Minions

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animated film franchise feature film fictional species media franchise

Minions is a popular animated film franchise centered on small, yellow, mischievous creatures who serve as comedic sidekicks in the Despicable Me universe.

Aliases (8)

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	animated film franchise → feature film → feature film → fictional species → media franchise →
associatedWith	Gru →
boxOfficeSuccess	true →
color	yellow →
countryOfOrigin	United States → United States → United States →
directedBy	Kyle Balda → Pierre Coffin →
distributedBy	Universal Pictures → Universal Pictures → Universal Pictures →
featuresCharacter	Bob (Minion) → Kevin (Minion) → Stuart (Minion) →
featuresSpecies	Minions → small yellow creatures →
focusesOn	young Gru →
hasFilm	Minions (2015 film) → Minions: The Rise of Gru →
hasGenre	adventure film → computer-animated comedy → computer-animated comedy → computer-animated comedy → family film →
language	English → English → English →
mainCharacters	Minions (fictional species) →
notableFor	gibberish-like language → mischievous behavior → overalls and goggles → slapstick humor →
partOf	Despicable Me franchise →
prequelTo	Despicable Me → Despicable Me →
producedBy	Illumination Entertainment → Illumination Entertainment → Illumination Entertainment →
releaseYear	2015 →
roleInFranchise	comic relief →
setInFictionalUniverse	Despicable Me universe →
speaks	Minionese →
spinOffFrom	Despicable Me →
targetAudience	children → families →
typicalHeight	short →

Referenced by (30)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Allison Janney → Chris Meledandri → Illumination → Illumination ("Minions: The Rise of Gru") →	notableWork
Minion Land ("Minions franchise") → Minion Park →	franchise
Minion Land → Minion Park →	hasCharacter
Minions ("Minions (2015 film)") → Minions ("Minions: The Rise of Gru") →	hasFilm
Illumination → Illumination Entertainment ("Minions (franchise)") →	hasFranchise
Despicable Me ("Minions (film)") → Despicable Me ("Minions: The Rise of Gru") →	hasSpinOff
Chris Meledandri ("Minions franchise") → Illumination Entertainment →	knownFor
Despicable Me → Megamind ("Minion") →	mainCharacter
Illumination → Illumination Entertainment →	notableCharacter
Chris Meledandri → Universal Pictures →	notableFranchise
Illumination Entertainment → Illumination Entertainment ("Minions: The Rise of Gru") →	produced
Minion Land ("Minions franchise") → Minion Park →	theme
Minion Land ("Minions film series") →	basedOn
Despicable Me: Minion Mayhem →	featuresCharacter
Minions →	featuresSpecies
Minions ("Minions (fictional species)") →	mainCharacters