Universal and Illumination’s army of Minions took over the box office for Independence Day weekend.

Minions fatigue? Not at the international box office, where “Minions & Monsters” earned $85 million from 71 markets over the weekend and $98 million to date. That’s in stark contrast to the domestic turnout, where the “Despicable Me” spinoff notched a franchise-low $61 million debut over five days, including $39 million over the traditional weekend.

“Minions & Monsters” sees the titular evil doers become wannabe filmmakers in the 1920s and search for horrifying monsters to include in their creature feature. Cast members include Pierre Coffin, Trey Parker, Allison Janney, Christoph Waltz, Jeff Bridges, Jesse Eisenberg, Zoey Deutch, Bobby Moynihan and Phil LaMarr. Coffin also co-directs with Patrick Delage. He also co-wrote the script with Brian Lynch.

Second place went to another family-friendly film, “Toy Story 5,” which added $13 million domestically as it entered its third weekend in theaters. (Source: Variety)

Story Date: July 6, 2026