Monster House was a critical and commercial success .
Produced by Robert Zemeckis ' ImageMovers and Steven Spielberg 's Amblin Entertainment , the film was released theatrically by Columbia Pictures on July 21 , 2006 to mostly positive reviews from critics but was not commercially successful , grossing only $ 140 million worldwide against a budget of $ 75 million.
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