Night at the Museum
“Where history comes to life.”
Chaos reigns at the natural history museum when night watchman Larry Daley accidentally stirs up an ancient curse, awakening Attila the Hun, an army of gladiators, a Tyrannosaurus rex and other exhibits.
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Part of Night at the Museum Collection
3 films
Cast
46 people
Ben Stiller
Larry Daley
Known for
Madagascar
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
Carla Gugino
Rebecca
Known for
The Haunting of Hill House
Gerald's Game
Dick Van Dyke
Cecil
Known for
Mary Poppins
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Mickey Rooney
Gus
Known for
The Fox and the Hound
Babe: Pig in the City
Bill Cobbs
Reginald
Known for
Oz the Great and Powerful
The Bodyguard
Jake Cherry
Nick Daley
Known for
The Sorcerer's Apprentice
Friends with Money
Ricky Gervais
Dr. McPhee
Known for
The Invention of Lying
After Life
Robin Williams
Theodore Roosevelt
Known for
Dead Poets Society
Jumanji
Kim Raver
Erica Daley
Known for
Grey's Anatomy
24
Patrick Gallagher
Attila the Hun
Known for
Big Sky
Siren
Rami Malek
Ahkmenrah
Known for
Bohemian Rhapsody
Mr. Robot
Pierfrancesco Favino
Christopher Columbus
Known for
Rush
The Traitor
Shawn Levy Director · Thomas Lennon Screenplay Robert Ben Garant Screenplay
Worldwide gross $574M · Budget $110M · United States release December 21, 2006
Box office
Budget
$110,000,000
Worldwide gross
$574,480,841
Gross vs. budget
5.2×
Production
1492 Pictures
Production
21 Laps Entertainment
Production
20th Century Fox
Production
Ingenious Media
Production
Sun Canada Productions
Production
20th Century Studios
Studio · Production
26th Street Pictures
Production
Ingenious Film Partners
Production
United States · United Kingdom
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Hebrew · Italian
Release dates
South Korea · December 20, 2006
Theatrical
United States · December 21, 2006
Theatrical
Australia
December 26, 2006 · Theatrical
Brazil
January 12, 2007 · Theatrical
Bulgaria
January 5, 2007 · Theatrical
Canada
December 21, 2006 · Theatrical
Czechia
January 18, 2007 · Theatrical
May 7, 2007 · Physical
Denmark
February 9, 2007 · Theatrical
Estonia
January 5, 2007 · Theatrical
France
February 7, 2007 · Theatrical
Germany
December 26, 2006 · Theatrical
Greece
December 28, 2006 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
February 15, 2007 · Theatrical
Hungary
January 18, 2007 · Digital
Ireland
December 26, 2006 · Theatrical
Italy
February 2, 2007 · Theatrical
Japan
March 17, 2007 · Digital
Kazakhstan
December 28, 2006 · Theatrical
Lithuania
January 12, 2007 · Theatrical
Netherlands
February 15, 2007 · Theatrical
May 13, 2009 · Physical · DVD
October 14, 2009 · Physical · Blu ray
December 27, 2009 · TV · RTL 4
Poland
January 19, 2007 · Digital
Portugal
January 4, 2007 · Theatrical
Romania
January 19, 2007 · Digital
Russia
December 28, 2006 · Theatrical
January 25, 2007 · Physical · DVD
October 29, 2009 · Physical · Blu-ray
Slovakia
January 18, 2007 · Theatrical · English
April 4, 2010 · TV · Slovak · TV JOJ
South Africa
May 9, 2025 · Limited theatrical · Ster-Kinekor Throwback Cinema
Spain
January 25, 2007 · Theatrical
Sweden
February 2, 2007 · Theatrical
July 4, 2007 · Physical · DVD
October 9, 2007 · Physical · Blu-ray
Taiwan
December 22, 2006 · Theatrical
Thailand
December 28, 2006 · Theatrical
Türkiye
December 29, 2006 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
December 26, 2006 · Theatrical
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