Minions (which will make a fortune) cost $85 million to produce. Lightyear (which will lose a fortune) cost $200 million.
What’s more, I would argue that, at least until now, the Toy Story franchise was more iconic, beloved, and seen by the public as a cut above the Despicable Me franchise. There’s no question the Toy Story franchise (at least until now) made more money than Despicable Me. Both are insanely popular, but Toy Story was — and I repeat was — treasured by the public as something special.
We all know what the real difference is, though…
Lightyear is a woketard movie, the latest piece of gay propaganda from Disney’s groomers, a movie with a same-sex kiss that 1) makes 90 percent of the population uncomfortable, and 2) introduces small kids to adult sexuality before those small kids are ready to start thinking about such things.
Minions is, per the reviews, 87 minutes of simple escapism, silliness, goofy jokes, and fun.