| Release Date | 17 December 2006 |
| Budget | $110,000,000 |
| US Box Office | $251,000,000 |
| Tagline | Everything comes to life. |
| Genre | Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy |
| Country | USAUK |
| Filming Locations | American Museum of Natural History - Central Park West and 79th Street, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA |
| Language | English, Italian, Hebrew |
| Sound Mix | DTS, Dolby Digital, SDDS |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Fantasy Adventure, Adventure Comedy |
| Mood | Fantastic Reality |
| Themes | Curses and Spells, Fathers and Sons, Priceless Artifacts and Prized Objects |
| Tones | Humorous, Goofy, Fanciful, Whimsical, Light |
| Tags | Battle [war], Chaos, Graveyard Shift, Museum, Night Watchman, Pharaoh, Security Guard, Wax Figures |
Night at the Museum is a 2006 fantasy adventure-comedy film based on the 1993 children's book with the same name by Milan Trenc. It follows a divorced father trying to settle down, impress his son, and find his destiny. He 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.