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Night at the Museum

2006 • PG • 1h 48m • Adventure, Comedy, Family • 20th Century Fox

Where history comes to life.

🍅 42% 67%

48

3.38

6.5

CS A-

Box office summary

Opening Weekend

$30.4M

3-day opening

Domestic Total

$250.9M

Final

Worldwide Total

$579.4M

$328.6M international

Domestic Legs8.25x

Budget$110M

2006 Rank#2

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Cast & Crew

Directed byShawn Levy ScreenplayRobert Ben Garant, Thomas Lennon Produced byShawn Levy, Chris Columbus, Michael Barnathan CinematographyGuillermo Navarro MusicAlan Silvestri StarringBen Stiller, Carla Gugino, Dick Van Dyke, Mickey Rooney, Bill Cobbs, Jake Cherry Studio20th Century Fox SeriesNight at the Museum

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal

1 Dec 22-24 1 $30.4M — 3,685 $8,258 $30.4M

2 Dec 29-31 1 $36.8M +20.8% 3,768 $9,757 $115.8M

3 Jan 5-7 1 $23.7M −35.4% 3,730 $6,365 $163.8M

4 Jan 12-14 2 $17.2M −27.7% 3,612 $4,751 $185.8M

5 Jan 19-21 2 $12.0M −30.0% 3,483 $3,448 $204.9M

6 Jan 26-28 3 $9.6M −20.4% 3,241 $2,948 $216.8M

7 Feb 2-4 4 $6.4M −33.2% 3,003 $2,126 $225.0M

8 Feb 9-11 5 $5.8M −9.9% 2,702 $2,129 $232.2M

9 Feb 16-18 10 $3.7M −35.6% 2,042 $1,814 $237.3M

10 Feb 23-25 12 $2.2M −41.4% 1,371 $1,583 $241.6M

11 Mar 2-4 14 $1.5M −32.9% 927 $1,570 $243.5M

12 Mar 9-11 16 $922.5K −36.6% 739 $1,248 $244.8M

13 Mar 16-18 14 $839.9K −8.9% 610 $1,376 $246.1M

14 Mar 23-25 21 $563.5K −32.9% 427 $1,319 $246.9M

15 Mar 30-Apr 1 18 $602.6K +6.9% 414 $1,455 $247.7M

16 Apr 6-8 20 $540.4K −10.3% 367 $1,472 $248.5M

17 Apr 13-15 22 $522.6K −3.3% 355 $1,471 $249.3M

18 Apr 20-22 23 $390.7K −25.2% 321 $1,216 $249.9M

19 Apr 27-29 30 $260.8K −33.2% 284 $918 $250.2M

20 May 4-6 25 $179.4K −31.2% 245 $732 $250.4M

21 May 11-13 33 $116.1K −35.3% 200 $580 $250.6M

22 May 18-20 41 $74.2K −36.1% 128 $579 $250.7M

23 May 25-27 44 $37.3K −49.7% 129 $289 $250.8M

DateRankGrossDailyWeeklyTotalTheatersAvgDay

Fri Dec 22 #1 $12.1M — $12.1M 3,685 $3,292 1

Sat Dec 23 #1 $12.6M +4% $24.7M 3,685 $3,416 2

Sun Dec 24 #1 $5.7M −55% $30.4M 3,685 $1,549 3

Mon Dec 25 #1 $11.8M +106% $42.2M 3,688 $3,193 4

Tue Dec 26 #1 $13.5M +15% $55.7M 3,688 $3,662 5

Wed Dec 27 #1 $11.9M −12% $67.7M 3,688 $3,238 6

Thu Dec 28 #1 $11.4M −5% $79.1M 3,688 $3,089 7

Fri Dec 29 #1 $13.5M +19% +12% $92.6M 3,768 $3,594 8

Sat Dec 30 #1 $13.7M +1% +9% $106.3M 3,768 $3,646 9

