![]() With $202 million worldwide, it’s clear that the Minions franchise is A) as popular as ever and B) a rare example of a spin-off that surpasses the original. Minions 2 only cost $80 million, so even Sing 2 ($407 million) grosses would have been quite profitable. While Minions was slightly frontloaded for an Illumination flick ($336 million from a $115 million debut), I’m sure Universal won’t mourn if both Jurassic World Dominion and Minions: The Rise of Gru only end up just over $350 million domestic and $900 million-to-$1 billion worldwide. The 1970's-set ode to Blaxploitation and Asian-centric martial arts actioners earned decent reviews, with even most pans assuring audiences that, yes, it’s a Minions movie, and an A from Cinemascore. ![]() In the film, an eleven-year-old Gru plans to become a supervillain with the help of his Minions, which leads to a showdown with a malevolent team, the Vicious 6.This is a huge win for Universal, their prized Illumination brand and that brand’s prized franchise. Henson, Michelle Yeoh, Russell Brand, Julie Andrews and Alan Arkin (in his final film role before his death in June 2023). The film features Steve Carell reprising his role as Gru and Pierre Coffin as the Minions. Produced by Illumination and distributed by Universal Pictures, it is the sequel to Minions (2015), a prequel to Despicable Me (2010), and the fifth entry overall in the Despicable Me franchise. ![]() Minions: The Rise of Gru (also known as Minions 2) is a 2022 American computer-animated comedy film directed by Kyle Balda, co-directed by Brad Ableson and Jonathan del Val (in Ableson's feature directorial debut), and produced by Chris Meledandri, Janet Healy and Chris Renaud, from a screenplay written by Matthew Fogel, and a story by Fogel and Brian Lynch.
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