Summary
Minions 3is now confirmed and has a new release date. After the success of the first film in 2010, theDespicable Mefranchise has become a major hit for Illumination Entertainment. The franchise grew to new heights with the release of spinoff moviesMinionsin 2015 andMinions: The Rise of Gruin 2022. ApotentialMinions 3, however, remained a question mark. The yellow hench-creatures and Steve Carell’s Gru now return inDespicable Me 4, which hit theaters earlier this month.
Now,Varietyreports thatMinions 3has been dated for August 02, 2025, continuing the franchise’s summer release strategy. The upcoming installment will be written by Brian Lynch, who wrote the firstMinions, and directed by Pierre Coffin, a veteran director in the franchise. No story details for the film have yet been revealed.
Despicable Me 4 Proves That Minions 3 Is A Good Idea
The Larger Despicable Me Universe Remains An Audience Draw
Aside from the original movie, none of theDespicable MeorMinionsmovies have really been hits with critics. Reviews tend to be mixed or lukewarm at best, with critics taking issue with the stories being light on emotion and the franchise’s particular brand of humor overstaying its welcome. The mixedDespicable Me 4reviewslargely continue this trend. With audiences, however, the franchise continues to shine.
Every installment in theDespicable Mefranchise has been a major hit at the box office.2015’sMinionsactually leads the pack as the highest-grossing entry in the franchise thus farwith an impressive $1.157 billion earned worldwide, suggesting a clear love, specifically, for this spinoff property.Minions: The Rise of Grudidn’t quite hit these same levels of success in 2022, but it’s still a winner with $940.2 million worldwide.
Despicable Me 4 Ending Explained
The conclusion of Despicable Me 4 quietly sets up several potential spin-off points even while working as a potential happy ending for the series.
Despicable Me 4’s review may be mixed, but it’s been a big success at the box office since it hit theaters in early July, and it’s now already grossed $255 million worldwide. The charms of the yellow minions and of Carell’s Gru may not totally be working on critics anymore, butthe reception to the latest film suggests that family audiences are not yet fatigued. AlthoughMinions 3is still three years away, there’s reason to be optimistic that it won’t be the final installment in the hit Illumination franchise.
