History Creator / IlluminationEntertainment

* BonusContent: Expect 3 mini movies (sometimes one or two), several behind the scenes, how to draw shorts and some other kid featurette in the Blu-Ray and DVD releases of their movies. They rarely include deleted scenes (mostly one or an extended scene).

* ''Despicable Me 4'' (2024)

* CashCowFranchise: ''Franchise/DespicableMe''.

->''"Illumination! ILLUMINATION!! EEEEEEEE!!"''

* ''WesternAnimation/TheSuperMarioBrosMovie'' (2023)[[note]]Film adaptation of the LongRunning video game franchise ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'', produced in association with Creator/{{Nintendo}}[[/note]]

* ProductionPosse: When it comes to the "additional voices", expect at least one of the following actors: Creator/LoriAlan, Creator/CarlosAlazraqui, Creator/CathyCavadini, Townsend Coleman, Creator/{{Jim Cummings|1952}}, Creator/BillFarmer, Creator/KeithFerguson, Creator/JessHarnell, Creator/DannyMann, Creator/LaraineNewman, Creator/MindySterling, Creator/TaraStrong, and Creator/JimWard. For their Japanese dubs, expect this to happen with Creator/KoichiYamadera and Creator/MamoruMiyano. Music/PharrellWilliams is also a frequent collaborator on the films' soundtracks.

* ProductionPosse: When it comes to the "additional voices", expect at least one of the following actors: Creator/LoriAlan, Creator/CarlosAlazraqui, Cathy Cavadini, Townsend Coleman, Creator/{{Jim Cummings|1952}}, Creator/BillFarmer, Creator/KeithFerguson, Creator/JessHarnell, Danny Mann, Laraine Newman, Mindy Sterling, Creator/TaraStrong, and Creator/JimWard. For their Japanese dubs, expect this to happen with Creator/KoichiYamadera and Creator/MamoruMiyano. Music/PharrellWilliams is also a frequent collaborator on the films' soundtracks.

* ''Migration'' (2023)

** ''WesternAnimation/TheSuperMarioBrosMovie'', while having comedic moments, is a straightforward adventure film whose comedy is less gag-based and has much more detailed animation than their other, more mid-budget films.

[[http://illumination.com Illumination]], formerly known as Illumination Entertainment, is an American film production company, founded by Chris Meledandri in 2007 and based in Santa Monica, California. They are best known for their inaugural film, the 2010 animated feature ''WesternAnimation/DespicableMe1'', which has since become the studio's CashCowFranchise. The Minions, who first appeared in the film, are the studio's mascots and starred in their own [[WesternAnimation/{{Minions}} spin-off prequel film]] that was released in summer 2015.

* NoodlePeople: A lot of their characters tend to be pretty skinny.
* ProductionPosse: When it comes to the "additional voices", expect at least one of the following actors: Creator/LoriAlan, Creator/CarlosAlazraqui, Cathy Cavadini, Townsend Coleman , Creator/{{Jim Cummings|1952}}, Creator/BillFarmer, Creator/KeithFerguson, Creator/JessHarnell, Danny Mann, Laraine Newman, Mindy Sterling, Creator/TaraStrong, and Creator/JimWard. For their Japanese dubs, expect this to happen with Creator/KoichiYamadera and Creator/MamoruMiyano. Music/PharrellWilliams is also a frequent collaborator in their soundtracks.

** ''WesternAnimation/TheSuperMarioBrosMovie'', while having comedic moments, is a straightforward adventure film whose comedy is less gag-based and has much more detailed animation than their other, more budgeted films.
* DuelingMovies: ''Sing'' with Disney's ''WesternAnimation/{{Zootopia}}''; both films boast an all-animal cast.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: They were originality intended as a family and animation label of Universal Pictures but after the critical and commercial failure of their second and only live action film ''Hop'', Universal purchased Mac Guff's feature animation branch (Mac Guff Ligne), became Illumination's in-house studio and all of their work was made by them alone.

* ''Film/{{Hop}}'' (2011)[[note]]The studio's first live-action/CGI hybrid film.[[/note]]

* ProductionPosse: When it comes to the "additional voices", expect at least one of the following actors: Creator/LoriAlan, Creator/CarlosAlazraqui, Cathy Cavadini, Townsend Coleman , Creator/JimCummings, Creator/BillFarmer, Creator/KeithFerguson, Creator/JessHarnell, Danny Mann, Laraine Newman, Mindy Sterling, Creator/TaraStrong, and Creator/JimWard. For their Japanese dubs, expect this to happen with Creator/KoichiYamadera and Creator/MamoruMiyano. Music/PharrellWilliams is also a frequent collaborator in their soundtracks.

->''"Illumination! ILLUMINATIOOON!! EEEEEEEE!!"''

-->-- Bob the minion, ''WesternAnimation/TheSecretLifeOfPets''

* ProductionPosse: When it comes to the "additional voices", expect at least one of the following actors: Creator/LoriAlan, Creator/CarlosAlazraqui, Cathy Cavadini, Townsend Coleman , Creator/JimCummings, Creator/BillFarmer, Creator/KeithFerguson, Creator/JessHarnell, Danny Mann, Laraine Newman, Mindy Sterling, Creator/TaraStrong, and Creator/JimWard. For their Japanese dubs, expect this to happen with Creator/KoichiYamadera and Creator/MamoruMiyano.
** Also, expect there to be music (or a character voiced) by Music/PharrellWilliams.

** ''WesternAnimation/TheSuperMarioBrosMovie'', while having comedic moments, is being advertised more as a straightforward adventure film whose comedy is less gag-based and has much more detailed animation than their other, more budgeted films.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: They were originality intended as a family and animation label of Universal Pictures but after the critical and commercial failure of their second and only live action film ''Hop'', Illumination purchased Mac Guff's feature animation branch and became Illumination's in-house studio and all of their work was made by them alone.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: They were originality intended as a family and animation label of Universal Pictures but after the critical and commercial failure of their second and only live action film "Hop", Mac Guff became their in house studio and all of their work was made by them alone.

[[caption-width-right:350:''[[OnceAnEpisode (insert Minion shenanigans here)]]'']]

* CreatorsOddball: The short film, ''[[https://youtu.be/5t5wDEmmxLA Penglai]]'', is a ''massive'' contrast to everything the studio has worked on prior, as it is a 2D animated film (a first from the studio) done in a traditional Chinese style and in contrast to their past films, which consist of lighthearted comedies, it is a dramatic adventure story with little humor. It is also the first short they have done that has no connection to their pre-existing films.

On January 2018, Creator/{{Nintendo}} had announced that they are collaborating with Universal and Illumination to produce an animated feature film based on their long-running flagship franchise, ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'', following their deal with constructing the ''Ride/SuperNintendoWorld'' attraction at Universal Studios Japan.

* CreatorsOddball: The short film, ''[[https://youtu.be/5t5wDEmmxLA Penglai]]'', is a ''massive'' contrast to everything the studio has worked on prior, as it is a 2D animated film (a first from the studio) done in a traditional Chinese style and lacks any of the usual qualities found in Illumination's work.