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March Animation Madness
| Movie Summary |  Monsters Vs. Aliens |  Horton Hears a Who! |  Meet the Robinsons |  Ice Age 2 |  Robots |  Ice Age |
| Genre | Animation | Animation | Animation | Animation | Animation | Animation |
| Studio | Paramount (DreamWorks) | Fox | Buena Vista | Fox | Fox | Fox |
| Release Date | March 27, 2009 | March 14, 2008 | March 30, 2007 | March 31, 2006 | March 11, 2005 | March 15, 2002 |
| Domestic Gross | $198,351,526 | $154,529,439 | $97,822,171 | $195,330,621 | $128,200,012 | $176,387,405 |
| Production Budget | $175 million | $85 million | n/a | $80 million | $75 million | $59 million |
| Running Time | 1 hr. 34 min. | 1 hr. 28 min. | 1 hr. 32 min. | 1 hr. 30 min. | 1 hr. 30 min. | 1 hr. 21 min. |
| MPAA Rating | PG | G | G | PG | PG | PG |
| MPAA Reason | sci-fi action, some crude humor and mild language | some mild language and innuendo | some brief language and suggestive humor | mild peril | ||
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| Domestic Summary | Monsters Vs. Aliens | Horton Hears a Who! | Meet the Robinsons | Ice Age 2 | Robots | Ice Age |
| Total Gross | $198,351,526 | $154,529,439 | $97,822,171 | $195,330,621 | $128,200,012 | $176,387,405 |
| Opening Weekend* | $59,321,095 | $45,012,998 | $25,123,781 | $68,033,544 | $36,045,301 | $46,312,454 |
| Theaters | 4,104 | 3,954 | 3,413 | 3,964 | 3,776 | 3,316 |
| Average | $14,454 | $11,384 | $7,361 | $17,162 | $9,545 | $13,966 |
| Opening % of Total | 29.9% | 29.1% | 25.7% | 34.8% | 28.1% | 26.3% |
| Second Weekend Drop | -45.0% | -45.4% | -33.5% | -50.3% | -41.7% | -35.1% |
| Widest Release | 4,136 | 3,961 | 3,435 | 3,969 | 3,776 | 3,345 |
| Close Date | August 27, 2009 | September 4, 2008 | September 6, 2007 | September 7, 2006 | September 5, 2005 | September 2, 2002 |
| In Release | 154 days / 22 weeks | 175 days / 25 weeks | 161 days / 23 weeks | 161 days / 23 weeks | 182 days / 26 weeks | 172 days / 25 weeks |
| *Note: If a movie opened in limited release and later went wide, data from the first wide weekend of release is used. | ||||||
| Worldwide Summary | Monsters Vs. Aliens | Horton Hears a Who! | Meet the Robinsons | Ice Age 2 | Robots | Ice Age |
| Worldwide Gross | $381,509,870 | $297,138,014 | $169,333,034 | $655,388,158 | $260,718,330 | $383,257,136 |
| Foreign Gross | $183,158,344 | $142,608,575 | $71,510,863 | $460,057,537 | $132,518,318 | $206,869,731 |
| Foreign % of Worldwide | 48.0% | 48.0% | 42.2% | 70.2% | 50.8% | 54.0% |
| Domestic Gross | $198,351,526 | $154,529,439 | $97,822,171 | $195,330,621 | $128,200,012 | $176,387,405 |
| Domestic % of Worldwide | 52.0% | 52.0% | 57.8% | 29.8% | 49.2% | 46.0% |
| People Summary | Monsters Vs. Aliens | Horton Hears a Who! | Meet the Robinsons | Ice Age 2 | Robots | Ice Age |
| Actor: John Leguizamo | - | - | - | #2 | - | #3 |
| Actor: Seth Rogen | #1 | #3 | - | - | - | - |
| Composer: John Powell | - | #15 | - | #10 | #17 | - |
| Director: Carlos Saldanha | - | - | - | #2 | #5 | #3 |
| Director: Chris Wedge | - | - | - | - | #2 | #1 |
| Producer: Chris Wedge | - | #2 | - | #1 | - | - |
| Producer: Christopher Meledandri | - | #5 | - | #3 | #6 | #4 |
| Genres & Franchises | Monsters Vs. Aliens | Horton Hears a Who! | Meet the Robinsons | Ice Age 2 | Robots | Ice Age |
| Brand: Blue Sky | - | #5 | - | #2 | #7 | #3 |
| Franchise: Ice Age | - | - | - | #2 | - | #3 |
| Genre: 3D | #20 | - | #57 | - | - | - |
| Genre: Animation | #24 | #44 | #69 | #27 | #54 | #36 |
| Genre: Animation - Computer | #21 | #38 | #53 | #24 | #46 | #32 |
| Genre: Animation - Sci-Fi | #2 | - | #6 | - | #5 | - |
| Genre: IMAX (Feature-length) | #40 | - | - | - | #54 | - |
| Showdown: 'Ice Age' Smackdown | - | - | - | #2 | - | #3 |
