Monsters, Inc.
Created by	Pete Docter Jill Culton Jeff Pidgeon Ralph Eggleston
Developed by	Andrew Stanton Dan Gerson
Original work	Monsters, Inc. (2001)
Owner	The Walt Disney Company
Years	2001–present
Films and television
Film(s)	Monsters, Inc. (2001) Monsters University (2013)
Short film(s)	Mike's New Car (2002) Party Central (2013)
Animated series	Monsters at Work (2021–2024)
Games
Video game(s)	List of video games
Audio
Soundtrack(s)	Monsters, Inc. (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (2001) Monsters University (Original Score) (2013) Monsters at Work (Original Soundtrack) (2021)
Original music	Monsters, Inc. Scream Factory Favorites (2002)
Miscellaneous
Theme park attraction(s)	Monsters, Inc. Mike & Sulley to the Rescue! (2006–present) Monsters, Inc. Laugh Floor (2007–present) Monsters, Inc. Ride & Go Seek (2009–present) Monstropolis (TBA)

Monsters, Inc. (also known asMonsters, Incorporated)^[1] is an Americanmedia franchise produced byPixar and owned bythe Walt Disney Company.^[2] The franchise takes place in a universe parallel to the real world wheremonsters are the citizens of society and harness the energy ofhuman children to power their cities. The company known asMonsters, Inc. accomplishes this withportaldoors which lead to their bedrooms.

Monsters, Inc. introduces the monster world, where Monstropolis is powered by the screams of human children as monsters enter the human world at night and scare children through their bedroom closets. One evening when a little girl called "Boo" accidentally enters the monster world, friends James P. Sullivan and Mike Wazowski must find a way to hide her from the authorities and return her to her world and, in the process, they learn that not everything they have been led to believe about humans is true.

The film was released on November 2, 2001, in the United States, surpassingToy Story 2 (1999) and peaked as the secondhighest-grossing animated film of all time, behind 1994'sThe Lion King at the time.^[3] It was one of the first animated films to be nominated for theAcademy Award for Best Animated Feature but lost toShrek.

Aprequel to the first film,Monsters University tells Sulley and Mike's backstory. The future friends meet at college and initially start off as enemies, but end up on the same team in the university's "Scare Games", where they and their team of misfits must beat the odds and win the competition, or be expelled from school. As the team struggles, the two learn to work together, and slowly become best friends. The film was released in the United States on June 21, 2013.

Monsters at Work is asequel television series toMonsters, Inc. produced byDisney Television Animation forDisney+. It was announced in a Disney press release on November 9, 2017, as part of a list of in development series forthe Walt Disney Company's then-upcoming streaming service.^[4] On April 9, 2019, it was revealed that the show would be titledMonsters at Work and premiere in spring 2021.^[5] Seven of the original cast would return, includingJohn Goodman andBilly Crystal reprising their roles as Sulley and Mike, respectively.^[6] On February 24, 2021, it was announced that it would be released on July 2,^[7] followed by a delay to July 7.^[8] In September 2021, it was indicated that a second season is in development. It was later officially announced atAnnecy International Animation Film Festival 2022, with Kevin Deters andStevie Wermers replacingBobs Gannaway andStephen Anderson as showrunner and supervising director for season 2.^[9] The second season was released on April 5, 2024, onDisney Channel and was released on Disney+ on May 5, 2024.^[10]

The series begins the day afterMonsters, Incorporated has switched to laugh power and follows Tylor Tuskmon (Ben Feldman), who hopes to be promoted to the Laugh Floor alongside Mike and Sulley.^[11]

Party Central is a six-minute^[12] short animated film, featuring characters fromMonsters University. It premiered on August 9, 2013, at theD23 Expo. The short was set to be released theatrically withThe Good Dinosaur in 2014,^[13] before the film was pushed back to 2015. Instead, it was theatrically released on March 21, 2014, withMuppets Most Wanted.^[12] The short was written and directed byKelsey Mann, story supervisor onMonsters University.^[12] The cast consists of Billy Crystal, John Goodman, Peter Sohn, Julia Sweeney, Charlie Day, Nathan Fillion, Dave Foley, Sean Hayes, Bobby Moynihan, and Joel Murray.^[14]

Set shortly after the events ofMonsters University, the Oozma Kappa fraternity organizes a party, but no one shows up. Mike and Sulley arrive and use door stations to steal visitors from another party at the Roar Omega Roar fraternity.^[13]

The film series has grossed a total of $1,306,110,769, making theMonsters, Inc. franchise the15th highest-grossing animated film franchise.

