Box Office: ‘Minions & Monsters’ Scares Up $16 Million on Friday
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- Minions & Monsters earned $16 million Friday from 4,243 North American theaters, projecting $39.5M domestically over the weekend and $87M overseas by Sunday
- The Despicable Me franchise has historically delivered — the 2015 "Minions" hit $1.15B worldwide, while "Despicable Me 4" reached $972M in 2024 — making the new film's $64M five-day domestic total a franchise low per Deadline's coverage
- Toy Story 5 added $13M Friday in its third weekend, on track for ~$32M and a $367M North American total, still trailing Toy Story 4's $1B+ mark
- Young Washington from Angel Studios opened with $7.4M Friday, projecting ~$16M for the weekend in its nationwide debut starring William Franklyn-Miller as a young George Washington
- Supergirl collapsed 76% from its $37.1M opening, earning just $3.6M Friday — Variety reports the DC/Warner Bros. film is tracking toward ~$200M global, putting it roughly $100M in the red
- Disclosure Day took fifth with $2.2M Friday, reaching ~$104M domestically after four weekends in theaters
Why it matters: Universal and Illumination's Minions/Despicable Me machine has cleared $940M worldwide on three of its last four films, so a $64M five-day domestic open registers as a soft result even with $87M in projected overseas support. Meanwhile, DC's Supergirl is heading toward a ~$100M loss after a 76% second-weekend collapse, underscoring how steep the penalty is for a $37.1M opening superhero misfire.
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