Today the sixth film in a 4.6 billion dollar series starts: The adventures become more absurd from part to part

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Today the sixth film in a 46 billion dollar series

When we talk about the big film series of our time, we often think of titles like Marvel, Star Wars and Fast & Furious, which are mainly in the live-action area. What should not be underestimated, however, is the success that popular animation series like Despicable Me regularly hits the box office.

In 2010, the series, originally known as Despicable Me, launched its first part in cinemas, which revolves around the Supervillains Gru He wants to spread fear and terror throughout the world with an army of small, yellow and extremely stupid Minions. As it turns out, Gru is not as evil as he thinks.

Despicable Me 4 is in cinemas: There are 23 more (short) films from the Minions universe

In the meantime, Despicable Me has turned into a huge franchise with numerous spin-offs. Today, Despicable Me 4 is already the first fourth film in the main series in the cinema. In addition, two spin-offs about the Minions and 18 (!) short films have been released in recent years.

Here you can watch the trailer for Despicable Me 4:

Despicable Me 4 – Trailer 2 (German) HD

The Despicable Me films are a mix of action, adventure and family comedy. There is a lot of slapstick and other humor full of pop culture references and meta-gags. The stories and characters are often completely absurd and over the top. But in the end, the films also have a lot of heart.

Since the second part, this feel-good rollercoaster has become an indispensable part of the cinema and often dances around the billion mark at the box office. This means that the animation studio Illumination has one of the most reliable and profitable film series The numbers at Box Office Mojo are impressive:

  • Part 1: 543 million US dollars box office on 69 million US dollars budget
  • Part 2: 971 million US dollars box office on 76 million US dollars budget
  • Part 3: 1 billion US dollars box office on 80 million US dollars budget
  • Minions 1: 1.2 billion box office on a 74 million US dollar budget
  • Minion 2: 940 million US dollars box office on 80 million US dollars budget

    • The fourth part is also on the right track, to build on the success of its predecessorsDespicable Me 4 opened in some countries last week and immediately grossed $230 million, a figure that is expected to rise in the coming weeks.

    Is Despicable Me 5 and Minions 3 coming?

    No further sequels or spin-offs from the Minion universe have been officially announced. However, co-director Chris Renaud revealed in an interview with Variety that he Despicable Me 5 is open-minded towards.

    Specifically, Renaud says:

    When we think of a good story and feel like we are breaking new ground, then [Ich – Einfach unverbesserlich 5] definitely possible.

    Furthermore, from a financial perspective, it would be extremely surprising if Illumination and Universal were to say goodbye to the Minions brand in the near future.

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