Illumination Studios Paris

Illumination Studios Paris (formerly known as Illumination Mac Guff) is a French animated feature production company owned by Illumination, an "exclusive financing and distribution" partner of Universal Pictures,^[2] making the major American movie backer and releaser its only client. Based in Paris, France, the company was created in 2011 as part of Universal's purchase of the animation arm of French animation and VFX company Mac Guff and subsequent contribution of the production house to Illumination.^[3] 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

Logo used since 2021
Formerly	Illumination Mac Guff (2011–2021)
Company type	Subsidiary
Industry	VFX CGI animation
Predecessor	Mac Guff (animation studio)
Founded	2011; 14 years ago (2011)
Founder	Jacques Bled[1]
Headquarters	Paris , France
Key people	Janet Healy (co-president)[1] Jacques Bled (co-president)[1]
Number of employees	850 (2016)[1]
Parent	Illumination
Website	illuminationstudiosparis.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

Feature films

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[4]
Despicable Me 2	July 3, 2013	Chris Renaud Pierre Coffin		$76 million	$970.8 million[5]
Minions	July 10, 2015	Pierre Coffin Kyle Balda		$74 million	$1.159 billion[6]
The Secret Life of Pets	July 8, 2016	Chris Renaud Co-Director: Yarrow Cheney		$75 million	$894.3 million[7]
Sing	December 21, 2016	Garth Jennings Co-Director: Christophe Lourdelet			$634.2 million[8]
Despicable Me 3	June 30, 2017	Pierre Coffin Kyle Balda Co-Director: Eric Guillon		$80 million	$1.035 billion[9]
The Grinch	November 9, 2018	Scott Mosier Yarrow Cheney		$75 million	$526.7 million[10]
The Secret Life of Pets 2	June 7, 2019	Chris Renaud Co-Director: Jonathan del Val		$80 million	$431.1 million[11]
Sing 2	December 22, 2021	Garth Jennings Co-Director: Christophe Lourdelet		$85 million	$407.6 million[12]
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[13]
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[14]
Migration	December 22, 2023	Benjamin Renner Co-director: Guylo Homsy	Chris Meledandri	$72 million	$300.2 million[15]
Despicable Me 4	July 3, 2024	Chris Renaud Co-director: Patrick Delage	Chris Meledandri Brett Hoffman	$100 million	$971 million[16][17]

Upcoming

Title	Release date	Director(s)	Producers	Ref(s)
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie	April 3, 2026	Aaron Horvath Michael Jelenic	Chris Meledandri Shigeru Miyamoto	[18][19]
Minions 3	July 1, 2026	Pierre Coffin	Chris Meledandri Bill Ryan

Short films

#	Title	Release date	Release with	Note
1	Wagon Ho!	August 7, 2012	Dr. Seuss' The Lorax	Home media release
2	Forces of Nature
3	Serenade
4	Puppy	December 10, 2013	Despicable Me 2
5	Panic in the Mailroom
6	Training Wheels
7	Cro Minion	December 8, 2015	Minions
8	Competition
9	Binky Nelson Unpacified
10	Mower Minions	July 8, 2016	The Secret Life of Pets	Theatrical release
11	Norman Television	December 6, 2016		Home media release
12	Weenie
13	Gunter Babysits	March 21, 2017	Sing
14	Love at First Sight
15	Eddie's Life Coach
16	The Secret Life of Kyle	December 5, 2017	Despicable Me 3
17	Yellow is the New Black	November 9, 2018	The Grinch	Theatrical release
18	The Dog Days of Winter	November 23, 2018	Trolls Holiday	Television release
19	Santa's Little Helpers	February 5, 2019	The Grinch	Home media release
20	Super Gidget	August 27, 2019	The Secret Life of Pets 2
21	Minion Scouts
22	Minions & Monsters	June 11, 2021	Minions: The Rise of Gru	Television/Home media release
23	For Gunter's Eyes Only	March 29, 2022	Sing 2	Home media release
24	Animal Attraction
25	Post Modern Minion	September 6, 2022	Minions: The Rise of Gru
26	Mooned	December 22, 2023	Migration	Theatrical release
27	Fly Hard	February 27, 2024		Home media release
28	Midnight Mission
29	Game Over and Over	September 24, 2024	Despicable Me 4
30	Benny's Birthday

