Chris Renaud

Best known as a Supporting Actor based on credits in that role in 8 films, with $4,239,083,442 worldwide aggregate box office (rank #208)
Best-known acting roles: Norman (The Secret Life of Pets), Additonal Minions, Evil Minions, Italian Waiter (Despicable Me 2), Norman/Additional Voice (The Secret Life of Pets 2), Dave the Minion (Despicable Me), Additional Voice (Sing)
Best-known technical roles: Minions: The Rise of Gru (Producer), The Secret Life of Pets (Director), Despicable Me 2 (Director), Minions (Executive Producer), Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch (Executive Producer)
Most productive collaborators: Christopher Meledandri, Janet Healy, Steve Carell, Eric Guillon, Brian Lynch
                                    

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Career Summary


  MoviesDomestic
Box Office
International
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
As an ActorSupporting8$1,796,402,925$2,442,680,517$4,239,083,442
In Technical RolesDirector6$1,363,282,890$1,840,201,782$3,203,484,672
Executive Producer3$873,369,200$1,831,585,963$2,704,955,163
Producer1$370,270,765$570,480,751$940,751,516
Story Artist1$196,573,705$690,113,112$886,686,817

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Featured Blu-ray and DVD Review: The Secret Life of Pets

December 4th, 2016

The Secret Life of Pets

The Secret Life of Pets is one of the biggest hits of the year and one of the biggest original animated films of all time. That said, strong box office numbers doesn’t mean high quality. Minions earned nearly $300 million more at the box office, but it is strictly for kids. Will The Secret Life of Pets have what it takes to entertain adults as well? Or is it another movie that only kids will enjoy? More...

2016 Preview: July

July 1st, 2016

The Secret Life of Pets

It's July 1st, which is Canada Day. To celebrate, I wanted to give a gift to my American readers down south, so here's a bunch of "u"s. U, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u, u. Now you can spell words like "colour" and "neighbour" correctly. As for the July preview... June wasn't a good month, despite Finding Dory being on pace to become the biggest hit of the year so far. Most other films failed to match expectations and as a result, 2016's lead over 2015 has nearly evaporated. In fact, ticket sales are below last year's pace. So how does July look in comparison? Well, last July, there were five films that earned more than $100 million, led by Minions, which earned more than $300 million. This July, there are five films that should earn more than $100 million, led by The Secret Life of Pets, which should earned around $250 million. I don't think July 2016 will live up to July 2015, but it should be close. Maybe if one of the expected midlevel hits is a surprise $100 million hit, or if two more of the $100 million hits crack $200 million, then the month will look great. Or one of the expected $100 million hits could flop and 2016 will actually fall behind 2015, even without taking into account ticket price inflation. More...

Featured Blu-ray / DVD Review: Despicable Me 2

December 9th, 2013

Despicable Me came out in 2010 and it was the first digitally animated film released by Universal. There was a lot of pressure to do well, because its level of success would not only determine if more Despicable Me movies would be made, but if the studio would continue to release digitally animated films in general. It beat expectations. Not only was it a great movie, but it earned more than $500 million worldwide on a $69 million budget. Needless to say, Despicable Me 2 was given the greenlight right away. However, can it live up to its predecessor? If not, is it still worth checking out? More...

2013 Preview: July

July 1st, 2013

For the most part, June was a really strong month at the box office with nearly every film either matching expectations, or at least coming close enough to call it a victory. Looking forward, there are a dozen films opening wide in July, more or less. One of them, The Smurfs 2, is opening on a Wednesday, so I'm going to hold off talking about that movie till the August preview. Kevin Hart: Let Me Explain is opening in less than 1000 theaters, but it has a shot at reaching the top ten during its opening weekend. If we include both of them, there are twelve films, but I think it is better to stick with the ten truly wide, truly July openings. Of these, Despicable Me 2 is clearly going to be the biggest hit at the box office. It could become the second biggest hit of the year so far. It is not the only film that could be a $100 million hit. In fact, there are six films opening in July that I think have a better than 50% chance of reaching that level. There is currently only one film that I think won't at least become a midlevel hit. By comparison in 2012, there were three $100 million movies, led by The Dark Knight Rises, but the rest of the new releases struggled. There's no chance any movie opening this month will top $400 million, in fact, it is quite possible no film will get to $300 million. That said, 2013 has a lot better depth, so it might come out on top in the end. More...

