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• MINIONS & MONSTERS is available to own or rent on August 11, 2026 and on 4K UHD, Blu-ray™ and DVD on September 8, 2026 from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment 
• Bring home the movie magic with over 45 minutes of exclusive bonus content featuring a behind-the-scenes look at your favorite minions and monsters from sketch to screen
• Get exclusive early access on digital retail platforms months before it is available on subscription streaming services

Lights, Camera, Mayhem! Join James, Henry, Ed, and the Minions as they conquer their greatest challenge yet: Hollywood! With an A- CinemaScore and hailed as “the best of the franchise” (The Wrap), MINIONS AND MONSTERS makes its home debut exclusively on digital platforms starting August 11, 2026, and on 4K UHD, Blu-ray™, DVD on September 8, 2026 from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment. Certified Fresh by Rotten Tomatoes and boldly hilarious, MINIONS AND MONSTERS is the third installment of the global blockbuster Minions franchise. Dive deeper into the Minions’ movie madness with an exclusive look behind-the-scenes into what makes MINIONS AND MONSTERS so charmingly mischievous.

Illumination expands its joyful Minions universe with a riotous chapter featuring all-new characters in the biggest global animated franchise in history. This is the rambunctious, ridiculous and totally true story of how the Minions conquered Hollywood as movie stars, lost everything, unleashed monsters onto the world and then banded together to try saving the planet from the mayhem they created.

Seven-time Emmy Award-winner Allison Janney (“The West Wing,” “Mom”) returns with an ensemble cast of two-time Academy Award-winner Christoph Waltz (Inglourious Basterds, Django Unchained), Academy-Award nominee Jesse Eisenberg (The Social Network, A Real Pain), Academy Award-winner Jeff Bridges (Tron: Ares, The Big Lebowski), Zoey Deutch (Voicemails For Isabelle, Something from Tiffany’s), Children’s & Family Emmy-Award nominee Bobby Moynihan (“Saturday Night Live”, The Secret Life of Pets), and Phil LaMarr (Pulp Fiction, The Super Mario Bros. Movie). The Minions are brought to life once again by the voice of Academy Award-nominee Pierre Coffin (Despicable Me, Despicable Me 2) who co-directs with Patrick Delage (Sing, The Secret Life of Pets 2). Minions is produced by Illumination Entertainment CEO and founder Chris Meledandri and Bill Ryan (The Super Mario Bros. Movie, The Super Mario Galaxy Movie). Coffin and Brian Lynch (Minions: The Rise of Gru, The Secret Life of Pets) wrote the screenplay. Chris Renaud (Minions, The Grinch) serves as executive producer of the film with Lynch.

EXCLUSIVE BONUS FEATURES AT PARTICIPATING RETAILERS:

MINIONS TAKE ON HOLLYWOOD
Go behind the scenes of MINIONS & MONSTERS as the filmmakers and artists at Illumination reveal the inspiration behind its early Hollywood setting, from story and casting to period research and cutting-edge animation, while introducing a new generation of Minions.

CASTING MINIONS & MONSTERS
Meet the voices behind the wide array of characters as filmmakers discuss what talent brought to their respective roles and what they hope fans of the franchise take away from the film.

HOLLYWOOD SOUND
Step into the studio with composer John Powell as he crafts a score inspired by the sweeping sound and timeless style of Hollywood’s golden age.

HOW TO MAKE YOUR OWN IRENE BLOB MONSTER SLIME
Using simple ingredients found at home, follow along with slime influencer Snoopslimes in this step-by-step guide to make your very own Irene blob monster slime to devour anything in its path!

MOVIE-MAKING MINIONS STYLE
Take a seat in the director’s chair and make your very own Minions-inspired monster movie with this simple how-to, using hand-drawn art and flipbook animation to recreate one of the earliest forms of filmmaking.

