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Every Animated Movie That Has Made At Least $1 Billion At The Box Office

Ever wanted to know which animated movie is the most successful of all time? Well, here's your chance...

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Visiting Minion Land? There’s A Way To Get Even More Despicable On Your Next Universal Orlando Trip

Villain-Con: Minion Blast and other attractions are now open in Minion land, but there's another way to jazz up your next Universal Orlando trip.

Cinemablend

5 Quick Things To Know About Minions Land Opening At Universal Orlando

Universal Orlando's New Minions Land is almost here.

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Universal Studios shares sneak peek at brand new Minions themed land opening this year

Universal Orlando Resort in Florida is poised to open Minions Land this summer, building on the Despicable Me Minion Mayhem attraction and bringing Gru, Margo, Edith and Agnes to the park

Daily Mirror

The new films and shows out on Now this weekend – March 31

Sky’s subscription service has some great new content dropping this weekend

Manchester Evening News

Minions, KFC, insurrection, ER: Former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro’s life in his new Florida hideaway

Mr Bolsonaro has been photographed meeting with supporters, shopping for groceries, and eating fried chicken all around Florida -- all while lawmakers call for his extradition back to Brazil. Graig Graziosi investigates

The Independent UK

How the Minions Became Hollywood's Mightiest Franchise

They are on Walmart shelves, candy wrappers and dog costumes. They are in theme parks in Florida and Southern California. They have appeared on Amazon.com Inc. delivery boxes, chickpea snack bags and Tic-Tac containers.

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New on DVD: 'Despicable Me' villain gets an origin story with 'Minions: The Rise of Gru'

The latest entry in the "Despicable Me" franchise tops the DVD releases for the week of Aug. 30.

Tribune News Service

‘Thor: Love and Thunder’ Scores Franchise Best Debut

"Thor: Love and Thunder" earned $143 million in its opening weekend in North America, according to studio estimates Sunday. It’s a franchise best for the God of Thunder and another success story of the summer 2022 box office season. The second Thor movie directed by Taika Waititi opened on 4,375…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Suited Up: Mother Condemns Local Cinema For Banning Suit-Wearing Kids At New ‘Minions’ Movie

Clare Harrison, 52, took her 12-year-old son Charlie and four of his friends to see the new movie on Saturday (July 2).

Zenger

Vue 'Gentleminion' screenings introduced after Glasgow students storm cinema

54 of the finest Minions fans descended onto a Glasgow cinema, sharply dressed in suits and one even in a banana costume - so Vue has capitalised on the rising trend by creating special screenings.

Glasgow Live

The Loop: UK's government is in crisis, fourth COVID-19 dose announced, and why teens are dressing up for the movies

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ABC News

Bizarre TikTok shows Dublin teenagers wearing suits to cinema to see new Minions movie

The phenomenon has taken theatres by storm across the country as young men dress up to see the new movie

Dublin Live

#GentleMinions explained: Why TikTok teens are wearing suits to see Minions: The Rise of Gru

Here's what you need to know about the TikTok trend that's gone global and helped the latest Minions flick smash box office records.

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France 24

Minions return with more jaunty gibberish and animated antics

Breakout stars of the computer animated "Despicable Me" franchise, the Minions are back with their second feature film, which recounts the rise of villain Gru. Critic Lisa Nesselson and her own group of toy Minions are unanimous in their enjoyment of its puns, Italian-accented gibberish, and unbridled silliness.

Edinburgh Live

Mum slams cinema's 'dress code rules' as son refused Minions: Rise of Gru entry

A TikTok trend has taken cinemas by storm as teenagers are dressing up in suits to watch Minions: Rise of Gru, but after bad behaviour has been seen in some venues, cinemas have enforced a dress code.

The Guardian - UK

The revolution will be televised: why we are witnessing a big-boss backlash

As even the Minions start to question their morally compromised overlord, popular culture is increasingly siding with the workers in their fight against corporate greed

Manchester Evening News

Cinemas banning teens in suits from watching Minions amid TikTok #gentleminions trend

Large groups of teenagers have been accused of rowdy behaviour which is spoiling the film for other viewers

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Los Angeles Times

That #Gentleminions TikTok trend is driving movie theaters bananas

Universal Pictures approves of Gen Z dressing up in suits and coming out in droves to see "Minions: The Rise of Gru" as part of a new TikTok craze. But some movie theaters have found the trend despicable.

Benzinga

Analysis: Why Did 'Minions: The Rise Of Gru' Break Box Office Records While 'Lightyear' Fizzled?

The animated feature “Minions: The Rise of Gru” from Comcast Corp.’s (NASDAQ: CMCSA) Universal Pictures in conjunction with Illumination wrapped up the four-day Independence Day weekend with $125.1 million in U.S.

Daily Mirror

Mum fuming as ODEON bans son from Minions film because 'his friend was wearing a shirt'

Clare Harrison has criticised her local ODEON in Bath where staff refused her son entry to see the latest minions film because his friend was wearing a shirt

The Independent UK

Furious mother condemns local cinema after it bans her son’s group from seeing new ‘Minions’ film

Clare Harrison, 52, got more than she bargained for after taking her 12-year-old son Charlie and four of his friends to see the ‘Minions: The Rise of Gru’

Wales Online

Minions movie suit trend: Where did the TikTok meme start?

The trend has been dubbed ‘gentle minions’ and involves large groups of teenagers showing up at the cinema in formal attire

The New Daily

#GentleMinions. The viral TikTok trend helping fuel a box office hit, and cinema chaos

Viral Minions TikTok videos are apparently encouraging a boost in ticket sales for the movie, but also fuelling cinema chaos.

The Guardian - UK

The teens disrupting Minions screenings might actually be the saviours of cinema

‘Gentleminions’ being turned away from showings of the latest Despicable Me spinoff should be nectar for the ailing industry

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