Minions & Monsters

Directed by Pierre Coffin and produced by Illumination and Universal Pictures, Minions & Monsters opened in the US on July 1, 2026, and has grossed $530,319,698 worldwide on an $85 million production budget. Set in 1927 Hollywood as the Minions attempt to film their own monster movie, the animated comedy earned $183.2 million in North America and $347 million internationally. While its $62 million 5-day domestic holiday opening trailed earlier franchise entries, its worldwide run propelled the Despicable Me series past $6 billion, the first animated franchise to reach that mark. Critically, it earned an 89% Rotten Tomatoes approval rating, becoming Illumination's highest-rated feature on the site. Co-directed with Patrick Delage, the film also earned a 70 out of 100 Metacritic score and an A- CinemaScore.