 Monsters University earned $ 268 @.@ 5 million in North America and $ 475 @.@ 1 million in other territories , for a worldwide total of $ 743 @.@ 6 million . Calculating in all expenses , Deadline.com estimated that the film made a profit of $ 179 @.@ 8 million . It is the 56th highest @-@ grossing film of all @-@ time , the 12th highest @-@ grossing animated film all @-@ time , the seventh highest @-@ grossing 2013 film , and the third highest @-@ grossing Pixar film . The film earned $ 136 @.@ 9 million worldwide on its opening weekend . Disney declined to provide a budget for the film ; Entertainment Weekly speculated that it was higher than that of Brave ( $ 185 million ) , mainly because of the high cost of John Goodman and Billy Crystal reprising their roles . Shockya and EOnline reported the budget to be $ 200 million — on par with previous Pixar films . 
