Box office comparison · Final totals
Minions: The Rise of Gru finished first at $370.5M
$9.5M ahead of Despicable Me 4 — Despicable Me 3 finished 3rd, Minions & Monsters 4th$9.5M ahead of Despicable Me 4
Illumination franchise
Minions vs The Rise of Gru vs Minions & Monsters
$336.0M, then $370.5M, then a $37.0M opening that has legged out to $181.5M — the best multiplier in the trilogy off the smallest start.
Complete saga
Despicable Me 1–4
Gru’s mainline saga, 2010–2024, all four runs compared.
Four-way race
Minions & Monsters vs Hoppers vs Moana vs GOAT
Compare the box office performance of 2026’s big animated and family releases — Minions & Monsters, Hoppers, Moana, and GOAT — day by day, weekend by weekend.
Complete saga
The Jurassic World Era
From 2015’s $652.3M monster through Rebirth, four openings apart.