Illumination Studios Paris

Illumination Studios Paris

Company type	Subsidiary
Industry	Animation
Predecessor	Mac Guff (animation division)
Founded	2011 (2011)
Fate	Renamed Illumination Studios Paris in 2021
Headquarters	Paris , France
Area served	Worldwide
Key people	Chris Meledandri (producer)
Products	Animated feature films and shorts
Owner	Illumination (Universal Pictures subsidiary)
Parent	Universal Pictures

Illumination Studios Paris—previously known as Illumination Mac Guff—is a French company specializing in animated feature film production. It operates under the ownership of Illumination, a subsidiary of Universal Pictures. Established in 2011 after Universal acquired the animation division of the French visual effects firm Mac Guff, this Paris-based studio is responsible for creating animation for Illumination’s feature-length movies and shorts, including the renowned Despicable Me series.

Mac Guff period (2011–2021)

Following its collaboration with Illumination on Despicable Me (2010) and associated shorts, Universal purchased Mac Guff’s animation branch, which was subsequently renamed Illumination Mac Guff. The inaugural film produced under this new entity was The Lorax (2012). Illumination directed most of its animation projects to this studio, taking advantage of French government subsidies to manage production expenses effectively.

Studios Paris period (2021–present)

In December 2021, concurrent with the launch of Sing 2, the company underwent a rebranding, adopting the name Illumination Studios Paris.

Released

Title	Release date	Director(s)	Producer(s)	Budget	Gross (unadjusted)
The Lorax	REDIRECT Template:Date table sorting	Chris Renaud Co-Director: Kyle Balda	Chris Meledandri Janet Healy	$70 million	$349.2 million
Despicable Me 2	REDIRECT Template:Date table sorting	Chris Renaud Pierre Coffin		$76 million	$970.8 million
Minions	REDIRECT Template:Date table sorting	Pierre Coffin Kyle Balda		$74 million	$1.159 billion
The Secret Life of Pets	REDIRECT Template:Date table sorting	Chris Renaud Co-Director: Yarrow Cheney		$75 million	$894.3 million
Sing	REDIRECT Template:Date table sorting	Garth Jennings Co-Director: Christophe Lourdelet			$634.2 million
Despicable Me 3	REDIRECT Template:Date table sorting	Pierre Coffin Kyle Balda Co-Director: Eric Guillon		$80 million	$1.035 billion
The Grinch	REDIRECT Template:Date table sorting	Scott Mosier Yarrow Cheney		$75 million	$526.7 million
The Secret Life of Pets 2	REDIRECT Template:Date table sorting	Chris Renaud Co-Director: Jonathan del Val		$80 million	$431.1 million
Sing 2	REDIRECT Template:Date table sorting	Garth Jennings Co-Director: Christophe Lourdelet		$85 million	$407.6 million

Minions: The Rise of GruThe Super Mario Bros. MovieMigrationDespicable Me 4

REDIRECT Template:Date table sorting	align=center | Kyle Balda Co-Directors: Brad Ableson Jonathan del Val	style=text-align:center; | Chris Meledandri Janet Healy Chris Renaud	$80 million	$939.6 million
REDIRECT Template:Date table sorting	align=center | Aaron Horvath Michael Jelenic Co-Directors: Pierre Leduc Fabien Polack	align=center | Chris Meledandri Shigeru Miyamoto	$100 million	$1.362 billion
REDIRECT Template:Date table sorting	align=center | Benjamin Renner Co-director: Guylo Homsy	align=center | Chris Meledandri	$72 million	$300.2 million
REDIRECT Template:Date table sorting	style=text-align:center; | Chris Renaud Co-director: Patrick Delage	style=text-align:center; | Chris Meledandri Brett Hoffman	$100 million	$971 million

Upcoming

Title	Launch date	Director(s)	Producer(s)	Reference(s)
Untitled sequel to The Super Mario Bros. Movie	REDIRECT Template:Date table sorting	Aaron Horvath Michael Jelenic	Chris Meledandri Shigeru Miyamoto
Minions 3	REDIRECT Template:Date table sorting	Pierre Coffin	Chris Meledandri Bill Ryan

