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The Dark Knight 9.0/10

Minions & Monsters 7.9/10

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2008 152 min 6

9.0/10

Action, Crime, Drama

2026 90 min 13

7.9/10

Adventure, Animation, Comedy

Specification	The Dark Knight	Minions & Monsters

Studio	Warner Bros. Pictures	Illumination
Franchise	The Dark Knight Trilogy	Despicable Me / Minions
Release Date	2008-07-18	2026-07-01
Runtime	152 min	90 min
Certification	PG-13	PG
Genres	Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller	Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy

Director(s)	—	—
Lead Cast	Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Aaron Eckhart, Michael Caine, Gary Oldman	Pierre Coffin, Trey Parker, Allison Janney, Christoph Waltz, Jesse Eisenberg

Critic Rating	9.0/10	7.9/10
Audience Rating	—	—
Review Count	0	0
Page Views	6	13

Budget	$185,000,000	$85,000,000
Worldwide Gross	$1,008,305,024	$166,300,000
Awards	14	3

Available On	Max, Prime Video, Apple TV, FindEdition	Theaters, IMAX, FindEdition

Pros	Heath Ledger's legendary Joker; Grounded, intelligent screenplay; IMAX-scale action set pieces; Hans Zimmer's iconic sco...	Fresh Old Hollywood setting for the franchise; One of the best-reviewed Minions entries; John Powell's energetic orchest...
Cons	Rachel Dawes recasting may jar fans; Some dialogue-heavy exposition; Two-Face arc feels compressed in final act	Domestic opening underperformed franchise norms; Second half leans into chaotic excess; Humor remains heavily dependent...