Sun Dec 31 #1 $9.5M −31% +66% $115.8M 3,768 $2,517 10

Mon Jan 1 #1 $11.5M +21% −3% $127.3M 3,768 $3,042 11

Tue Jan 2 #1 $5.7M −50% −58% $133.0M 3,768 $1,516 12

Wed Jan 3 #1 $3.7M −35% −69% $136.7M 3,768 $978 13

Thu Jan 4 #1 $3.4M −8% −70% $140.1M 3,768 $904 14

Fri Jan 5 #1 $7.1M +109% −48% $147.2M 3,730 $1,905 15

Sat Jan 6 #1 $10.5M +48% −24% $157.7M 3,730 $2,811 16

Sun Jan 7 #1 $6.2M −41% −35% $163.8M 3,730 $1,649 17

Mon Jan 8 #1 $1.3M −79% −89% $165.2M 3,730 $351 18

Tue Jan 9 #1 $1.2M −6% −79% $166.4M 3,730 $329 19

Wed Jan 10 #1 $1.1M −9% −70% $167.5M 3,730 $300 20

Thu Jan 11 #1 $1.2M +3% −66% $168.7M 3,730 $309 21

Fri Jan 12 #2 $4.2M +261% −41% $172.8M 3,612 $1,154 22

Sat Jan 13 #2 $7.4M +79% −29% $180.3M 3,612 $2,060 23

Sun Jan 14 #2 $5.5M −25% −10% $185.8M 3,612 $1,536 24

Mon Jan 15 #1 $4.7M −16% +258% $190.5M 3,612 $1,297 25

Tue Jan 16 #2 $826.1K −82% −33% $191.3M 3,612 $228 26

Wed Jan 17 #2 $764.7K −7% −32% $192.1M 3,612 $211 27

Thu Jan 18 #3 $745.4K −3% −35% $192.8M 3,612 $206 28

Fri Jan 19 #2 $3.1M +316% −26% $195.9M 3,483 $889 29

Sat Jan 20 #1 $6.1M +97% −18% $202.0M 3,483 $1,751 30

Sun Jan 21 #1 $2.8M −54% −49% $204.9M 3,483 $807 31

Mon Jan 22 #1 $667.4K −76% −86% $205.5M 3,483 $191 32

Tue Jan 23 #2 $587.6K −12% −29% $206.1M 3,483 $168 33

Wed Jan 24 #2 $563.4K −4% −26% $206.7M 3,483 $161 34

Thu Jan 25 #2 $616.9K +9% −17% $207.3M 3,483 $177 35

Fri Jan 26 #4 $2.3M +267% −27% $209.6M 3,241 $699 36

Sat Jan 27 #3 $4.6M +102% −25% $214.1M 3,241 $1,412 37

Sun Jan 28 #3 $2.7M −41% −4% $216.8M 3,241 $837 38

Mon Jan 29 #4 $467.4K −83% −30% $217.3M 3,241 $144 39

Tue Jan 30 #5 $430.0K −8% −27% $217.7M 3,241 $132 40

Wed Jan 31 #4 $430.5K n/c −24% $218.2M 3,241 $132 41

Thu Feb 1 #4 $442.0K +3% −28% $218.6M 3,241 $136 42

Fri Feb 2 #5 $1.7M +282% −26% $220.3M 3,003 $561 43

Sat Feb 3 #4 $3.4M +104% −25% $223.7M 3,003 $1,145 44

Sun Feb 4 #4 $1.3M −63% −54% $225.0M 3,003 $419 45

Mon Feb 5 #5 $389.1K −69% −17% $225.4M 3,003 $129 46

Tue Feb 6 #5 $360.6K −7% −16% $225.8M 3,003 $120 47

Wed Feb 7 #5 $321.3K −11% −25% $226.1M 3,003 $106 48

Thu Feb 8 #5 $323.7K +1% −27% $226.4M 3,003 $107 49

Fri Feb 9 #6 $1.3M +294% −24% $227.7M 2,702 $471 50

Sat Feb 10 #5 $2.8M +122% −18% $230.5M 2,702 $1,045 51

Sun Feb 11 #5 $1.7M −41% +31% $232.2M 2,702 $612 52

Mon Feb 12 #6 $326.9K −80% −16% $232.5M 2,702 $120 53

Tue Feb 13 #7 $236.5K −28% −34% $232.7M 2,702 $87 54

