date(s) November 2, 2001  ( 2001-11-02 ) (original release) December 19, 2012  ( 2012-12-19 ) (3-D re-release) Running time 92 minutes Country United States Language English Budget $115 million [ 1 ] Box office $526,366,597 [ 1 ] Monsters, Inc. is an American computer-animated comedy - adventure film directed by Pete Docter