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Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas vs Minions & Monsters - Compare

Name: Minions & Monsters
Genre: Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Released: 2026-07-01T00:00:00+00:00
Duration: 90 min

Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas 6.5/10

Minions & Monsters 7.9/10

AI Verdict

Comparing Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas vs Minions & Monsters. Minions & Monsters leads on expert rating.

Overall Winner Minions & Monsters Overall

Top Rated Minions & Monsters Overall

Biggest Hit Minions & Monsters Overall

Most Awarded Minions & Monsters Overall

1997 72 min 25

6.5/10

Animation, Family, Fantasy

Winner

2026 90 min 433

7.9/10

Adventure, Animation, Comedy

Specification	Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas	Minions & Monsters

Studio	Walt Disney Television Animation	Illumination
Franchise	Beauty and the Beast	Despicable Me / Minions
Release Date	1997-11-11	2026-07-01
Runtime	72 min	90 min
Certification	G	PG
Genres	Animation, Family, Fantasy, Christmas, Musical	Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy

Director(s)	Andy Knight	Pierre Coffin
Lead Cast	Paige O'Hara, Robby Benson, Jerry Orbach, David Ogden Stiers, Angela Lansbury	Pierre Coffin, Trey Parker, Allison Janney, Christoph Waltz, Jesse Eisenberg

Critic Rating	6.5/10	7.9/10
Audience Rating	—	—
Review Count	0	0
Page Views	25	433

Budget	$15,000,000	$85,000,000
Worldwide Gross	$50,000,000	$166,300,000
Awards	0	3

Available On	FindEdition	Theaters, IMAX, FindEdition

Pros	Return of the original beloved voice cast including Paige O'Hara and Robby Benson; Fun seasonal addition with Tim Curry...	Fresh Old Hollywood setting for the franchise; One of the best-reviewed Minions entries; John Powell's energetic orchest...
Cons	Animation quality and scope are more modest compared to the theatrical original	Domestic opening underperformed franchise norms; Second half leans into chaotic excess; Humor remains heavily dependent...