Monsters, Inc. (franchise)

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Monsters, Inc. is a CGI animated film series and Disney media franchise that began with the 2001 film, Monsters, Inc., produced by Pixar and distributed by Walt Disney Pictures. The original film was followed by a prequel film, Monsters University, released in 2013.[1]

Film series

Monsters, Inc. (2001)

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Main article: Monsters, Inc.

Monsters University (2013)

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Main article: Monsters University

Short films

Mike's New Car

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Main article: Mike's New Car

Party Central

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Main article: Party Central

Party Central is a six-minute[2] short animated film, featuring characters from Monsters University. It premiered on August 9, 2013, at the D23 Expo. The short was set to be released theatrically with The Good Dinosaur in 2014,[3] before the film was pushed back to 2015. Instead, it was theatrically released on March 21, 2014, with Muppets Most Wanted.[2] The short was written and directed by Kelsey Mann, story supervisor on Monsters University.[2] The cast consists of Billy Crystal, John Goodman, Peter Sohn, Julia Sweeney, Charlie Day, Nathan Fillion, Dave Foley, Sean Hayes, Bobby Moynihan, and Joel Murray.[4]

In the short, the Oozma Kappa fraternity organizes a party, but no one shows up. To solve the problem, they use door stations to steal visitors from the biggest party going on at another fraternity.[3]

Reception

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For more details on the reception of each film, see the "Reception" section on each film's article.

Box office performance

The film series has grossed a total of $1,306,110,769, making the Monsters Inc. franchise the Eighth highest-grossing animated film franchise.

Monsters, Inc. ranked No. 1 at the box office its opening weekend, grossing $62,577,067 in North America alone. The film had a small drop-off of 27.2% over its second weekend, earning another $45,551,028. In its third weekend, the film experienced a larger decline of 50.1%, placing itself in the second position just after Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. In its fourth weekend, however, there was an increase of 5.9%. Making $24,055,001 that weekend for a combined total of over $562 million. It is the seventh biggest (in US$) fourth weekend ever for a film.[5][6]

Monsters University has earned $268,227,670 in North America, and $475,066,843 in other territories, for a worldwide total of $743,294,513.[7] The film earned $136.9 million on its opening weekend worldwide. For unknown reasons, Disney declined to provide a budget for the film, although BoxOffice.com cites a budget of a total of $270 million.[8] Entertainment Weekly speculated that it was higher than that of Brave ($185 million), mostly due to high cost of John Goodman and Billy Crystal reprising their roles.[9] Shockya, a subsidiary website of CraveOnline, estimated the budget to be $200 million, on par with Toy Story 3 and Cars 2.[10]

Film Release date Box office gross Box office ranking Budget Ref(s)
North America Other territories Worldwide All time
North America		 All time
worldwide
Monsters, Inc. November 2, 2001 $289,916,256 $272,900,000 $562,816,256 #66 #102 $115,000,000 [11]
Original release November 2, 2001
3-D re-release December 19, 2012
Monsters University June 21, 2013 $268,227,670 $475,066,843 $743,294,513 #73 #65 $200,000,000 [7]
Total $558,143,926 $747,966,843 $1,306,110,769 $315,000,000

Critical and public response

Film Rotten Tomatoes Metacritic CinemaScore
Monsters, Inc. 96% (192 reviews)[12] 78 (34 reviews)[13] A+[14]
Monsters University 78% (172 reviews)[15] 65 (41 reviews)[16] A[14]

Cast and characters

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Main article: List of Monsters, Inc. characters

This is a list of characters from the 2001 film, Monsters, Inc. and its 2013 prequel, Monsters University.

Character Main films Short films
Monsters, Inc.
(2001)		 Monsters University
(2013)		 Mike's New Car
(2002)		 Party Central
(2013)
James P. "Sulley" Sullivan John Goodman
Michael "Mike" Wazowski Billy Crystal Billy Crystal
Noah Johnston (young)		 Billy Crystal
Randall "Randy" Boggs Steve Buscemi  
Jeff Fungus Frank Oz  
Celia Mae Jennifer Tilly Photograph  
Henry J. Waternoose III James Coburn Photograph  
Abominable Snowman John Ratzenberger  
Thaddeus "Phlegm" Bile Jeff Pidgeon  
Boo Mary Gibbs  
Roz Bob Peterson  
George Sanderson Samuel Lord Black Silent Role  
Charlie Philip Proctor Silent Cameo  
Smitty Dan Gerson  
Needleman Dan Gerson  
Jerry Steve Susskind  
Ms. Flint Bonnie Hunt Silent Cameo  
Tony Guido Quaroni  
Peter "Claws" Ward Joe Ranft  
CDA Agent 00002 Pete Docter  
Baby Smitty Sophia Ranft  
Terry Perry Dave Foley   Dave Foley
Terri Perry Sean Hayes   Sean Hayes
Squishy Peter Sohn   Peter Sohn
Art Charlie Day   Charlie Day
Dean Hardscrabble Helen Mirren  
Professor Knight Alfred Molina  
Don Carlton Joel Murray   Joel Murray
Johnny Worthington Nathan Fillion   Nathan Fillion
Claire Wheeler Aubrey Plaza  
Brock Pearson Tyler Labine  
Frank McCay John Krasinski  
Karen Graves Bonnie Hunt  
Referee Bill Hader  
Slug Bill Hader  
Chet Alexander Bobby Moynihan   Bobby Moynihan
Sherri Squibbles Julia Sweeney   Julia Sweeney
Carrie Williams Beth Behrs  
  • Note: A grey cell indicates the character was not in the film.

Crew

Film Director(s) Producer(s) Executive Producer(s) Writer(s) Composer Editor(s)
Monsters, Inc. Pete Docter
Co-directed by: David Silverman & Lee Unkrich		 Darla K. Anderson John Lasseter & Andrew Stanton Screenplay by: Andrew Stanton & Daniel Gerson
Original Story by: Pete Docter, Jill Culton, Jeff Pidgeon & Ralph Eggleston		 Randy Newman Robert Grahamjones & Jim Stewart
Monsters University Dan Scanlon Kori Rae John Lasseter, Andrew Stanton, Pete Docter & Lee Unkrich Screenplay by: Daniel Gerson, Robert L. Baird & Dan Scanlon
Story by: Dan Scanlon, Daniel Gerson & Robert L. Baird		 Greg Snyder

Video games

Theme park attractions

References

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External links

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