Television specials

#	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

Commercials

Title	Year	Commissioned for
Mazda CX-5 - The Lorax	2012[20]	Mazda
The Lorax at IHOP	2012[21]	IHOP
The Lorax GE Lightbulb	2012[22]	GE Lighting
AMC Policy Trailer - Dr. Seuss' The Lorax	2012[23]	AMC Theatres
Despicable Me 2 fruitsnackia	2013[24]	Fruit Roll Ups
Despicable Me 2 Happy Meal	2013[25]	McDonald's
Despicable Me 2 McDonald's Milk	2013[26]
Despicable Me 2 - Progressive Name Your Price Tool	2013[27]	Progressive
Despicable Me 2 Gogurt	2013[28]	Gogurt
AMC Policy Spot - Minions vs. Evil Minion	2013[29]	AMC
Minions Fruitsnackia	2015[30]	Fruit Roll Ups
Tic Tac Minions	2015[31]	Tic Tac
General Mills Minions	2015[32]	General Mills
GoGurt Minions	2015[33]	GoGurt
Minions Drive Thru	2015[34]	McDonald's
OASIS - LES TRONIONS - MINIONS	2015[35]	Oasis Be Fruit
Minions Favorite Show	2015[36]	Xfinity
Minions XFINITY	2015[37]
Minions Movie Watching Experience	2015[38]	Cinemark
Minions Then and Now	2015[39]	Odeon Cinemas
Minions Paradise Trailer	2015[40]	Minions Paradise
Minions Super Bowl Commercial	2015[41]
Minions The Stars are Brighter	2015[42]	Cinemark
Minions Happy Meal	2015[43]	McDonald's
Minions Godzilla	2015[44]	Toho Cinemas
Minions Fastest in-home Wi-Fi	2015[37]	Xfinity
Minions Sky Fiber	2015[45]	Sky UK
Minions Vivo 1	2015[46]	Vivo
Minions Vivo 2	2015[47]	Vivo
Provided the animation for Kevin, Stuart and Bob presenting the award for Best Animated Short Film.	2016[48]	88th Academy Awards
The Secret Life of Pets PetSmart	2016[49]	PetSmart
The Secret Life of Pets - Cinemark	2016[50]	Cinemark
The Secret Life of Pets - Xfinity	2016[51]	Xfinity
Sky Broadband - The Secret Life Of Pets	2016[52]	Sky Broadband
Sky Fibre Max The Secret Life Of Pets	2016[53]	Sky Broadband
The Secret Life Of Pets Sports	2016[54]
The Secret Life Of Pets Switch Squad	2016[55]	Sky Broadband
Sky Talk - The Secret Life Of Pets	2016[56]	Sky Broadband
The Secret Life Of Pets Happy	2016[57]	McDonald's
The Secret Life Of Pets Happy Meal	2016[58]	McDonald's
Find your Spot for The Secret Life of Pets	2016[59]	Cinemark
The Secret Life of Pets x Furbo Dog Camera	2016[60]	Furbo
Sing for the Gold	2016[61]
Sing Drive-Trough	2016[62]	McDonald's
Sing Christmas	2016[63]
Happy Meal Sing	2016[64]	McDonald's
Despicable Me 3™ Tic Tac® Mints	2017[65]	Tic Tacs
Sky Talk Shield & Despicable Me 3	2017[66]	Sky UK
Oasis x Despicable Me 3	2017[67]	Oasis
Despicable Me 3 Honda	2017[68]	Honda
This is My Secret Weapon	2017[69]	Xfinity
Despicable Me 3 Cinemark	2017[70]	Cinemark
Bonafont Kids – Mi Villano Favorito 3	2017[71]	Bonafont
Oasis Moi Moche et Méchant 2	2013[72]	Oasis
Caso Cerrado Minions	2017[73]
