Zookeeper (2011)

Zookeeper poster
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $80,360,866Details
International Box Office $90,444,659Details
Worldwide Box Office $170,805,525
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic DVD Sales $14,630,395 Details
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales $3,736,770 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $18,367,165
Further financial details...

Synopsis

In Zookeeper, the animals at the Franklin Park Zoo love their kindhearted caretaker, Griffin Keyes. Finding himself more comfortable with a lion than a lady, Griffin decides the only way to get a girl in his life is to leave the zoo and find a more glamorous job. The animals, in a panic, decide to break their time-honored code of silence and reveal their biggest secret: they can talk! To keep Griffin from leaving, they decide to teach him the rules of courtship - animal style.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$20,065,617 (25.0% of total gross)
Legs:4.00 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:47.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$80,000,000 (worldwide box office is 2.1 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,482 opening theaters/3,482 max. theaters, 5.1 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $109,242,127

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,065 $80,360,866
All Time International Box Office (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,205 $90,444,659
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,096 $170,805,525

See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.


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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: July 8th, 2011 (Wide) by Sony Pictures
Video Release: October 11th, 2011 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG for some rude and suggestive humor, and language.
(Rating bulletin 2143, 10/20/2010)
Running Time: 101 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Iron Man 2
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Keywords: Romance, Relationships Gone Wrong, Mid-Life Crisis, Talking Animals, Animal Lead, Relationship Advice, Romance, Gratuitous Cameos
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Romantic Comedy
Production Method:Animation/Live Action
Creative Type:Fantasy
Production/Financing Companies: Columbia Pictures, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures, Broken Road, Hey Eddie, Happy Madison
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Top Romantic Comedy Weekend Domestic 42 $20,065,617 Jul 8, 2011 3

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 8, 2011 3 $20,065,617   3,482 $5,763   $20,065,617 1
Jul 15, 2011 4 $12,330,512 -39% 3,482 $3,541   $42,382,978 2
Jul 22, 2011 6 $8,702,055 -29% 3,215 $2,707   $59,206,255 3
Jul 29, 2011 9 $4,301,893 -51% 2,418 $1,779   $68,832,733 4
Aug 5, 2011 11 $2,168,776 -50% 1,724 $1,258   $73,613,540 5
Aug 12, 2011 15 $1,003,255 -54% 748 $1,341   $75,800,690 6
Aug 19, 2011 22 $405,031 -60% 370 $1,095   $76,771,335 7
Aug 26, 2011 25 $242,766 -40% 225 $1,079   $77,185,732 8
Sep 2, 2011 24 $737,581 +204% 401 $1,839   $78,013,739 9
Sep 9, 2011 23 $436,615 -41% 343 $1,273   $78,767,401 10
Sep 16, 2011 26 $374,037 -14% 348 $1,075   $79,234,201 11
Sep 23, 2011 24 $310,790 -17% 294 $1,057   $79,630,112 12
Sep 30, 2011 27 $211,317 -32% 253 $835   $79,912,190 13
Oct 7, 2011 27 $147,469 -30% 198 $745   $80,112,560 14
Oct 14, 2011 34 $110,995 -25% 155 $716   $80,282,857 15
Oct 21, 2011 50 $43,653 -61% 94 $464   $80,360,866 16

