Monsters Vs. Aliens (2009) - Box Office Mojo

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

Total Lifetime Grosses

Domestic Summary

Widest Release:

4,136 theaters

Close Date:

August 27, 2009

In Release:

154 days / 22 weeks

The Players

Directors:	Rob Letterman Conrad Vernon
Writers:	Jonathan Aibel Glenn Berger Rob Letterman
Actors:	Reese Witherspoon (Voice) Seth Rogen (Voice) Hugh Laurie (Voice) Will Arnett (Voice) Kiefer Sutherland (Voice) Rainn Wilson (Voice) Stephen Colbert (Voice) Paul Rudd* (Voice) John Krasinski* (Voice) Tom McGrath* (Voice) Ed Helms* (Voice)
Producer:	Lisa Stewart
Composer:	Henry Jackman
* Denotes minor role

Genres

Franchises

Franchise	Rank
Brand: DreamWorks Animation	8
Showdown: Animated Heroes & Villains	4
Showdown: Biggest Animated Openers (January - April)	3
Showdown: DreamWorks Animation Vs. DreamWorks Animation ('Shrek'-Free)	4
Showdown: DreamWorks in March	2
Showdown: March Animation Madness	1
Showdown: Paramount March Animation	2
Showdown: Top March Animated Openers	3

Charts

Chart	Rank
All Time Domestic	200
All Time Worldwide	291
Yearly 2009	11
Yearly Opening Weekends 2009	11
Yearly PG Rated 2009	4
Worldwide Yearly 2009	14
Opening Weeks	212
Opening Day Gross	246
Single Day Gross	416
Single Day Friday Gross	293
Single Day Saturday Gross	163
Single Day Sunday Gross	160
Opening Weekends	159
Opening Weekends - March	13
Opening Weekends - Spring	21
Top 3-Day Grosses	153
Second Weekends	150
Third Weekends	98
Fourth Weekends	121
Fifth Weekends	149
Sixth Weekends	186
Eighth Weekends	178
Smallest Drops, 3,000+ theaters (Super-Saturation)	379
Smallest Drops, 2,500+ theaters (Saturation)	746
Smallest Drops, 2,000+ theaters (Very Wide)	1,070
Smallest Drops, All Wide Releases	2,484
Rated G and PG	69
Rated PG	57
Rated PG, Opening Weekends	35
Rated G and PG, Opening Weekends	42
Widest Releases	67
Widest Opening Releases	70
Widest PG Rated Openings	17
Widest PG Rated Releases	19
Fastest to $100 million	190
Fastest to $150 million	182
Slowest to $100 million	488
BOM Users' Grades (2009 Releases)	53
Charts (Premier Pass Users Only)	Rank
Highest All Time Rank (on May 25, 2009)	95
Yearly (Wide) 2009	11
Yearly Opening Weekends (Wide) 2009	11
Opening Weeks Adjusted	264
Single Day Saturday Gross Adjusted	182
Opening Weekends Adjusted - March	13
Opening Weekends Adjusted	197
Opening Weekends Adjusted - Spring	20
Second Weekends Adjusted	198
Third Weekends Adjusted	166
Rated G and PG Adjusted	166
Rated PG Adjusted	123
Rated PG, Opening Weekends Adjusted	39
Rated G and PG, Opening Weekends Adjusted	48