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Monsters vs. Aliens is a 2009 American 3D computer-animated science fiction action-comedy film produced by DreamWorks Animation and distributed by Paramount Pictures . It was DreamWorks Animation 's first feature film to be directly produced in a stereoscopic 3-D format instead of being converted into 3-D after completion , which added $ 15 million to the film 's budget .   The film was scheduled for a May 2009 release , but the release date was moved to March 27 , 2009 . It was released on DVD and Blu-ray September 29 , 2009 in North America . The film features the voices of Reese Witherspoon , Seth Rogen , Hugh Laurie , Will Arnett , Kiefer Sutherland , Rainn Wilson , Paul Rudd and Stephen Colbert .   It grossed over $ 381 million worldwide on a $ 175 million budget . Although not successful enough to be followed by a sequel , the film started a franchise consisting of a short film , B.O.B. 's Big Break , two television specials , Mutant Pumpkins from Outer Space and Night of the Living Carrots , and a television series with the same name .