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jul 8, 2011 3 $7,365,038     3,482 $2,115   $7,365,038 1
Jul 9, 2011 3 $7,518,228 +2%   3,482 $2,159   $14,883,266 2
Jul 10, 2011 3 $5,182,351 -31%   3,482 $1,488   $20,065,617 3
Jul 11, 2011 3 $2,456,640 -53%   3,482 $706   $22,522,257 4
Jul 12, 2011 3 $3,012,406 +23%   3,482 $865   $25,534,663 5
Jul 13, 2011 3 $2,343,698 -22%   3,482 $673   $27,878,361 6
Jul 14, 2011 3 $2,174,105 -7%   3,482 $624   $30,052,466 7
Jul 15, 2011 4 $3,888,632 +79% -47% 3,482 $1,117   $33,941,098 8
Jul 16, 2011 4 $4,996,132 +28% -34% 3,482 $1,435   $38,937,230 9
Jul 17, 2011 4 $3,445,748 -31% -34% 3,482 $990   $42,382,978 10
Jul 18, 2011 4 $1,846,122 -46% -25% 3,482 $530   $44,229,100 11
Jul 19, 2011 4 $2,257,745 +22% -25% 3,482 $648   $46,486,845 12
Jul 20, 2011 4 $1,915,246 -15% -18% 3,482 $550   $48,402,091 13
Jul 21, 2011 4 $2,102,109 +10% -3% 3,482 $604   $50,504,200 14
Jul 22, 2011 6 $2,860,927 +36% -26% 3,215 $890   $53,365,127 15
Jul 23, 2011 6 $3,448,004 +21% -31% 3,215 $1,072   $56,813,131 16
Jul 24, 2011 6 $2,393,124 -31% -31% 3,215 $744   $59,206,255 17
Jul 25, 2011 6 $1,272,100 -47% -31% 3,215 $396   $60,478,355 18
Jul 26, 2011 6 $1,538,976 +21% -32% 3,215 $479   $62,017,331 19
Jul 27, 2011 6 $1,269,377 -18% -34% 3,215 $395   $63,286,708 20
Jul 28, 2011 6 $1,244,132 -2% -41% 3,215 $387   $64,530,840 21
Jul 29, 2011 9 $1,411,570 +13% -51% 2,418 $584   $65,942,410 22
Jul 30, 2011 9 $1,702,417 +21% -51% 2,418 $704   $67,644,827 23
Jul 31, 2011 9 $1,187,906 -30% -50% 2,418 $491   $68,832,733 24
Aug 1, 2011 9 $588,580 -50% -54% 2,418 $243   $69,421,313 25
Aug 2, 2011 9 $713,534 +21% -54% 2,418 $295   $70,134,847 26
Aug 3, 2011 9 $687,730 -4% -46% 2,418 $284   $70,822,577 27
Aug 4, 2011 9 $622,187 -10% -50% 2,418 $257   $71,444,764 28
Aug 5, 2011 - $663,702 +7% -53% 1,724 $385   $72,108,466 29
Aug 6, 2011 - $877,485 +32% -48% 1,724 $509   $72,985,951 30
Aug 7, 2011 - $627,589 -28% -47% 1,724 $364   $73,613,540 31
Aug 8, 2011 - $300,179 -52% -49% 1,724 $174   $73,913,719 32
Aug 9, 2011 - $377,820 +26% -47% 1,724 $219   $74,291,539 33
Aug 10, 2011 - $265,195 -30% -61% 1,724 $154   $74,556,734 34
Aug 11, 2011 12 $240,701 -9% -61% 1,724 $140   $74,797,435 35
Aug 12, 2011 15 $314,806 +31% -53% 748 $421   $75,112,241 36
Aug 13, 2011 15 $407,083 +29% -54% 748 $544   $75,519,324 37
Aug 14, 2011 15 $281,366 -31% -55% 748 $376   $75,800,690 38
Aug 15, 2011 15 $155,849 -45% -48% 748 $208   $75,956,539 39
Aug 16, 2011 15 $163,652 +5% -57% 748 $219   $76,120,191 40
Aug 17, 2011 15 $123,363 -25% -53% 748 $165   $76,243,554 41
Aug 18, 2011 15 $122,750 n/c -49% 748 $164   $76,366,304 42
Aug 19, 2011 - $131,500 +7% -58% 370 $355   $76,497,804 43
Aug 20, 2011 - $175,034 +33% -57% 370 $473   $76,672,838 44
Aug 21, 2011 - $98,497 -44% -65% 370 $266   $76,771,335 45
Aug 22, 2011 - $41,946 -57% -73% 370 $113   $76,813,281 46
Aug 23, 2011 - $48,393 +15% -70% 370 $131   $76,861,674 47
Aug 24, 2011 - $38,698 -20% -69% 370 $105   $76,900,372 48
Aug 25, 2011 - $42,594 +10% -65% 370 $115   $76,942,966 49
Aug 26, 2011 - $75,414 +77% -43% 225 $335   $77,018,380 50
Aug 27, 2011 - $114,301 +52% -35% 225 $508   $77,132,681 51
Aug 28, 2011 - $53,051 -54% -46% 225 $236   $77,185,732 52
Sep 2, 2011 - $175,651   +133% 401 $438   $77,451,809 57
Sep 3, 2011 - $294,249 +68% +157% 401 $734   $77,746,058 58
Sep 4, 2011 - $267,681 -9% +405% 401 $668   $78,013,739 59
Sep 5, 2011 22 $216,993 -19%   401 $541   $78,230,732 60
Sep 9, 2011 - $111,714   -36% 343 $326   $78,442,500 64
Sep 10, 2011 - $208,354 +87% -29% 343 $607   $78,650,854 65
Sep 11, 2011 - $116,547 -44% -56% 343 $340   $78,767,401 66
Sep 16, 2011 - $95,381   -15% 348 $274   $78,955,545 71
Sep 17, 2011 - $174,357 +83% -16% 348 $501   $79,129,902 72
Sep 18, 2011 - $104,299 -40% -11% 348 $300   $79,234,201 73
Sep 23, 2011 - $81,204   -15% 294 $276   $79,400,526 78
Sep 24, 2011 - $143,564 +77% -18% 294 $488   $79,544,090 79
Sep 25, 2011 - $86,022 -40% -18% 294 $293   $79,630,112 80
Sep 30, 2011 - $51,720   -36% 253 $204   $79,752,593 85
Oct 1, 2011 - $98,645 +91% -31% 253 $390   $79,851,238 86
Oct 2, 2011 - $60,952 -38% -29% 253 $241   $79,912,190 87
Oct 7, 2011 - $37,528   -27% 198 $190   $80,002,619 92
Oct 8, 2011 - $67,047 +79% -32% 198 $339   $80,069,666 93
Oct 9, 2011 - $42,894 -36% -30% 198 $217   $80,112,560 94
Oct 14, 2011 - $31,385   -16% 155 $202   $80,203,247 99
Oct 15, 2011 - $49,011 +56% -27% 155 $316   $80,252,258 100
Oct 16, 2011 - $30,599 -38% -29% 155 $197   $80,282,857 101
Oct 21, 2011 - $11,483   -63% 94 $122   $80,328,696 106
Oct 22, 2011 - $19,164 +67% -61% 94 $204   $80,347,860 107
Oct 23, 2011 - $13,006 -32% -57% 94 $138   $80,360,866 108

