Minions & Monsters (2026): trivia & fun facts

Fun facts

• In April 2026, John Powell was announced to be composing the film's score, marking his third collaboration with Illumination following The Lorax (2012) and Migration (2023), as well as the first Despicable Me installment not to be scored by recurring composer Heitor Pereira.
• While it grossed considerably lower than its predecessors, the film was nevertheless a box office success, grossing $527 million worldwide and becoming the ninth-highest-grossing film of 2026.
• In June 2026, filmmaker George Lucas was revealed to have a role after being approached by Meledandri for a potential involvement due to Lucas being an admitted fan of the Despicable Me franchise.
• In the United States and Canada, Minions & Monsters was initially projected to gross around $80 million from 4,243 theaters over its five-day Independence Day holiday frame.
• The film was announced in July 2024, after the release of Despicable Me 4, with Coffin and Lynch returning to direct and write, respectively, and Chris Meledandri producing alongside Bill Ryan.
• Additionally, George Lucas makes a cameo appearance as a fictionalized version of himself while Gru, Dr. Nefario, and Agnes make cameos during the credits with archival recordings from Steve Carell, Russell Brand and Madison Polan.
• The concept for the film comes from producer Chris Meledandri, who wanted to explore a film where the Minions make a movie with monsters before unleashing them into the world.
• Meledandri pitched it to veteran director Pierre Coffin who liked the idea despite not intending to direct another film in the franchise after Despicable Me 3.
• As of October 4, 2026, Minions & Monsters has grossed $183 million in the United States and Canada and $343 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $526 million.
• Minions & Monsters premiered at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival on June 21, 2026, and was theatrically released in the United States on July 1 by Universal Pictures.
• The film opened to $14.2 million on its first day, $37 million by day three, and $62 million over the five-day holiday frame, opening #1 at the box office but marking a franchise-low opening.
• Jesse Eisenberg as Dort, a one eyed alien robot that the Minions see as their potential boss.
• Trey Parker as Goomi, a small green Cthulhu-resembling monster whose name is short for "Gary Orkam Oliver Magma Ichabod the Deceiver".
• Phil LaMarr as Howard, a red tentacled kraken monster freed by Goomi at Alaska.

Source: Wikipedia

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