Tag: Minions
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‘Despicable Me 4’ Trailer: Gru’s Family Keeps Growing in Illumination’s Latest Minion-Filled Sequel
It’s been two years since “
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‘Despicable Me 4’ Trailer: Will Ferrell, Stephen Colbert & More Join Illumination’s Hit Franchise
Illumination’s “Despicable Me” franchise has grossed a total of more than $4.4 billion worldwide, and given the brand is the biggest global animated franchise in history, you can bet everyone wants more. So, today, Illumination and Universal revealed the first trailer for “Despicable Me 4,” the first film in the franchise in seven years (not…
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Tmnt: Mutant Mayhem Has One Major Thing In Common With Spider-Verse
Heavy spoilers for “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem” to follow.”Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse” was a miracle of filmmaking, a movie that shouldn’t work — it has too many characters, drastically different visual styles throughout, and a story that is simultaneously too kid-friendly for adults yet too adult for the demographic normally associated with American…
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‘Migration’ Trailer: Kumail Nanjiani & Elizabeth Banks Are Migrating Ducks In Illumination’s New Animated Film
Illumination is having a hell of a 2023. Obviously, even without a new ‘Minions’ or ‘Despicable Me’ film in theaters, the dumb Minions characters are omnipresent in the lives of children everywhere. However, in addition to that, there’s the massive success of “The Super Mario Bros. Movie,” which, to date, has earned more than $1.3…
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‘Migration’ Trailer: Birds of a Feather Flock Together
After The Super Mario Bros. Movie took Illumination to new heights, the studio behind the Minions franchise is hoping to continue their winning streak with latest offering Migration. Taking to the skies this Christmas, the upcoming animated film promises to have the whole family flocking to theaters, with a new trailer having now been released.…
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Illumination CEO Chris Meledandri Shoots Down ‘The Legend Of Zelda’ Movie Rumors
After “The Super Mario Bros. Movie” made over $1.3 billion at the global box office, it’s safe to say that Illumination is pretty pleased with its partnership with Nintendo. The new film now ranks as Illumination’s highest-grossing film, surging past 2015’s “Minions” at $1.159 billion to top that list. So will the computer animation studio…
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Illumination Bows 25 Minutes of ‘Migration’ Footage in Annecy
Before Pharrell Williams put in a surprise appearance to honor Chris Meledandri with Annecy’s Golden Ticket lifetime achievement award, the Illumination CEO joined “Migration” director Benjamin Renner for a wide-ranging conversation and to present the first 25 minutes of the film.Though the duo made sure to mention that the excerpt was not quite locked, the…
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What Minions: Rise of Gru Can Teach Us About Being a Good Boss
In 2010, the world was introduced to a horde of yellow, overall-clad creatures: the Minions. These banana-loving evildoers followed their leader, Gru (Steve Carell), in all of his villainous pursuits, yet even over a decade later, the larger dynamics of power at play have gone widely unscrutinized. Is it because this relationship between Despicable Me’s…
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Universal Owns the VOD Charts This Week, Led by ‘Minions: The Rise of Gru’
Universal is usually strong on VOD charts, but this week it dominates by holding 13 out of 30 possible slots with the just-released “
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July Box Office Was a Record, but August Looks Like a Buzzsaw
July 2022 generated 1.133 billion in domestic gross — the best month’s gross in the Covid era, and it represents 88 percent of the take in July 2019. The majority came from two 300 million+ grossing releases with “Thor: Love and Thunder” (Disney) as the biggest film. “Minions” opened a week earlier, but it should…