As noted by BBC, some theaters in the UK have put a ban on any #gentleminions content due to "stunningly bad behavior" like throwing things and vandalism. "It's been absolutely heartbreaking," a ...

As NBCUniversal/Illumination’s Minions: The Rise of Gru took the top spot at the U.K. box office last weekend, some cinemas in the country were forced to ban groups ...

Those dressing in suits call themselves 'Gentleminions,' and aim to contrast the jokey nature of the film with the seriousness of dressing in a suit to go to the cinema. The movie centers around a ...

Teenagers following the #gentleminions trend have been accused ... One parent told the Mansfield Chad the ban on young people in suits had extended to two boys in his 13-year-old son's group ...

Pierre Coffin, the longtime voice of Gru's diminutive and gibberish-speaking underlings across the Despicable Me franchise, ...

It is unclear where the trend originated but the #gentleminions videos show suited groups in countries across the world attending the screenings while adopting the signature steepled fingers hand ...

One manager of a Vue Cinema in Worcester said they were forced to issue £1,300 worth of refunds in just a single day due to complaints from customers about the so-called “gentleminions”.

The unexpected cultural phenomenon first gained momentum on TikTok, where the #GentleMinions hashtag boasts ... which prompted theaters to ban any customers who dared to show up in suits.