HOW TO DRAW
Follow along with head of story Nima Azarba as he teaches you how to draw the Minions, monsters, and more!
James
Henr
Ed
Max
Dort
Goomi
Irene
Howard
Phillips

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Trailer: https://uni.pictures/MinionsandMonstersTrailer
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FILMMAKERS:
Cast: Pierre Coffin, Allison Janney, Christoph Waltz, Jesse Eisenberg, Jeff Bridges, Zoey Deutch, Bobby Moynihan, Phil LaMarr
Directed By: Pierre Coffin
Co-Directed By: Patrick Delage
Screenplay By: Brian Lynch, Pierre Coffin
Produced By: Chris Meledandri, p.g.a., Bill Ryan, p.g.a.
Executive Producer: Brian Lynch, Chris Renaud
Composer: John Powell

TECHNICAL INFORMATION 4K ULTRA HD:
Street Date: September 8, 2026
UPC Number: 191329290415 US / 191329290712 CDN
Disc Size: BD 100
Aspect Ratio: 16:9 2.39:1 Widescreen
Rating: PG Violence/action, language and rude/macabre humor
Languages/Subtitles: English (SDH), French Canadian, Latin American Spanish
Sound: English (Dolby Atmos for Feature, Dolby Digital 2.0 for Bonus), French Canadian (Dolby Digital 5.1), Latin American Spanish (Dolby Digital 5.1)
Run Time: 01:29:49

TECHNICAL INFORMATION BLU-RAY™:
Street Date: September 8, 2026
UPC Number: 191329290613 US / 191329290521 CDN
Disc Size: BD 50
Aspect Ratio: 16:9 2.39:1 Widescreen
Rating: PG Violence/action, language and rude/macabre humor
Languages/Subtitles: English (SDH), French Canadian, Latin American Spanish
Sound: English (Dolby Atmos, Dolby Digital 2.0 for Bonus Content), French Canadian (Dolby Digital Plus 7.1, N/A for Bonus Content), Latin American Spanish (Dolby Digital Plus 7.1, N/A for Bonus Content)
Run Time: 01:29:49

TECHNICAL INFORMATION DVD:
Street Date: September 8, 2026
UPC Number: 191329290606 US / 191329290514 CDN
Disc Size: DVD 9
Aspect Ratio: 16:9 2.39:1 Anamorphic Widescreen
Rating: PG Violence/action, language and rude/macabre humor
Languages/Subtitles: English (SDH), French Canadian, Latin American Spanish
Sound: English (Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital 2.0 for Bonus Content), French Canadian (Dolby Digital 5.1, N/A for Bonus Content), Latin American Spanish (Dolby Digital 5.1, N/A for Bonus Content)
Run Time: 01:29:54

ABOUT UNIVERSAL PICTURES HOME ENTERTAINMENT:
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE – www.uphe.com) is a unit of Universal Film. Universal Film brings together NBCUniversal’s world-class film and television studios, unifying Universal Film (Universal Pictures, Focus Features and DreamWorks Animation) and Universal Television Entertainment (Bravo, NBC Peacock, Universal Studio Group). Led by Chairman Donna Langley, the combined enterprise includes some of the industry’s most celebrated storytellers and provides seamless access to one of the world’s deepest libraries of iconic intellectual property. Together, the studios produce and distribute more than 100 films, scripted and unscripted television series, and live events annually for theatrical, broadcast, cable, and streaming platforms worldwide.

Universal Film is part of NBCUniversal, one of the world’s leading media and entertainment companies and a subsidiary of Comcast Corporation. We create world-class content, which we distribute across our portfolio of film, television, and streaming, and bring to life through our theme parks and consumer experiences. For more information, visit www.nbcuniversal.com.

Lights, Camera, Mayhem! Join James, Henry, Ed, and the Minions as they conquer their greatest challenge yet: Hollywood! With an A- CinemaScore and hailed as “the best of the franchise” (The Wrap), MINIONS AND MONSTERS makes its home debut exclusively on digital platforms starting August 11, 2026, and on 4K UHD, Blu-ray™, DVD on September 8, 2026 from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment. Certified Fresh by Rotten Tomatoes and boldly hilarious, MINIONS AND MONSTERS is the third installment of the global blockbuster Minions franchise. Dive deeper into the Minions’ movie madness with an exclusive look behind-the-scenes into what makes MINIONS AND MONSTERS so charmingly mischievous.

