Franchise
Night at the Museum
3 films•2006–2014•20th Century Fox
45%average critics55%average audience$180.6Mdomestic average
Films
3
2006–2014
Domestic
$541.7M
lifetime
Worldwide
$1.34B
lifetime
Avg opening
$33.9M
3-day
Avg legs
6.06x
opening → total
Return
3.5x
on $387.0M of budget
The Night at the Museum series runs to 3 films from Night at the Museum (2006) to Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb (2014), together grossing $541.7M domestic and $1.34B worldwide. The biggest hit is Night at the Museum (2006) at $574.0M worldwide; the biggest opening weekend belongs to Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (2009) at $54.2M.
Filmography
| Film | Year | Opening | Domestic | Legs | Worldwide | CinemaScore | RT | Yearly rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb | 2014 | $17.1M | $113.7M | 6.66x | $353.8M | A | 49% | #27 |
| Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian | 2009 | $54.2M | $177.0M | 3.27x | $413.0M | B+ | 43% | #14 |
| Night at the Museum | 2006 | $30.4M | $251.0M | 8.24x | $574.0M | A- | 42% | #2 |
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Film by film
DomesticInternationalColumn height is worldwide · one film every 4.0 years
Profitability
Return on Budget
3.5x
$1.34B worldwide on $387.0M of production budget
Theatrical breakeven point is approx. 2.5x production budget
Domestic vs International Split
Domestic $541.7MInternational $799.1M
Return by film · worldwide ÷ budget
0x2.5x breakeven5.2x
Budgets are reported production costs and exclude marketing, so this is a gross-to-budget ratio rather than studio profit. Films with no reported budget are left out of this section entirely, including from the totals, rather than counted as zero.
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