It has been more than 15 years since the world was introduced to the Minions - a race of slapstick yellow creatures dedicated to serving master criminals - in 2010’s Despicable Me.
That film featured Steve Carell as Felonious Gru Sr, a supervillain in search of dastardly crimes, but it was quickly clear that his colourful henchmen were the real stars.
Since then there have been three further Despicable Me films plus three Minions spin-offs, most recently Minions & Monsters which hit cinemas this week.
Along the way it has become one of the most profitable franchaises in cinema history, earning over $12 billion at the box office.
Here are all the films in the series rated from best to worst according to ratings aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes.
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1. Minions and Monsters
It's official - the seventh film in the Despicable ME/Minions franchaise is the best of the lot. It sees our heroes head to1920s Hollywood to search for frightening creatures for their monster movie - only to unleash chaos on the world (obviously). | Contributed
2. Despicable Me
Second place, with an 80 per cent rating on the Tomatometer, goes to the original 'Despicable Me'. It sees upervillain Gru hatches a plan to steal the moon with his army of hilarious Minions. | Contributed
3. Despicable Me 2
Sequel 'Despicable Me 2' sees Gru leave his life of crime and, to make ends meet, take on a job for the Anti-Villain League. He sets off to capture a wannabe supervillain who has carried out a spectacular heist. It earns a fresh 75 per cent positive rating. | Contributed
4. Minons: The Rise of Gru
'Minions: The Rise of Gru' tells the story of how Gru became a supervillain in the 1970s - looking to join the supervillain supergroup known as the Vicious 6. It goes without saying that he does so with the full support of his biggest fans - the Minions. It warrants a 70 per cent rating on Rotten Tomatoes. | Contributes