Illumination expands its joyful Minions universe with a riotous chapter featuring all-new characters in the biggest global animated franchise in history. This is the rambunctious, ridiculous and totally true story of how the Minions conquered Hollywood as movie stars, lost everything, unleashed monsters onto the world and then banded together to try saving the planet from the mayhem they created.

Seven-time Emmy Award-winner Allison Janney (“The West Wing,” “Mom”) returns with an ensemble cast of two-time Academy Award-winner Christoph Waltz (Inglourious Basterds, Django Unchained), Academy-Award nominee Jesse Eisenberg (The Social Network, A Real Pain), Academy Award-winner Jeff Bridges (Tron: Ares, The Big Lebowski), Zoey Deutch (Voicemails For Isabelle, Something from Tiffany’s), Children’s & Family Emmy-Award nominee Bobby Moynihan (“Saturday Night Live”, The Secret Life of Pets), and Phil LaMarr (Pulp Fiction, The Super Mario Bros. Movie). The Minions are brought to life once again by the voice of Academy Award-nominee Pierre Coffin (Despicable Me, Despicable Me 2) who co-directs with Patrick Delage (Sing, The Secret Life of Pets 2). Minions is produced by Illumination Entertainment CEO and founder Chris Meledandri and Bill Ryan (The Super Mario Bros. Movie, The Super Mario Galaxy Movie). Coffin and Brian Lynch (Minions: The Rise of Gru, The Secret Life of Pets) wrote the screenplay. Chris Renaud (Minions, The Grinch) serves as executive producer of the film with Lynch.

EXCLUSIVE BONUS FEATURES AT PARTICIPATING RETAILERS:

MINIONS TAKE ON HOLLYWOOD
Go behind the scenes of MINIONS & MONSTERS as the filmmakers and artists at Illumination reveal the inspiration behind its early Hollywood setting, from story and casting to period research and cutting-edge animation, while introducing a new generation of Minions.

CASTING MINIONS & MONSTERS
Meet the voices behind the wide array of characters as filmmakers discuss what talent brought to their respective roles and what they hope fans of the franchise take away from the film.

HOLLYWOOD SOUND
Step into the studio with composer John Powell as he crafts a score inspired by the sweeping sound and timeless style of Hollywood’s golden age.

HOW TO MAKE YOUR OWN IRENE BLOB MONSTER SLIME
Using simple ingredients found at home, follow along with slime influencer Snoopslimes in this step-by-step guide to make your very own Irene blob monster slime to devour anything in its path!

MOVIE-MAKING MINIONS STYLE
Take a seat in the director’s chair and make your very own Minions-inspired monster movie with this simple how-to, using hand-drawn art and flipbook animation to recreate one of the earliest forms of filmmaking.

HOW TO DRAW
Follow along with head of story Nima Azarba as he teaches you how to draw the Minions, monsters, and more!
James
Henr
Ed
Max
Dort
Goomi
Irene
Howard
Phillips

For more information on MINIONS & MONSTERS, please visit:
UPHE Website: https://www.universalpicturesathome.com/movies/minions-monsters
Press Release: https://www.universalpicturesathome.com/press-release/minions-monsters-press-release
Trailer: https://uni.pictures/MinionsandMonstersTrailer
X: @minions | @UniPicsAtHome
Instagram: @minions | @UniPicsAtHome
Facebook: /minions | /UniPicsAtHome
TikTok: @minions | @UniPicsAtHome

FILMMAKERS:
Cast: Pierre Coffin, Allison Janney, Christoph Waltz, Jesse Eisenberg, Jeff Bridges, Zoey Deutch, Bobby Moynihan, Phil LaMarr
Directed By: Pierre Coffin
Co-Directed By: Patrick Delage
Screenplay By: Brian Lynch, Pierre Coffin
Produced By: Chris Meledandri, p.g.a., Bill Ryan, p.g.a.
Executive Producer: Brian Lynch, Chris Renaud
Composer: John Powell

