Minions (film)

Minions
Minions
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Pierre Coffin; Kyle Balda;
Written by	Brian Lynch
Produced by	Chris Meledandri; Janet Healy;
Starring	Sandra Bullock; Jon Hamm; Michael Keaton; Allison Janney; Steve Coogan; Jennifer Saunders; Geoffrey Rush;
Edited by	Claire Dodgson
Music by	Heitor Pereira
Production; company	Illumination Entertainment
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release dates	June 11, 2015 (Odeon Leicester Square); July 10, 2015 (United States);
Running time	91 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$74 million
Box office	$1.159 billion

Minions is a 2015 American animated comedy film directed by Pierre Coffin and Kyle Balda and written by Brian Lynch. Produced by Illumination Entertainment, it is a prequel to Despicable Me (2010) and the third installment in the Despicable Me franchise. The film features the voices of Coffin (as the Minions), Sandra Bullock, Jon Hamm, Michael Keaton, Allison Janney, Steve Coogan and Jennifer Saunders, with Geoffrey Rush as the narrator. In the film, the Minions search for their replaceable evil boss after, one-by-one, accidentally killing all their past leaders throughout history.

Minions premiered in London on June 11, 2015, and was released in the United States on July 10, by Universal Pictures. It received mixed reviews from critics and grossed $1.16 billion, becoming the fifth-highest-grossing film of 2015, the second-highest-grossing animated film and the tenth-highest-grossing film of all time. A sequel, Minions: The Rise of Gru, was released in 2022, while a third film, Minions & Monsters, due to be released in 2026.