4.8 billion dollars: this iconic and irresistible saga will return with the 7th film from 2010!

The fourth installment in the adventures of Gru and his minions just hit our theaters and promises a bright future as Despicable Me 4 totaled 458,421 admissions (including 249,547 in AVP) for its first Wednesday in theaters and has already earned over $265. million in the world.

Building on this enthusiasm, Illumination studios have already announced a new Minions movie! The third adventure of the little yellow men will be released in theaters on June 30, 2027, in time for the United States Independence Day. A period that has so far brought good luck to the studio.

Minions 3 will be written by Brian Lynch, who has already worked on previous spin-offs, and directed by French director Pierre Coffin, who helmed the first three Despicable Me films and the first spin-off. About minions. FYI, he’s the one who voices the little yellow creatures in all the movies.

Mega-Minions at the heart of a 3rd spin-off movie?

We still don’t know what the featurette will be about or if the Mega-Minions are seen Despicable Me 4 will be there.

In the movie, currently in theaters, Gru, Lucy, and the girls, Margot, Edith, and Agnes welcome the youngest of the family, Gru Jr., who seems to have only one passion: driving his father crazy. But Gru meets a new enemy, Maxime Le Mal, who, with the help of his lover, the fatal Valentina, forces the whole family to escape.

In turn, the Minions work at the headquarters of the Lynx Vigilance Agency (AVL), and Silas de Lamoleffes, head of the AVL, selects five Minions to inject them with a super serum and create a new genre of superheroes: the Mega. Minions. Will this be the heart of a third spin-off movie?

The saga has so far grossed $4.8 billion at the international box office and is set to cross $5 billion soon. The highest grossing film in the saga to date remains The Minions with 1.159 billion greenbacks worldwide. The film also ranks sixth on the list of the top 10 highest-grossing animated films.

Despicable Me 5 coming soon?

And if you’re wondering if a fifth Despicable Me movie is in the works: nothing has been officially announced yet, but during our meeting with director Chris Reno, the latter told us: “I think this group of characters, unlike a lot of others, really caters to different life chapters. First it was Gru with three little girls. Then we introduced the mother, then the significant other long lost. Then they moved on and there was a new baby.

For his part, Gad Elmaleh – who has been voicing Gru for 14 years – told us that the adventure is “not over!”. To be continued !