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Night at the Museum

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Night at the Museum is a 2006 American comedy film. It is based on The Night at the Museum, a 1993 children's book by Milan Trenc.

Night at the Museum
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First promotional poster for the film
Directed byShawn Levy
Written byBen Garant
Thomas Lennon
Produced byChris Columbus
Stephen Sommers
Bob Ducsay
StarringBen Stiller
CinematographyGuillermo Navarro
Music byAlan Silvestri
Distributed by20th Century Fox
Release dates
December 22, 2006
Running time
108 minutes
CountryUSA
LanguageEnglish
Budgetover $110,000,000

Released on December 22, 2006, the film was written by Ben Garant and Thomas Lennon of Comedy Central's Reno 911 and MTV's The State and directed by Shawn Levy. The cast includes Ben Stiller, Robin Williams, Dick Van Dyke, Mickey Rooney, Ricky Gervais, Carla Gugino, Charlie Murphy, Steve Coogan, and Owen Wilson. A new novelization of the screenplay by Leslie Goldman is being published as a movie tie-in.

Plot

When Larry Daley, a divorced father who can't seem to keep a job for more than a week, applies for a job at the Museum of Natural History, he is assigned as a night guard. However, a seemingly easy job turns out to be a wild ride when he finds that an ancient curse has caused the "inhabitants" of the museum to come to life. This is what happens:

  • Miniature Cowboys, Roman Gladiators, and Mayans wage battles against each other.
  • Attila the Hun pillages the other exhibits.
  • American Civil War mannequins re-enact their fights.
  • A Capuchin Monkey named Dexter steals Larry's keys.
  • In their quest for fire, Neanderthals burn down their display.
  • A Tyrannosaurus Rex skeleton reminds everyone who is the "fiercest" predator in history.

After one night of chaos, Larry is ready to quit and find a new job, but a wax figure of Theodore Roosevelt helps him realize that it is his solemn duty to protect the museum and make sure that nothing gets in and nothing gets out.

Production

The building featured in the film, which was constructed on a sound stage in Vancouver, Canada, is based on the American Museum of Natural History in New York City, external shots of which were used in the movie.[1]

Trainers spent several weeks training Crystal, who plays the monkey Dexter, to slap and bite Stiller in the film.[2]

Cast

Taglines

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Ben Stiller claimed that he watched Tom Cruise in the three Mission Impossible films to learn how to imitate his running technique.[3]
  • This Christmas, it won't be a silent night.
  • Everything comes to life.
  • At the Museum of Natural History, something unnatural is occurring.
  • See the side of the museum you won't see on the tour.
  • When the lights go off, it's on.

Reception

Night at the Museum was the highest grossing film in its opening weekend, grossing $30.8 million in 3,685 theaters. For the four-day Christmas holiday weekend, it took in $42.2 million.[4]

In its second weekend, Night at the Museum expanded into eighty-three more theaters and took in approximately $37.8 million at the box-office, out-grossing its opening weekend. It maintained its #1 position in its third week, with an additional $24 million. In total, as of January 12, 2007 the film has grossed $242,501,274, with $167,501,274 in U.S. ticket sales, and $75,000,000 in foreign box offices.[4]

The film was reviewed poorly by critics, receiving only a 43% at Rotten Tomatoes.[5] James Berardinelli or Reelviews commented on Stiller's performance by stating "It might be fair to give Ben Stiller an 'A' for effort, but to call what he does in this movie "acting" is a misnomer. He does a lot of running around, occasionally falling down or bumping into things."[6] One positive review by William Arnold of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer stated that the film was "Out to impress and delight a family audience with the pageantry of human and natural history, and that's a surprisingly worthy ambition for a Hollywood comedy."[7]

Museum officials at the New York American Museum of Natural History have credited the film for increasing the number of visitors during the holiday season by almost 20%. According to a museum official, between December 22 and January 2 there were 50,000 more visitors than during the same period last year.[8]

Footnotes

  1. ^ "MovieLocationsGuide.com". Night at the Museum Filming Locations. Retrieved January 8. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ "Playfuls.com". Real And Digital Animals Star In New Films. Retrieved December 18. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ "Sun2Surf.com". Stiller shifts to the Museum. Retrieved January 8. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ a b "BoxOfficeMojo.com". NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM. Retrieved December 24. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
  5. ^ "RottenTomatoes.com". Night at the Museum (2006). Retrieved January 7. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
  6. ^ "Reelviews.com". Night at the Museum. Retrieved January 7. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
  7. ^ "SeattlePI.com". Shallow 'Museum' exhibits some appealing qualities. Retrieved January 7. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
  8. ^ "ABCNews.com". Stiller's 'Night' Boosts Museum Attendance. Retrieved January 8. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)

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