TECHNICAL INFORMATION 4K ULTRA HD:
Street Date: September 8, 2026
UPC Number: 191329290415 US / 191329290712 CDN
Disc Size: BD 100
Aspect Ratio: 16:9 2.39:1 Widescreen
Rating: PG Violence/action, language and rude/macabre humor
Languages/Subtitles: English (SDH), French Canadian, Latin American Spanish
Sound: English (Dolby Atmos for Feature, Dolby Digital 2.0 for Bonus), French Canadian (Dolby Digital 5.1), Latin American Spanish (Dolby Digital 5.1)
Run Time: 01:29:49

TECHNICAL INFORMATION BLU-RAY™:
Street Date: September 8, 2026
UPC Number: 191329290613 US / 191329290521 CDN
Disc Size: BD 50
Aspect Ratio: 16:9 2.39:1 Widescreen
Rating: PG Violence/action, language and rude/macabre humor
Languages/Subtitles: English (SDH), French Canadian, Latin American Spanish
Sound: English (Dolby Atmos, Dolby Digital 2.0 for Bonus Content), French Canadian (Dolby Digital Plus 7.1, N/A for Bonus Content), Latin American Spanish (Dolby Digital Plus 7.1, N/A for Bonus Content)
Run Time: 01:29:49

TECHNICAL INFORMATION DVD:
Street Date: September 8, 2026
UPC Number: 191329290606 US / 191329290514 CDN
Disc Size: DVD 9
Aspect Ratio: 16:9 2.39:1 Anamorphic Widescreen
Rating: PG Violence/action, language and rude/macabre humor
Languages/Subtitles: English (SDH), French Canadian, Latin American Spanish
Sound: English (Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital 2.0 for Bonus Content), French Canadian (Dolby Digital 5.1, N/A for Bonus Content), Latin American Spanish (Dolby Digital 5.1, N/A for Bonus Content)
Run Time: 01:29:54

ABOUT UNIVERSAL PICTURES HOME ENTERTAINMENT:
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE – www.uphe.com) is a unit of Universal Film. Universal Film brings together NBCUniversal’s world-class film and television studios, unifying Universal Film (Universal Pictures, Focus Features and DreamWorks Animation) and Universal Television Entertainment (Bravo, NBC Peacock, Universal Studio Group). Led by Chairman Donna Langley, the combined enterprise includes some of the industry’s most celebrated storytellers and provides seamless access to one of the world’s deepest libraries of iconic intellectual property. Together, the studios produce and distribute more than 100 films, scripted and unscripted television series, and live events annually for theatrical, broadcast, cable, and streaming platforms worldwide.

Universal Film is part of NBCUniversal, one of the world’s leading media and entertainment companies and a subsidiary of Comcast Corporation. We create world-class content, which we distribute across our portfolio of film, television, and streaming, and bring to life through our theme parks and consumer experiences. For more information, visit www.nbcuniversal.com.

SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY debuts huge this weekend with $360 million from 4,487 theatres for Sony Pictures, a second best ever opening for a Marvel film. Previous franchise record for SPIDER-MAN belonged to 2021’s NO WAY HOME, opening with $260 million. All-time best North American opening previously belonged to Marvel‘s AVENGERS: END GAME with $357.1 million. Not only this, it gets 90% on the Tomatometer.

Second best is THE ODYSSEY which ruled for two weeks straight. On any other weekend, this would be a clear-cut #1. It takes $51 million in its third weekend, taking it to $395.5 million for Universal Pictures. That’s Tom Holland and Zendaya in the top two films at the Box Office right now!

Third goes to Disney and Pixar‘s TOY STORY 5 with $6.2 million, a tally of $461.5 million in its seventh weekend.

Fourth is MINIONS & MONSTERS with $5.6 million, a five week total of $168.5 million domestically.

Rounding things out, we have Disney‘s MOANA with $5.3 million, bringing it to $114 million in its fourth frame.

