Minions serve Gru in the Despicable Me franchise. It may be tough to count them, but we are trying to find out how many Minions there are in total.

Updated on March 3, 2025, by Natasha Elder: The Despicable Me franchise and Minions movies are jam-packed with memorable quotes, many of which come from Gru.

The Despicable Me 4 trailer is finally here, and shows everything we could expect to see including a BABY GRU. That’s right, Gru had a little baby that looks just about as grumpy as him and is ...

The second Despicable Me 4 LEGO set is a Brick-Built Gru with dancing Minions. It comes with a ukulele-playing Mel and Kevin, armed with his fart gun. (You have to have a good fart gun). Advertisement ...

Despicable Me 4 begins with an exciting confrontation (courtesy of slick angles and tense music by composer Heitor Pereira) between Gru and a new villain, Maxime Le Mal (Will Ferrell). The pair ...

Because Gru isn’t a general, a colonel or a squad leader. He’s a warrant officer with better branding and way more minions. Gru’s not technically in charge of the world.

IGN's Despicable Me 4 review called it "a Minions showcase interrupted by Gru and his family." If you're wondering when and where you can watch Despicable Me 4 online, take a look at the info below.

DESPICABLE ME, Gru (voice: Steve Carell), 2010. ©Universal/courtesy Everett Collection ©Universal/courtesy Everett Collection ...

The first three Despicable Me movies are streaming on Peacock, while 2015’s Minions is streaming on Netflix. The most recent installment, Minions: The Rise of Gru, is on Prime Video.

But Despicable Me 2 makes expert use of it; stay for the end credits, which are fabulous and give rise to the hope that the upcoming 2014 release Minions may be a worthy spin-off.