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Minions & Monsters Tops Box Office; Supergirl Plummets 76%

7/4/2026

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Minions Leads Weekend

Universal Pictures' "Minions & Monsters" led the weekend with $16 million Friday and a $39.5 million projected weekend.
Disney-Pixar's "Toy Story 5" placed second with $13 million Friday and $32 million weekend, while Angel Studios' "Young Washington" earned $7.4 million Friday and will total $16 million weekend.
Warner Bros.' "Supergirl" fell to fourth with $3.6 million Friday and $8.7 million weekend, a 76 % drop from its $37.1 million opening.

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Minions Scores

Minions & Monsters earned a 90% certified-fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes, the series’ highest.
Audiences gave the film an A-CinemaScore, the franchise’s second A-grade after Despicable Me 3 (2017).
CEO Chris Meledandri called the sequel a “reset” because the 1920s Hollywood setting gave animators a fresh visual “toy box.”
It opened in 69 territories, earned over $10 million in its first ten markets and is projected to reach $90 million overseas.

History

Historical Context

In November 1995 Disney-Pixar released Toy Story, the first fully computer-animated feature, which earned about $363 million worldwide and proved CGI could dominate the family box office. Building on that model, Universal Pictures launched its 2024 Minions & Monsters, opening with $16 million on Friday and scoring a 90% Rotten Tomatoes rating. The pattern shows studios investing in high-budget CGI sequels to drive global revenues.

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Minions Leads Weekend

Universal Pictures' "Minions & Monsters" led the weekend with $16 million Friday and a $39.5 million projected weekend.
Disney-Pixar's "Toy Story 5" placed second with $13 million Friday and $32 million weekend, while Angel Studios' "Young Washington" earned $7.4 million Friday and will total $16 million weekend.
Warner Bros.' "Supergirl" fell to fourth with $3.6 million Friday and $8.7 million weekend, a 76 % drop from its $37.1 million opening.

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