Despicable Me, Minions, The Secret Life of Pets, Sing, The Grinch, The Super Mario Bros Movie and now The Super Mario Galaxy Movie.
One man is behind all of these films - Chris Meledandri. He founded Illumination in 2007 and has built it into a hit machine. Illumination is a business that reliably delivers box-office hits.
But it wasn’t always like that for Meledandri. He once lost Rupert Murdoch $100 million.
And while his films have won over audiences around the world, Illumination has not won over film critics.
Despite its huge commercial success, Illumination has never won an Oscar. And its latest film has been described as “worse than AI” by film critics.
Yet Illumination has made more than $11 billion (£8.3 billion) from 16 films. Critics may not like it, but audiences love it.
This is the story of how Meledandri built a hit machine.