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 8, 2011 3 $30,052,466   3,482 $8,631   $30,052,466 1
Jul 15, 2011 4 $20,451,734 -32% 3,482 $5,874   $50,504,200 2
Jul 22, 2011 6 $14,026,640 -31% 3,215 $4,363   $64,530,840 3
Jul 29, 2011 9 $6,913,924 -51% 2,418 $2,859   $71,444,764 4
Aug 5, 2011 12 $3,352,671 -52% 1,724 $1,945   $74,797,435 5
Aug 12, 2011 15 $1,568,869 -53% 748 $2,097   $76,366,304 6
Aug 19, 2011 50 $76,662 -95% 370 $207   $76,942,966 7
Aug 26, 2011 30 $333,192 +335% 225 $1,481   $77,276,158 8
Sep 2, 2011 26 $1,054,628 +217% 401 $2,630   $78,330,786 9
Sep 9, 2011 27 $529,378 -50% 343 $1,543   $78,860,164 10
Sep 16, 2011 28 $459,158 -13% 348 $1,319   $79,319,322 11
Sep 23, 2011 26 $381,551 -17% 294 $1,298   $79,700,873 12
Sep 30, 2011 28 $264,218 -31% 253 $1,044   $79,965,091 13
Oct 7, 2011 28 $206,771 -22% 198 $1,044   $80,171,862 14
Oct 14, 2011 36 $145,351 -30% 155 $938   $80,317,213 15

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Oct 16, 20114261,244 261,244$4,516,909$4,516,9091
Oct 23, 20118103,266-60% 364,510$1,857,755$6,374,6642
Oct 30, 20111256,586-45% 421,096$1,017,982$7,392,6463
Nov 6, 20111637,370-34% 458,466$662,944$8,055,5904
Nov 13, 20112922,290-40% 480,756$394,533$8,450,1235
Nov 20, 20112728,235+27% 508,991$507,948$8,958,0716

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Oct 16, 2011674,451 74,451$1,776,410$1,776,4101
Oct 23, 20111617,889-76% 92,340$431,489$2,207,8992

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Netflix Daily Charts

DateRankDays In
Top 10
Vierwership
Score
Jul 31, 202091 2
Aug 1, 202082 5
Aug 2, 202073 9

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Leading Cast

Kevin James    Griffin Keyes

Supporting Cast

Rosario Dawson    Kate
Leslie Bibb    Stephanie
Ken Jeong    Venom
Donnie Wahlberg    Shane
Joe Rogan    Gale
Adam Sandler    Donald the Capuchin Monkey Voice
Nick Nolte    Bernie the Gorilla Voice
Don Rickles    Jim the Frog Voice
Cher    Janet the Lion Voice
Faizon Love    Bruce the Grizzly Bear Voice
Maya Rudolph    Molie the Giraffe Voice
Bas Rutten    Sebastian the Wold Voice
Jim Breuer    Spike the Crow Voice
Thomas Gottschalk    Jurgen Mavroc
Jon Favreau    Jerome the Grizzly Bear Voice
Judd Apatow    Barry the Elephant Voice
Sylvester Stallone    Joe the Lion Voice
Henry Twickens    Bob the Yak Voice
Richie Minervini    Elmo the Ostrich
Nat Faxon    Dave

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

Production and Technical Credits

Todd Garner    Producer
Kevin James    Producer
Adam Sandler    Producer
Jack Giarraputo    Producer
Walt Becker    Producer
Barry Bernardi    Executive Producer
Jeff Sussman    Executive Producer
Charles Newirth    Executive Producer
Jennifer Eatz    Executive Producer
Aimee Keen    Co-Producer
Frank Coraci    Director
Nick Bakay    Screenwriter
Rock Reuben    Screenwriter
Kevin James    Screenwriter
Jay Scherick    Screenwriter
David Ronn    Screenwriter
Michael Barrett    Cinematographer
Scott Hill    Editor
Rupert Gregson-Williams    Composer
Michael Dilbeck    Music Supervisor
Kirk M. Petruccelli    Production Designer
Daniel T. Dorrance    Supervising Art Director
Domenic Silvestri    Art Director
Hilton Rosemarin    Set Decorator
Mona May    Costume Designer
David MacMillan    Sound Mixer
Elmo Weber    Supervising Sound Editor
Frank Gaeta    Supervising Sound Editor
Tateum Kohut    Re-recording Mixer
Greg Orloff    Re-recording Mixer
Allen L. Hall    Special Effects Supervisor
Peter G. Travers    Visual Effects Supervisor
Gino Falsetto    Associate Producer
Michele Panelli-Venetis    Assistant Director
Barry Bernardi    Second Unit Director
Perry Andelin Blake    Second Unit Director
Alec Gillis    Supervising Puppeteer
Kim Davis-Wagner    Casting Director
Justine Baddeley    Casting Director

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

Blu-ray Sales: Green Lantern can't Dethrone Lion King

October 26th, 2011

Despite the presence of four new releases in the top ten on the Blu-ray sales chart, none were able to overtake The Lion King for top spot. It sold an additional 496,000 units generating $12.39 million for totals of 2.03 million units / $57.86 million after two weeks of release. More...

