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	209
All Time Worldwide	307
Yearly 2009	11
Yearly Opening Weekends 2009	11
Yearly PG Rated 2009	4
Worldwide Yearly 2009	14
Opening Weeks	221
Opening Day Gross	262
Single Day Gross	440
Single Day Friday Gross	312
Single Day Saturday Gross	172
Single Day Sunday Gross	168
Opening Weekends	167
Opening Weekends - March	15
Opening Weekends - Spring	24
Top 3-Day Grosses	161
Second Weekends	156
Third Weekends	103
Fourth Weekends	127
Fifth Weekends	155
Sixth Weekends	195
Eighth Weekends	182
Smallest Drops, 3,000+ theaters (Super-Saturation)	397
Smallest Drops, 2,500+ theaters (Saturation)	771
Smallest Drops, 2,000+ theaters (Very Wide)	1,098
Smallest Drops, All Wide Releases	2,528
Rated G and PG	71
Rated PG	59
Rated PG, Opening Weekends	36
Rated G and PG, Opening Weekends	43
Widest Releases	79
Widest Opening Releases	83
Widest PG Rated Openings	24
Widest PG Rated Releases	25
Fastest to $100 million	198
Fastest to $150 million	189
Slowest to $100 million	507
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	272
Single Day Saturday Gross Adjusted	186
Opening Weekends Adjusted - March	14
Opening Weekends Adjusted	201
Opening Weekends Adjusted - Spring	22
Third Weekends Adjusted	170
Rated G and PG Adjusted	167
Rated PG Adjusted	124
Rated PG, Opening Weekends Adjusted	39
Rated G and PG, Opening Weekends Adjusted	48