Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian is an American adventure comedy film directed by Shawn Levy, and starring Ben Stiller, Hank Azaria, Amy Adams, Owen Wilson, Robin Williams, and Steve Coogan. The film is a sequel to Night at the Museum. It was released on May 22, 2009. Two years after the events of the previous film, Larry Daley is now CEO of Daley Devices, a direct response television company that sells inventions inspired by his experiences as a night security guard at the American Museum of Natural History. While wealthy and successful he has not had the time to see his... museum exhibit friends in several months. When Larry returns to the museum, he learns from Dr. McPhee that it will be closed for renovations and upgrades. Interactive holograms will replace many of the exhibits, which are moving to the Federal Archives at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington DC.
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| Release date: | May 14, 2009 |
| Directed by: | Shawn Levy |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 120 Minutes |
| Producer: | Shawn Levy, Chris Columbus, Michael Barnathan |
| Editor: | Dean Zimmerman, Don Zimmerman |
| Music by: | Alan Silvestri |
| Cinematography: | John Schwartzman |
| Screenplay by: | Ben Garant, Thomas Lennon |
| Estimated budget: | $150,000,000 |
| Genre: | Comedy, Action, Adventure, Fantasy |