Television specials

#	Title	Release date	Network	Remarks
1	Minions Holiday Special	REDIRECT Template:Date table sorting || align=center | NBC ||
2	Minions & More 1	REDIRECT Template:Date table sorting || rowspan="2" align="center" | Netflix ||
3	Minions & More 2	REDIRECT Template:Date table sorting ||
4	Paris 2024 Olympics Opening Ceremony	REDIRECT Template:Date table sorting || align=center | Various international networks || Featured an animated Minions segment during the "Fraternité" portion
5	Sing: Thriller	REDIRECT Template:Date table sorting || rowspan="2" align="center" | Netflix ||

Commercials

Animated Kevin, Stuart and Bob presenting Best Animated Short Film at the 88th Academy Awards ||2016||88th Academy Awards The Secret Life of Pets PetSmart & Cinemark & Xfinity & Sky Broadband campaigns ||2016||Multiple clients including PetSmart, Cinemark, Xfinity, Sky UK Sing Franchise Campaigns with McDonald's Happy Meals and others ||2016||McDonald's and additional partners Despicable Me 3 Campaigns with Tic Tac, Sky UK, Oasis, Honda, Xfinity, Cinemark, Bonafont, McDonald's, Sky Fibre, and others ||2017||Various brands including Tic Tac, Sky UK, Oasis, Honda, Xfinity, Cinemark, Bonafont, McDonald's, Sky Fibre The Grinch Campaigns with Xfinity, Wonderful Pistachios, Ebates, 23andMe, Chex, PVR Cinemas, Barkbox ||2018||Multiple partners including Xfinity, Wonderful Pistachios, Ebates, 23andMe, Chex, PVR Cinemas, Barkbox The Secret Life of Pets 2 Campaigns with Sky UK, ODEON Cinemas, McDonald's, Progressive, Xfinity, Village Cinemas ||2019||Clients including Sky UK, ODEON Cinemas, McDonald's, Progressive, Xfinity, Village Cinemas Sing 2 Campaigns with GSCinemas and McDonald's Happy Meals ||2021||GSCinemas and McDonald's Sky Broadband Minions "Loft To Lair," HelloFresh x Minions, Liberty Mutual Insurance x Minions: The Rise of Gru campaigns ||2021-2022||Sky UK, HelloFresh, Liberty Mutual Insurance McDonald’s Happy Meal - Minions: The Rise of Gru and other promotional spots with Xfinity and Sky UK ||2020-2024||McDonald’s Happy Meal, Xfinity, Sky UK Illumination's Ultimate Movie Night and The Super Mario Bros. Movie McDonald's campaign ||2023||Illumination and McDonald's Migration Movie Campaigns with Jersey Mike's, Dawn brand, Xfinity, PVR Cinemas ||2023-2024||Jersey Mike's, Dawn, Xfinity, PVR Cinemas King’s Hawaiian & Despicable Me 4 Competition and other recent campaigns including Volkswagen USA and Sky UK for Despicable Me 4 ||2024||King’s Hawaiian, Volkswagen USA, Sky UK

Campaign Title	Year	Client/Brand
Mazda CX-5 - The Lorax	2012	Mazda
The Lorax at IHOP	2012	IHOP
The Lorax GE Lightbulb	2012	GE Lighting
AMC Policy Trailer - Dr. Seuss' The Lorax	2012	AMC Theatres
Despicable Me 2 Fruit Snack	2013	Fruit Roll-Ups
Despicable Me 2 Happy Meal	2013	McDonald's
Despicable Me 2 McDonald's Milk	2013
Despicable Me 2 - Progressive Name Your Price Tool	2013	Progressive Corporation
Despicable Me 2 Gogurt	2013	Gogurt
AMC Policy Spot - Minions vs. Evil Minion	2013	AMC
Tic Tac Minions	2015	Tic Tac
General Mills Minions	2015	General Mills
GoGurt Minions	2015	GoGurt
Minions Drive Thru	2015	McDonald's
Oasis - LES TRONIONS - MINIONS	2015	Oasis Be Fruit
minions Favorite Show	2015	Xfinity
minions XFINITY	2015
minions Movie Watching Experience	2015	Cinemark
minions Then and Now	2015	Odeon Cinemas
minions Paradise Trailer	2015	Minions Paradise
minions Super Bowl Commercial	2015
minions The Stars are Brighter	2015	Cinemark
minions Happy Meal	2015	McDonald's
minions Godzilla	2015	Toho Cinemas
minions Fastest in-home Wi-Fi	2015	Xfinity
minions Sky Fiber	2015	Sky UK
minions Vivo Spots (1 & 2)	2015	Vivo