{"id":170979,"date":"2026-07-05T16:04:21","date_gmt":"2026-07-05T23:04:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/?p=170979"},"modified":"2026-07-05T16:04:21","modified_gmt":"2026-07-05T23:04:21","slug":"minions-monsters-registers-disappointing-debut-in-the-united-states","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/minions-monsters-registers-disappointing-debut-in-the-united-states\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Minions &#038; Monsters&#8217; registers disappointing debut in the United States"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-id=\"1Bhn1Z\" data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">The new Illumination movie, &#8216;<strong>Minions &amp; Monsters<\/strong>,&#8217; registers a disappointing debut in the United States, becoming the lowest start in the franchise.<\/p>\n<p data-id=\"79pGSV\">The prequel, set in 1920s Hollywood within the animated universe of &#8216;<strong>Despicable Me<\/strong>,&#8217; premiered on July 1st with positive reviews, generating expectations of reaching $80 million in the first five days of release.<\/p>\n<p data-id=\"H5JVg9\">However, its opening weekend in North American theaters fell short of expectations, <strong>grossing $61 million<\/strong>, a disappointing figure that even surpassed the first film in the saga from 2010, which reached $56.3 million (not adjusted for inflation).<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\">\n        <blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u2018MINIONS &amp; MONSTERS\u2019 had the lowest opening of the franchise with $61.4M.<\/p>\n<p>Read our review: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Cu0Kf2nKqL\">https:\/\/t.co\/Cu0Kf2nKqL<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1vNeZL83yT\">pic.twitter.com\/1vNeZL83yT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; DiscussingFilm (@DiscussingFilm) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DiscussingFilm\/status\/2073819163743650187?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 5, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n        <\/figure>\n        \n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p data-id=\"d6ZQJW\">This low influx of the public would have been due to the <strong>July 4th holiday<\/strong> weekend in which people, instead of going to the movies, usually attend barbecues and watch fireworks to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the United States.<\/p>\n<p data-id=\"6UCZ2u\">Despite the North American setback, &#8216;Minions &amp; Monsters&#8217; has grossed <strong>$159 million at the global box office<\/strong>, with China, Germany, and the UK and Ireland as the highest-grossing territories, respectively, demonstrating that international support has been key to the success of the animated franchise.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\">\n        <blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u2018MINIONS &amp; MONSTERS\u2019 has grossed $159.8 million at the global box office.<\/p>\n<p>The film was produced on an $85 million budget. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wvZ7EZS5rn\">pic.twitter.com\/wvZ7EZS5rn<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Film Updates (@FilmUpdates) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/FilmUpdates\/status\/2073791836360208895?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 5, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n        <\/figure>\n        \n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The new Illumination movie, &#8216;Minions &amp; Monsters,&#8217; registers a disappointing debut in the United States, becoming the lowest start in the franchise. The prequel, set in 1920s Hollywood within the animated universe of &#8216;Despicable Me,&#8217; premiered on July 1st with positive reviews, generating expectations of reaching $80 million in the first five days of release. 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