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)