Monsters, Inc. rankedNo. 1 at the box office its opening weekend, grossing $62,577,067 in North America alone. The film had a small drop-off of 27.2% over its second weekend, earning another $45,551,028. In its third weekend, the film experienced a larger decline of 50.1%, placing itself in the second position just afterHarry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. In its fourth weekend, however, there was an increase of 5.9%. Making $24,055,001 that weekend for a combined total of over $562 million. It is the seventh biggest (in US$) fourth weekend ever for a film.^[15][16]

Monsters University has earned $268,227,670 in North America, and $475,066,843 in other territories, for a worldwide total of $743,294,513.^[17] The film earned $136.9 million on its opening weekend worldwide. For unknown reasons, Disney declined to provide a budget for the film, althoughBoxoffice.com cites a budget of a total of $270 million.^[18]Entertainment Weekly speculated that it was higher than that ofBrave ($185 million), mostly due to high cost of John Goodman and Billy Crystal reprising their roles.^[19] Shockya, a subsidiary website ofCraveOnline, estimated the budget to be $200 million, on par withToy Story 3 (2010) andCars 2 (2011).^[20]

• Monsters, Inc. (Game Boy Color,Game Boy Advance,PlayStation 2)
• Monsters, Inc. Scream Team (PlayStation,Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 2)
• Monsters, Inc. Scream Arena (GameCube)
• Monsters, Inc. Scream Team Training (Microsoft Windows,Mac OS X)
• Monsters, Inc. Bowling for Screams (Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X)
• Monsters, Inc. Eight Ball Chaos (Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X)
• Monsters, Inc. Monster Tag (Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X)
• Monsters, Inc. Pinball Panic (Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X)
• Mike's Monstrous Adventure (Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X)
• Cars Mater-National Championship (PlayStation 2,PlayStation 3,Xbox 360, Microsoft Windows,Nintendo DS, Game Boy Advance,Wii)
• Cars Race-O-Rama (PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii, Nintendo DS,PlayStation Portable)
• Monsters, Inc. Run (iOS)
• Monsters University: Catch Archie (Android, iOS)
• Disney Infinity (PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii,Wii U,Nintendo 3DS)
• Disney Magic Kingdoms (Android, iOS, Microsoft Windows)
• Lego The Incredibles (PlayStation 4,Xbox One,Nintendo Switch, Microsoft Windows, macOS)
• Kingdom Hearts III (PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Microsoft Windows)
• Disney Heroes: Battle Mode (Android, iOS)
• Disney Mirrorverse (Android, iOS)
• Disney Dreamlight Valley (PlayStation 4,PlayStation 5, Xbox One,Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch, Microsoft Windows, macOS)

Monsters, Inc. Mike & Sulley to the Rescue! is adark ride attraction inHollywood Land atDisney California Adventure at theDisneyland Resort inAnaheim, California. It opened on January 22, 2006^[31] and replaced theSuperstar Limo dark ride.^[32] It is scheduled to close in early 2026 to make way for anAvatar–themed land.^[33]

Monsters, Inc. Laugh Floor is aninteractiveanimatedcomedy club show attraction based on theMonsters, Inc. franchise inTomorrowland atMagic Kingdom inOrlando, Florida.^[34]

It opened on April 2, 2007, replacing theCircle-Vision attractionThe Timekeeper.Mike Wazowski andRoz make appearances. By November 2006, the attraction as Monsters, Inc. Laugh Floor Comedy Club was going through a testing phase, expecting regular operation in January 2007.^[34] The attraction was nominated for the 6th Annual VES Awards – Outstanding Visual Effects in a Special Venue Project in 2008.^[35]

Subsequent to the 2013 release of Monsters University, a new "commercial" sequence was added during the pre-show which has Monsters University student Art advertise the "Monsters University School of Laughter", replacing the "Comedy Detection Agency" sequence that Mike introduces.

On October 27, 2020, following Walt Disney World's reopening after its temporary closure due to theCOVID-19pandemic, the resort announced the layoff of several entertainment shows, including the Citizens of Hollywood at Disney's Hollywood Studios. These layoffs were the result of a dispute between theActors' Equity Association and Walt Disney World, which also affected the cast providing live voices for Monsters, Inc. Laugh Floor. The attraction has since reopened.^[36]

Ride & Go Seek is an interactive dark ride attraction inTokyo Disneyland atTokyo Disney Resort. It opened on April 15, 2009 and replacedMeet the World.

In August 2024, it was announced that aMonsters, Inc. themed land will be built atDisney's Hollywood Studios. The land will include Disney's first suspended roller coaster.^[37][38][39] In November 2024, it was announced thatMuppet*Vision 3D would close to make room for the land.^[40] Construction began in 2025.^[41] In October 2025, it was revealed that the land will be called Monstropolis.^[42][43]

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