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Illumination/Universal’s Minions & Monsters debuts to about $13.75 million on its opening day (no previews), the seventh Despicable Me/Minions title, and earns the best reviews in the 16-year franchise at 90% fresh. Traders had forecast around $60–$80 million for the holiday weekend, with July 4th likely boosting attendance; Toy Story 5 is No. 2 for Wednesday, at roughly $7–8 million, as families head into the Independence Day frame.
At Annecy, Pierre Coffin and Chris Meledandri say box office isn’t the sole measure of Minions & Monsters’ worth, stressing the theatrical experience and originality. The film opened to about $10 million globally in 10 territories; they also discuss upcoming Illumination projects (Sing 3, The Secret Lives of the Pets 3, Not Alone) and say there are no concrete plans yet for another Despicable Me/Minions movie.
The July 3–5, 2026 domestic box office forecast has Universal/Illumination’s Minions & Monsters leading with an opening range of about $65–75 million (roughly 31% market share), followed by Toy Story 5 at roughly $33–38 million in its third weekend. Angel Studios’ Young Washington is targeting a $12–17 million four‑day debut, potentially edging out Supergirl, which is projected to $12–17 million in its second weekend after a weak launch. Cannibalization between the top titles is possible as families weigh their July 4 options, while DC’s Supergirl faces additional headwinds as audiences reassess their holiday choices.
A Netflix-sized round-up: Enola Holmes 3 matures, pairing a Malta-set adventure with colonial critique and a romance with Lord Tewkesbury; Minions & Monsters leans into cinema-history pastiche with mixed results but shows Illumination’s love of film; John Cena’s Little Brother is a tepid, surface-level comedy about ego and family; Romería is a moving, semi-autobiographical drama about uncovering a family history in Spain, blending past and present through diaries and memory.
Universal/Illumination’s Minions & Monsters is projected to lead the July 4 holiday box office with about an $80 million five‑day domestic debut (projections range $60–$90 million) as audiences embrace the Despicable Me spinoff; Toy Story 5 is eyed for $35–$45 million in its third weekend, Young Washington targets $15–$20 million, and overall attendance may be softer this holiday weekend due to scheduling and World Cup distractions.
Toy Story 5 is nearing $600 million worldwide after a $159.1 million global weekend (89.1 million offshore in 49 markets), pushing its total to about $585 million worldwide ($297.2 million domestic, $287.8 million international) and keeping it No. 1 globally. Supergirl opened to $68 million worldwide, with roughly $30 million from overseas in 77 markets, but the film underperformed with international audiences. Minions & Monsters launched offshore with about $10 million in ten territories as the summer box office heats up. Heatwaves in parts of Europe did not derail overall foreign performance and the year’s box office momentum remains strong.
George Lucas will voice a character in Illumination's Minions & Monsters, a 1920s-set film; the cameo came after the studio learned Lucas is a fan of the Minions, and the movie hits theaters on July 1.