{"id":2102252,"date":"2025-10-19T18:25:10","date_gmt":"2025-10-19T18:25:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2102252"},"modified":"2025-10-19T18:25:10","modified_gmt":"2025-10-19T18:25:10","slug":"kristen-wiigs-biggest-movie-is-this-1-billion-blockbuster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/kristen-wiigs-biggest-movie-is-this-1-billion-blockbuster\/","title":{"rendered":"Kristen Wiig&#8217;s Biggest Movie Is This $1 Billion Blockbuster"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.looper.com\/320430\/things-you-might-not-know-about-kristen-wiig\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Kristen Wiig;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Kristen Wiig<\/a> has scaled the heights of Hollywood. From her big break on &#8220;Saturday Night Live&#8221; to co-writing the comedy classic &#8220;<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.looper.com\/663172\/the-bridesmaids-character-you-are-based-on-your-zodiac-sign\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Bridesmaids;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Bridesmaids<\/a>&#8221; to executive producing the period dramedy &#8220;Palm Royale,&#8221; Wiig has done it all. But you may not be aware of her extensive voice work for animated movies. In fact, her credits include everything from &#8220;Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs&#8221; to &#8220;How to Train Your Dragon&#8221; to &#8220;Sausage Party.&#8221; But it would be the &#8220;Despicable Me&#8221; franchise that gave Wiig her first, and so far only, $1 billion blockbuster with 2017&#8217;s &#8220;Despicable Me 3.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Wiig has been with &#8220;Despicable Me&#8221; since its beginnings in 2010. In the first movie she played Miss Hattie, the, well, despicable orphanage owner where the star of the franchise, Gru (Steve Carell), meets Agnes (Elsie Fisher), Edith (Dana Gaier), and Margo (Miranda Cosgrove). However, by &#8220;Despicable Me 2,&#8221; Wiig was upgraded to co-star as Lucy Wilde, an operative of the Anti-Villain League and, by the end of the movie, Gru&#8217;s new wife. She&#8217;s continued to voice Lucy in &#8220;Despicable Me 3,&#8221; where she&#8217;s trying to navigate how to co-parent three preteen girls, and in &#8220;Despicable Me 4,&#8221; where she becomes the mother of a new baby, Gru Jr.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read more: <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.looper.com\/1863153\/actors-beef-ryan-reynolds\/?zsource=yahoo\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Actors Who Had Beef With Ryan Reynolds;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Actors Who Had Beef With Ryan Reynolds<\/a><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\">What is the Despicable Me franchise about?<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Lucy looking stoked in Despicable Me 2 &#8211; Universal Pictures<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">As the title suggests, &#8220;Despicable Me&#8221; is about the despicable Gru, a wicked mastermind competing for the label of best villain against similar wrongdoers. Determined to win the title, he attempts to steal the moon with the help of his mischievous yellow henchmen, the Minions. In preparing for the heist, he adopts Margo, Edith, and Agnes, to get close to his rival Vector (Jason Segel). By the end, however, Gru goes good and takes in the girls as his daughters.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The sequels follow Gru as he attempts to stay on the right side of the law while flirting with being bad. In &#8220;Despicable Me 2,&#8221; he meets Kristen Wiig&#8217;s Lucy, and they fall in love while trying to figure out who has a chemical that can turn otherwise docile creatures into killing machines.\u00a0The two get married in &#8220;Despicable Me 3,&#8221; but not long after, Gru reconnects with his long-lost twin brother, Dru (also Steve Carell).\u00a0Despite making a living off pig farming, Dru yearns to be a villain like his sibling, which Gru is all too happy to help with. Meanwhile, Lucy earns Margo&#8217;s devotion by shielding her from a boy&#8217;s affections.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In the latest installment, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.looper.com\/1614248\/despicable-me-4-movie-review\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:&quot;Despicable Me 4,&quot;;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">&#8220;Despicable Me 4,&#8221;<\/a>\u00a0the family must go into hiding when Gru botches the capture of a rival from his old villain school.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\">What are some of Kristen Wiig&#8217;s other successful films?<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Annie looking concerned in The Martian\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"780\" height=\"438\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/xSW9H.LeseShreREpHOTrw--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTUzOTtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/looper_828\/a7e9c46228334313711d9d073fd9a348\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Annie looking concerned in The Martian &#8211; Twentieth Century Fox<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">While &#8220;Despicable Me 3&#8221; is Kristen Wiig&#8217;s most successful film, with &#8220;Despicable Me 2&#8221; and &#8220;4&#8221; not far behind, she&#8217;s had plenty of other animated hits under her belt, most notably with the &#8220;How to Train Your Dragon&#8221; series.\u00a0All three animated entries are among her 10 most successful films globally.\u00a0The DreamWorks-produced trilogy sees Wiig play Ruffnut, the twin of Tuffnut (T.J. Miller in 1 and 2, Justin Rupple in 3), and one of the teenagers who,\u00a0led by Hiccup (Jay Baruchel), learns to ride dragons instead of killing them.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Among Wiig&#8217;s successful live-action films, while &#8220;Bridesmaids&#8221; is up there with a $289.6 million worldwide gross,\u00a0a very different movie ranks as her most successful live-action adventure to date: 2015&#8217;s &#8220;The Martian&#8221; with $653.6 million. Although most associate the film with Matt Damon&#8217;s Mark Watney struggling to survive while stranded on the Red Planet, Wiig was indeed featured as Annie Montrose. Annie, the Director of Media Relations at NASA, is tasked with keeping the world informed of the astronaut&#8217;s status during his time on Mars \u2014 so, no pressure.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Wiig has had quite a bit of success in her over two decades in the business in live-action and animation, whether in supporting or starring roles, a streak that is sure to continue.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">If you enjoyed this article, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/subscribe.looper.com\/newsletter-syndicated\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:sign up to our free newsletter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">sign up to our free newsletter<\/a> for the biggest movie and TV news delivered straight to your inbox. 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From her big break on &#8220;Saturday Night Live&#8221; to co-writing the comedy classic &#8220;Bridesmaids&#8221; to executive producing the period dramedy &#8220;Palm Royale,&#8221; Wiig has done it all. But you may not be aware of her extensive voice work for animated movies. 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