american computer animated comedy film produced released directed produced executive producers fourteenth feature film produced prequel monsters inc marking time prequel film disney rights holder plans sequel following disagreements disney tasked circle animation unit film early draft film developed disney purchase early led cancellation circle version film sequel confirmed confirmed film instead prequel titled tells story monsters mike time studying college start rivals slowly best friends reprise roles respectively played flint film voices mike grade school teacher music film composed marking seventh collaboration premiered june london united_kingdom released june united_states accompanied theaters short film directed film grossed million estimated budget million animated short film titled takes place shortly events premiered fall plot young monster gets inspired monster enters human world night scare children harvest screams energy grows visiting profitable company school field trip years later mike year scare major meets fellow monster mike studies hard privileged coming family talented relies natural ability begins semester progresses mike attempt join fraternity accepted strongest fraternity campus semester final exam fight causes accidentally break scream promptly fails immediately stating study mike scary wanting prove mike enters university scare games makes team scare program win mike leave university lose joins group named weakest fraternity campus denied entry games team member short subsequently joins seeing competition ticket scare program finish challenge saved elimination team disqualified cheating subsequently improve gradually mike training intricate knowledge advance following challenge finishing competition favourites final round defeat decisive final scare mike simulation bedroom mike soon discovers won secretly rigged machine improve score determined prove mike breaks school door lab enters door human world leading summer camp unable scare cabin children runs woods offers refuses instead cheated alerted mike break realizing happened enters door find mike try return unable exit door waiting authorities arrive pursued camp rangers mike realizes way escape generate scream energy power door working mike camp rangers generate overwhelming scream energy return lab seconds device explodes mike led away expelled university result actions members accepted scare program semester impressed performances scare games mike leaves bus runs raise spirits appears wishes luck claiming students surprised jobs mail room monsters inc eventually working way join team setting events motion cast young helen chair program fraternity member middle aged returning student founding member fraternity fraternity member shares brother body fraternity member art fraternity member professor vice president president president fraternity member scott mother mike grade school teacher john_krasinski frightening frank referee leader monsters employee production plans second film existed following disagreements disney ceo ceo disney owned rights sequels films cars announced sequel circle animation working early draft toy story titled monsters inc lost film focused mike visiting human world birthday present find moved getting trapped human world mike split hired write script film early draft disney change management late replaced led renewed negotiations early disney announced purchased studio disney owned sequel rights transferred leading cancellation version film subsequent closure circle sequel confirmed film originally planned release november release november avoid competition twilight saga breaking dawn march confirmed film prequel title announced month release date june announced feature directed produced reprised roles voiced new character new voice cast included tyler plot details mike meeting created continuity error film mike tells jealous good looks fourth grade director said dilemma line pre production believed best mike meet college wanted relationship develop adults felt like college self discovery added felt like perfect place line tried versions met young ahead college knew didn want said pre production original director finally said great right story tough decision college line aside later line film old monster expression saying monsters film global illumination new lighting system introduced overhaul rendering system toy story film planning stage film director photography asked lights work new system artists build reflections shadows manually increasingly complex models advanced new lighting system uses path tracing technique behaviour light real world process delivered realism produced soft shadows let artist spend time models complex scenes contained thousands light sources research filmmakers visited colleges including harvard_university stanford_university observing college architecture student life greek organizations teaching methods professors faculty research fraternity life central film film producers spent weeks fraternity house soundtrack music film seventh collaboration composer released soundtrack june songs rise shine scare games feature drum line group recordings percussion tracks written head songs island gospel featured film appear soundtrack songs party hard featured prominently teaser trailers appear soundtrack film track listing music composed noted release teaser trailer released june versions trailer exist sleep mike avoid attending class wearing clothes ate dog class president pony dean list second trailer released february april fourth final trailer included scenes film released october revealed fully functional website complete information academic campus life campus store purchase april website styled appear rival college television commercial film aired rose bowl game advertisements participating schools shown college football june july disney online game hosted takeover event promote film players dress favorite monsters scare games film worldwide premiere june special screening london director producer attendance film asian premiere opening film shanghai international film festival june premiered united_states june released theaters june film theatrical release accompanied short film titled home media released blu ray blu ray dvd digital copy demand october accompanied short film played alongside film theaters reception box office earned million north_america million territories worldwide total million calculating expenses estimated film profit million 56th highest grossing film time 12th highest grossing animated film time seventh highest grossing film highest grossing film film earned million worldwide opening weekend disney declined provide budget film entertainment_weekly speculated higher brave million mainly high cost reprising roles reported budget million par previous films north_america week leading release disney projected opening weekend gross million film opened friday june place million including million thursday night shows marking fifth largest opening day animated films film reached place opening weekend gross million second largest films second largest rated films fourth largest fifth largest animated films fifth largest films released june remained place second weekend declining million facing tough competition weekend dropped million december tenth highest grossing animated film outside north_america film earned million markets opening weekend set opening weekend record latin_america revenues million argentina film set opening weekend record films million australia simultaneous release debuted million place hong_kong film set opening day million single day million opening weekend million records animated films beating previous record holder toy story film topped box office opening weekend gross million film largest opening occurred china million debut ranked fourth disney films film highest grossing markets japan million ireland malta million mexico million critical response review website rotten_tomatoes gives film score approval rating based reviews average rating site critical consensus reads fans welcome return visit beloved characters delivers funny thoughtful family entertainment viewers age review aggregator metacritic assigns normalized rating reviews mainstream critics calculated score based reviews indicating generally favorable reviews audiences polled gave film grade according disney audiences female age families business teens accounted solid film played ages chicago_sun-times gave film stars saying true spirit monsters inc matches tone content turn old ground time gave film stars writing right stuff imagination long immediate buzz melted away mere prequel result philadelphia_inquirer gave film stars said cute funny animation exactly inspired certainly colorful jake associated_press gave film stars saying gifted movies peter rolling_stone gave film stars said infectious fun despite lack originality art funny bones crystal earn straight time gave film positive review saying minor film major deserves kids dragging parents monsters closet familiarity breeds content gave film half stars said movies absolutely reason exist seen kind glad village_voice gave film positive review saying feels like work artists eager express like likable existence depends getting rise kids like mike spring sleeping technically impressive job anchored meaningful praised animation art direction wrote wished movie funnier wasn plot heavy raised bar animated features high turn film merely good instead great blame causing critics damn faint praise chicago_tribune gave film stars saying sequel animated hit monsters inc better worse average mean average time filling sequel animation houses hollywood reporter gave film negative review saying surprises goes unexpected directions throws loop manner best stories come close sheer imagination storytelling usa today gave film stars said inventive inc amusing addition roster animated coming age stories washington_post gave film stars saying children terror powers movie fictional universe energy stars lights entertainment_weekly gave film said exactly rebound needed cars left wondering studio lost magic delightful story mike met puts concerns rest gave film stars wrote falls short best brought screen long association disney worth trip theater especially kids film detractors gave film saying safe predictable edge free nearly bland effort studio rarely gave film half stars said artwork accomplished intricate rating genuine gross gags usual adults tired pop culture references new_york_times gave film half stars wrote originality stirring emotional complexity monsters inc painful touching parallels human world missing gave film half stars said bad movie small children good closer average wish company gave wall toy story series gave film stars wrote feels half hearted lazy like weren trying little effort guys accolades
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