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- This film marked:
- The first Illumination film to be produced in a 2.40:1 widescreen aspect ratio; all of that company's previous films were produced in 1.85:1, followed by The Grinch.
- It is Universal Pictures' second animated film to be produced in a 2.35:1 widescreen aspect ratio after The Tale of Despereaux in 2008.
- It is also the first Despicable Me film to be shot in the 2.40:1 aspect ratio, unlike the Despicable Me films that were produced in 1.85:1.
- The first Illumination film to be produced in a 2.40:1 widescreen aspect ratio; all of that company's previous films were produced in 1.85:1, followed by The Grinch.
- The film pays a tribute of the late singer Michael Jackson; the villain Balthazar Bratt acts quite similar to him when he dances.
- Nev Scharel replaces Elsie Fisher as the voice of Agnes in the movie, due to Fisher going through puberty and getting too old for the role.
- In a screen of the headquarters of Anti-Villain League, there is a coordinate jumping around 34°18'N 86°40'W, which is located in north Alabama.
- This is the first film in the Despicable Me series not to be released in July.
- It is also the first Illumination film to be released in June, followed by The Secret Life of Pets 2.
- This is the first film that Gru didn't use the Freeze Ray, despite he was holding it, and then it was disarmed by Balthazar Bratt.
- This is the first film to have the Illumination logo simply read "Illumination".
- Despicable Me 3 is the second Illumination film to be rated PG for action and rude humor by the MPAA, after Minions.
- This is the second Illumination Entertainment film to star Steve Coogan, Jenny Slate and Michael Beattie (the first was The Secret Life of Pets).
- The second Illumination film to star both Jenny Slate and Michael Beattie (the first was The Lorax).
- The second Illumination film to star Steve Coogan and Michael Beattie (the first was Minions).
- The second Illumination film to star Michael Beattie in a dual role (the first was Minions).
- The third Illumination film to star Steve Coogan in a dual role (the previous two were Minions and The Secret Life of Pets).
- The fourth and final Illumination film to feature John Cygan as an additional voice (the previous three were The Lorax, Despicable Me 2 and Minions).
- Although it is unclear how long the film takes place after Despicable Me 2, it can be reasoned that very little time has passed between the two movies. There are several pieces of evidence that support this claim such as the fact that the girls surprised Gru and Lucy with a Hawaiian luau style party for their "honeymoon". Additionally, Lucy's personal conflict within the film was discovering herself as a new mother to the girls, suggesting that a very small amount of time passed between the end of the second film and the beginning of the third film.
- This film marks Trey Parker's first role in a children's film.
- The museum director Balthazar Bratt is dressed up as bears a strong resemblance to Mayor Shelbourne, the gluttonous and egotistical mayor from Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs.
- The film is notably different from how the first two movies usually go:
- It doesn't start at a random country whereas something important happens that might later occur.
- Gru appears at the beginning of the film rather than later.
- The title appears after appearance of several scenes.
- The font used in the credits is different. On a related note, the animated credits sequence is also different as well.
- Marlena Gru plays a larger role than she had in the first film.
- Vector is briefly mentioned after he being stranded on the Moon in Despicable Me - According to Anti-Villain League's profile of him, he is still alive on the Moon and can be seen through telescopes as an orange dot. Which means the short Mooned takes place after this film or he somehow managed to get back to the Moon before officially managing to get back to Earth after the events of the short.
- Speaking of the Moon, besides the prequel films, this is the only film in the franchise where Gru's moon heist from the first film is not mentioned.
- The second Illumination film to be accompanied by only one short instead of three for home media releases, after Hop.
- Despicable Me 3 is the first time that an Illumination franchise has become a trilogy.
- The Fart Gun of the previous movies can be seen in the ending with Mel in the last scene with Dru in the ship and in the opening Illumination logo.
- The film grossed $1.034 billion worldwide, which made it at the time of its release the 24th highest-grossing film of all time and the fourth highest-grossing animated film of all time (behind Frozen, Minions and Toy Story 3). It is currently the 39th highest-grossing film of all time and the seventh highest-grossing animated film of all time (behind Frozen II, Frozen, Incredibles 2, Minions, Toy Story 4 and Toy Story 3).
- The sixth animated sequel to be produced in a 2.35:1 aspect ratio, unlike the previous installments which were produced at 1.85:1, after Rugrats Go Wild, Shrek Forever After, Ice Age: Continental Drift, Planes: Fire & Rescue and Ice Age: Collision Course.
- This film may be a parody of Minions: The Minions leave and look for a new boss.
- This marks the 2nd film to have the Girls get kidnapped, they end up on the edge of a building along with Lucky The Goat, if it happened in real life, they would have been killed.
- This is the first Despicable Me movie that doesn't have skits of the Minions goofing off.
- This is the only Despicable Me credits that doesn't had a minion.
- This is the second time the Minions are starving (the first time was in Minions.)
- This is the second appearance of the German Shepherd In this movie, but as police dogs in Los Angeles. The first was in The Secret Life of Pets. It is followed by The Secret Life of Kyle, and The Secret Life of Pets 2.
- In this movie, the corgi is absent for the first time (although, he appeared in Minions, Mower Minions, The Secret Life of Pets)
- Besides the prequel films, this is the only Despicable Me film in the main series to not be directed by Chris Renaud. As he returned as the director for the franchise's fourth film.
- This is the second film that the directors have joined the film Pierre Coffin and Kyle Balda after the Minions.
- During the third season of Evil Bratt, Balthazaar Bratt’s cracking voice due to it changing sounds like Peter Brady’s during the time to change song. From The Brady Bunch episode Dough, Re, Mi.
- This is the second movie to feature Bad by Michael Jackson, first being Megamind.