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List of Illumination productions

This is a list of productions produced by Illumination (formerly known as Illumination Entertainment), an American film and animation studio based in Santa Monica, California, United States. This includes feature films, shorts, television specials, and digital series. As of 2026, Illumination has released 16 feature films, which were all distributed by Universal Pictures, with their first being Despicable Me on July 9, 2010, and their latest being The Super Mario Galaxy Movie on April 1, 2026.

Their upcoming slate of films includes Minions & Monsters on July 1, 2026. In addition, an untitled film is slated to be released on April 16, 2027.

Feature films

All films are distributed by Universal Pictures unless noted otherwise.

Released

Upcoming

Short films

Compilations

Television specials

Series

Web series

Unproduced films

Reception

Box office performance

Critical and public response

See also

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