Monsters Inc. is a 2001 American computer-animated comedy film produced by Pixar Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. The film was directed by Pete Docter and co-directed by Lee Unkrich, and stars the voices of John Goodman, Billy Crystal, Steve Buscemi, Jennifer Tilly, and James Coburn. In the film, monsters work in a corporation known as Monsters, Inc. to scare children in order to generate energy for the city of Monstropolis.

The film was a commercial success, grossing $543.3 million worldwide against a production budget of $115 million. Monsters University, a prequel to the film, was released in …