All Acting Credits



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Release
Date
TitleRoleDomestic
Box Office
International
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
Jul 3, 2024Despicable Me 4
Dec 22, 2021Sing 2 Additional Voice $162,790,990$241,743,598$404,534,588
Jun 7, 2019The Secret Life of Pets 2 Norman/Additional… $159,214,420$287,235,321$446,449,741
Dec 21, 2016Sing Additional Voice $270,329,045$360,735,137$631,064,182
Jul 8, 2016The Secret Life of Pets Norman $369,094,830$516,918,170$886,013,000
Jul 3, 2013Despicable Me 2 Additonal Minions… $368,065,385$607,151,450$975,216,835
Mar 2, 2012Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax Forest Animals $214,151,550$136,946,253$351,097,803
Jul 9, 2010Despicable Me Dave the Minion $252,756,705$291,950,588$544,707,293
 
Averages $256,628,989$348,954,360$605,583,349
Totals 8 $1,796,402,925$2,442,680,517$4,239,083,442


Supporting Roles


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Release
Date
TitleOpening
Weekend
Maximum
Theaters
Domestic
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
Domestic
Share
Jul 3, 2024Despicable Me 4
Dec 22, 2021Sing 2 $22,326,2303,892$162,790,990$404,534,58840.2%
Jun 7, 2019The Secret Life of Pets 2 $46,652,6804,564$159,214,420$446,449,74135.7%
Dec 21, 2016Sing $35,258,1454,029$270,329,045$631,064,18242.8%
Jul 8, 2016The Secret Life of Pets $104,352,9054,381$369,094,830$886,013,00041.7%
Jul 3, 2013Despicable Me 2 $84,227,9804,003$368,065,385$975,216,83537.7%
Mar 2, 2012Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax $70,217,0703,769$214,151,550$351,097,80361.0%
Jul 9, 2010Despicable Me $56,397,1253,602$252,756,705$544,707,29346.4%
 
Averages $59,918,8764,034$256,628,989$605,583,34943.6%
Totals 8 $1,796,402,925$4,239,083,442

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All Technical Credits



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Release
Date
TitleRoleDomestic
Box Office
International
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
Jul 3, 2024Despicable Me 4 Director
Jul 1, 2022Minions: The Rise of Gru Producer $370,270,765$570,480,751$940,751,516
Jun 7, 2019The Secret Life of Pets 2 Director $159,214,420$287,235,321$446,449,741
Nov 9, 2018Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch Executive Producer $272,699,130$242,174,617$514,873,747
Jun 30, 2017Despicable Me 3 Executive Producer $264,624,300$768,185,357$1,032,809,657
Jul 8, 2016The Secret Life of Pets Director $369,094,830$516,918,170$886,013,000
Jul 10, 2015Minions Executive Producer $336,045,770$821,225,989$1,157,271,759
Jul 3, 2013Despicable Me 2 Director $368,065,385$607,151,450$975,216,835
Mar 2, 2012Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax Director $214,151,550$136,946,253$351,097,803
Jul 9, 2010Despicable Me Director $252,756,705$291,950,588$544,707,293
Jul 1, 2009Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs Story Artist $196,573,705$690,113,112$886,686,817
 
Averages $280,349,656$493,238,161$773,587,817
Totals 11 $2,803,496,560$4,932,381,608$7,735,878,168


Director Credits


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Release
Date
TitleOpening
Weekend
Maximum
Theaters
Domestic
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
Domestic
Share
Jul 3, 2024Despicable Me 4
Jun 7, 2019The Secret Life of Pets 2 $46,652,6804,564$159,214,420$446,449,74135.7%
Jul 8, 2016The Secret Life of Pets $104,352,9054,381$369,094,830$886,013,00041.7%
Jul 3, 2013Despicable Me 2 $84,227,9804,003$368,065,385$975,216,83537.7%
Mar 2, 2012Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax $70,217,0703,769$214,151,550$351,097,80361.0%
Jul 9, 2010Despicable Me $56,397,1253,602$252,756,705$544,707,29346.4%
 
Averages $72,369,5524,064$272,656,578$640,696,93444.5%
Totals 6 $1,363,282,890$3,203,484,672


Producer Credits


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Release
Date
TitleOpening
Weekend
Maximum
Theaters
Domestic
Box Office
Worldwide
Box Office
Domestic
Share
Jul 1, 2022Minions: The Rise of Gru $107,010,1404,427$370,270,765$940,751,51639.4%
 
Averages $107,010,1404,427$370,270,765$940,751,51639.4%
Totals 1 $370,270,765$940,751,516