DVD Sales: The Top of the Chart Looks Quite Horrible

October 25th, 2011

The top of the DVD sales chart was the weakest its been in more than a month and no new release was able to top 500,000 units sold. Horrible Bosses came the closest with 451,000 units / $6.89 million. More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for October 11th, 2011

October 12th, 2011

It's not a particularly strong week on the home market. The biggest first run release coming out this week is Horrible Bosses, which was a surprise $100 million hit. Green Lantern will likely be the best selling release of the week, but it disappointed with critics and at the box office. As far as the best of the best goes, The Tree of Life Blu-ray / DVD Combo Pack is the best bet as far as Pick of the Week goes, bu there are a few others that are worth picking up. There are also a couple of late arrivals that deserve honorable mentions this week: Castle: Season Three and Dumbo - Blu-ray Combo Pack. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Harry Potter Breathes Life Into the Box Office

July 19th, 2011

After a weak start, 2011 started to improve in late April. However, by June it had all fallen apart again and it looked like the summer of 2011 would be even worse than the summer of 2010, which was the worst summer in a decade. Thank goodness Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2 came along. That film made more than the entire box office did last weekend and came within $10 million of doing the same in comparison to last year. It helped the overall box office reach $262 million, or 68% more than last weekend and 47% more than the same weekend last year. 2011 is still off 2010's pace by more than 7% at $5.85 billion to $6.30 million, but at least there's some hope for the near future. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will Harry Potter Go Out on Top?

July 14th, 2011

This week is all about Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2, although I know at least a couple of people who are more interested in seeing Winnie the Pooh. Potter will dominate the box office in a way rarely seen and help boost overall box office substantially. In fact, there is a chance it will make more than the entire top ten did the same weekend last year. As long as it doesn't miss low end expectations, it should help give 2011 a much needed win. More...

Contest: Tango For Two: Winning Announcement

July 12th, 2011

The winners of our Tango For Two contest were determined and they are... More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Transformers Lights Up the Competition, Box Office Remains Dark

July 11th, 2011

Transformers: Dark of the Moon led the way for the second weekend in a row and overall the top five films were a little stronger than expected, but sadly that wasn't enough for 2011 to score a win. It didn't even come close. The overall box office was just $156 million, which was 23% lower than last weekend, but the post-holiday slump mostly explains that. However, it was 19% lower than the same weekend last year and there's no excuse for that. The bad news continues as 2011 has fallen more than $500 million behind 2010's pace, while attendance is just down close to 10%. Unless Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2 is an exceptional hit at the box office, the summer of 2011 could have the worst ticket sales in more than a decade. More...

Weekend Estimates: Transformers Unbeaten by Zookeeper, Horrible Bosses

July 10th, 2011

Transformers: Dark of the Moon became the highest-grossing movie of the year so far, according to Paramount's Sunday estimate. Its total gross of $261 million is a comfortable $11 million ahead of The Hangover 2, which itself passed $250 million this weekend. While it couldn't come close to topping the chart, Horrible Bosses had a good weekend, earning a shade over $28 million and beating Zookeeper for 2nd place. The Kevin James comedy, meanwhile, posted a decent $21 million. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will There Be Any Change on Top?

July 7th, 2011

While there are two wide releases coming out this week, it seems unlikely that either of them will seriously challenge Transformers: Dark of the Moon for top spot at the box office. In fact, it's more likely that Horrible Bosses and Zookeeper combined won't make as much as Dark of the Moon will make this weekend. The new releases are certainly weaker than those from last year and there's no hope any film will make more than Despicable Me did during its opening weekend. Worse still, June 2011 sold the fewest number of tickets for any June since the year 2000; we really can't afford another slow week at the box office, but that's likely to be exactly what we are going to get. More...

Contest: Tango for Two

July 1st, 2011

Neither wide release next week has monster blockbuster written all over it, but of the two, Zookeeper has the best shot at opening in first place. As such, it is the target film in this week's box office prediction contest. In order to win, one must simply predict the opening weekend box office number for Zookeeper . Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going over, will win a copy of Immigration Tango on DVD. Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going under, will also win a copy of Immigration Tango on DVD. Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! More...

2011 Preview: July

June 28th, 2011

July starts with one of the most important holidays of the year, which is good news for the industry, as June was a little weaker than expected, at least on average. None of the films were shockingly bad at the box office, even if a few missed early predictions by significant degrees. But conversely, none really shocked analysts with their box office prowess. As such, 2011 continued to slide a little further behind 2010's pace, a trend the movie industry hopes will end this month. Fortunately, that is a reasonable goal. Last July was home to two $100 million movies, two $200 million movies, and a one $300 million movie, assuming you count The Twilight Saga: Eclipse as a July film. This time around, we could see two films top $300 million, assuming you count Transformers: Dark of the Moon as a July release. Meanwhile, there are several potential $100 million films. I count up to six films with a statistically significant shot at reaching the century mark, but I would be amazed if more than half of them got there. More...


