Universal and Illumination’s Minions Army is taking over the box office over Independence Day weekend.

“Minions & Monsters” took first place on Friday with $16 million in 4,243 North American theaters. Over the weekend, the animated sequel should gross $39.5 million domestically. In addition to its earnings since its July 1 release, that should bring the film’s North American total to a soft $64 million. Fortunately for Universal, “Minions & Monsters” is expected to gross $87 million overseas on Sunday.

Historically, the “Despicable Me” franchise has generated huge profits. The last film in the series, 2024’s “Despicable Me 4,” reached $972 million at the global box office, while the last standalone Minions movie, 2022’s “Minions: The Rise of Gru,” grossed $940 million worldwide. The yellow henchman’s first solo fight, 2015’s “Minions,” stands as the family’s highest-grossing film with $1.15 billion worldwide.

“Minions & Monsters” sees the titular evildoers become aspiring filmmakers in the 1920s and search for hideous monsters to include in their creature movie. Cast members include Pierre Coffin, Trey Parker, Allison Janney, Christoph Waltz, Jeff Bridges, Jesse Eisenberg, Zoey Deutch, Bobby Moynihan and Phil LaMarr. Coffin also co-directs with Patrick Delage. He also co-wrote the script with Brian Lynch.

Second place went to another family film, “Toy Story 5,” which earned $13 million domestically as it entered its third weekend in theaters. By Sunday, he should earn approximately $32 million, bringing his North American tally to about $367 million. “Toy Story 4” is the movie to beat with just over a billion dollars.

Third place went to Angel Studio’s “Young Washington,” which grossed approximately $7.4 million on Friday. Through Sunday, the wartime adventure film should gross about $16 million. As the title indicates, “Young Washington” follows a young George Washington as he fights in the Revolutionary War before becoming the first president of the United States. William Franklyn-Miller stars in the title role. Other cast members include Mary-Louise Parker, Leo Hanna, Mia Rodgers, Kelsey Grammer, Andy Serkis and Ben Kingsley.

Fourth place went to Warner Bros. and DC’s “Supergirl,” which grossed just $3.6 million domestically on Friday. Rival estimates say the superhero blockbuster will take in $8.7 million by Sunday, representing a brutal 76% drop from its disastrous $37.1 million opening in North America last weekend. Variety reported last week that “Supergirl” is set to gross around $200 million globally by the end of its run, which would leave the film around $100 million in the red.

Finally, Steven Spielberg’s “Disclosure Day” came in fifth with $2.2 million on Friday, on its way to around $5.5 million over the weekend. After four opening weekends, the extraterrestrial thriller should reach a North American gross of $104 million.