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Deck the Halls on Cherry Lane vs Minions & Monsters - Compare

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

Deck the Halls on Cherry Lane 7.0/10

Minions & Monsters 7.9/10

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Comparing Deck the Halls on Cherry Lane vs Minions & Monsters. Minions & Monsters leads on expert rating.

Overall Winner Minions & Monsters Overall

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2024 86 min 24

7.0/10

Holiday, Drama, Romance

Winner

2026 90 min 411

7.9/10

Adventure, Animation, Comedy

Specification	Deck the Halls on Cherry Lane	Minions & Monsters

Studio	Hallmark Media	Illumination
Franchise	Cherry Lane	Despicable Me / Minions
Release Date	2024-12-19	2026-07-01
Runtime	86 min	90 min
Certification	—	PG
Genres	Holiday, Drama, Romance	Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy

Director(s)	Ali Liebert	Pierre Coffin
Lead Cast	John Brotherton, Erin Cahill, Brooke D'Orsay, Sam Page, Benjamin Hollingsworth	Pierre Coffin, Trey Parker, Allison Janney, Christoph Waltz, Jesse Eisenberg

Critic Rating	7.0/10	7.9/10
Audience Rating	—	—
Review Count	0	0
Page Views	24	411

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

Available On	Hallmark+, Prime Video, Apple TV	Theaters, IMAX, FindEdition

Pros	Strongest cast of all four Cherry Lane films; Three distinct but emotionally connected storylines; Warm festive atmosphe...	Fresh Old Hollywood setting for the franchise; One of the best-reviewed Minions entries; John Powell's energetic orchest...
Cons	Best understood with prior Cherry Lane knowledge; Lightweight plotting typical of the genre; Limited outside the Hallmar...	Domestic opening underperformed franchise norms; Second half leans into chaotic excess; Humor remains heavily dependent...