Wed Feb 14 #7 $581.9K +146% +81% $233.3M 2,436 $238 55

Thu Feb 15 #7 $337.8K −42% +4% $233.6M 2,436 $138 56

Fri Feb 16 #10 $842.9K +149% −34% $234.5M 2,042 $412 57

Sat Feb 17 #9 $1.6M +91% −43% $236.1M 2,042 $789 58

Sun Feb 18 #9 $1.2M −23% −25% $237.3M 2,042 $611 59

Mon Feb 19 #7 $1.2M −7% +255% $238.5M 2,042 $569 60

Tue Feb 20 #9 $336.8K −71% +42% $238.8M 2,042 $164 61

Wed Feb 21 $303.6K −10% −48% $239.1M 2,042 $148 62

Thu Feb 22 #9 $329.2K +8% −3% $239.5M 2,042 $161 63

Fri Feb 23 #12 $568.8K +73% −33% $240.0M 1,371 $414 64

Sat Feb 24 #11 $1.0M +80% −37% $241.1M 1,371 $746 65

Sun Feb 25 #11 $578.9K −43% −54% $241.6M 1,371 $422 66

Mon Feb 26 #15 $116.2K −80% −90% $241.8M 1,371 $84 67

Tue Feb 27 #15 $99.5K −14% −70% $241.9M 1,371 $72 68

Wed Feb 28 #15 $100.6K +1% −67% $242.0M 1,371 $73 69

Thu Mar 1 #15 $116.3K +16% −65% $242.1M 1,371 $84 70

Fri Mar 2 $311.4K +168% −45% $242.4M 927 $335 71

Sat Mar 3 $712.9K +129% −30% $243.1M 927 $769 72

Sun Mar 4 $431.5K −39% −25% $243.5M 927 $465 73

Mon Mar 5 $78.3K −82% −33% $243.6M 927 $84 74

Tue Mar 6 $74.5K −5% −25% $243.7M 927 $80 75

Wed Mar 7 $78.6K +6% −22% $243.8M 927 $84 76

Thu Mar 8 $83.4K +6% −28% $243.8M 927 $89 77

Fri Mar 9 $230.7K +177% −26% $244.1M 739 $312 78

Sat Mar 10 $443.6K +92% −38% $244.5M 739 $600 79

Sun Mar 11 $248.2K −44% −42% $244.8M 739 $335 80

Mon Mar 12 #14 $108.5K −56% +39% $244.9M 739 $146 81

Tue Mar 13 #13 $121.2K +12% +63% $245.0M 739 $164 82

Wed Mar 14 #13 $119.0K −2% +51% $245.1M 739 $161 83

Thu Mar 15 #12 $137.0K +15% +64% $245.3M 739 $185 84

Fri Mar 16 $246.4K +80% +7% $245.5M 610 $404 85

Sat Mar 17 $371.9K +51% −16% $245.9M 610 $609 86

Sun Mar 18 $221.6K −40% −11% $246.1M 610 $363 87

Mon Mar 19 $65.6K −70% −40% $246.2M 610 $107 88

Tue Mar 20 $66.5K +1% −45% $246.2M 610 $108 89

Wed Mar 21 $66.0K −1% −45% $246.3M 610 $108 90

Thu Mar 22 $72.5K +10% −47% $246.4M 610 $118 91

Fri Mar 23 $160.4K +121% −35% $246.5M 610 $262 92

Sat Mar 24 $266.9K +66% −28% $246.8M 610 $437 93

Sun Mar 25 $136.2K −49% −39% $246.9M 610 $223 94

Mon Mar 26 $42.3K −69% −35% $247.0M 610 $69 95

Tue Mar 27 $46.6K +10% −30% $247.0M 610 $76 96

Wed Mar 28 $49.8K +7% −25% $247.1M 610 $81 97

Thu Mar 29 $50.5K +1% −30% $247.1M 610 $82 98

Fri Mar 30 $175.0K +246% +9% $247.3M 414 $422 99

Sat Mar 31 $271.5K +55% +2% $247.6M 414 $655 100

Sun Apr 1 $156.1K −43% +15% $247.7M 414 $377 101

