's Ultimate Movie Night | 2023[110] | |
| The Super Mario Bros. Movie - McDonald's | 2023[111] | McDonald's |
| Migration Jersey Mike's | 2023[112] | Jersey Mike's |
| Migration - Dawn | 2023[113] | Dawn |
| Migration - "I Love You Always Forever" | 2023[114] | |
| Migration Xfinity | 2023[115] | Xfinity |
| Migration PVR Cinemas | 2023[116] | PVR Cinemas |
| King’s Hawaiian & Despicable Me 4 – Competition | 2024[117] | King’s Hawaiian |
| Despicable Me 4 - Arms Race Spot | 2024[118] | |
| Room for More | 2024[119] | Volkswagen USA |
| Despicable Me 4 - Paris Olympics Spot | 2024[120] | |
| Therapy With Nikola Jokić | 2024[121] | |
| Despicable Me 4 Xfinity | 2024[122] | Xfinity |
| Despicable Me 4 Accelerator | 2024[123] | Sky UK |
| Minion Punished In Box Of Shame | 2024[124] | Sky UK |
| Despicable Me 4 McDonald's | 2024[125] | McDonald's |
| Despicable Me 4 Minion Intelligence | 2024[126] | |
| NBA returns to NBC promo | 2025[127] | NBC |
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