Night at the Museum (film seires)

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.
==Films==
#	Title 	Release Date 	Worldwide Gross	RT 	MC 	CS
1	Night at the Museum 	December 22, 2006	$574.5 million 	44%	48%	A-
2	Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian	May 22, 2009 	$413.1 million 	44%	42%	B+
3	Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb 	December 19, 2014	$363.2 million 	48%	47%	B+
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==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==
===Box office===
Title 	Release date(United States)	Budget 	Box office gross 	Box office gross	Box office gross 	Box office gross	Box office ranking 	Box office ranking
Title 	Release date(United States)	Budget 	Opening weekend(North America)	North America 	Other territories	Worldwide 	All timeNorth America	All timeWorldwide
Night at the Museum 	 	$110 million	$30,433,781 	$250,863,268 	$323,617,573 	$574,480,841 	#100 	#123
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian	 	$150 million	$54,173,286 	$177,243,721 	$235,862,449 	$413,106,170 	#221 	#220
Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb 	 	$127 million	$17,100,520 	$113,746,621 	$249,458,014 	$363,204,635 	#516 	#272
Totals 	 	$387 million	$101,707,587 	$541,853,610 	$808,938,036 	$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 	Films 	Films 	Films
Characters 	Night at the Museum	Battle of the Smithsonian	Secret of the Tomb 	
Lawrence "Larry" Daley 	Ben Stiller 	Ben Stiller 	Ben Stiller 	
Theodore Roosevelt 	Robin Williams 	Robin Williams 	Robin Williams 	
Nick Daley 	Jake Cherry 	Jake Cherry 	Skyler Gisondo 	
Jedediah 	Owen Wilson 	Owen Wilson 	Owen Wilson 	
Octavius 	Steve Coogan 	Steve Coogan 	Steve Coogan 	
Dr. McPhee 	Ricky Gervais 	Ricky Gervais 	Ricky Gervais 	
Attila the Hun 	Patrick Gallagher 	Patrick Gallagher 	Patrick Gallagher 	
Ahkmenrah 	Rami Malek 	Rami Malek 	Rami Malek 	
Sacagawea 	Mizuo Peck 	Mizuo Peck 	Mizuo Peck 	
Rebecca Hutman 	Carla Gugino 	 	 	
Cecil Fredericks 	Dick Van Dyke 	 	Dick Van DykePercy Hynes White	
Gus 	Mickey Rooney 	 	Mickey Rooney 	
Reginald 	Bill Cobbs 	 	Bill Cobbs 	
Erica Daley 	Kim Raver 	 	 	
Don 	Paul Rudd 	 	 	
Dexter 	Crystal the Monkey 	Crystal the Monkey 	Crystal the Monkey 	
Easter Island Head 	Brad Garrett 	Brad Garrett 	Brad Garrett 	
Amelia EarhartTess 	 	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 ThinkerAbraham 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 	 	 	Himself 	
Alice Eve 	 	 	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	Shawn Levy	Shawn Levy,Chris Columbus,Michael Barnathan	Robert Ben Garant,Thomas Lennon 	Alan Silvestri	John Schwartzman 	Don Zimmerman,Dean Zimmerman
Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb 	Shawn Levy	Shawn Levy,Chris Columbus,Michael Barnathan	Robert Ben Garant,Thomas Lennon,David Guion,Michael Handelman	Alan Silvestri	Guillermo Navarro	Dean Zimmerman
==See also==
*List of films featuring miniature people
Category:Franchises
Category:English-language films
Category:20th Century Fox franchises
Category:Comedy films by series
Category:American Fantasy-adventure films
Category:Trilogies