Monster House

2006 | Animation, Comedy, Family, Mystery, 3D, Adventure, CGI Animation, Motion Capture

Synopsis

Three teens discover that their neighbor's house is really a living, breathing, scary monster.

Scores

Overall Score
83.7
Popularity Percentile (Year)
82.2%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
94.0%
Review Aggregate
69.2

Critic Consensus

74.0% Fresh • 158 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 74% of 158 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize family-friendly, thin plot, scary. Common reservations focus on thin plot, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

family-friendlythin plotscaryfunnydarkcoming of ageemotionalvisually strikingrealisticlighthearted

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Steve Buscemi2006$5,061,000$7,875,000(est)
Nick Cannon2006$3,115,000$4,848,000(est)
Maggie Gyllenhaal2006$2,345,000$3,650,000(est)
Kevin James2006$1,918,000$2,984,000(est)
Jason Lee2006$1,640,000$2,552,000(est)
Catherine O'Hara2006$1,444,000$2,247,000(est)
Kathleen Turner2006$1,296,000$2,017,000(est)
Fred Willard2006$1,180,000$1,837,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score75.0
RT critic review count161
Rotten Tomatoes audience score64.0
RT audience rating count100,000
IMDb rating6.7
IMDb votes149,878

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2006$73,661,010$114,620,325
International2006$68,200,230$106,123,070
Worldwide2006$141,861,250$220,743,410

Earnings / Profitability

Estimated net revenues and net expenses for films based on reported and estimated numbers. This income statement should be considered most viable for the first 24 months after the inital movie's release (ie after most lucrative pay windows).
CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Revenues
Theatrical Net Revenue2006$64,110,597$99,759,390
Digital Rentals ?2006$540,000$840,268
Digital Purchases ?2006$166,000$258,305
Physical Rentals ?2006$17,053,000$26,535,346
Physical Purchases ?2006$40,224,000$62,590,615
TV & Streaming Revenue2006$18,415,252$28,655,081
Total Revenues2006$140,508,850$218,639,005
Expenses
Budget ?2006$75,000,000$116,703,862
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2006$23,655,000 (est)$36,808,398 (est)
Participations2006$11,241,000$17,491,575
Residuals ?2006$5,142,000$8,001,217
Interest & Overhead2006$11,250,000$17,505,579
Total Expenses2006$126,288,000$196,510,631
Movie Net Profit or Loss2006$14,220,850$22,128,374

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