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

Shrek the Third 6.8/10

Minions & Monsters 7.9/10

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Comparing Shrek the Third vs Minions & Monsters. Minions & Monsters leads on expert rating.

Overall Winner Minions & Monsters Overall

Top Rated Minions & Monsters Overall

Biggest Hit Shrek the Third

Most Awarded Minions & Monsters Overall

2007 93 min 22

6.8/10

Animation, Adventure, Comedy

Winner

2026 90 min 404

7.9/10

Adventure, Animation, Comedy

Specification	Shrek the Third	Minions & Monsters

Studio	DreamWorks Animation	Illumination
Franchise	Shrek	Despicable Me / Minions
Release Date	2007-05-18	2026-07-01
Runtime	93 min	90 min
Certification	PG	PG
Genres	Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy	Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy

Director(s)	Chris Miller	Pierre Coffin
Lead Cast	Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz, Antonio Banderas, Justin Timberlake	Pierre Coffin, Trey Parker, Allison Janney, Christoph Waltz, Jesse Eisenberg

Critic Rating	6.8/10	7.9/10
Audience Rating	—	—
Review Count	0	0
Page Views	22	404

Budget	$160,000,000	$85,000,000
Worldwide Gross	$813,367,380	$166,300,000
Awards	1	3

Available On	FindEdition	Theaters, IMAX, FindEdition

Pros	Fun subplots involving Fiona and the fairy tale princesses taking charge; Entertaining vocal performances by Justin Timb...	Fresh Old Hollywood setting for the franchise; One of the best-reviewed Minions entries; John Powell's energetic orchest...
Cons	Widely considered the weakest narrative entry in the main quadrilogy	Domestic opening underperformed franchise norms; Second half leans into chaotic excess; Humor remains heavily dependent...