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2026 90 min 8

7.9/10

Adventure, Animation, Comedy

Winner

2016 107 min 6

8.2/10

Adventure, Animation, Comedy

Specification	Minions & Monsters	Moana

Studio	Illumination	Walt Disney Animation Studios
Franchise	Despicable Me / Minions	Moana
Release Date	2026-07-01	2016-11-23
Runtime	90 min	107 min
Certification	PG	PG
Genres	Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy	Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy

Director(s)	—	—
Lead Cast	Pierre Coffin, Trey Parker, Allison Janney, Christoph Waltz, Jesse Eisenberg	Auli'i Cravalho, Dwayne Johnson, Rachel House, Temuera Morrison, Jemaine Clement

Critic Rating	7.9/10	8.2/10
Audience Rating	—	—
Review Count	0	0
Page Views	8	6

Budget	$85,000,000	$150,000,000
Worldwide Gross	$166,300,000	$690,860,472
Awards	3	8

Available On	Theaters, IMAX, FindEdition	Disney+, Apple TV, Amazon Prime Video, FindEdition

Pros	Fresh Old Hollywood setting for the franchise; One of the best-reviewed Minions entries; John Powell's energetic orchest...	Outstanding original songs including How Far I'll Go and You're Welcome; Stunning water and ocean animation; Strong hero...
Cons	Domestic opening underperformed franchise norms; Second half leans into chaotic excess; Humor remains heavily dependent...	Some Pacific scholars criticized Maui's oversized comedic portrayal; Third-act pacing rushes the Te Ka confrontation sli...