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  8. Trailer

Synopsis

In Zookeeper, the animals at the Franklin Park Zoo love their kindhearted caretaker, Griffin Keyes. Finding himself more comfortable with a lion than a lady, Griffin decides the only way to get a girl in his life is to leave the zoo and find a more glamorous job. The animals, in a panic, decide to break their time-honored code of silence and reveal their biggest secret: they can talk! To keep Griffin from leaving, they decide to teach him the rules of courtship - animal style.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$20,065,617 (25.0% of total gross)
Legs:4.00 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:47.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$80,000,000 (worldwide box office is 2.1 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,482 opening theaters/3,482 max. theaters, 5.1 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $109,242,127

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,065 $80,360,866
All Time International Box Office (Rank 1,201-1,300) 1,205 $90,444,659
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,001-1,100) 1,096 $170,805,525

See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.


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iTunes:iTunes, iTunes
Google Play:Google Play
Netflix:Netflix, Netflix, Netflix

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: July 8th, 2011 (Wide) by Sony Pictures
Video Release: October 11th, 2011 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG for some rude and suggestive humor, and language.
(Rating bulletin 2143, 10/20/2010)
Running Time: 101 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Iron Man 2
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Romance, Relationships Gone Wrong, Mid-Life Crisis, Talking Animals, Animal Lead, Relationship Advice, Romance, Gratuitous Cameos
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Romantic Comedy
Production Method:Animation/Live Action
Creative Type:Fantasy
Production/Financing Companies: Columbia Pictures, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures, Broken Road, Hey Eddie, Happy Madison
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Top Romantic Comedy Weekend Domestic 42 $20,065,617 Jul 8, 2011 3

Leading Cast

Kevin James    Griffin Keyes

Supporting Cast

Rosario Dawson    Kate
Leslie Bibb    Stephanie
Ken Jeong    Venom
Donnie Wahlberg    Shane
Joe Rogan    Gale
Adam Sandler    Donald the Capuchin Monkey Voice
Nick Nolte    Bernie the Gorilla Voice
Don Rickles    Jim the Frog Voice
Cher    Janet the Lion Voice
Faizon Love    Bruce the Grizzly Bear Voice
Maya Rudolph    Molie the Giraffe Voice
Bas Rutten    Sebastian the Wold Voice
Jim Breuer    Spike the Crow Voice
Thomas Gottschalk    Jurgen Mavroc
Jon Favreau    Jerome the Grizzly Bear Voice
Judd Apatow    Barry the Elephant Voice
Sylvester Stallone    Joe the Lion Voice
Henry Twickens    Bob the Yak Voice
Richie Minervini    Elmo the Ostrich
Nat Faxon    Dave

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

Production and Technical Credits

Todd Garner    Producer
Kevin James    Producer
Adam Sandler    Producer
Jack Giarraputo    Producer
Walt Becker    Producer
Barry Bernardi    Executive Producer
Jeff Sussman    Executive Producer
Charles Newirth    Executive Producer
Jennifer Eatz    Executive Producer
Aimee Keen    Co-Producer
Frank Coraci    Director
Nick Bakay    Screenwriter
Rock Reuben    Screenwriter
Kevin James    Screenwriter
Jay Scherick    Screenwriter
David Ronn    Screenwriter
Michael Barrett    Cinematographer
Scott Hill    Editor
Rupert Gregson-Williams    Composer
Michael Dilbeck    Music Supervisor
Kirk M. Petruccelli    Production Designer
Daniel T. Dorrance    Supervising Art Director
Domenic Silvestri    Art Director
Hilton Rosemarin    Set Decorator
Mona May    Costume Designer
David MacMillan    Sound Mixer
Elmo Weber    Supervising Sound Editor
Frank Gaeta    Supervising Sound Editor
Tateum Kohut    Re-recording Mixer
Greg Orloff    Re-recording Mixer
Allen L. Hall    Special Effects Supervisor
Peter G. Travers    Visual Effects Supervisor
Gino Falsetto    Associate Producer
Michele Panelli-Venetis    Assistant Director
Barry Bernardi    Second Unit Director
Perry Andelin Blake    Second Unit Director
Alec Gillis    Supervising Puppeteer
Kim Davis-Wagner    Casting Director
Justine Baddeley    Casting Director

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

Blu-ray Sales: Green Lantern can't Dethrone Lion King

October 26th, 2011

Despite the presence of four new releases in the top ten on the Blu-ray sales chart, none were able to overtake The Lion King for top spot. It sold an additional 496,000 units generating $12.39 million for totals of 2.03 million units / $57.86 million after two weeks of release. More...

DVD Sales: The Top of the Chart Looks Quite Horrible

October 25th, 2011

The top of the DVD sales chart was the weakest its been in more than a month and no new release was able to top 500,000 units sold. Horrible Bosses came the closest with 451,000 units / $6.89 million. More...

