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

How to Train Your Dragon

Minions & Monsters 7.9/10

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Comparing How to Train Your Dragon 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

2026 85

Adventure, Fantasy, Family

Winner

2026 90 min 434

7.9/10

Adventure, Animation, Comedy

Specification	How to Train Your Dragon	Minions & Monsters

Studio	DreamWorks Animation / Universal Pictures	Illumination
Franchise	How to Train Your Dragon	Despicable Me / Minions
Release Date	2026-06-13	2026-07-01
Runtime	0 min	90 min
Certification	—	PG
Genres	Adventure, Fantasy, Family	Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy

Director(s)	Dean DeBlois	Pierre Coffin
Lead Cast	Mason Thames, Nico Parker, Gerard Butler, Nick Frost, Julian Dennison	Pierre Coffin, Trey Parker, Allison Janney, Christoph Waltz, Jesse Eisenberg

Critic Rating	—	7.9/10
Audience Rating	—	—
Review Count	0	0
Page Views	85	434

Budget	—	$85,000,000
Worldwide Gross	—	$166,300,000
Awards	2	3

Available On	FindEdition	Theaters, IMAX, FindEdition

Pros		Fresh Old Hollywood setting for the franchise; One of the best-reviewed Minions entries; John Powell's energetic orchest...
Cons		Domestic opening underperformed franchise norms; Second half leans into chaotic excess; Humor remains heavily dependent...