Sky Fibre Despicable Me 3	2017[74]	Sky Fibre
McDonald's Shake it Up	2017[75]	McDonald's
Despicable Me 3 Happy Meal	2017[76]	McDonald's
The Grinch Xfinity 1	2018[77]	Xfinity
The Grinch Xfinity 2	2018[78]	Xfinity
The Grinch Xfinity 3	2018[79]	Xfinity
The Grinch Pistachios	2018[80]	Wonderful Pistachios
The Grinch Pistachios 2	2018[81]	Wonderful Pistachios
The Grinch Ebates	2018[82]	Ebates
The Grinch 23 and Me	2018[83]	23andMe
The Grinch Corn Chex	2018[84]	Chex
The Grinch Olympics	2018[85]
The Grinch PVR	2018[86]	PVR Cinemas
The Grinch Barkbox	2018[87]	Barkbox
Sky Broadband - The Secret Life of Pets 2	2019[88]	Sky UK
Sky Broadband WiFi Guarantee - The Secret Life of Pets 2	2019[89]	Sky UK
The Secret Life of Pets 2 at ODEON Cinemas	2019[90]	ODEON Cinemas
The Secret Life Of Pets 2 McDonald's	2019[91]	McDonald's
Secret Life of Pets 2: Protect Your Pets	2019[92]	Progressive
The Secret Life of Pets 2 Xfinity	2019[93]	Xfinity
The Secret Life of Pets 2 Village Cinemas	2019[94]	Village Cinemas
Watch Sing 2 in GSC	2021[95]	GSCinemas
Sing 2 Happy Meal	2021[96]	McDonald's
Come Home	2021[97]	Xfinity
Sky Broadband Minions "Loft To Lair"	2022[98]	Sky UK
The GOAT (Michael Jordan, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, LeBron James)	2022[99]
HelloFresh x Minions	2022[100]	HelloFresh
Minions: The Rise of Gru + Liberty Mutual Insurance	2022[101]	Liberty Mutual Insurance
Minions: The Rise of Gru - Xfinity	2022[102]	Xfinity
Sky Minion-proof Wifi	2021[103]	Sky UK
Minions: The Rise of Gru Crossover Spot: The Office	2022[104]
McDonald’s Happy Meal - Minions: The Rise of Gru	2020[105]	McDonald’s Happy Meal
IHOP - Minions Love	2022[106]	IHOP
Minions: The Rise of Gru Popcorn	2022[107]
Regal Minions Rollercoaster	2022[108]	Regal Theatres
Sky Broadband 'Gigafast'	2022[109]	Sky UK
Steve Carell and Bob	2022[110]
Illumination's Ultimate Movie Night	2023[111]
The Super Mario Bros. Movie - McDonald's	2023[112]	McDonald's
Migration Jersey Mike's	2023[113]	Jersey Mike's
Migration - Dawn	2023[114]	Dawn
Migration - "I Love You Always Forever"	2023[115]
Migration Xfinity	2023[116]	Xfinity
Migration PVR Cinemas	2023[117]	PVR Cinemas
King’s Hawaiian & Despicable Me 4 – Competition	2024[118]	King’s Hawaiian
Despicable Me 4 - Arms Race Spot	2024[119]
Room for More	2024[120]	Volkswagen USA
Despicable Me 4 - Paris Olympics Spot	2024[121]
Therapy With Nikola Jokić	2024[122]
Despicable Me 4 Xfinity	2024[123]	Xfinity
Despicable Me 4 Accelerator	2024[124]	Sky UK
Minion Punished In Box Of Shame	2024[125]	Sky UK
Despicable Me 4 McDonald's	2024[126]	McDonald's
Despicable Me 4 Minion Intelligence	2024[127]
NBA returns to NBC promo	2025[128]	NBC