DVD and Blu-ray Releases for October 11th, 2011

October 12th, 2011

It's not a particularly strong week on the home market. The biggest first run release coming out this week is Horrible Bosses, which was a surprise $100 million hit. Green Lantern will likely be the best selling release of the week, but it disappointed with critics and at the box office. As far as the best of the best goes, The Tree of Life Blu-ray / DVD Combo Pack is the best bet as far as Pick of the Week goes, bu there are a few others that are worth picking up. There are also a couple of late arrivals that deserve honorable mentions this week: Castle: Season Three and Dumbo - Blu-ray Combo Pack. More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Harry Potter Breathes Life Into the Box Office

July 19th, 2011

After a weak start, 2011 started to improve in late April. However, by June it had all fallen apart again and it looked like the summer of 2011 would be even worse than the summer of 2010, which was the worst summer in a decade. Thank goodness Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2 came along. That film made more than the entire box office did last weekend and came within $10 million of doing the same in comparison to last year. It helped the overall box office reach $262 million, or 68% more than last weekend and 47% more than the same weekend last year. 2011 is still off 2010's pace by more than 7% at $5.85 billion to $6.30 million, but at least there's some hope for the near future. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will Harry Potter Go Out on Top?

July 14th, 2011

This week is all about Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2, although I know at least a couple of people who are more interested in seeing Winnie the Pooh. Potter will dominate the box office in a way rarely seen and help boost overall box office substantially. In fact, there is a chance it will make more than the entire top ten did the same weekend last year. As long as it doesn't miss low end expectations, it should help give 2011 a much needed win. More...

Contest: Tango For Two: Winning Announcement

July 12th, 2011

The winners of our Tango For Two contest were determined and they are... More...

Weekend Wrap-Up: Transformers Lights Up the Competition, Box Office Remains Dark

July 11th, 2011

Transformers: Dark of the Moon led the way for the second weekend in a row and overall the top five films were a little stronger than expected, but sadly that wasn't enough for 2011 to score a win. It didn't even come close. The overall box office was just $156 million, which was 23% lower than last weekend, but the post-holiday slump mostly explains that. However, it was 19% lower than the same weekend last year and there's no excuse for that. The bad news continues as 2011 has fallen more than $500 million behind 2010's pace, while attendance is just down close to 10%. Unless Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2 is an exceptional hit at the box office, the summer of 2011 could have the worst ticket sales in more than a decade. More...

Weekend Estimates: Transformers Unbeaten by Zookeeper, Horrible Bosses

July 10th, 2011

Transformers: Dark of the Moon became the highest-grossing movie of the year so far, according to Paramount's Sunday estimate. Its total gross of $261 million is a comfortable $11 million ahead of The Hangover 2, which itself passed $250 million this weekend. While it couldn't come close to topping the chart, Horrible Bosses had a good weekend, earning a shade over $28 million and beating Zookeeper for 2nd place. The Kevin James comedy, meanwhile, posted a decent $21 million. More...

Weekend Predictions: Will There Be Any Change on Top?

July 7th, 2011

While there are two wide releases coming out this week, it seems unlikely that either of them will seriously challenge Transformers: Dark of the Moon for top spot at the box office. In fact, it's more likely that Horrible Bosses and Zookeeper combined won't make as much as Dark of the Moon will make this weekend. The new releases are certainly weaker than those from last year and there's no hope any film will make more than Despicable Me did during its opening weekend. Worse still, June 2011 sold the fewest number of tickets for any June since the year 2000; we really can't afford another slow week at the box office, but that's likely to be exactly what we are going to get. More...

Contest: Tango for Two

July 1st, 2011

Neither wide release next week has monster blockbuster written all over it, but of the two, Zookeeper has the best shot at opening in first place. As such, it is the target film in this week's box office prediction contest. In order to win, one must simply predict the opening weekend box office number for Zookeeper . Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going over, will win a copy of Immigration Tango on DVD. Whoever comes the closest to predicting the film's opening 3-day weekend box office (Friday to Sunday), without going under, will also win a copy of Immigration Tango on DVD. Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! More...

2011 Preview: July

June 28th, 2011

July starts with one of the most important holidays of the year, which is good news for the industry, as June was a little weaker than expected, at least on average. None of the films were shockingly bad at the box office, even if a few missed early predictions by significant degrees. But conversely, none really shocked analysts with their box office prowess. As such, 2011 continued to slide a little further behind 2010's pace, a trend the movie industry hopes will end this month. Fortunately, that is a reasonable goal. Last July was home to two $100 million movies, two $200 million movies, and a one $300 million movie, assuming you count The Twilight Saga: Eclipse as a July film. This time around, we could see two films top $300 million, assuming you count Transformers: Dark of the Moon as a July release. Meanwhile, there are several potential $100 million films. I count up to six films with a statistically significant shot at reaching the century mark, but I would be amazed if more than half of them got there. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 8, 2011 3 $20,065,617   3,482 $5,763   $20,065,617 1
Jul 15, 2011 4 $12,330,512 -39% 3,482 $3,541   $42,382,978 2
Jul 22, 2011 6 $8,702,055 -29% 3,215 $2,707   $59,206,255 3
Jul 29, 2011 9 $4,301,893 -51% 2,418 $1,779   $68,832,733 4
Aug 5, 2011 11 $2,168,776 -50% 1,724 $1,258   $73,613,540 5
Aug 12, 2011 15 $1,003,255 -54% 748 $1,341   $75,800,690 6
Aug 19, 2011 22 $405,031 -60% 370 $1,095   $76,771,335 7
Aug 26, 2011 25 $242,766 -40% 225 $1,079   $77,185,732 8
Sep 2, 2011 24 $737,581 +204% 401 $1,839   $78,013,739 9
Sep 9, 2011 23 $436,615 -41% 343 $1,273   $78,767,401 10
Sep 16, 2011 26 $374,037 -14% 348 $1,075   $79,234,201 11
Sep 23, 2011 24 $310,790 -17% 294 $1,057   $79,630,112 12
Sep 30, 2011 27 $211,317 -32% 253 $835   $79,912,190 13
Oct 7, 2011 27 $147,469 -30% 198 $745   $80,112,560 14
Oct 14, 2011 34 $110,995 -25% 155 $716   $80,282,857 15
Oct 21, 2011 50 $43,653 -61% 94 $464   $80,360,866 16

