In Pixar’s Monsters, Inc., on what date was the film released in the United States?

In Pixar’s Monsters, Inc., the film was released in the United States on November 2, 2001.

The computer-animated feature was distributed theatrically by Walt Disney Pictures and produced by Pixar Animation Studios. Its American release followed Pixar’s established pattern of presenting a major animated feature during the holiday-season movie period, when family audiences are especially large.

Monsters, Inc. was Pixar’s fourth feature film, following Toy Story, A Bug’s Life, and Toy Story 2. Its release date is sometimes confused with the dates of those earlier films or with later Pixar titles, including the prequel Monsters University, which arrived in 2013.

The film became a major commercial success and was widely praised for its character animation, comic performances, and imaginative industrial setting. It also helped establish Pixar’s continuing relationship with Disney before the companies’ later corporate integration.