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	203
All Time Worldwide	296
Yearly 2009	11
Yearly Opening Weekends 2009	11
Yearly PG Rated 2009	4
Worldwide Yearly 2009	14
Opening Weeks	216
Opening Day Gross	253
Single Day Gross	422
Single Day Friday Gross	300
Single Day Saturday Gross	166
Single Day Sunday Gross	162
Opening Weekends	163
Opening Weekends - March	13
Opening Weekends - Spring	21
Top 3-Day Grosses	157
Second Weekends	152
Third Weekends	100
Fourth Weekends	124
Fifth Weekends	152
Sixth Weekends	190
Eighth Weekends	178
Smallest Drops, 3,000+ theaters (Super-Saturation)	387
Smallest Drops, 2,500+ theaters (Saturation)	756
Smallest Drops, 2,000+ theaters (Very Wide)	1,081
Smallest Drops, All Wide Releases	2,502
Rated G and PG	70
Rated PG	58
Rated PG, Opening Weekends	36
Rated G and PG, Opening Weekends	43
Widest Releases	70
Widest Opening Releases	74
Widest PG Rated Openings	19
Widest PG Rated Releases	20
Fastest to $100 million	194
Fastest to $150 million	185
Slowest to $100 million	495
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	198
Third Weekends Adjusted	167
Rated G and PG Adjusted	166
Rated PG Adjusted	123
Rated PG, Opening Weekends Adjusted	39
Rated G and PG, Opening Weekends Adjusted	48