Gentleminions
Trend & aesthetic · 2022 · Notable
Teenagers wore suits to Minions screenings; an agency reported 260 million trend views.
Shak Lambert
@ShakExcellence · Jun 30, 2022
This whole “dress up in full suits to watch the new Minions” trend on tiktok got me cackling like an idiot
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How it worksNumbers
- Gentleminions hashtag videos, vendor estimate, lower bound
- 500
- As of Jul 6, 2022 · TikTok · Self-reported · Business Insider (syndicated by Yahoo)
- Peak date
- Week of Jul 7, 2022
- Jun 28 ’22 to Week of Jul 7, 2022
- Platforms
- 8
- Started on TikTok
- Origin
- Mixed
- Entertainment
Ingredients
One copy kept the suits, escalator arrival and fingertip pose; another replaced the outing with a suit ban notice.
| A group in suits and ties | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| An escalator arrival montage | |||
| Fingertips together in cinema seats | |||
| A bow tie close up | |||
| A cinema notice banning suits |
TikTok views, 19 Oct 2026
How it spread
Trace the originTeenagers filmed cinema visits in suits and shared them on TikTok, Twitter and Reddit. Universal endorsed the trend and cinemas offered dedicated screenings after disruptions. Press connected it to the film’s record July 4 opening; its sales contribution was not measured.
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Changelogupdated Oct 12 ’26
- Added: 16 events, 23 sources · Score 49
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