‘Minions & Monsters’ Translates Abroad With Near $160M WW Cume; ‘Toy Story 5’ Giddy-Ups To $764M WW – Box Office Update
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- Minions & Monsters debuted at $146.4M globally across 72 territories for a $159.8M running cume, with the $85M foreign weekend offsetting a franchise-low $61.4M five-day domestic opening that the article attributes to franchise fatigue.
- China led Minions & Monsters' international rollout with $16.4M at 30,000 screens, in line with Despicable Me 4 and Toy Story 5, with the pic ranking No. 1 over local superhero dramedy Keep Real.
- Toy Story 5 posted a $100M third global weekend to reach $764.3M worldwide ($398M int'l, $366.3M domestic), with Japan delivering an estimated $14.6M opening — described as the highest MPA opening weekend of all-time in that market.
- Supergirl crossed $100M globally but the article states that figure "ain't enough" against its $170M-$186M production cost before P&A, after a -70% second-weekend collapse to $19M worldwide ($9.6M U.S., $9.4M abroad).
- Universal's Obsession added $17.4M in its eighth global weekend for a $403M worldwide total, with Germany as a standout holdover enjoying a +40% lift.
- Universal domestic distribution boss Jim Orr said Minions & Monsters "debuts atop the domestic box office on this holiday weekend with reaction scores that once again validate the charm, wit and heart of this most incredible franchise."
- The World Cup affected multicultural audiences, per the article, particularly with Mexico playing on July 4th stateside, though Latino/Hispanic audiences still drove 37% of Minions & Monsters' domestic audience per Screen Engine/Rentrak's PostTrak.
Why it matters: Minions & Monsters' $85M net production cost remains safely profitable even with a franchise-low $61.4M domestic debut, because international markets — led by China's $16.4M, Germany's $6.4M and the UK & Ireland's $5.9M — are doing the heavy lifting. Toy Story 5's $764.3M global cume, powered by a record-shattering Japan opening, shows established family franchises can still gallop past newer competition, while the $19M second-weekend Supergirl collapse underscores how steep the penalty is for non-family theatrical misfires.
