Illumination Entertainment’s computer-animated Despicable Me 3 brings back franchise-favorite characters including Gru (Steve Carell) and his Minions, along with some new faces like Gru’s ...

The most touching moment we see relationship-wise is when the minion Mel pines for Gru in prison, remembering how affectionate and selfless Gru was. “Despicable Me 3” tries to pack too much in at once ...

And lest you assume that “Despicable Me 3” somehow ... And then there are the Minions, who have grown disgruntled with all of Gru’s do-goodery. Following the lead of Mel (their Braveheart?), ...

Despicable Me first introduced Gru's delightful yellow Minions, Despicable Me 2 had evil Minions, and Despicable Me 3 had mutinous prison ... "And of course, Mel, with the laser beam powers ...

even as it stokes the hunger for "Minions 2" (due out in 2020). For others, “Despicable Me 3” is just another swig from the same can of calculated comedy. Despite the addition of an ...

Although it won’t match the $1.1 billion worldwide total of Minions, it will easily ... opening weekend admissions and a $3.6 million gross, Despicable Me 3 set a new record for an animated ...

By Josh Spiegel Within the first few minutes of Despicable Me 3, a few of the ubiquitous yellow, gibberish-spouting Minions maneuver an underwater vehicle past a host of sea creatures to catch up ...

Now that we’ve seen the Minions — those roly-poly ... can we really go back to treating them like sidekicks? If “Despicable Me 3” is any indication, then the answer to that question ...

Gru, Lucy, and the Minions are back, and up against a new villain — the shoulder-pad sporting, moonwalking Balthazar Bratt. The “Despicable Me 3″ trailer features Bratt (voiced by “South ...

“Despicable Me” hit its stride with a 2013 sequel that grossed $970 million, followed by the spinoff “Minions,” which grossed $1.15 billion. With a running lifetime total of $3.13 ...

As terrible as the summer box office season has been, it has finally produced a billion-dollar film: “Despicable Me 3.” The latest ... ($270 million), “Minions” ($336 million), “Despicab ...