As the industry awaits the next big hit, Toy Story 5 continues to rake in millions across the country. Meanwhile, Minions & Monsters provided competition despite opening on a smaller scale.
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The Disney and Pixar sequel added an estimated $708K (₱44 million) in its third week in the country, down a solid 43 percent from the previous week. Jessie and company have now banked $4.575 million in three weeks, maintaining its reign as the highest-grossing international film in the country.
Providing competition is Universal's Minions & Monsters, which delivered $464K–$500K (₱28.6–31 million) during its opening week.
For years, a Pixar and an Illumination film have tended to coexist in the marketplace every summer. Examples include Monsters University and Despicable Me 2 in 2013, as well as Inside Out 2 and Despicable Me 4 in 2024. Unfortunately, when the product itself has issues—whether it's novelty, theme, release date, or other factors—audiences respond immediately with their wallets. Just look at The Secret Life of Pets 2.
Minions & Monsters is an interesting case, given its strong critical and audience scores. One can only speculate, but perhaps the TikTok trend that boosted Minions: The Rise of Gru had a more significant impact on that film's box office performance than many realized. It could also be that the Hollywood and filmmaking setting is less appealing to general audiences. Another possibility is that the arrival of Moana just a week later finally exposed the limits of how closely family films can be released during the summer.
Meanwhile, VIVA's Love, Ngo has now surpassed ₱75 million at the box office. That's a very strong performance for a local R-16 film—so strong, in fact, that Jerald Napoles' 2021 comedy Ang Babaeng Walang Pakiramdam with Kim Molina, is getting a theatrical release on July 22.
Disclosure Day added $3,689 this week, bringing its estimated total to $416,888 est. ₱26 million). Updated figures now put Backrooms at $781,886.
