There is also Sacagawea, who, unlike the other exhibits, is encased in glass. On his first night, Larry discovers that after sunset, the exhibits come to life, including a playful Tyrannosaurus skeleton nicknamed "Rexy" a mischievous stuffed capuchin monkey named Dexter various African animals rival miniature civilizations portraying the Old West, Ancient Rome, and Ancient Maya an Easter Island Moai obsessed with chewing gum wax models of various historical figures, including the violent Attila the Hun an army of American Civil War soldiers, and four pyromaniacal Neanderthals. Cecil gives Larry an instruction manual on museum security and warns him not to let anything "in. The museum, facing declining attendance and revenue, is replacing Cecil and his two colleagues, Gus and Reginald, with only one guard.
Retiring guard Cecil Fredericks hires Larry, despite his unpromising résumé. To improve his financial stability, Larry applies for a job as night security guard at the Museum of Natural History. Larry worries that Nick admires Erica's fiancé Don more than him. In Brooklyn, Larry Daley's unstable work history makes his former wife, Erica, consider him a bad example to their ten-year-old son, Nick. An animated sequel, Night at the Museum: Kahmunrah Rises Again, is also scheduled to be released on December 9th of 2022 for the streaming service Disney+. Two sequels were released: Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian in 2009, and Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb in 2014.
20th Century Fox released the film on December 22, 2006, and it grossed $574.5 million worldwide, becoming the 5th highest-grossing film of 2006, but received mixed reviews from critics. It tells the story of a divorced father who applies for a job as a night watchman at New York City's American Museum of Natural History and subsequently discovers that the exhibits, animated by a magical Egyptian artifact, come to life at night. The film had an ensemble cast of Ben Stiller in the lead role, Carla Gugino, Dick Van Dyke, Mickey Rooney, Bill Cobbs, and Robin Williams.
It is based on the 1993 children's book of the same name by Croatian illustrator Milan Trenc. Night at the Museum is a 2006 fantasy comedy film directed by Shawn Levy and written by Robert Ben Garant and Thomas Lennon.