Following on from 2015's Minions, the Despicable Me spin-off The Rise of Gru charts the nefarious ascent of supervillain Gru (Steve Carrell) as he does battle with the Nefarious 6. Haplessly aided ...

Chinese juggernaut Ne Zha 2 overtook Inside Out 2 in February as the top-grossing animated film of all time — mostly from a staggering estimated $1.89 billion in its home country alone.

Everyone is 0-0 again. You can officially throw last year's records out. Whenever people berate me for my rankings (which is a right I'll fight for them to have) this time of year, I tend to fall ...

It started in 2010 with a film that introduced minions to the world. These adorable little yellow creatures were put in contrast to the criminal mastermind Gru. With Steve Carell's impeccable voice ...

'Despicable Me' spin-off series, focusing on the Minions characters.

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