Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
Former night guard Larry Daley must infiltrate the Smithsonian and reclaim a stolen magical tablet before an ancient Egyptian sorcerer awakens its power and destroys the world’s greatest museum treasures.
“When the lights go off the battle is on.”
Synopsis
Hapless museum night watchman Larry Daley must help his living, breathing exhibit friends out of a pickle now that they
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A crew of 356+ credited
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Craft leads on file
Edited by Dean ZimmermanShot by John SchwartzmanScored by Alan SilvestriDesigned by Claude PareSound by Gary AlperCostumes by Marlene StewartVFX by Weng Agrusa
Box Office
2009 · Box office
✅ Made its money back — grossed 2.8× its budget
Why 2.5×?
Cinemas keep roughly half of every ticket sold, and a wide release’s marketing often costs about as much again as the film — so a movie needs to gross around 2.5× its production budget just to break even theatrically. It’s a rule of thumb, not the studio’s ledger (home video and streaming come later).
Worldwide gross
$413.1M
US & Canada: $177.2M — 43% of worldwide · International: $235.9M (57%)
Opening weekend: $54.2M — 31% of its US run.
Opening week (7-day): $79.8M — 45% of its US & Canada run.
Peak 4,096 theaters
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Also known as
- Nachts im Museum 2de
- Night at the Museum 2en
- La Nuit au musée 2fr
- Una notte al museo 2 - La fugait
- (Bulgarian)Нощ в музея 2
Release dates around the world5 countries · showhide
- United StatesMay 14, 2009
- BelgiumMay 20, 2009
- SwitzerlandMay 20, 2009
- DenmarkMay 20, 2009
- EgyptMay 20, 2009
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Cast & Crew
356 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Ben Stiller
as Larry Daley
Owen Wilson
as Jedediah
Amy Adams
as Amelia Earhart
Amy Adams Nm0010736
as Amelia Earhart
Hank Azaria
as Kahmunrah, The Thinker, Abe Lincoln
Robin Williams
as Teddy Roosevelt
Christopher Guest
as Ivan the Terrible
Alain Chabat
as Napoleon Bonaparte
Steve Coogan
as Octavius
Ricky Gervais
as Dr. McPhee
Bill Hader
as George Armstrong Custer
Jon Bernthal
as Al Capone
Supporting cast
107Patrick Gallagher
as Attila the Hun
Jake Cherry
as Nicky
Rami Malek
as Ahkmenrah
Mizuo Peck
as Sacajawea
Kerry Van Der Griend
as Neanderthal #1
Matthew Harrison
as Neanderthal #2
Rick Dobran
as Neanderthal #3
Randy Lee
as Hun #1
Darryl Quon
as Hun #2
Gerald Wong
as Hun #3
Paul Cheng
as Hun #4
Jay Baruchel
as Sailor Joey Motorola
Mindy Kaling
as Docent
Keith Powell
as Tuskegee Airman #1
Craig Robinson
as Tuskegee Airman #2
Samuel Patrick Chu
as Teenage Boy #1
Augustus Rivers
as Teenage Boy #2
Kai James
as Teenage Boy #3
Clint Howard
as Air and Space Mission Control Tech #1
Matty Finochio
as Air and Space Mission Control Tech #2
George Foreman
as George Foreman
Josh Byer
as Capone Gangster #1
Sophie Levy
as Young Girl #1
Tess Levy
as Young Girl #2
Eugene Levy
as as Albert Einstein (voice)
Christina Schild
as American Gothic' Woman
Robert Thurston
as American Gothic' Farmer
Alberta Mayne
as Kissing Nurse
Clifton Macabe Murray
as Kissing Sailor
Caroll Spinney
as Oscar the Grouch
Thomas Morley
as Darth Vader
Dan Joffre
as Town Car Driver
Dave Hospes
as Astronaut
Regina Taufen
as New York Reporter
Shawn Levy
as Infomercial Father
Kevin Jonas
as Cherub
Joe Jonas
as Cherub
Nick Jonas
as Cherub
Brad Garrett
as Easter Island Head
Don Abernathy
as Airport Traveler
