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Minions and Monsters<\/p>\n
Illumination<\/p>\n
It is the year 2026, and movie critics are heaping praise on a Minions movie. That may sound far-fetched, but it\u2019s what\u2019s happening with Minions and Monsters, the seventh film in the series and supposedly its best, now setting a Rotten Tomatoes score record not just for the Minions themselves, but all of Illumination Entertainment.<\/p>\n
As it stands, Minions and Monsters has an 88% Rotten Tomatoes score, which dipped from a 93% score yesterday, but it still remains on top of Illumination\u2019s entire catalog. That list looks like this:<\/p>\n
Minions and Monsters \u2013 88% critic scoreDespicable Me \u2013 80% critic scoreDespicable Me 2 \u2013 75% critic scoreMigration \u2013 73% critic scoreSing 2 \u2013 72% critic scoreSing \u2013 71% critic scoreThe Secret Life of Pets \u2013 70% critic scoreMinions: The Rise of Gru \u2013 70% critic scoreDr. Seuss\u2019 The Grinch \u2013 60% critic scoreThe Secret Life of Pets 2 \u2013 60% critic scoreDespicable Me 3 \u2013 58% critic scoreThe Super Mario Bros. Movie \u2013 57% critic scoreDespicable Me 4 \u2013 56% critic scoreMinions \u2013 55% critic scoreThe Super Mario Galaxy Movie \u2013 54% critic scoreDr. Seuss\u2019 The Lorax \u2013 53% critic scoreHop \u2013 25% critic score<\/p>\n
Minions and Monsters<\/p>\n
Rotten Tomatoes<\/p>\n
With not a single movie about a 90%, not even Minions and Monsters now, Illumination is clearly no Pixar, but that has not stopped it from making billions from its films, particularly the Despicable Me\/Minions collection, and more recently, the Super Mario movies, which each made over a billion at the box office. Super Mario Galaxy is the top-grossing movie of 2026 with $1.008 billion in earnings. <\/p>\n
Why is Minions and Monsters so good? The story here is how the Minions conquered Hollywood and became movie stars, which has charmed critics especially, with so many homages to classic Hollywood film. Here\u2019s a sample:<\/p>\n
RogerEbert.com<\/a> \u2013 \u201cIt\u2019s a genuine triumph, not just in terms of its construction as a kid\u2019s movie comedy sequence but as a distillation of all the cinematic pioneers who paved the way for something like the Minions to exist, much less succeed.\u201d<\/p>\n Minions and Monsters is out today, Wednesday, July 1, which is not great news for the already underperforming Supergirl. 2022\u2019s Minions: The Rise of Gru made $940 million globally and Despicable Me 4 in 2024 made $972 million. Now, we have a Minions movie that also has great reviews, and we\u2019ll see if that boosts its fortunes further. <\/p>\n Follow me on Twitter<\/a>, YouTube<\/a>,<\/a> and Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n Pick up my sci-fi novels the Herokiller series<\/a> and The Earthborn Trilogy<\/a>.<\/p>\n