Question: Illumination Entertainment, or simply Illumination, is an American animation film production company, founded by Chris Meledandri in 2007, the studio is best known for being the creators of the spin-off/prequel "Minions", a 2015 American computer-animated comedy film, serving as a spin-off/prequel, to which movie series franchise?

Context articles: The Secret Life of Pets
Minions (film)
Despicable Me 2
Illumination Mac Guff
Despicable Me (franchise)
Despicable Me
Hop (film)
Illumination Entertainment
Minions Paradise
Minions (Despicable Me)

The Secret Life of Pets is a 2016 American computer-animated comedy film produced by Illumination Entertainment.
 It is directed by Chris Renaud, and co-directed by Yarrow Cheney, and written by Brian Lynch, Cinco Paul and Ken Daurio.
 The film stars Louis C.K., Eric Stonestreet, Kevin Hart, Steve Coogan, Ellie Kemper, Bobby Moynihan, Lake Bell, Dana Carvey, Hannibal Buress, Jenny Slate and Albert Brooks.
Minions is a 2015 American computer-animated comedy film, serving as a spin-off/prequel to the "Despicable Me" franchise.
 Produced by Illumination Entertainment for Universal Pictures, it was directed by Pierre Coffin and Kyle Balda, written by Brian Lynch, and produced by Chris Meledandri and Janet Healy.
 The film stars the voices of Coffin (as the Minions, including: Kevin, Stuart and Bob), Sandra Bullock, Jon Hamm, Michael Keaton, Allison Janney, Steve Coogan and Jennifer Saunders with the narration provided by Geoffrey Rush.
 It was first foreshadowed in the end credits of "Despicable Me 2" (2013), where Kevin, Stuart and Bob, three of the Minions, are seen auditioning for the film.
Despicable Me 2 is a 2013 American 3D computer-animated comedy film and the sequel to the 2010 animated film "Despicable Me".
 Produced by Illumination Entertainment for Universal Pictures and animated by Illumination Mac Guff, the film was directed by Pierre Coffin and Chris Renaud, and written by Cinco Paul and Ken Daurio.
 Steve Carell, Russell Brand, Miranda Cosgrove, Elsie Fisher, and Dana Gaier reprise their roles as Gru, Dr. Nefario, Margo, Agnes, and Edith respectively.
 Kristen Wiig, who played Miss Hattie in the first film, voices agent Lucy Wilde, while Ken Jeong, who played the Talk Show Host, voices Floyd Eagle-san.
 New cast members include Benjamin Bratt as Eduardo "El Macho" Pérez and Steve Coogan as Silas Ramsbottom, head of the fictional Anti-Villain League (AVL).
Illumination Mac Guff is a French animated feature production company owned by Illumination Entertainment, a division of Universal Studios.
 Based in Paris, France, the company was created in 2011 as part of Universal's purchase deal of the animation arm of French animation and VFX company Mac Guff.
 It is responsible for Illumination's feature-length animated films and associated short films, most notably the "Despicable Me" franchise.
Despicable Me is an animated comedy film franchise produced by Illumination Entertainment and distributed by Universal Pictures.
 It consists of four feature films (including a spin-off), ten short films and additional merchandise.
 It centers on Gru, a super-villain (who later becomes a dad and secret agent), his yellow-colored Minions; his three adoptive daughters, Margo, Edith and Agnes, and his wife, Lucy Wilde.
Despicable Me is a 2010 American 3D computer-animated comedy film from Universal Pictures and Illumination Entertainment that was released on July 9, 2010, in the United States.
 It is the debut film of Illumination Entertainment.
 The film was animated by the French animation studio Mac Guff, which was later acquired by Illumination Entertainment.
 It was directed by Pierre Coffin and Chris Renaud as their feature debut film, with a story by Sergio Pablos.
 The film stars the voice of Steve Carell as Gru, a supervillain who adopts three girls (voiced by Miranda Cosgrove, Dana Gaier, and Elsie Fisher) from an orphanage; and the voice of Jason Segel as Vector, a rival of Gru who steals the Great Pyramid of Giza.
 When Gru learns of Vector's heist, he plans an even greater heist: to shrink and steal the Earth's moon.
Hop is a 2011 American 3D Easter-themed live-action/computer-animated family comedy film from Universal Pictures and Illumination Entertainment, directed by Tim Hill and produced by Chris Meledandri and Michele Imperato Stabile.
 The film was released on April 1, 2011, in the United States and the United Kingdom.
 "Hop" stars Russell Brand as E.B., the Easter Bunny (Hugh Laurie)'s son who'd rather drum in a band than be like his father; James Marsden as Fred O'Hare, a human who is out of work and wishes to become the next Easter Bunny himself; and Hank Azaria as Carlos, an evil chick who plots to take over the Easter organization.
 It was released on DVD and Blu-ray Disc on March 23, 2012, in Region 1.
Illumination Entertainment, or simply Illumination, is an American animation film production company, founded by Chris Meledandri in 2007.
 It is owned by Meledandri and Universal Studios, a division of NBCUniversal, with Universal fully financing and owning all the films.
 The studio is best known for being the creators of the "Despicable Me" franchise, its spin-off/prequel "Minions" and the films "The Secret Life of Pets" and "Sing".
 The Minions, characters from the "Despicable Me" films, are the studio's official mascots.
 Its films are co-produced and/or distributed by Universal Pictures.
Minions Paradise is a mobile game based on characters appearing in the computer-animated comedy film franchise "Despicable Me".
 The game was developed by Electronic Arts in partnership with Illumination Entertainment and Universal Partnerships & Licensing.
 It was given a soft launch in April 21, 2015 and was later given an official release in October 13 of the same year worldwide on Android and iOS.
Minions are the numerous creatures that appear in the "Despicable Me" franchise, which began with the eponymous 2010 film.
 They are also the official mascots of Illumination Entertainment, a division of Universal Studios, and have been described as being a corporate icon for Universal/Illumination's parent company Comcast on par with Disney's Mickey Mouse following Comcast's purchase of NBCUniversal.