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Summer Preview: Banana! The Minions expand their empire

FILE - Actors dressed as Minion guards march down the yellow carpet at the World premiere of the film "Minions" in London on June 11 2015. This summer, the goggle-wearing yellow ones will return in “Minions: Rise of Gru," in theaters July 1. The “Despicable Me” franchise and its “Minions” spinoffs are the highest grossing animated film franchise ever with more than $3.7 billion in tickets sold worldwide. (Photo by Joel Ryan/Invision/AP, File) FILE - A performer dressed up as a Minion, a character from the movie "Despicable Me," looks for visitors to New York's Times Square to pose for photos in exchange for tips, on March 29, 2016. This summer, the goggle-wearing yellow ones will return in “Minions: Rise of Gru," in theaters July 1. The “Despicable Me” franchise and its “Minions” spinoffs are the highest grossing animated film franchise ever with more than $3.7 billion in tickets sold worldwide. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File) FILE - Dachshunds Eli, left, and Emily in Minion costumes participate in the annual Tompkins Square Halloween Dog Parade in New York on Oct. 24, 2015. This summer, the goggle-wearing yellow ones will return in “Minions: Rise of Gru," in theaters July 1. The “Despicable Me” franchise and its “Minions” spinoffs are the highest grossing animated film franchise ever with more than $3.7 billion in tickets sold worldwide. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File) FILE - A performer dressed as Bob the Minion, from the "Despicable Me" franchise, steps off a train during a promotional event in Jakarta, Indonesia on June 12, 2015. This summer, the goggle-wearing yellow ones will return in “Minions: Rise of Gru," in theaters July 1. The “Despicable Me” franchise and its “Minions” spinoffs are the highest grossing animated film franchise ever with more than $3.7 billion in tickets sold worldwide. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara, File) This image released by Universal Pictures shows characters, from left, Kevin, Gru, voiced by Steve Carell, and Stuart in a scene from "Minions: The Rise of Gru." (Illumination Entertainment/Universal Pictures via AP) FILE - Kids peer up at a silo painted like a minion in Ossian, Ind., on June 9, 2016. This summer, the goggle-wearing yellow ones will return in “Minions: Rise of Gru," in theaters July 1. The “Despicable Me” franchise and its “Minions” spinoffs are the highest grossing animated film franchise ever with more than $3.7 billion in tickets sold worldwide. (Rachel Von /The Journal-Gazette via AP, File) FILE - Participants dressed as minion characters from the "Despicable Me" franchise walk through minion balloons during the Minions Run in Tokyo on Feb. 13, 2016. This summer, the goggle-wearing yellow ones will return in “Minions: Rise of Gru," in theaters July 1. The “Despicable Me” franchise and its “Minions” spinoffs are the highest grossing animated film franchise ever with more than $3.7 billion in tickets sold worldwide. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, File) This image released by Universal Pictures shows characters, from left, Stuart, Gru, voiced by Steve Carell, Bob and Kevin in a scene from "Minions: The Rise of Gru." (Illumination Entertainment/Universal Pictures via AP)
Summer Preview: Banana! The Minions expand their empire