Night at the Museum

General Information

• Directed by

  Shawn Levy

• Screenplay by

  Daniel and Joshua Goldin, Ben Garant and Thomas Lennon

• Music Composed by

  Alan Silvestri

• Theatrical Release Date

  December 22, 2006

• DVD Release Date

  April 24, 2007 (Region 1 - North America, 1- and 2-disc versions)

• Production Companies

  20th Century Fox, 1492 Pictures, 21 Laps Entertainment

• Distribution Company

  20th Century Fox

Summary

Good-hearted dreamer Larry Daley, despite being perpetually down on his luck, thinks he's destined for something big. But even he could never have imaged how "big," when he accepts what appears to be a menial job as a graveyard-shift security guard at the Museum of Natural History. During Larry's watch, extraordinary things begin to occur: Mayans, Roman Gladiators, and cowboys emerge from their dioramas to wage epic battles; in his quest for fire, a Neanderthal burns down his own display; Attila the Hun pillages his neighboring exhibits; and a T-Rex reminds everyone why he's history's fiercest predator. Amidst the chaos, the only person Larry can turn to for advice is a wax figure of President Teddy Roosevelt, who helps our hero harness the bedlam, stop a nefarious plot, and save the museum.

Trailer

Quotes

• Teddy Roosevelt

  Stop babbling, boy!

• Teddy Roosevelt

  I'm made of wax, Larry. What are you made of?

Gallery

Robin as Teddy Roosevelt

On the set - Robin and Ben Stiller

On the set - Robin as Teddy Roosevelt ... twice!

On the set- A wax Teddy Roosevelt

On the set - Robin and Ben Stiller

Comments

Related pages

• Night at the Museum Main Page
• Night at the Museum 2 Main Page
• Night at the Museum 3 Main Page
• Production Notes ::: Night at the Museum
• A Last Hurrah for 'Night at the Museum' Franchise, and for Robin Williams [external link]

Filming Info

• Dates

  January 30, 2006 - unknown

• Locations

  New York City, NY
  Vancouver, BC

Filming locations in New York included 65th St between Park & Lexington (Feb. 7-8), Park Avenue Armory (Feb. 7), Broome between Thompson & Broadway (Feb. 10), Central Park (Feb. 15) and 70th & Amsterdam.

International Release Dates

• UK
  Australia

  December 26, 2006

• Germany

  December 28, 2006

• Finland

  December 29, 2006

Box Office

• Budget

  $110,000,000 (estimated)

• Gross

  $250,863,268 (USA)
  $323,617,573 (international)
  $574,480,841 (total)

• Opening Weekend

  $30,433,781 (3,685 theaters)

• Widest Release

  3,768 theaters

• In Release

  189 days / 27 weeks

• Closing Date

  June 24, 2007