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	201
All Time Worldwide	294
Yearly 2009	11
Yearly Opening Weekends 2009	11
Yearly PG Rated 2009	4
Worldwide Yearly 2009	14
Opening Weeks	213
Opening Day Gross	249
Single Day Gross	420
Single Day Friday Gross	296
Single Day Saturday Gross	165
Single Day Sunday Gross	161
Opening Weekends	161
Opening Weekends - March	13
Opening Weekends - Spring	21
Top 3-Day Grosses	155
Second Weekends	151
Third Weekends	99
Fourth Weekends	121
Fifth Weekends	150
Sixth Weekends	188
Eighth Weekends	178
Smallest Drops, 3,000+ theaters (Super-Saturation)	384
Smallest Drops, 2,500+ theaters (Saturation)	752
Smallest Drops, 2,000+ theaters (Very Wide)	1,076
Smallest Drops, All Wide Releases	2,494
Rated G and PG	69
Rated PG	57
Rated PG, Opening Weekends	35
Rated G and PG, Opening Weekends	42
Widest Releases	68
Widest Opening Releases	72
Widest PG Rated Openings	18
Widest PG Rated Releases	19
Fastest to $100 million	191
Fastest to $150 million	183
Slowest to $100 million	493
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	266
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	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