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jul 8, 2011 3 $7,365,038     3,482 $2,115   $7,365,038 1
Jul 9, 2011 3 $7,518,228 +2%   3,482 $2,159   $14,883,266 2
Jul 10, 2011 3 $5,182,351 -31%   3,482 $1,488   $20,065,617 3
Jul 11, 2011 3 $2,456,640 -53%   3,482 $706   $22,522,257 4
Jul 12, 2011 3 $3,012,406 +23%   3,482 $865   $25,534,663 5
Jul 13, 2011 3 $2,343,698 -22%   3,482 $673   $27,878,361 6
Jul 14, 2011 3 $2,174,105 -7%   3,482 $624   $30,052,466 7
Jul 15, 2011 4 $3,888,632 +79% -47% 3,482 $1,117   $33,941,098 8
Jul 16, 2011 4 $4,996,132 +28% -34% 3,482 $1,435   $38,937,230 9
Jul 17, 2011 4 $3,445,748 -31% -34% 3,482 $990   $42,382,978 10
Jul 18, 2011 4 $1,846,122 -46% -25% 3,482 $530   $44,229,100 11
Jul 19, 2011 4 $2,257,745 +22% -25% 3,482 $648   $46,486,845 12
Jul 20, 2011 4 $1,915,246 -15% -18% 3,482 $550   $48,402,091 13
Jul 21, 2011 4 $2,102,109 +10% -3% 3,482 $604   $50,504,200 14
Jul 22, 2011 6 $2,860,927 +36% -26% 3,215 $890   $53,365,127 15
Jul 23, 2011 6 $3,448,004 +21% -31% 3,215 $1,072   $56,813,131 16
Jul 24, 2011 6 $2,393,124 -31% -31% 3,215 $744   $59,206,255 17
Jul 25, 2011 6 $1,272,100 -47% -31% 3,215 $396   $60,478,355 18
Jul 26, 2011 6 $1,538,976 +21% -32% 3,215 $479   $62,017,331 19
Jul 27, 2011 6 $1,269,377 -18% -34% 3,215 $395   $63,286,708 20
Jul 28, 2011 6 $1,244,132 -2% -41% 3,215 $387   $64,530,840 21
Jul 29, 2011 9 $1,411,570 +13% -51% 2,418 $584   $65,942,410 22
Jul 30, 2011 9 $1,702,417 +21% -51% 2,418 $704   $67,644,827 23
Jul 31, 2011 9 $1,187,906 -30% -50% 2,418 $491   $68,832,733 24
Aug 1, 2011 9 $588,580 -50% -54% 2,418 $243   $69,421,313 25
Aug 2, 2011 9 $713,534 +21% -54% 2,418 $295   $70,134,847 26
Aug 3, 2011 9 $687,730 -4% -46% 2,418 $284   $70,822,577 27
Aug 4, 2011 9 $622,187 -10% -50% 2,418 $257   $71,444,764 28
Aug 5, 2011 - $663,702 +7% -53% 1,724 $385   $72,108,466 29
Aug 6, 2011 - $877,485 +32% -48% 1,724 $509   $72,985,951 30
Aug 7, 2011 - $627,589 -28% -47% 1,724 $364   $73,613,540 31
Aug 8, 2011 - $300,179 -52% -49% 1,724 $174   $73,913,719 32
Aug 9, 2011 - $377,820 +26% -47% 1,724 $219   $74,291,539 33
Aug 10, 2011 - $265,195 -30% -61% 1,724 $154   $74,556,734 34
Aug 11, 2011 12 $240,701 -9% -61% 1,724 $140   $74,797,435 35
Aug 12, 2011 15 $314,806 +31% -53% 748 $421   $75,112,241 36
Aug 13, 2011 15 $407,083 +29% -54% 748 $544   $75,519,324 37
Aug 14, 2011 15 $281,366 -31% -55% 748 $376   $75,800,690 38
Aug 15, 2011 15 $155,849 -45% -48% 748 $208   $75,956,539 39
Aug 16, 2011 15 $163,652 +5% -57% 748 $219   $76,120,191 40
Aug 17, 2011 15 $123,363 -25% -53% 748 $165   $76,243,554 41
Aug 18, 2011 15 $122,750 n/c -49% 748 $164   $76,366,304 42
Aug 19, 2011 - $131,500 +7% -58% 370 $355   $76,497,804 43
Aug 20, 2011 - $175,034 +33% -57% 370 $473   $76,672,838 44
Aug 21, 2011 - $98,497 -44% -65% 370 $266   $76,771,335 45
Aug 22, 2011 - $41,946 -57% -73% 370 $113   $76,813,281 46
Aug 23, 2011 - $48,393 +15% -70% 370 $131   $76,861,674 47
Aug 24, 2011 - $38,698 -20% -69% 370 $105   $76,900,372 48
Aug 25, 2011 - $42,594 +10% -65% 370 $115   $76,942,966 49
Aug 26, 2011 - $75,414 +77% -43% 225 $335   $77,018,380 50
Aug 27, 2011 - $114,301 +52% -35% 225 $508   $77,132,681 51
Aug 28, 2011 - $53,051 -54% -46% 225 $236   $77,185,732 52
Sep 2, 2011 - $175,651   +133% 401 $438   $77,451,809 57
Sep 3, 2011 - $294,249 +68% +157% 401 $734   $77,746,058 58
Sep 4, 2011 - $267,681 -9% +405% 401 $668   $78,013,739 59
Sep 5, 2011 22 $216,993 -19%   401 $541   $78,230,732 60
Sep 9, 2011 - $111,714   -36% 343 $326   $78,442,500 64
Sep 10, 2011 - $208,354 +87% -29% 343 $607   $78,650,854 65
Sep 11, 2011 - $116,547 -44% -56% 343 $340   $78,767,401 66
Sep 16, 2011 - $95,381   -15% 348 $274   $78,955,545 71
Sep 17, 2011 - $174,357 +83% -16% 348 $501   $79,129,902 72
Sep 18, 2011 - $104,299 -40% -11% 348 $300   $79,234,201 73
Sep 23, 2011 - $81,204   -15% 294 $276   $79,400,526 78
Sep 24, 2011 - $143,564 +77% -18% 294 $488   $79,544,090 79
Sep 25, 2011 - $86,022 -40% -18% 294 $293   $79,630,112 80
Sep 30, 2011 - $51,720   -36% 253 $204   $79,752,593 85
Oct 1, 2011 - $98,645 +91% -31% 253 $390   $79,851,238 86
Oct 2, 2011 - $60,952 -38% -29% 253 $241   $79,912,190 87
Oct 7, 2011 - $37,528   -27% 198 $190   $80,002,619 92
Oct 8, 2011 - $67,047 +79% -32% 198 $339   $80,069,666 93
Oct 9, 2011 - $42,894 -36% -30% 198 $217   $80,112,560 94
Oct 14, 2011 - $31,385   -16% 155 $202   $80,203,247 99
Oct 15, 2011 - $49,011 +56% -27% 155 $316   $80,252,258 100
Oct 16, 2011 - $30,599 -38% -29% 155 $197   $80,282,857 101
Oct 21, 2011 - $11,483   -63% 94 $122   $80,328,696 106
Oct 22, 2011 - $19,164 +67% -61% 94 $204   $80,347,860 107
Oct 23, 2011 - $13,006 -32% -57% 94 $138   $80,360,866 108