Moviegoers love their thrills and they showed-up this weekend to see Brad Pitt‘s latest, BULLET TRAIN which debuts at #1 with $30 million from 4,357 theatres for Sony Pictures. While Critics didn’t love it giving it 55% on the Tomatometer, Audiences are giving it 81%.

In second is DC LEAGUE OF SUPER-PETS with $10.9 million from 4,352 theatres for Warner Bros., bringing it to $44.8 million in its second weekend.

Third goes to NOPE with $8 million from 3,016 theatres for Universal Pictures, a total $97.5 million grossed domestically in its third weekend.

Fourth is THOR: LOVE AND THUNDER with $7.6 million for Disney, a tally of $316 million to date.

Rounding out our Top Five is MINIONS: THE RISE OF GRU with $6.8 million, a total $334 million for Universal Pictures.

There’s just no caging DC LEAGUE OF SUPER-PETS as it drives families back out to the Movies this Summer with a smashing $23 million from 4,314 theatres for Warner Bros. Critically, this Animated Feature with the voices of Dwayne Johnson and John Krasinski, gets 71% on the Tomatometer.

In second is NOPE with $19 million this weekend from 3,807 theatres for Universal Pictures. After a debut on-top last weekend, its tally comes to $81 million in North America.

Third goes to THOR: LOVE AND THUNDER with $13.1 million, accounting for a total $301.5 million thus far in its run for Disney.

MINIONS: THE RISE OF GRU is fourth with $11.3 million, a run of $320 million to date for Universal Pictures.

TOP GUN: MAVERICK rounds it out with $8.5 million for Paramount Pictures, bringing its total run to $651 million.

Jordan Peele gets his third consecutive Box Office Smash as Director with latest Feature, NOPE taking top spot in its debut with $44.5 million from 3,785 theatres for Universal Pictures. Not only is it a commercial success, it gets a strong 82% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer. While this doesn’t quite eclipse predecessor Us’ $70 million opening in 2019, this still is impressive.

De-throned to second spot is THOR: LOVE AND THUNDER with $21.2 million in its third weekend, from 4,370 theatres for Disney. This brings its domestic tally to $275 million.

Third is MINIONS: THE RISE OF GRU with $16.8 million for Universal Pictures, taking its run to $299 million.

In fourth is WHERE THE CRAWDADS SING with $9.7 million from 3,650 theatres for Sony Pictures, a total run for $36.7 million.

TOP GUN: MAVERICK continues to hang-on, at the bottom of the Top Five with $9.4 million for Paramount Pictures. To date it has made $635 million in North America.

It’s another dominant weekend for THOR: LOVE AND THUNDER, taking $46.5 million from 4,375 theatres for Disney. Over two weekends, it has grossed $243 million across North America.

Second goes to MINIONS: THE RISE OF GRU with $25.3 million from 4,111 theatres for Universal Pictures, a three week tally of $264 million.

Bowing in third is the Adaptation of WHERE THE CRAWDADS SING, with $16 million from 3,650 theatres for Sony Pictures. While Critics didn’t quite get it with 34% on Rotten Tomatoes’ Tomatometer, moviegoers and fans are enjoying it with a A- CinemaScore.

TOP GUN: MAVERICK lands in fourth with $11.7 million for Paramount Pictures, bringing its run to a stellar $618 million domestically.

At the bottom of the Top Five is ELVIS with $7.6 million for Warner Bros., a total $107 million grossed to date in the continent.

THOR: LOVE AND THUNDER roars in its opening weekend, taking $135 million from 4,375 theatres for Disney. This fourth film in the Thor franchise gets 67% on the Tomatometer, which still didn’t deter Moviegoers from making this the fifth-highest opening of all time for the Marvel Cinematic Universe, top spot still belonging to Avengers: Endgame which debuted with $357 million in 2019.

Second spot goes to MINIONS: THE RISE OF GRU, last weekend’s #1 Film, with $47.2 million from 4,426 theatres, a total $205 million over two weekends for Universal Pictures.

