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Highest-grossing documented Steve Carell movies
The table ranks six films with documented Carell roles by their reported worldwide theatrical grosses. Grosses are nominal database totals, not inflation-adjusted measures, ticket admissions, or profit.
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| Rank in this comparison | Film | Year | Carell’s role | Worldwide reported theatrical gross |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minions | 2015 | Young Gru (voice) | $1,157,271,759 |
| 2 | Despicable Me 3 | 2017 | Gru / Dru (voice) | $1,032,809,657 |
| 3 | Despicable Me 4 | 2024 | Gru (voice) | $986,706,425 |
| 4 | Despicable Me 2 | 2013 | Gru (voice) | $975,216,835 |
| 5 | Minions: The Rise of Gru | 2022 | Gru (voice) | $937,706,494 |
| 6 | Despicable Me | 2010 | Gru (voice) | $544,707,293 |
The worldwide totals and release years are reported in The Numbers’ Minions franchise history and Despicable Me franchise history. Carell’s roles are listed in FilmDB’s Steve Carell box-office profile. The Numbers figures were accessed in 2026; databases may revise totals, and other sources can report slightly different amounts.
Why Minions leads this comparison
At $1,157,271,759 worldwide, Minions is ahead of the next title shown, Despicable Me 3, at $1,032,809,657. FilmDB also identifies Minions as Carell’s top movie, listing it at about $1.16 billion, consistent with the rounded interpretation of The Numbers total.
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Carell’s performance in Minions is a voice role as Young Gru, rather than an on-screen appearance. He voices Gru in the other listed franchise films, with the additional role of Dru in Despicable Me 3.
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What the ranking does—and does not—measure
- Worldwide gross: These are reported theatrical grosses across worldwide markets, not domestic-only totals.
- Not profit: Gross revenue does not account for production costs, marketing, or how revenue is divided among theaters and studios.
- Not adjusted for inflation: Older films’ totals are not adjusted to compare the purchasing power of ticket sales across years.
- Not a complete career ranking: The available actor-specific sources do not establish a consistently sourced, film-by-film ranking of every Carell acting credit. The table is limited to these documented franchise titles, not necessarily his six biggest films overall.
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