Mon Apr 2 $51.2K −67% +21% $247.8M 414 $123 102

Tue Apr 3 $66.2K +29% +42% $247.8M 414 $159 103

Wed Apr 4 $69.3K +5% +39% $247.9M 414 $167 104

Thu Apr 5 $87.1K +26% +72% $248.0M 414 $210 105

Fri Apr 6 $206.1K +137% +18% $248.2M 367 $561 106

Sat Apr 7 $227.3K +10% −16% $248.4M 367 $619 107

Sun Apr 8 $107.0K −53% −31% $248.5M 367 $291 108

Mon Apr 9 $78.0K −27% +52% $248.6M 367 $212 109

Tue Apr 10 $63.4K −19% −4% $248.7M 367 $172 110

Wed Apr 11 $64.4K +1% −7% $248.7M 367 $175 111

Thu Apr 12 $65.2K +1% −25% $248.8M 367 $177 112

Fri Apr 13 $144.3K +121% −30% $248.9M 355 $406 113

Sat Apr 14 $244.3K +69% +7% $249.2M 355 $688 114

Sun Apr 15 $134.0K −45% +25% $249.3M 355 $377 115

Mon Apr 16 $34.6K −74% −56% $249.4M 355 $97 116

Tue Apr 17 $39.9K +15% −37% $249.4M 355 $112 117

Wed Apr 18 $40.0K n/c −38% $249.4M 355 $112 118

Thu Apr 19 $38.1K −5% −41% $249.5M 355 $107 119

Fri Apr 20 $110.8K +190% −23% $249.6M 321 $345 120

Sat Apr 21 $185.5K +67% −24% $249.8M 321 $577 121

Sun Apr 22 $94.3K −49% −30% $249.9M 321 $293 122

Mon Apr 23 $17.6K −81% −49% $249.9M 321 $54 123

Tue Apr 24 $20.8K +18% −48% $249.9M 321 $64 124

Wed Apr 25 $19.9K −4% −50% $249.9M 321 $62 125

Thu Apr 26 $22.0K +10% −42% $249.9M 321 $68 126

Fri Apr 27 $77.9K +254% −30% $250.0M 321 $242 127

Sat Apr 28 $123.1K +58% −34% $250.2M 321 $383 128

Sun Apr 29 $59.8K −51% −37% $250.2M 321 $186 129

Mon Apr 30 $13.8K −77% −21% $250.2M 321 $43 130

Tue May 1 $14.6K +6% −30% $250.2M 321 $45 131

Wed May 2 $14.3K −2% −29% $250.3M 321 $44 132

Thu May 3 $15.0K +5% −32% $250.3M 321 $46 133

Fri May 4 $52.7K +252% −32% $250.3M 245 $215 134

Sat May 5 $80.6K +53% −35% $250.4M 245 $328 135

Sun May 6 $46.1K −43% −23% $250.4M 245 $187 136

Mon May 7 $9.3K −80% −33% $250.5M 245 $38 137

Tue May 8 $10.4K +12% −29% $250.5M 245 $42 138

Wed May 9 $10.0K −4% −30% $250.5M 245 $40 139

Thu May 10 $10.1K +1% −33% $250.5M 245 $41 140

Fri May 11 $32.0K +218% −39% $250.5M 200 $159 141

Sat May 12 $51.2K +60% −37% $250.6M 200 $255 142

Sun May 13 $33.0K −35% −28% $250.6M 200 $165 143

Mon May 14 $8.2K −75% −12% $250.6M 200 $41 144

Tue May 15 $9.5K +16% −9% $250.6M 200 $47 145

Wed May 16 $9.1K −5% −9% $250.6M 200 $45 146

Thu May 17 #19 $9.5K +5% −6% $250.6M 200 $47 147

Fri May 18 $21.9K +130% −32% $250.7M 128 $170 148

Sat May 19 $35.2K +61% −31% $250.7M 128 $274 149

Sun May 20 $17.1K −51% −48% $250.7M 128 $133 150

Mon May 21 $5.4K −69% −35% $250.7M 128 $41 151

