Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian

Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Shawn Levy
Written by	Robert Ben Garant Thomas Lennon
Based on	Characters created by Robert Ben Garant and Thomas Lennon The Night at the Museum by Milan Trenc
Produced by	Shawn Levy Chris Columbus Michael Barnathan
Starring	Ben Stiller Ricky Gervais Amy Adams Owen Wilson Hank Azaria Christopher Guest Alain Chabat Robin Williams
Cinematography	John Schwartzman
Edited by	Don Zimmerman Dean Zimmerman
Music by	Alan Silvestri
Production companies	20th Century Fox 21 Laps Entertainment 1492 Pictures Dune Entertainment
Distributed by	20th Century Fox
Release date	May 22, 2009 (2009-05-22)
Running time	105 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$150 million[1]
Box office	$413.1 million[1]

Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (also known as Night at the Museum 2: Battle of the Smithsonian or just Night at the Museum 2) is a 2009 American fantasy comedy film written by Robert Ben Garant and Thomas Lennon, produced by Chris Columbus, Michael Barnathan and Shawn Levy and directed by Levy. The film stars Ben Stiller, with Ricky Gervais, Amy Adams, Owen Wilson, Steve Coogan, Hank Azaria, Christopher Guest, Alain Chabat, Jon Bernthal, Rami Malek and Robin Williams. It is the second installment in the Night at the Museum series, following Night at the Museum (2006).

The film was theatrically released on May 22, 2009, by 20th Century Fox. Like its predecessor, it received mixed reviews and became a box-office success, grossing $413 million on a $150 million budget. A live-action sequel Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb was released on December 19, 2014, and an animated sequel, Night at the Museum: Kahmunrah Rises Again, was released on the streaming service Disney+ in 2022.