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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 Lion King 6.9/10

Minions & Monsters 7.9/10

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Comparing The Lion King vs Minions & Monsters. Minions & Monsters leads on expert rating.

Overall Winner Minions & Monsters Overall

Top Rated Minions & Monsters Overall

Biggest Hit The Lion King

Most Awarded Minions & Monsters Overall

2019 118 min 26

6.9/10

Animation, Adventure, Drama

Winner

2026 90 min 413

7.9/10

Adventure, Animation, Comedy

Specification	The Lion King	Minions & Monsters

Studio	Walt Disney Pictures	Illumination
Franchise	The Lion King	Despicable Me / Minions
Release Date	2019-07-19	2026-07-01
Runtime	118 min	90 min
Certification	PG	PG
Genres	Animation, Adventure, Drama, Family, Musical	Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy

Director(s)	Jon Favreau	Pierre Coffin
Lead Cast	Donald Glover, Beyoncé Knowles-Carter, James Earl Jones, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Seth Rogen	Pierre Coffin, Trey Parker, Allison Janney, Christoph Waltz, Jesse Eisenberg

Critic Rating	6.9/10	7.9/10
Audience Rating	—	—
Review Count	0	0
Page Views	26	413

Budget	$260,000,000	$85,000,000
Worldwide Gross	$1,663,075,401	$166,300,000
Awards	0	3

Available On	FindEdition	Theaters, IMAX, FindEdition

Pros	Breathtaking, ultra-realistic CGI animal animation and environments; Iconic musical score and soundtrack returning with...	Fresh Old Hollywood setting for the franchise; One of the best-reviewed Minions entries; John Powell's energetic orchest...
Cons	Lacks some of the expressive emotional facial animation of the 1994 hand-drawn original	Domestic opening underperformed franchise norms; Second half leans into chaotic excess; Humor remains heavily dependent...