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Monsters, Inc.
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Running time	92 minutes
Language	English
Budget	$115, 000, 000 (estimated)
Box office	Domestic: $255, 873, 250 Worldwide: $525, 366, 597
Preceded by	(1999)
Followed by	(2003)

Monsters, Inc. is the fourth animated feature produced by Pixar Animation Studios and released to theaters by Walt Disney Pictures and Buena Vista Distribution in the United States on November 2 2001, and in the United Kingdom on February 8, 2002.

The original story was written by Robert L. Baird, Jill Culton, Peter Docter, Ralph Eggleston, Dan Gerson, Jeff Pidgeon, Rhett Reese, Jonathan Roberts and Andrew Stanton. It was directed by Peter Docter, Lee Unkrich and David Silverman.

premiered in the United States on October 28, 2001, and went into general release on November 2, 2001 with the best opening ticket sales ever for an animated film and the sixth best of all time.

A prequel called was released on June 21, 2013.

The story is set in Monstropolis, a city inhabited by "monsters" who are the ones who come out of the closet to scare children. This is used to collect the screams of kids, which power the city. The main power company in the city is called Monsters, Inc. The company's CEO is a crab-like monster named Henry J. Waternoose III (James Coburn).

The top scarer at Monsters, Inc. is James P. "Sulley" Sullivan (John Goodman), a blue-furred bear / gorilla-like giant who is partnered with the green, one-eyed Michael "Mike" Wazowski (Billy Crystal). The two of them are best friends. Sulley is a gentle creature, while Mike is obsessive and dreams of getting a raise and marrying his fiancee, the Medusa-like Celia Mae (Jennifer Tilly) Sulley's main rival as a scarer is the chameleon-like Randall Boggs (Steve Buscemi) who possesses the ability to change the color of his skin to match his surroundings.

As the two train and head off to work, it is learned the city is suffering a scream shortage. At the facility, it is learned the monsters can somehow connect to any child's door, thus being able to sneak in to locations around the world.

In order to help Mike out with his girlfriend, Sulley takes on one of his chores. He finds a lone door on the scarefloor, a violation of policy. An investigation leads to a small girl coming through. Sulley is frightened as it is believed all children are dangerous. After several misadventures, he tries to take the girl to Mike, who is enjoying a romantic dinner with his girlfriend at a sushi restaurant. The girl escapes and the two grab her up and barely make it home.

The girl stays overnight and is soon named Boo. The two come to know she is not as dangerous as once thought, but they still plan to return her the next day. She is disguised as a monster and sneaked inside. Mike wants to toss her in any old door, but Sulley wants hers.