Michelle Yeoh as Master Chow, an acupuncturist and Kung Fu fighter who helps the Minions on their quest [10]

Various Artists - Minions: The Rise of Gru (Target Exclusive, CD)". Target . Retrieved May 10, 2022. a b "Colorful little henchmen reason enough to catch 'The Minions: The Rise of Gru' ". The News-Herald. June 28, 2022. Archived from the original on July 1, 2022 . Retrieved June 28, 2022.discover that it details the location of an artifact known as the Zodiac Stone. Utilizing this artifact Stolworthy, Jacob (August 7, 2017). "Despicable Me becomes highest-grossing animated franchise of all time". The Independent. Archived from the original on August 7, 2017 . Retrieved November 5, 2023. Taraji P. Henson as Belle Bottom, a master thief and the newly-appointed leader of the Vicious 6 [10] Johnny Oleksinski from The New York Post rated the film three out of four stars, stating that "while a tad too light, as these films often are, nobody is making animated characters as funny or likable (or marketable) as the Minions." [68] Serena Puang from Boston Globe gave the film two and a half stars out of four and wrote: "The movie is fun: The music is unironically good -- a particular standout is the Minions's rendition of Simon and Garfunkel's ' Cecilia'; Bob, as cute as ever, learns that 'even the smallest of us are capable of great things'." [69] Scroll.in 's Udita Jhunjhunwala, giving a positive review, wrote: "The animated comedy is an 88-minute delight, further enlivened by the talented voice cast..." [70] Minions Madness: Israeli teenagers rave, throw popcorn in cinemas". The Jerusalem Post. July 4, 2022. Archived from the original on July 10, 2022 . Retrieved July 6, 2022.

As that description should make perfectly clear, Minions: The Rise of Gru is very much Gru’s story, despite the fact that this is a Minions film, not a Despicable Me film. Yet he’s nothing more than a subtitle to the main title. Universal Pictures certainly knows where their bread is buttered, so the supporting characters get top billing, while the lead has to settle for having his name after the colon. At this rate, it wouldn’t be surprising if the next film in the franchise is titled Minions: Despicable Me 4. Pierre Coffin as Kevin, Stuart, Bob, Otto and the rest of the Minions, Gru's yellow troublesome newly-hired henchmen [10] [11] [12] Kilraine, Lottie (July 4, 2022). "Cinemas ban teens in suits after Minions: The Rise Of Gru TikTok trend". uk.sports.yahoo.com. PA Media. Archived from the original on July 7, 2022 . Retrieved July 5, 2022.Bradshaw, Peter (June 22, 2022). "Minions: The Rise of Gru review – feeble origin story hopefully lays franchise to rest". The Guardian. Archived from the original on April 8, 2023 . Retrieved June 30, 2022. Rubin, Rebecca (March 4, 2021). " F9 Postponed for the Third Time, Minions Sequel Pushed to 2022". Variety. Archived from the original on March 4, 2021 . Retrieved March 4, 2021.