Third belongs to the ever-resilient TOP GUN: MAVERICK with $14.6 million from 4,513 theatres for Paramount Pictures. This takes its domestic run just shy of $600 million.

ELVIS is still in the building in fourth spot with $11 million from 3,714 theatres, a four week total of $93 million for Warner Bros.

JURASSIC WORLD DOMINION takes $8.1 million this weekend, taking its run to $351 million for Universal Pictures.

MINIONS: THE RISE OF GRU shows them who’s boss this Canada Day/Fourth of July weekend, with a record-breaking $108.5 million from 4,391 theatres, Friday to Sunday for Universal Pictures. Previous record was set by TRANSFORMERS: DARK OF THE MOON with $97.9 million for the three-day Holiday weekend in 2011. This latest installment in the Franchise gets a passing 71% on the Tomatometer.

In second is TOP GUN: MAVERICK, flying high still with $25.5 million from 3,843 theatres for Paramount Pictures. It has grossed $570 million now over six weekends.

Third is last week’s champ, just getting edged-out for second. ELVIS brings-in $19 million from 3,932 theatres for Warner Bros., a total $72.3 million over two weekends.

Fourth belongs to JURASSIC WORLD DOMINION with $15.6 million for Universal Pictures, a total $335 million in its fourth weekend.

At the bottom of the Top Five is THE BLACK PHONE with $12.3 million from 3,156 theatres for Universal Pictures. It reaches just shy of $50 million in its second weekend!

Universal Pictures Canada x Mr. Will want to give Readers a chance to win Advance Passes to see MINIONS: THE RISE OF GRU.

Advance screenings will be held Monday, June 27, 2022 in:

Toronto: Cineplex Queensway at 7 PM
Montreal: Scotiabank Theatre at 7 pm
Vancouver: Cineplex International Village at 7 pm

Synopsis:

In the heart of the 1970s, amid a flurry of feathered hair and flared jeans, Gru (Oscar® nominee Steve Carell) is growing up in the suburbs. A fanboy of a supervillain supergroup known as the Vicious 6, Gru hatches a plan to become evil enough to join them. Luckily, he gets some mayhem-making backup from his loyal followers, the Minions. Together, Kevin, Stuart, Bob, and Otto—a new Minion sporting braces and a desperate need to please—deploy their skills as they and Gru build their first lair, experiment with their first weapons and pull off their first missions.

When the Vicious 6 oust their leader, legendary fighter Wild Knuckles (Oscar® winner Alan Arkin), Gru interviews to become their newest member. It doesn’t go well (to say the least), and only gets worse after Gru outsmarts them and suddenly finds himself the mortal enemy of the apex of evil. On the run, Gru will turn to an unlikely source for guidance, Wild Knuckles himself, and discover that even bad guys need a little help from their friends.

Teeming with Illumination’s signature subversive humor, pop-culture sophistication, full-hearted emotion, bold music sensibility, and over-the-top action, Minions: The Rise of Gru features a thrilling new cast of stars, including, as members of the Vicious 6, Taraji P. Henson as cool and confident leader Belle Bottom, Jean-Claude Van Damme as Jean Clawed, Lucy Lawless as Nunchuck, Dolph Lundgren as Svengeance and Danny Trejo as Stronghold. The film also features Russell Brand as Dr. Nefario, an aspiring mad scientist, Michelle Yeoh as Master Chow, an acupuncturist with mad Kung Fu skills, and Oscar® winner Julie Andrews as Gru’s maddeningly self-absorbed mom.

Steered by the franchise’s original creators, Minions: The Rise of Gru is produced by visionary Illumination founder and CEO Chris Meledandri and his longtime collaborators Janet Healy and Chris Renaud. The film is directed by returning franchise filmmaker Kyle Balda (Despicable Me 3, Minions), co-directed by Brad Ableson (The Simpsons) and Jonathan del Val (The Secret Life of Pets films), and features the iconic voice of Pierre Coffin as the Minions and a killer ʼ70s soundtrack courtesy of legendary Grammy-winning music producer Jack Antonoff.

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