Monsters, Inc. (franchise)

Monsters, Inc.
Creator Pixar
Films and television
Films
Short films
Games
Video games
Audio
Original music Monsters, Inc. Scream Factory Favorites (2002)
Miscellaneous
Theme park attractions

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)

Main article: Monsters, Inc.

The first film introduces the monster world, where monsters enter the human world at night and scare children in order to generate power. When a little girl accidentally enters the monster world, friends Mike and Sulley must find a way to hide her from the authorities and return her to her own world, and in the process learn that not everything they have been led to believe about humans is true. The film surpassed Toy Story 2 and peaked as the second highest-grossing animated film of all time, behind only 1994's The Lion King at the time.[2] It was one of the first animated films to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature but lost to Shrek.

Monsters University (2013)

Main article: Monsters University

A prequel to the first film, Monsters University tells Mike and Sulley's backstory. The future friends meet at college and initially do not get along, but end up on the same team in the university's "Scare Games", where they and their team of misfits must beat the odds and win the competition, or be expelled from school. As the team struggles, the two learn to work together, and slowly become best friends.

Short films

Mike's New Car

Main article: Mike's New Car

Party Central

Main article: Party Central

Party Central is a six-minute[3] 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,[4] before the film was pushed back to 2015. Instead, it was theatrically released on March 21, 2014, with Muppets Most Wanted.[3] The short was written and directed by Kelsey Mann, story supervisor on Monsters University.[3] 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.[5]

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.[4]

Reception

For more details on the reception of each film, see Monsters, Inc. § Reception; and Monsters University § Reception.

Box office performance

The film series has grossed a total of $1,306,110,769, making the Monsters Inc. franchise the Ninth 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.[6][7]

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.[8] 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.[9] 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.[10] Shockya, a subsidiary website of CraveOnline, estimated the budget to be $200 million, on par with Toy Story 3 and Cars 2.[11]

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 #74 #126 $115,000,000 [12]
Original release November 2, 2001
3-D re-release December 19, 2012
Monsters University June 21, 2013 $268,492,764 $475,066,843 $743,559,607 #82 #74 $200,000,000 [8]
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)[13] 78 (34 reviews)[14] A+[15]
Monsters University 78% (189 reviews)[16] 65 (41 reviews)[17] A[15]

Cast and 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)
Michael "Mike" Wazowski Billy Crystal Billy Crystal
Noah Johnston (young)		 Billy Crystal
James P. "Sulley" Sullivan John Goodman
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   Silent Cameo
Charlie Philip Proctor Silent Cameo  
Smitty Dan Gerson  
Needleman Dan Gerson  
Jerry Steve Susskind  
Mrs. Flint Bonnie Hunt Photograph  
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  

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, Pete Docter, Andrew Stanton & 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

  1. ↑ Graser, Marc (April 22, 2010). "Disney drawing 'Monsters Inc.' sequel". Variety. Retrieved March 6, 2012.
  2. ↑ Price, p. 201
  3. 1 2 3 Rottenberg, Josh (January 7, 2014). "Disney to showcase new Pixar short 'Party Central' in front of 'Muppets Most Wanted' - EXCLUSIVE". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved January 7, 2014.
  4. 1 2 Fischer, Russ (August 9, 2013). "'Monsters University' Short Film 'Party Central' Revealed". /Film. Retrieved August 9, 2013.
  5. ↑ "Just Released: First Look at Party Central Short". Disney Insider. January 7, 2014. Retrieved January 7, 2014.
  6. ↑ "Monsters, Inc. – Weekend Grosses". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved September 4, 2010.
  7. ↑ "Top Weekends: 2nd – 12th — Weekend Grosses". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved September 4, 2010.
  8. 1 2 "Monsters University (2013)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved June 24, 2013.
  9. ↑ "Monsters University (G)". Box Office. Retrieved June 29, 2013.
  10. ↑ "Box Office report: 'Monsters University' scares up $82 million, 'World War Z' shatters expectations". Entertainment Weekly. June 23, 2013. Retrieved June 23, 2013.
  11. ↑ Belcastro, Joe. "Box Office Report: Monsters University schools The Heat and White House Down". Shockya. Retrieved July 8, 2013.
  12. ↑ "Monsters, Inc". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved May 12, 2013.
  13. ↑ "Monsters, Inc.". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved July 25, 2013.
  14. ↑ "Monsters, Inc.". Metacritic. Retrieved July 25, 2013.
  15. 1 2 "CinemaScore". cinemascore.com. Retrieved March 16, 2015.
  16. ↑ "Monsters University". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved July 25, 2013.
  17. ↑ "Monsters University". Metacritic. Retrieved July 25, 2013.
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