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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5. Despicable Me 3
The third in the 'Despicable Me' series got a more muted response - with a fairly average 58 per cent rating. It sees Gru fired by the Anti-Villain League and team up with his long-lost twin brother to take on the evil Balthazar Bratt, a former child star who wants revenge against the world. | Contributed
6. Despicable Me 4
'Despicable Me 4' also had mixed reviews but was still greeted positively by more than half of critics, winning a 56 per cent rating. Gru is now battling both the newest member of the Gru clan, Gru Jr., and new nemesis Maxime Le Mal. | Contributed
7. Minions
Propping up the league table of Minion films is the original 'Despicable Me' spinoff - 'Minions'. It sees the yellow creatures searching for an evil master worthy of their talents. It still gets a not-terrible rating of 55 per cent though. | Contributed