Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb (2014): Cast & Ratings
Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb is a 2014 adventure comedy directed by Shawn Levy, starring Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson and Ricky Gervais. It runs 1 hour 38 minutes and earned $363.2 million worldwide on a $127 million budget. Critics gave it 48% on Rotten Tomatoes and 47 on Metacritic, and IMDb users rate it 6.2/10.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 38m (98 min)
- Director
- Shawn Levy
- Original language
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English - Budget
- $127M
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb About?
The premise of Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
When night falls at New York's Natural History Museum, its exhibits magically come to life. Now the museum director, Larry Daley faces a new crisis: the ancient Tablet that powers the museum’s enchantment is failing. This threatens the very existence of the museum and its animated inhabitants. To save it, Larry, his son, and his team travel to London’s British Museum on a thrilling quest to repair the Tablet and protect the magic before it’s lost forever.
Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- museum of natural history manhattan new york city
- museum
- night watchman
- natural history museum london
- star died before release
- gay subtext
- homosexual subtext
- tablet
- museum of natural history
- volcano
- pompeii
- historic figures as characters
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- capuchin monkey
- natural history museum
- tomb
- archaeologist
- american museum of natural history
- attila the hun
- pharaoh
- magic
- lifting someone into the air
- reference to wolverine
- reference to hugh jackman
- actor
- urinating on someone
- urination
- lava
- volcanic eruption
- mobile phone
- cell phone
- ancient egypt
- reference to facebook
- reference to youtube
- animate skeleton
- monkey
- london england
- falling into a hole
- egypt
- year 1938
- third in trilogy
- third part
- sequel
- death of cast member
- watchman
- sir lancelot du lac character
- theodore roosevelt character
- jedediah smith character
- octavius caesar character
- reference to camelot
- reference to camelot the stage musical
Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb Cast
Ben Stiller leads the cast, with Owen Wilson and Ricky Gervais. Directed by Shawn Levy; 6 actors are credited in all.
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Director Shawn Levy
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Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb Reviews & Ratings
Critics gave Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb 48% on Rotten Tomatoes and 47 on Metacritic, and IMDb users rate it 6.2/10.
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IMDb 6.2 /10
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Rotten Tomatoes 48% Tomatometer
Popcornmeter 57%
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Metacritic 47 Metascore
User score 6.0
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TMDB 62% User score
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Letterboxd 2.8 /5
139 ratings
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Movie Insider 3.9 /5
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Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb Plot Summary
What happens in Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 15 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 4-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
In the scorching sands of the Egyptian desert in 1938, a daring group of archaeologists set out on a challenging journey to discover the tomb of the elusive Pharaoh Ahkmenrah. Among these adventurers was the youthful and determined Cecil “C.J.” Fredericks (Ben Stiller), whose curiosity led him to uncover the ancient Tablet of Ahkmenrah. As the team hastily compiled their discoveries, an ominous tension swept through the air, intensified by local legends whispering through the dusty passages of the tomb: > “the end will come.”
Full summary
The whole story of Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb, scene by scene
Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb Box Office & Budget
Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb grossed $363.2 million worldwide on a $127 million budget, 2.9 times what it cost. $113.7 million came from the US and Canada and $249.5 million (69%) from the rest of the world.
Worldwide gross
$363.2M
2.9× its budget
- US & Canada
- $113.7M
- International
- $249.5M
- Budget
- $127M
Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb Trailers & Videos
4 videos: 4 trailers.
- Trailer Official Final Trailer
- Trailer Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb (2014) Trailer 1
- Trailer Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb (2014) Trailer 2
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Cars in Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb
10 cars on screen, including the 2014 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter W906 and the 2013 Ford C-Max Hybrid.
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2008 LTI TX4 Background role
Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb Also Known As
53 alternative titles, including “La Nuit au Musée 3 : Le Secret des Pharaons” and “博物馆惊魂夜3”.
- Also known as
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- La Nuit au Musée 3 : Le Secret des Pharaons
- 博物馆惊魂夜3
- Müzede Bir Gece 3: Lahitteki Sır
- À Noite no Museu: O Segredo do Faraó
- La Nuit au Musée 3 - Le Secret des Pharaons
- Ночь в музее 3: Секрет гробницы
- Μια Νύχτα Στο Μουσείο: Το Μυστικό Του Φαραώ
- Una noche en el museo 3
- Natt på museet: Gravkammarens hemlighet
- Nachts im Museum 3 - Das geheimnisvolle Grabmal
- 博物馆奇妙夜3：墓葬秘密
- Night at the Museum։ Secret of the Tomb
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- Nat paa Museet 3 - Gravkammerets Hemmelighed
- Night at the Museum 3
- Night at the Museum 3: Secret of the Tomb
- Muzeydə Bir Gecə 3
- Noche en el museo 3
- La Nuit au musée : Le Secret des pharaons
- Noche en el museo: El secreto del faraón
- Noc v múzeu: Tajomstvo hrobky
- Nachts im Museum - Das geheimnisvolle Grabmal
- Ночь в музее: Секрет гробницы
- לילה מוטרף במוזיאון: סוד הקבר
- Éjszaka a múzeumban - A fáraó titka
- Una notte al museo 3 - Il segreto del faraone
- Müzede Bir Gece: Lahitteki Sır
- Noc v muzeu: Tajemství hrobky
- Night at the Museum: Haudan salaisuus
- Нощ в музея: Тайната на гробницата
- Natt på museet 3: Gravkammarens hemlighet
- Nat på museet 3: Gravkammerets hemmelighed
- Noc w muzeum: Tajemnica grobowca
- 박물관이 살아있다: 비밀의 무덤
- O noapte la muzeu: Secretul faraonului
- Ніч у музеї: Секрет гробниці
- ไนท์ แอท เดอะ มิวเซียม: ความลับสุสานอัศจรรย์
- ナイト ミュージアム／エジプト王の秘密
- Uma Noite no Museu 3: O Segredo da Tumba
- Une nuit au musée : Le secret du tombeau
- 博物館驚魂夜3
- Луда ноћ у музеју 3: Тајна гробнице
- Natt på museet 3
- شبی در موزه: راز لوح اسرارآمیز
- Una Noche en el Museo 3: El Secreto de la Tumba
- 翻生侏羅館3：古墓的秘密
- Đêm Ở Viện Bảo Tàng: Bí Mật Hầm Mộ
- ليلة في المتحف: سر المقبرة
- Nakts muzejā: Kapeņu noslēpums
- Noć u muzeju: Tajna grobnice
- Naktis muziejuje 3: Kapo paslaptis
- Nit al museu 3: El secret del faraó, ღამე მუზეუმში: აკლდამის საიდუმლოება
- Öö muuseumis: Hauakambri saladus
- Noč v muzeju: Skrivnost grobnice
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Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb FAQ: Cast & Box Office
Runtime, release date, director, cast, box office, ratings and post-credit scenes of Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb?
Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb runs 1 hour 38 minutes (98 minutes).
When was Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb released?
Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb was released on December 19, 2014.
Who directed Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb?
Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb was directed by Shawn Levy.
More films by Shawn Levy Who is in the cast of Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb?
Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb stars Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson and Ricky Gervais, among 6 credited actors.
How much did Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb make at the box office?
Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb grossed $363.2 million worldwide ($113.7 million domestic, $249.5 million international) on a budget of $127 million.
How is Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb rated?
Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb has 6.2/10 on IMDb, 48% on Rotten Tomatoes, 47 on Metacritic and 62% on TMDB.
Does Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb have a post-credit scene?
No. Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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