Monsters Vs. Aliens
Domestic Total Gross: $198,351,526 Distributor: Paramount (DreamWorks) Release Date: March 27, 2009 Genre: Animation Runtime: 1 hrs. 34 min. MPAA Rating: PG Production Budget: $175 million
Title (click to view) Studio Release Gross* / Theaters Opening / Theaters Date^ Pacific Rim
WB
n/a
0
n/a
0
7/12/13
Despicable Me 2
Uni.
n/a
0
n/a
0
7/3/13
Monsters University
BV
n/a
0
n/a
0
6/21/13
The Croods
Fox
$182,651,450
4,065
$43,639,736
4,046
3/22/13
Escape From Planet Earth
Wein.
$56,690,667
3,353
$15,891,055
3,288
2/15/13
Wreck-It Ralph
BV
$189,422,889
3,752
$49,038,712
3,752
11/2/12
Hotel Transylvania
Sony
$148,313,048
3,375
$42,522,194
3,349
9/28/12
Ice Age: Continental Drift
Fox
$161,321,843
3,886
$46,629,259
3,881
7/13/12
Brave
BV
$237,283,207
4,164
$66,323,594
4,164
6/22/12
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted
P/DW
$216,391,482
4,263
$60,316,738
4,258
6/8/12
Dr. Seuss' The Lorax
Uni.
$214,030,500
3,769
$70,217,070
3,729
3/2/12
Puss in Boots
P/DW
$149,260,504
3,963
$34,077,439
3,952
10/28/11
Cars 2
BV
$191,452,396
4,115
$66,135,507
4,115
6/24/11
Kung Fu Panda 2
P/DW
$165,249,063
3,952
$47,656,302
3,925
5/26/11
Rio
Fox
$143,619,809
3,842
$39,225,962
3,826
4/15/11
Mars Needs Moms
BV
$21,392,758
3,117
$6,914,488
3,117
3/11/11
Rango
Par.
$123,477,607
3,923
$38,079,323
3,917
3/4/11
Megamind
P/DW
$148,415,853
3,949
$46,016,833
3,944
11/5/10
Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole
WB
$55,675,313
3,575
$16,112,211
3,575
9/24/10
Despicable Me
Uni.
$251,513,985
3,602
$56,397,125
3,476
7/9/10
Toy Story 3
BV
$415,004,880
4,028
$110,307,189
4,028
6/18/10
Shrek Forever After
P/DW
$238,736,787
4,386
$70,838,207
4,359
5/21/10
How to Train Your Dragon
P/DW
$217,581,231
4,060
$43,732,319
4,055
3/26/10
Planet 51
Sony
$42,194,060
3,035
$12,286,129
3,035
11/20/09
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
Sony
$124,870,275
3,119
$30,304,648
3,119
9/18/09
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
Fox
$196,573,705
4,102
$41,690,382
4,099
7/1/09
Up
BV
$293,004,164
3,886
$68,108,790
3,766
5/29/09
Bolt
BV
$114,053,579
3,654
$26,223,128
3,651
11/21/08
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
P/DW
$180,010,950
4,065
$63,106,589
4,056
11/7/08
Kung Fu Panda
P/DW
$215,434,591
4,136
$60,239,130
4,114
6/6/08
Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who!
Fox
$154,529,439
3,961
$45,012,998
3,954
3/14/08
Meet the Robinsons
BV
$97,822,171
3,435
$25,123,781
3,413
3/30/07
Monster House
Sony
$73,661,010
3,553
$22,217,226
3,553
7/21/06
Ice Age: The Meltdown
Fox
$195,330,621
3,969
$68,033,544
3,964
3/31/06
Chicken Little
BV
$135,386,665
3,658
$40,049,778
3,654
11/4/05
Madagascar
DW
$193,595,521
4,142
$47,224,594
4,131
5/27/05
Robots
Fox
$128,200,012
3,776
$36,045,301
3,776
3/11/05
The Incredibles
BV
$261,441,092
3,933
$70,467,623
3,933
11/5/04
Shark Tale
DW
$160,861,908
4,070
$47,604,606
4,016
10/1/04
Lilo & Stitch
BV
$145,794,338
3,222
$35,260,212
3,191
6/21/02
Ice Age
Fox
$176,387,405
3,345
$46,312,454
3,316
3/15/02
Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius
Par.
$80,936,232
3,151
$13,832,786
3,139
12/21/01
Monsters, Inc.
BV
$255,873,250
3,649
$62,577,067
3,237
11/2/01
A Bug's Life
BV
$162,798,565
2,773
$291,121
1
11/20/98
Averages: $157,187,382 3,495 $44,684,955 3,655
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