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Jul 8, 2011 3 $30,052,466   3,482 $8,631   $30,052,466 1
Jul 15, 2011 4 $20,451,734 -32% 3,482 $5,874   $50,504,200 2
Jul 22, 2011 6 $14,026,640 -31% 3,215 $4,363   $64,530,840 3
Jul 29, 2011 9 $6,913,924 -51% 2,418 $2,859   $71,444,764 4
Aug 5, 2011 12 $3,352,671 -52% 1,724 $1,945   $74,797,435 5
Aug 12, 2011 15 $1,568,869 -53% 748 $2,097   $76,366,304 6
Aug 19, 2011 50 $76,662 -95% 370 $207   $76,942,966 7
Aug 26, 2011 30 $333,192 +335% 225 $1,481   $77,276,158 8
Sep 2, 2011 26 $1,054,628 +217% 401 $2,630   $78,330,786 9
Sep 9, 2011 27 $529,378 -50% 343 $1,543   $78,860,164 10
Sep 16, 2011 28 $459,158 -13% 348 $1,319   $79,319,322 11
Sep 23, 2011 26 $381,551 -17% 294 $1,298   $79,700,873 12
Sep 30, 2011 28 $264,218 -31% 253 $1,044   $79,965,091 13
Oct 7, 2011 28 $206,771 -22% 198 $1,044   $80,171,862 14
Oct 14, 2011 36 $145,351 -30% 155 $938   $80,317,213 15

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Weekly US DVD Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Oct 16, 20114261,244 261,244$4,516,909$4,516,9091
Oct 23, 20118103,266-60% 364,510$1,857,755$6,374,6642
Oct 30, 20111256,586-45% 421,096$1,017,982$7,392,6463
Nov 6, 20111637,370-34% 458,466$662,944$8,055,5904
Nov 13, 20112922,290-40% 480,756$394,533$8,450,1235
Nov 20, 20112728,235+27% 508,991$507,948$8,958,0716

Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Oct 16, 2011674,451 74,451$1,776,410$1,776,4101
Oct 23, 20111617,889-76% 92,340$431,489$2,207,8992

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Netflix Daily Charts

DateRankDays In
Top 10
Vierwership
Score
Jul 31, 202091 2
Aug 1, 202082 5
Aug 2, 202073 9

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