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Wicked 7.7/10

Minions & Monsters 7.9/10

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Comparing Wicked vs Minions & Monsters. Minions & Monsters leads on expert rating.

Overall Winner Minions & Monsters Overall

Top Rated Minions & Monsters Overall

Biggest Hit Wicked

Most Awarded Wicked

2024 160 min 8

7.7/10

Musical, Fantasy, Romance

Winner

2026 90 min 17

7.9/10

Adventure, Animation, Comedy

Specification	Wicked	Minions & Monsters

Studio	Universal Pictures	Illumination
Franchise	The Wizard of Oz	Despicable Me / Minions
Release Date	2024-11-22	2026-07-01
Runtime	160 min	90 min
Certification	PG	PG
Genres	Musical, Fantasy, Romance	Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy

Director(s)	—	—
Lead Cast	Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande, Jonathan Bailey, Jeff Goldblum, Michelle Yeoh	Pierre Coffin, Trey Parker, Allison Janney, Christoph Waltz, Jesse Eisenberg

Critic Rating	7.7/10	7.9/10
Audience Rating	—	—
Review Count	0	0
Page Views	8	17

Budget	$150,000,000	$85,000,000
Worldwide Gross	$758,800,000	$166,300,000
Awards	12	3

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

Pros	Cynthia Erivo's Defying Gravity; Ariana Grande as Glinda; Faithful to the stage musical; Record-breaking box office; Osc...	Fresh Old Hollywood setting for the franchise; One of the best-reviewed Minions entries; John Powell's energetic orchest...
Cons	Part One ends on a cliffhanger; 160-minute runtime feels incomplete; Requires sequel for full story; Some pacing dips in...	Domestic opening underperformed franchise norms; Second half leans into chaotic excess; Humor remains heavily dependent...