Lloyd Adams
as Streltsy
Fraser Aitcheson
as Egyptian Guard
Dennis Albanese
as Foreman
Megan Alda
as Cowgirl
James Bamford
as Capone Gang
Nickolas Baric
as Egyptian Guard
Chad Bellamy
as Egyptian Guard
Dalias Blake
as Tuskegee Airman
Rob Sluggo Boyce
as Railroad Worker
Richard Brooks
as Capone Gang
John Bukowski
as Horus Warrior
Simon Burnett
as Sailor
Tipper Burton
as Museum visitor
Mike Carpenter
as Horus Warrior
Mark Chin
as Streltsy
Mike Ching
as Streltsy
Brent Connolly
as Hussar
Fraser Corbett
as Marine
Hakan Coskuner
as Pilot
Jordan Michael Coulson
as Steltsy Guard
Thomas Joe Craig
as Museum Patron
Paul D Elia
as Museum Patron
Nathalie Denham
as Field Trip Student
Mike Desabrais
as Roman Centurion
Glenn Ennis
as Horus Warrior
Ryan Ennis
as Capone Gang
Robert Ben Garant
as Orville Wright
Lars Grant
as Capone Gang
Adrian Hein
as Sailor
Ed Helms
as Larry Daley's Assistant
Cole Henderson
as Air and Space Mission Control Tech
Jonah Hill
as Brundon the Security Guard
Ernie Jackson
as Tuskegee Airman
Lauren Emily Jacobs
as School Girl
Frankie Jonas
as Extra - Child in Museum
Trevor Jones
as Tuskegee Airman
Walera Kanischtscheff
as Ivan the Terrible
Cody Laudan
as Hussar
Thomas Lennon
as Wilbur Wright
Don Lew
as Railroad Worker
Tom Macneill
as US Marine
Kit Mallet
as Hussar
Nathalie Marrable
as Jitterbugger
Dan Martino
as U.S. Solider
James Michalopolous
as Egyptian Guard
Phillip Mitchell
as Capone Gang
Giorgio Miyashita
as Horus Warrior
Crystal The Monkey
as Dexter, Able
Gaston Morrison
as Tuskegee Airman
Douglas Nelson
as Streltsy
Kennith Overbey
as Tuskegee Airman
Reiner Prochaska
as Steltsy
Ronald Robinson
as Tuskegee Airman
Justin Sain
as Roman Centurion
Dan Savoie
as NY Museum Patron
Todd Scott
as Hussar
Darren Shahlavi
as Roman Centurion
Anthony St John
as Tuskegee Airman
Hugo Steele
as Egyptian Guard
Dan Stevens
as Sir Lancelot
Heath Stevenson
as Hussar
Shawn Stewart
as Horus Warrior
Sylvesta Stuart
as Tuskegee Airman
Robert Underwood
as Air and Space Mission Control Tech
Clay Virtue
as Marine
Paul Wu
as Streltsy
Ken Zilka
as Horus Warrior
Directors
1Writers
3Producers
10Chris Columbus
Producer, Producers
Eileen Godoy
digital intermediate producer
Ellen Somers
associate producer (as Ellen M. Somers)
Josh Mclaglen
executive producer
Mark Radcliffe
executive producer
Matt Hull
assistant digital intermediate producer
Michael Barnathan
Producer, Producers
Shawn Levy
Producer, Producers
Stephen Gaconnier
producer
Thomas M Hammel
executive producer
Other crew
239Irina Beil
accounting clerk
Selena Ginger
accounting clerk
Pierre Le Gros
acknowledgment: 'Cherubs Playing With A Lyre' by
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acknowledgment: 'Little Dancer Aged Fourteen' by
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acknowledgment: 'Venus Italica' by
Richard Lippold
acknowledgment: copyright owner, 'Ad Astra' by Richard Lippold (as Estate of Richard Lippold)
Jeff Koons
acknowledgment: copyright owner, 'Balloon Dog [Red]', 1994-2000
Roy Lichtenstein
acknowledgment: copyright owner, 'Crying Girl' [1964] (as Estate of Roy Lichtenstein)
Ellsworth Kelly
acknowledgment: copyright owner, 'Red Blue Green' 1963, 'Red / Blue (Untitled)' 1964, 'Dark Blue And Red' 1964-65
Grisha Bruskin
acknowledgment: copyright owner, 'Spiral Man
Charly Herscovici
acknowledgment: copyright owner, 'The False Mirror' by René Magritte (as C. Herscovici)
Jasper Johns
acknowledgment: copyright owner, 'Three Flags
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