Night at the Museum ( film series ) - wikipedia Night at the Museum ( film series ) Night at the Museum Directed by Shawn Levy Produced by Shawn Levy Chris Columbus Michael Barnathan Written by Robert Ben Garant Thomas Lennon Based on The Night at the Museum by Milan Trenc Starring Ben Stiller Robin Williams Owen Wilson Steve Coogan Ricky Gervais Dick Van Dyke ( More ) Music by Alan Silvestri Production company 21 Laps Entertainment ( 1 -- 3 ) Ingenious Film Partners ( 1 -- 2 ) 1492 Pictures ( 1 -- 3 ) Dune Entertainment ( 1 -- 2 ) TSG Entertainment ( 3 ) Distributed by 20th Century Fox Country United States Language English Budget $387 million Box office $1.31 billion Night at the Museum is a trilogy of fantasy - comedy films beginning in 2006 and ending in 2014. All three films, based on the children 's book The Night at the Museum by Milan Trenc, are directed by Shawn Levy and written by Robert Ben Garant and Thomas Lennon. Starring Ben Stiller as a museum night security guard named Larry, the films also star an ensemble cast featuring Owen Wilson, Robin Williams, Ricky Gervais, Steve Coogan, Patrick Gallagher, Rami Malek, Mizuo Peck, Mickey Rooney, Bill Cobbs and Dick Van Dyke. Contents 1 Films 1.1 Night at the Museum ( 2006 ) 1.2 Night at the Museum : Battle of the Smithsonian ( 2009 ) 1.3 Night at the Museum : Secret of the Tomb ( 2014 ) 2 Television series 3 Reception 3.1 Box office 3.2 Critical and public response 4 Cast and characters 5 Crew 6 See also 7 References Films Night at the Museum ( 2006 ) Main article : Night at the Museum When Larry Daley ( Ben Stiller ), a divorced father who ca n't seem to keep a job for more than a week, applies for a job at the American 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 spell has caused the `` inhabitants '' of the museum to come to life. Night at the Museum : Battle of the Smithsonian ( 2009 ) Main article : Night at the Museum : Battle of the Smithsonian Two years after the previous film, several of the exhibits are transferred to the Smithsonian in Washington, DC, and Dexter the monkey steals the tablet of Ahkmenrah, Larry must break in and team up with his old friends, and new ally Amelia Earheart to get it back from Ahkmenrah 's resurrected evil brother Kahmunrah before morning. Night at the Museum : Secret of the Tomb ( 2014 ) Main article : Night at the Museum : Secret of the Tomb Five years after the previous film, Larry discovers that the tablet of Ahkmenrah 's magic is failing. So he, his now - teenage son Nick, along with Teddy Roosevelt, Sacagewea, Jedidiah, Octavius, Dexter, Attila the Hun, and a new caveman figure named Laaa ( who looks like Larry ) travel to a fictional version of the British Museum to undo the curse with the help of Ahkmenrah 's parents, and the narcissistic Sir Lancelot of Camelot before the tablet 's magic disappears forever. Television series CEO of 20th Century Fox Stacey Snider announced that a television series based on Night at the Museum is currently being developed. With the upcoming acquisition by Disney, it is possible that it will appear on one of their platforms. Reception Further information on the reception of each film : Night at the Museum § Reception, Night at the Museum : Battle of the Smithsonian § Reception, and Night at the Museum : Secret of the Tomb § Reception Box office Title Release date ( United States ) Budget Box office gross Box office ranking Ref ( s ) Opening weekend ( North America ) North America Other territories Worldwide All time North America All time Worldwide Night at the Museum December 22, 2006 ( 2006 - 12 - 22 ) $110 million $30,433,781 $250,863,268 $323,617,573 $574,480,841 # 100 # 123 Night at the Museum : Battle of the Smithsonian May 22, 2009 ( 2009 - 05 - 22 ) $150 million $54,173,286 $177,243,721 $235,862,449 $413,106,170 # 221 # 220 Night at the Museum : Secret of the Tomb December 19, 2014 ( 2014 - 12 - 19 ) $127 million $17,100,520 $113,746,621 $249,458,014 $363,204,635 # 516 # 272 Totals $387 million $ 7008101707587000000 ♠ 101,707,587 $ 7008541853610000000 ♠ 541,853,610 $ 7008808938036000000 ♠ 808,938,036 $ 7009135079164600000 ♠ 1,350,791,646 Averages $129 million $33.9 million $180.6 million $269.6 million $450.3 million Critical and public response Film Rotten Tomatoes Metacritic CinemaScore Night at the Museum 44 % ( 131 reviews ) 48 ( 28 reviews ) A - Night at the Museum : Battle of the Smithsonian 44 % ( 163 reviews ) 42 ( 31 reviews ) B+ Night at the Museum : Secret of the Tomb 48 % ( 104 reviews ) 47 ( 33 reviews ) B+ Cast and characters Characters Films Night at the Museum Night at the Museum : Battle of the Smithsonian Night at the Museum : Secret of the Tomb Lawrence `` Larry '' Daley Ben Stiller Theodore Roosevelt Robin Williams Nick Daley Jake Cherry Skyler Gisondo Jedediah Owen Wilson Octavius Steve Coogan Dr. McPhee Ricky Gervais Attila the Hun Patrick Gallagher Ahkmenrah Rami Malek Sacagawea Mizuo Peck Rebecca Hutman Carla Gugino Cecil Fredericks Dick Van Dyke Dick Van Dyke ( deleted scene ) Dick Van Dyke Percy Hynes White ( young ) Gus Mickey Rooney Mickey Rooney ( deleted scene ) Mickey Rooney Reginald Bill Cobbs Bill Cobbs ( deleted scene ) Bill Cobbs Erica Daley Kim Raver Don Paul Rudd Dexter Crystal the Monkey Easter Island Head Brad Garrett Amelia Earhart Tess Amy Adams Kahmunrah Hank Azaria Ivan the Terrible Christopher Guest Napoleon Bonaparte Alain Chabat Al Capone Jon Bernthal George Armstrong Custer Bill Hader Sailor Joey Motorola Jay Baruchel Brundon ( Security Guard ) Jonah Hill Docent Mindy Kaling The Thinker Abraham Lincoln Statue Hank Azaria Cherub Cupid Statues Jonas Brothers Abel the Space Monkey Crystal the Monkey Albert Einstein Bobbleheads Eugene Levy Laaa Ben Stiller Lancelot Dan Stevens Tilly Rebel Wilson Merenkahre Ben Kingsley Shepseheret Anjali Jay Madeline Phelps Rachael Harris Garuda Artefact Robin Williams Hugh Jackman playing King Arthur Himself Alice Eve playing Guinevere Herself Note : A gray cell indicates that character did not appear in that film. Crew Film Director Producer ( s ) Writer ( s ) Composer Cinematographer Editor ( s ) Night at the Museum Shawn Levy Shawn Levy, Chris Columbus, Michael Barnathan Robert Ben Garant, Thomas Lennon Alan Silvestri Guillermo Navarro Don Zimmerman Night at the Museum : Battle of the Smithsonian John Schwartzman Don Zimmerman, Dean Zimmerman Night at the Museum : Secret of the Tomb Robert Ben Garant, Thomas Lennon, David Guion, Michael Handelman Guillermo Navarro Dean Zimmerman See also List of films featuring miniature people References Jump up ^ Paz, Maggie Dela ( August 10, 2018 ). `` Fox Developing Wimpy Kid, Ice Age, and Night at the Museum TV Shows ''. Coming Soon.net. Retrieved August 11, 2018. Jump up ^ `` Night at the Museum ( 2006 ) ''. Box Office Mojo. Jump up ^ `` Night at the Museum : Battle of the Smithsonian ( 2009 ) ''. Box Office Mojo. Jump up ^ `` Night at the Museum : Secret of the Tomb ( 2014 ) ''. Box Office Mojo. Jump up ^ `` Night at the Museum franchise ''. boxofficemojo.com. IMDB. Retrieved February 8, 2015. Jump up ^ `` Night at the Museum ''. rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved February 8, 2015. Jump up ^ `` Night at the Museum ''. metacritic.com. Retrieved February 8, 2015. ^ Jump up to : `` Cinemascore ''. Cinemascore.com. CinemaScore. Retrieved February 7, 2015. Jump up ^ `` Night at the Museum : Battle of the Smithsonian ''. rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved February 8, 2015. Jump up ^ `` Night at the Museum : Battle of the Smithsonian ''. metacritic.com. Retrieved February 8, 2015. Jump up ^ `` Night at the Museum : Secret of the Tomb ''. rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved February 8, 2015. Jump up ^ `` Night at the Museum : Secret of the Tomb ''. metacritic.com. Retrieved February 8, 2015. Milan Trenc 's The Night at the Museum Films Night at the Museum ( 2006 ) Battle of the Smithsonian ( 2009 ) Secret of the Tomb ( 2014 ) Video games Night at the Museum : Battle of the Smithsonian Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Night_at_the_Museum_(film_series)&oldid=864700703 '' Categories : English - language films Film series introduced in 2006 20th Century Fox franchises Comedy films by series Media franchises American fantasy adventure films Hidden categories : Use mdy dates from December 2014 Talk More Contents About Wikipedia Français Italiano Nederlands Edit links This page was last edited on 18 October 2018, at 21 : 54 ( UTC ). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia ® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. About Wikipedia

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