In the film, a society of monsters needs to scare children to power their community. Monsters, Inc. is the power company that sets this up. The main character, Sully, is a Monsters, Inc., employee and the top generator of the company. His world is later disrupted when a child from the human world finds her way into monster society.
The film is considered one of the most successful animated films of 2000s decade. Its budget was $115 million, and it grossed more than three times that amount. It earned about $256 million domestically and about $269 million in the foreign market. As of 2009, it is the 112th highest-grossing film of all time, when adjusted for inflation.
One of the major reasons the film did so well was the cast. It featured Billy Crystal, John Goodman, Steve Buscemi and Jennifer Tilly, as well as many other big names in the film industry.
The film won several awards including an Oscar for "Best Original Song." It also won the Annie "Oustanding Character Animation." It was nominated for three other Oscars, including "Best Animated Feature."
The film is 92 minutes. It was the first movie to have the trailer for Star Wars Episode II. The main character, Sully, had 2,320,413 individual hairs that make up his fur. It was Pixar's fourth feature-length film.