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A sequel, Minions: The Rise of Gru, is scheduled to be released in July 2022. The film received mixed reviews from critics, but was a solid success at the box office earning $1.159 billion worldwide, and became the fifth highest-grossing film of 2015, the 10th highest-grossing film of all time, and the second highest-grossing animated film of all time during its theatrical run. Minions debuted in London on June 11, 2015, and was released in the United States on July 10. Directed by Pierre Coffin and Kyle Balda, written by Brian Lynch, and produced by Chris Meledandri and Janet Healy, the film stars the voices of Coffin as the Minions (including Kevin, Stuart, and Bob), Sandra Bullock, Jon Hamm, Michael Keaton, Allison Janney, Steve Coogan, Jennifer Saunders, and is narrated by Geoffrey Rush. It is the spin-off prequel and the third installment overall in the Despicable Me franchise. Minions is a 2015 American computer-animated comedy film produced by Illumination Entertainment and distributed by Universal Pictures.