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The Housemaid 7.4/10

Minions & Monsters 7.9/10

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Comparing The Housemaid vs Minions & Monsters. Minions & Monsters leads on expert rating.

Overall Winner Minions & Monsters Overall

Top Rated Minions & Monsters Overall

Biggest Hit The Housemaid

Most Awarded Minions & Monsters Overall

2025 131 min 4

7.4/10

Thriller, Mystery, Drama

Winner

2026 90 min 109

7.9/10

Adventure, Animation, Comedy

Specification	The Housemaid	Minions & Monsters

Studio	Hidden Pictures / Pretty Dangerous Pictures / Lionsgate	Illumination
Franchise	The Housemaid	Despicable Me / Minions
Release Date	2025-12-19	2026-07-01
Runtime	131 min	90 min
Certification	R	PG
Genres	Thriller, Mystery, Drama	Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy

Director(s)	—	—
Lead Cast	Sydney Sweeney, Amanda Seyfried, Brandon Sklenar, Michele Morrone, Elizabeth Perkins	Pierre Coffin, Trey Parker, Allison Janney, Christoph Waltz, Jesse Eisenberg

Critic Rating	7.4/10	7.9/10
Audience Rating	—	—
Review Count	0	0
Page Views	4	109

Budget	$35,000,000	$85,000,000
Worldwide Gross	$401,700,000	$166,300,000
Awards	2	3

Available On	Starz, Apple TV, FindEdition	Theaters, IMAX, FindEdition

Pros	Strong lead performances; Entertaining twists; Glossy thriller direction	Fresh Old Hollywood setting for the franchise; One of the best-reviewed Minions entries; John Powell's energetic orchest...
Cons	Some predictable developments; Overextended final act	Domestic opening underperformed franchise norms; Second half leans into chaotic excess; Humor remains heavily dependent...