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

The Dark Knight 9.0/10

Minions & Monsters 7.9/10

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Comparing The Dark Knight vs Minions & Monsters. The Dark Knight leads on expert rating.

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Winner

2008 152 min 296

9.0/10

Action, Crime, Drama

2026 90 min 571

7.9/10

Adventure, Animation, Comedy

Specification	The Dark Knight	Minions & Monsters

Studio	Warner Bros. Pictures	Illumination
Franchise	The Dark Knight Trilogy	Despicable Me / Minions
Release Date	2008-07-18	2026-07-01
Runtime	152 min	90 min
Certification	PG-13	PG
Genres	Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller	Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy

Director(s)	Christopher Nolan	Pierre Coffin
Lead Cast	Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Aaron Eckhart, Michael Caine, Gary Oldman	Pierre Coffin, Trey Parker, Allison Janney, Christoph Waltz, Jesse Eisenberg

Critic Rating	9.0/10	7.9/10
Audience Rating	—	—
Review Count	0	0
Page Views	296	571

Budget	$185,000,000	$85,000,000
Worldwide Gross	$1,008,305,024	$166,300,000
Awards	14	3

Available On	Max, Prime Video, Apple TV, FindEdition	Theaters, IMAX, FindEdition

Pros	Heath Ledger's legendary Joker; Grounded, intelligent screenplay; IMAX-scale action set pieces; Hans Zimmer's iconic sco...	Fresh Old Hollywood setting for the franchise; One of the best-reviewed Minions entries; John Powell's energetic orchest...
Cons	Rachel Dawes recasting may jar fans; Some dialogue-heavy exposition; Two-Face arc feels compressed in final act	Domestic opening underperformed franchise norms; Second half leans into chaotic excess; Humor remains heavily dependent...