Final week, we noticed the rise of Shrek as the ogre dominated the Netflix charts as we all anticipate the fifth film to return out subsequent 12 months. Seems, that isn’t the solely animated film franchise we are binging; this week sees Despicable Me change into one in all the most-watched movie series on Netflix. Between the mainline movies and the Minions spinoff, Despicable Me at the moment occupies 4 of the prime ten spots on the Netflix chart.
It’s by no means totally shocking to see the Despicable Me franchise fashionable on Netflix. Despicable Me 2 has spent a whole of 17 weeks in the prime ten on the streamer’s charts, Despicable Me has solely spent 9 weeks in the prime ten whereas Despicable Me 3 has six weeks of streaming success beneath its belt.
Essentially the most conspicuous absence from the Netflix charts this week is Minions 2: The Rise of Gru, which has featured on them in the previous however doesn’t appear to be a part of the present rewatch. Perhaps persons are too excited for Minions 3 to return out to hassle with one other forgettable prequel.
Is all this renewed hype going to be value it when Minions 3 comes out? Despicable Me 4, the most up-to-date movie in the franchise, was typically thought of underwhelming in comparison with the remainder of the franchise, so Minions 3 seems like a final probability for Illumination to salvage the unstoppable popular culture drive that the Despicable Me series has change into. We gained’t discover out till it comes out on July 1, 2026.