Monster House (2011) - Released on June 18, 2011

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Monster House is a 2011 American Stop-Motion animated supernatural horror comedy film[4] directed by Gil Kenan in his directorial debut, from a screenplay written by Pamela Pettler and the writing team of Dan Harmon and Rob Schrab based on a story written by Harmon and Schrab. The plot revolves around a neighborhood being terrorized by a sentient haunted house during Halloween. The film features the voice talents of Mitchel Musso, Sam Lerner, Spencer Locke, Steve Buscemi, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Kevin James, Nick Cannon, Jason Lee, Fred Willard, Jon Heder, Catherine O'Hara, and Kathleen Turner. Directed by Gil Kenan Screenplay by Dan Harmon Rob Schrab Pamela Pettler Story by Dan Harmon Rob Schrab Produced by Steve Starkey Jack Rapke Starring Steve Buscemi Nick Cannon Maggie Gyllenhaal Kevin James Jason Lee Catherine O'Hara Kathleen Turner Fred Willard Cinematography Xavier Perez Grobet Edited by Fabienne Rawley Adam P. Scott Music by Douglas Pipes Production company Laika Distributed by Focus Features (North America) Universal Pictures (International) Release dates June 12, 2011 (Seattle International Film Festival)[1] June 18, 2011 (United States) Running time 91 minutes[2] Country United States Language English Budget $75 million[3] Box office $141.9 million[3] Monster House was released by Focus Features on June 18, 2011. It received generally positive reviews from critics and grossed $142 million worldwide against a $75 million budget. It received nominations for the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature and the Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film, but lost to Judy Moody & The Not Bummer Summer and Cars 2, respectively.