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Box Office: ‘Minions & Monsters’ Scares Up $16 Million on Friday
Universal and Illumination’s army of Minions is taking over the box office for Independence Day weekend. “Minions Monsters” claimed the No. 1 spot on Friday with 16 million from 4,243 North American theaters. Through the weekend, the animated sequel should gross 39.5 million domestically. In addition to its earnings since its July 1 release, []
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DNyuz
· Jul 7, 2026
Inside the ‘Minions & Monsters’ Box Office Stumble
The Fourth of July holiday brought two box office fumbles, but not all missteps are created equal. We’ll start with “Minions Monsters,” which grossed 61 million over the five-day holiday. That’s the lowest opening weekend for the entire “Despicable Me” franchise and half of what “Minions: The Rise of Gru” grossed in 2022 over []
Variety
· Jun 30, 2026
Box Office: ‘Minions & Monsters’ Aims for $80 Million Over July 4th Holiday Weekend, ‘Supergirl’ Faces 60% Drop
Theater owners are preparing for more Minion mayhem. “Minions Monsters” will lead the box office over the July 4 weekend, with the seventh installment in Universal and Illumination’s “Despicable Me” franchise aiming for 80 million from 4,000 North American theaters during the five-day holiday frame. Exhibitors and rival studios are mixed on where “Minions” []
CityNews Montreal
· Jul 12, 2026
Disney’s live-action ‘Moana’ crashes to shore with an underwhelming splash at the box office
The Walt Disney Company’s live action “Moana” may be the No. 1 movie at the domestic box office, but it did not make a big splash in its first weekend in theaters. The movie, which cost a reported 250 million to produce, earned just 43 million from ticket sales in the U.S. and Canada, according [] The post Disney’s live-action ‘Moana’ crashes to shore with an underwhelming splash at the box office appeared first on CityNews Montreal.
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· Jul 7, 2026
Why Supergirl Having Two Different Cuts Is Nothing Like the Snyder Cut (& Doesn’t Spell Disaster for the DCU)
Warner Bros. - DC Studios The controversy over DC’s Supergirl movie continues, as the movie crashes and burns in theaters. As of writing this, it’s been announced that Supergirl has experienced a massive second-week drop in box office profits and will have the shortest theatrical run of any DC movie ever (just 33 days). In addition, reports have come to []
ABC7 New York
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'Toy Story 5' rakes in the biggest box-office debut of the year with a franchise-best $160 million
'Toy Story 5' rakes in the biggest box-office debut of the year with a franchise-best $160 million
KSAT San Antonio
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'Toy Story 5' rakes in the biggest box-office debut of the year with a franchise-best $160 million
“Toy Story” still has a friend in moviegoers.
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Related coverage for "Box Office: ‘Minions & Monsters’ Scares Up $16 Million on Friday": DNyuz — Inside the ‘Minions & Monsters’ Box Office Stumble. Variety — Box Office: ‘Minions & Monsters’ Aims for $80 Million Over July 4th Holiday Weekend, ‘Supergirl’ Faces 60% Drop. CityNews Montreal — Disney’s live-action ‘Moana’ crashes to shore with an underwhelming splash at the box office. ComicBook.com — Why Supergirl Having Two Different Cuts Is Nothing Like the Snyder Cut (& Doesn’t Spell Disaster for the DCU). ABC7 New York — 'Toy Story 5' rakes in the biggest box-office debut of the year with a franchise-best $160 million . KSAT San Antonio — 'Toy Story 5' rakes in the biggest box-office debut of the year with a franchise-best $160 million