United Kingdom Box Office for Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days (2012)

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Theatrical Performance (US$)
United Kingdom Box Office $12,482,824Details
Worldwide Box Office $77,229,695Details
Home Market Performance
North America DVD Sales $17,026,429 Details
North America Blu-ray Sales $4,635,518 Details
Total North America Video Sales $21,661,947
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Synopsis

During his summer vacation, "Wimpy Kid" Greg Heffley, the hero of the successful book series, hatches a plan to pretend he has a job at a ritzy country club - which fails to keep him away from the season's dog days, including embarrassing mishaps at a public pool and a camping trip that goes horribly wrong.

Metrics

Movie Details

Production Budget:$22,000,000
United Kingdom Releases: August 3rd, 2012 (Wide)
Video Release: December 18th, 2012 by Fox Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG for some rude humor.
(Rating bulletin 2214, 3/14/2012)
Running Time: 94 minutes
Franchise: Diary of a Wimpy Kid
Keywords: Dysfunctional Family, Sibling Rivalry, Animated Sequences, Summer Vacation, Tennis, First Love, Voiceover/Narration, Camping, Family Comedy
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Comedy
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Kids Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Fox 2000 Pictures, Color Force, Dune Entertainment
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

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DVD and Blu-ray Releases for December 18th, 2012

December 16th, 2012

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August 13th, 2012

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August 6th, 2012

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July 27th, 2012

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Because some of our sources provide box office data in their local currency, while we use USD in the graph above and table below, exchange rate fluctuations can have effect on the data causing stronger increases or even decreases of the cumulative box office.

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeScreensPer ScreenTotal GrossWeek
2012/08/03 2 $2,388,160   463 $5,158   $2,388,160 1
2012/08/10 3 $935,634 -61% 475 $1,970   $5,752,790 2
2012/08/17 5 $713,920 -24% 463 $1,542   $8,124,188 3
2012/08/24 5 $659,046 -8% 465 $1,417   $9,659,300 4
2012/08/31 4 $457,468 -31% 449 $1,019   $11,257,976 5
2012/09/07 6 $199,328 -56% 302 $660   $11,685,055 6
2012/09/14 10 $169,588 -15% 339 $500   $11,871,527 7
2012/09/21 14 $150,207 -11% 281 $535   $12,030,622 8
2012/09/28 13 $128,662 -14% 228 $564   $12,173,294 9
2012/10/05 15 $106,858 -17% 217 $492   $12,475,618 10
2012/10/12 15 $73,421 -31% 189 $388   $12,557,934 11
2012/10/19 29 $10,872 -85% 53 $205   $12,582,402 12
2012/10/26 22 $10,380 -5% 42 $247   $12,611,639 13
2012/11/02 12 $75,884 +631% 102 $744   $12,694,876 14
2012/11/09 17 $27,700 -63% 81 $342   $12,723,973 15
2012/11/16 31 $2,873 -90% 14 $205   $12,727,060 16
2012/11/23 30 $2,329 -19% 14 $166   $12,729,390 17
2012/11/30 20 $12,805 +450% 78 $164   $12,711,713 18
2012/12/07 23 $9,043 -29% 74 $122   $12,720,851 19
2012/12/14 27 $1,868 -79% 17 $110   $12,722,772 20
2012/12/21 24 $8 -100% 3 $3   $12,723,223 21
2012/12/28 28 $190 +2,275% 2 $95   $12,723,448 22
2013/01/11 13 $32,365   84 $385   $12,881,076 24
2013/01/18 26 $75 -100% 46 $2   $12,881,151 25
2013/01/25 16 $40,369 +53,725% 94 $429   $12,921,520 26
2013/02/01 27 $3,101 -92% 15 $207   $12,482,824 27

