MINIONS & MONSTERS STUMBLES STATESIDE—BUT SAVES FACE WORLDWIDE
The beloved yellow guys hit a franchise low in the U.S., but foreign fans came to the rescue with a massive global haul.
Uh-oh! Minions & Monsters slipped on a banana peel this weekend, according to Deadline—marking the lowest domestic opening EVER for the Despicable Me/Minions franchise with a $61.4M five-day start. That's a real head-scratcher for what's been one of Illumination/Universal's most bankable series! The 3-day weekend pulled in just $36.4M stateside, signaling some franchise fatigue might finally be catching up with America's favorite gibberish-speaking sidekicks.
But here's where things get juicy: international audiences came racing to the rescue! With an $85M weekend from foreign territories across 72 countries, Minions & Monsters grabbed a solid $146.4M global weekend and a total worldwide cume near $160M, per Deadline. Talk about a save! Turns out the rest of the world still can't get enough of these little goofballs.
Meanwhile, Toy Story 5 continues its winning streak, now approaching a staggering $764M worldwide, proving Pixar's rootin'-tootin' cowboys still know how to rope in audiences everywhere. The box office battlefield is heating up, and it's shaping up to be one wild summer!
Sources · Deadline