“Minions & Monsters” tops the July Fourth holiday weekend box office in North America, according to studio estimates cited by multiple outlets. The film, the seventh entry in the “Despicable Me” franchise, earns $36.4 million over the holiday weekend. It finishes narrowly ahead of “Toy Story 5,” which is described as a major box office draw and a close competitor for the top spot. While “Minions & Monsters” takes the lead, sources emphasize that the margin is small rather than a dominant runaway performance. The coverage frames the results as a tight contest between two prominent family-oriented franchises during the July Fourth stretch. Overall, all reports agree on the ranking outcome—“Minions & Monsters” is first—and the closeness of the race, with “Toy Story 5” trailing by a small margin at the end of the holiday weekend.