The main messages from Minions: The Rise of Gru are to follow your dreams and to remember that even the smallest of us are capable of great things. Values in Minions: The Rise of Gru that you could reinforce with your children include helpfulness, teamwork, creativity, persistence and love.

Produced by Illumination Entertainment and distributed by Universal Pictures, it is the spin-off/prequel which takes place before the events of Despicable Me and the third installment overall in the film series of the same name.

U.S. Illumination has produced 13 feature films, with an average gross of $711 million per film. The studio's highest-grossing films are The Super Mario Bros. Movie ($1.362 billion), Minions ($1.159 billion), and Despicable Me 3 ($1.034 billion).

Eric Guillon The team that created the Minions for Despicable Me consisted of character designer Eric Guillon and directors Pierre Coffin and Chris Renaud. Character Designs by Eric Guillon.

Minions became famous because of their relatability. They represent the childlike wonder and joy that we all crave in our lives. Their carefree attitude and loyalty to their leader, Gru, also resonate with our desire for belonging and purpose.

Minions are yellow henchmen who have existed since the beginning of time, serving history's most ambitious villains. The minions are possibly made from humans by a ray that turns humans into minions as seen in the Minions Mayhem ride at Universal Studios.

In the same interview, when asked how the ogres transformed into the Minions we now know and love, Coffin said, “I guess it was an appeal issue for Gru. We kept finding that the sillier it was, the better it was. So the Minions, as these sort of child-like, irresponsible characters sort of help Gru's appeal.

He then relocated to France, where he had a hand in all of the “Despicable” films and directed the first “Minions” movie, made at Illumination Mac Guff Studios. Besides San Francisco's Sunset District, he also lived in Berkeley and Mill Valley and clearly left his heart in the bay.

Minions became famous because of their relatability. They represent the childlike wonder and joy that we all crave in our lives. Their carefree attitude and loyalty to their leader, Gru, also resonate with our desire for belonging and purpose.

“Minions” and the “Despicable Me” franchise may have their fans in China and be a further tonic for the country's beat-up box office. While the first “Despicable Me” film did not have a China release, “Despicable Me 2” earned $52.9 million in 2013 and “Despicable Me 3” enjoyed a huge $158 million in 2017.

Despicable Me: Best Minions in the Franchise, Ranked

• 7 Carl.
• 6 Jorge.
• 5 Dave.
• 4 Phil.
• 3 Stuart.
• 2 Kevin.
• 1 Bob.

Though the supervillain Gru has a gun that can transform humans into Minions, it's only been seen in an amusement park ride, so most Minions presumably came from the sea.

Minions became famous because of their relatability. They represent the childlike wonder and joy that we all crave in our lives. Their carefree attitude and loyalty to their leader, Gru, also resonate with our desire for belonging and purpose.