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 9/20/2012 $999,074 236 249 1220 $8,440,538 12/12/2015
Brazil 11/2/2012 $219,605 60 62 304 $868,059 12/12/2015
France 10/24/2012 $1,818 10 10 10 $1,818 12/12/2015
Germany 9/20/2012 $602,867 337 411 2538 $3,013,383 12/12/2015
Italy 8/3/2012 $50,308 107 107 270 $391,168 12/11/2015
Malaysia 8/23/2012 $0 0 28 36 $234,648 12/11/2015
New Zealand 9/27/2012 $70,833 66 66 220 $714,643 12/12/2015
North America 8/3/2012 $14,623,599 3,391 3,401 16,072 $49,008,662 5/16/2013
Philippines 8/15/2012 $0 0 13 21 $232,139 12/29/2018
Singapore 8/30/2012 $136,614 20 20 71 $443,034 12/12/2015
Spain 9/28/2012 $108,149 59 59 168 $408,321 12/12/2015
Turkey 8/31/2012 $0 0 70 338 $440,719 12/29/2018
United Kingdom 8/3/2012 $2,388,160 463 475 4590 $12,482,824 12/14/2015
 
Rest of World $549,739
 
Worldwide Total$77,229,695 12/29/2018

Full financial estimates for this film, including domestic and international box office, video sales, video rentals, TV and ancillary revenue are available through our research services. For more information, please contact us at research@the-numbers.com.

Lead Ensemble Members

Zachary Gordon    Greg Heffley
Steve Zahn    Frank Heffley
Robert Capron    Rowley Jefferson
Devon Bostick    Rodrick Heffley
Peyton List    Holly Hills
Grayson Russell    Fregley
Laine Macneil    Patty Farrell

Supporting Cast

Rachael Harris    Susan Heffley
Karan Brar    Chirag
Connor Fielding    Manny Heffley
Owen Fielding    Manny Heffley
Heather Hills    Melissa Roxburgh
Philip Maurice Hayes    Stan Warren
Terence Kelly    Grandpa Heffley
Bronwen Smith    Mrs. Jefferson
Alf Humphreys    Mr. Jefferson
Elise Gatien    Madison
John Shaw    Ms. Draybick
Andrew McNee    Coach Malone
Tom Stevens    Lenwood Heath
Bryce Hodgson    Ben Segal
Christopher Thorgard De-Schuster    Chris the Bass Player
Dalila Bela    Taylor Pringle
Frank C. Turner    Troop Master Barrett
Emily Holmes    Mrs. Hills
Jeff Kinney    Mr. Hills
Amitai Marmorstein    Cranium Shaker Operator
Roan Curtis    Girl at Cranium Shaker #1
Sydney Wong    Girl at Cranium Shaker #2
Reese Alexander    Cop
Cameron Mitchell, Jr.    Country Club Manager
Latonya Williams    Receptionest Amy
Nicole Fraissinet    Receptionist Julie
Doug Abrahams    Rodrick's Rescuer
Melody B. Choi    Snack Bar Girl
Wanda Ayala    High Diving Fan
Kyle Cassie    Country Club Waiter
Kevin James    Country Club Pool Guy
Amy Esterle    Country Club Waitress
Gerry Durand    Country Club Valet
Joshua J. Ballard    Spag Union Math Boy
Matt Mazur    Spag Union Tracking Device Boy
Jared Abrahamson    Tim Warren
Matteo Stefan    Biff Warren
Collin Mackechnie    Chip Warren
Sofia Bowers    Li'l Cutie
Dawn Chubai    Newscaster
Anne Openshaw    Mrs. Warren
Keigh Mackechnie    Man in Kitchen
Simon Chin    Restaurant Owner
BJ Harrison    Dry Cleaner
Russell Roberts    Confederate Soldier
Paul Fisher    Spag Union Announcer
David Palacio    Spag Union Boy

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

David Bowers    Director
Maya Forbes    Screenwriter
Wallace Wolodarsky    Screenwriter
Jeff Kinney    Based upon the book by
Nina Jacobson    Producer
Brad Simpson    Producer
Jeff Kinney    Executive Producer
Jeremiah Samuels    Executive Producer
Anthony B. Richmond    Director of Photography
Brent Thomas    Production Designer
Troy Takaki    Editor
Edward Shearmur    Composer
Julia Michels    Music Supervisor
Monique Prudhomme    Costume Designer
Ronna Kress    U.S. Casting by
Coreen Mayrs    Canadian Casting by
Heike Brandstatter    Canadian Casting by

The bold credits above the line are the "above-the-line" credits, the other the "below-the-line" credits.