Tue May 22 $4.5K −17% −53% $250.7M 128 $34 152

Wed May 23 $4.2K −5% −53% $250.7M 128 $33 153

Thu May 24 $4.9K +15% −49% $250.7M 128 $38 154

Fri May 25 $9.8K +100% −55% $250.7M 128 $76 155

Sat May 26 $14.5K +49% −59% $250.8M 128 $113 156

Sun May 27 $13.0K −11% −24% $250.8M 128 $101 157

Mon May 28 #39 $10.9K −16% +103% $250.8M 128 $85 158

Tue May 29 $3.3K −70% −25% $250.8M 128 $26 159

Wed May 30 $3.7K +12% −13% $250.8M 128 $29 160

Thu May 31 $3.9K +5% −20% $250.8M 128 $30 161

Fri Jun 1 $7.8K +100% −20% $250.8M 44 $177 162

Sat Jun 2 $9.1K +16% −38% $250.8M 44 $205 163

Sun Jun 3 $6.2K −31% −52% $250.8M 44 $141 164

Mon Jun 4 $2.2K −64% −79% $250.8M 44 $50 165

Tue Jun 5 $2.5K +11% −25% $250.8M 44 $56 166

Wed Jun 6 $2.7K +8% −28% $250.8M 44 $60 167

Thu Jun 7 $4.1K +54% +5% $250.8M 44 $93 168

Fri Jun 8 $3.8K −7% −51% $250.8M 24 $159 169

Sat Jun 9 $5.4K +40% −41% $250.8M 24 $223 170

Sun Jun 10 $3.5K −34% −43% $250.8M 24 $147 171

Mon Jun 11 $1.4K −62% −39% $250.8M 24 $56 172

Tue Jun 12 $1.7K +24% −32% $250.8M 24 $70 173

Wed Jun 13 $2.4K +43% −10% $250.8M 24 $100 174

Thu Jun 14 $2.0K −17% −51% $250.8M 24 $83 175

Fri Jun 15 $2.1K +5% −45% $250.8M 11 $191 176

Sat Jun 16 $3.2K +52% −40% $250.9M 11 $290 177

Sun Jun 17 $2.1K −34% −41% $250.9M 11 $191 178

Mon Jun 18 $949 −55% −30% $250.9M 11 $86 179

Tue Jun 19 $1.6K +66% −6% $250.9M 11 $143 180

Wed Jun 20 $1.9K +22% −20% $250.9M 11 $174 181

Thu Jun 21 $1.5K −21% −24% $250.9M 11 $138 182

Charts show the first 10 weeks · the run above is the full record

Cumulative total$242.1M

Dec 22Jan 8Jan 26Feb 12Mar 1

Weekend grossWk 10 · $2.2M

$30.4M

$36.8M

$23.7M

$17.2M

$12.0M

$9.6M

$6.4M

$5.8M

$3.7M

$2.2M

W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10

Theater countPeak 3,768 → 1,371 −63.6%

3,685 open1,371 now

Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · −41.4%

+20.8% W1→2

−35.4% W2→3

−27.7% W3→4

−30.0% W4→5

−20.4% W5→6

−33.2% W6→7

−9.9% W7→8

−35.6% W8→9

−41.4% W9→10

Steepest −41.4%Best hold −9.9%

Run milestones

$200M in 30 days

$100M

Day 9

Dec 30

$200M

Day 30

Jan 20

Profitability

Return on Budget

Theatrical breakeven point is approx. 2.5x production budget

Domestic vs International Split

Records held

All records →

#4 Best second-weekend holds$20M+ openers, all-time +20.8% #18 Biggest Christmas openingsAll-time $30.4M

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