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	207
All Time Worldwide	302
Yearly 2009	11
Yearly Opening Weekends 2009	11
Yearly PG Rated 2009	4
Worldwide Yearly 2009	14
Opening Weeks	217
Opening Day Gross	254
Single Day Gross	423
Single Day Friday Gross	302
Single Day Saturday Gross	166
Single Day Sunday Gross	163
Opening Weekends	164
Opening Weekends - March	13
Opening Weekends - Spring	21
Top 3-Day Grosses	158
Second Weekends	153
Third Weekends	101
Fourth Weekends	125
Fifth Weekends	154
Sixth Weekends	194
Eighth Weekends	181
Smallest Drops, 3,000+ theaters (Super-Saturation)	394
Smallest Drops, 2,500+ theaters (Saturation)	765
Smallest Drops, 2,000+ theaters (Very Wide)	1,091
Smallest Drops, All Wide Releases	2,518
Rated G and PG	71
Rated PG	59
Rated PG, Opening Weekends	36
Rated G and PG, Opening Weekends	43
Widest Releases	72
Widest Opening Releases	76
Widest PG Rated Openings	20
Widest PG Rated Releases	21
Fastest to $100 million	195
Fastest to $150 million	186
Slowest to $100 million	501
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	269
Single Day Saturday Gross Adjusted	182
Opening Weekends Adjusted - March	13
Opening Weekends Adjusted	199
Opening Weekends Adjusted - Spring	20
Second Weekends Adjusted	199
Third Weekends Adjusted	168
Rated G and PG Adjusted	167
Rated PG Adjusted	124
Rated PG, Opening Weekends Adjusted	39
Rated G and PG, Opening Weekends Adjusted	48