Monsters, Inc. (2001)
Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
79Kernel Score — Generally Favorable, 0 reviews
The Kernel take
A 79 Metascore on a $115M budget is solidly respectable, though the nearly $580M worldwide gross suggests audiences were considerably more enthusiastic than critics.
Director track record: Pete Docter
Monsters, Inc. (79) trails Pete Docter's own 88.3-point average across their four scored films — a notable dip from Inside Out (94), their best-reviewed work to date.
Lead track record: John Goodman
Monsters, Inc. (79) sits well above John Goodman's 54.2-point average across 25 scored films — one of his best-reviewed works to date, exceeding The Big Easy (77) as his highest-rated performance.
Box office
Budget $115M · Box office $579.7M