| Showdown: March Animation Madness | #1 | #4 | #6 | #2 | #5 | #3 |
| Showdown: Off-Season Computer Animation Battle | - | - | - | #1 | #4 | #2 |
| Chart Rankings | Monsters Vs. Aliens | Horton Hears a Who! | Meet the Robinsons | Ice Age 2 | Robots | Ice Age |
| All Time Domestic | #133 | #231 | #549 | #137 | #334 | #178 |
| All Time Worldwide | #181 | #297 | - | #62 | #359 | #180 |
| Opening Weeks | #130 | #183 | #461 | #98 | #321 | #203 |
| Opening Day Gross | #151 | - | - | #81 | - | - |
| Single Day Gross | #210 | #417 | - | #135 | - | #391 |
| Single Day Friday Gross | #171 | - | - | #86 | - | - |
| Single Day Saturday Gross | #85 | #163 | - | #53 | - | #153 |
| Single Day Sunday Gross | #87 | - | - | #86 | - | - |
| Theater Averages (Wide Releases) - All Time | #179 | - | - | #101 | - | #199 |
| Theater Averages - Wide Opening Weekends | #158 | - | - | #95 | - | #175 |
| Opening Weekends | #93 | #170 | #467 | #66 | #255 | #162 |
| Opening Weekends - March | #7 | #10 | #39 | #6 | #17 | #9 |
| Opening Weekends - Spring | #10 | #13 | #58 | #8 | #26 | #12 |
| Top 3-Day Grosses | #88 | #160 | - | #65 | - | #152 |
| Most Weekends at #1 (non-consecutive) | - | #226 | - | #199 | - | - |
| Consecutive Weekends At #1 | - | #225 | - | #195 | - | - |
| Second Weekends | #87 | #167 | - | #75 | - | #108 |
| Third Weekends | #62 | #116 | - | #79 | - | #108 |
| Fourth Weekends | #79 | - | - | #78 | #196 | #76 |
| Fifth Weekends | #108 | - | - | #179 | - | #106 |
| Sixth Weekends | #140 | - | - | - | - | #133 |
| Smallest Drops, 3,000+ theaters (Super-Saturation) | #269 | #277 | #109 | #365 | #213 | #128 |
| Smallest Drops, 2,500+ theaters (Saturation) | #587 | #606 | #250 | #796 | #464 | #285 |
| Smallest Drops, 2,000+ theaters (Very Wide) | #878 | #905 | #399 | #1175 | #715 | #453 |
| Smallest Drops, All Wide Releases | #2185 | #2225 | #1233 | #2688 | #1887 | #1348 |
| Rated G | - | #19 | #40 | - | - | - |
| Rated G and PG | #50 | #84 | #190 | #53 | #117 | #68 |
| Rated PG | #39 | - | - | #42 | #90 | #53 |
| Rated G, Opening Weekends | - | #9 | #27 | - | - | - |
| Rated PG, Opening Weekends | #21 | - | - | #14 | #56 | #37 |
| Rated G and PG, Opening Weekends | #27 | #47 | #124 | #16 | #69 | #45 |
| Widest Releases | #27 | #58 | #271 | #53 | #94 | #326 |
| Widest Opening Releases | #30 | #55 | #261 | #52 | #86 | #315 |
| Widest G Rated Openings | - | #5 | #18 | - | - | - |
| Widest G Rated Releases | - | #5 | #19 | - | - | - |
| Widest PG Rated Openings | #9 | - | - | #17 | #33 | #105 |
| Widest PG Rated Releases | #9 | - | - | #18 | #36 | #104 |
| Fastest to $100 million | #115 | #174 | - | #101 | - | #173 |
| Fastest to $150 million | #115 | - | - | #100 | - | #147 |
| Slowest to $100 million | #392 | #333 | - | #406 | #239 | #334 |
| BOM Users' Grades | - | - | - | #262 | #421 | #222 |
| Opening Weeks Adjusted | #195 | #252 | #584 | #108 | #351 | #189 |
| Single Day Saturday Gross Adjusted | #122 | #225 | - | #49 | - | #117 |
| Opening Weekends Adjusted - March | #8 | #11 | #46 | #3 | #14 | #7 |
| Opening Weekends Adjusted | #137 | #230 | #602 | #68 | #283 | #135 |
| Opening Weekends Adjusted - Spring | #10 | #15 | #71 | #4 | #20 | #9 |
| Second Weekends Adjusted | #150 | - | - | #88 | - | #87 |
| Third Weekends Adjusted | #136 | - | - | #124 | - | #111 |
| Fourth Weekends Adjusted | #192 | - | - | #136 | - | #90 |
| Rated G Adjusted | - | #51 | #70 | - | - | - |
| Rated G and PG Adjusted | #147 | #198 | - | #125 | - | #116 |
| Rated PG Adjusted | #106 | - | - | #85 | #169 | #77 |
| Rated G, Opening Weekends Adjusted | - | #15 | #36 | - | - | - |
| Rated PG, Opening Weekends Adjusted | #25 | - | - | #11 | #62 | #24 |
| Rated G and PG, Opening Weekends Adjusted | #33 | #63 | #178 | #15 | #81 | #32 |
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