Larry Daley is a Brooklyn divorcee whose unstable work history causes his ex-wife Erica to believe that he is a bad example to their ten-year-old elementary school-aged son Nick (who plays junior hockey), and Larry fears that Nick respects his future stepfather Don more than him. A remake is also in development 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 stars Ben Stiller, Carla Gugino, Dick Van Dyke, Mickey Rooney, Bill Cobbs, and Robin Williams.
It is based on the 1993 children's book The Night at the Museum 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.
