Penguins of Madagascar (2014)

The Penguins of Madagascar poster
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $83,350,911Details
International Box Office $283,591,620Details
Worldwide Box Office $366,942,531
Domestic Physical Disc Sales
DVD Sales (estimated) $13,061,974
Blu-ray Sales (estimated) $10,002,627
Total $23,064,601
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Synopsis

Super spy teams aren’t born… they’re hatched. Discover the secrets of the greatest covert birds in the global espionage biz: Skipper, Kowalski, Rico and Private. These elitists of the elite are joining forces with a chic undercover organization, The North Wind. Led by handsome and husky Agent Classified (we could tell you his name, but then… you know). Together, they must stop the villainous Dr. Octavius Brine from destroying the world as we know it.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$25,447,444 (30.5% of total gross)
Legs:3.28 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:22.7% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$132,000,000 (worldwide box office is 2.8 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,764 opening theaters/3,775 max. theaters, 5.6 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $121,595,837

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: November 26th, 2014 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox
November 26th, 2014 (IMAX) by 20th Century Fox
International Releases: November 27th, 2014 (Wide) (Germany)
November 28th, 2014 (Wide) (Bulgaria)
November 28th, 2014 (Wide) (Spain)
November 28th, 2014 (Wide) (Turkey)
November 28th, 2014 (Wide) (Russia (CIS))
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Video Release: February 10th, 2015 by Fox Home Entertainment
MPA Rating: PG for mild action and some rude humor.
(Rating bulletin 2342, 10/1/2014)
Running Time: 92 minutes
Franchise: Madagascar
Cast, crew, or production detail: Animal Lead, Voiceover/Narration
Film format: 3-D, 3-D - Shot in 3-D, IMAX: DMR
Plot point: Mad Scientist, Secret Agent, Talking Animals
Subgenre: Family Adventure
Source:Spin-Off
Genre:Adventure
Production Method:Digital Animation
Creative Type:Kids Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: DreamWorks Animation, PDI
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 28, 2014 2 $25,447,444   3,764 $6,761   $35,438,847 1
Dec 5, 2014 2 $10,907,030 -57% 3,775 $2,889   $49,397,566 2
Dec 12, 2014 3 $7,206,293 -34% 3,667 $1,965   $58,745,002 3
Dec 19, 2014 10 $3,476,141 -52% 2,717 $1,279   $64,123,602 4
Dec 26, 2014 13 $3,274,134 -6% 2,033 $1,610   $70,948,595 5
Jan 2, 2015 13 $2,895,767 -12% 1,585 $1,827   $78,116,780 6
Jan 9, 2015 16 $1,172,380 -60% 1,057 $1,109   $79,850,006 7
Jan 16, 2015 24 $519,206 -56% 417 $1,245   $80,589,454 8
Jan 23, 2015 28 $394,001 -24% 321 $1,227   $81,268,373 9
Jan 30, 2015 27 $348,644 -12% 296 $1,178   $81,702,656 10
Feb 6, 2015 28 $292,762 -16% 257 $1,139   $82,082,960 11
Feb 13, 2015 31 $218,581 -25% 222 $985   $82,378,006 12
Feb 20, 2015 32 $162,683 -26% 204 $797   $82,671,252 13
Feb 27, 2015 36 $112,476 -31% 160 $703   $82,820,343 14
Mar 6, 2015 39 $79,907 -29% 130 $615   $82,930,993 15
Mar 13, 2015 42 $66,617 -17% 105 $634   $83,033,005 16
Mar 20, 2015 43 $64,287 -3% 136 $473   $83,156,328 17
Mar 27, 2015 50 $36,082 -44% 78 $463   $83,218,108 18
Apr 3, 2015 51 $24,184 -33% 64 $378   $83,259,879 19
Apr 10, 2015 55 $19,580 -19% 46 $426   $83,297,653 20
Apr 17, 2015 56 $19,589 n/c 46 $426   $83,320,932 21
Apr 24, 2015 67 $12,135 -38% 34 $357   $83,340,274 22
May 1, 2015 60 $6,492 -47% 32 $203   $83,348,920 23

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Nov 26, 2014 - $6,138,518     3,654 $1,680   $6,138,518 1
Nov 27, 2014 - $3,852,885 -37%   3,654 $1,054   $9,991,403 2
Nov 28, 2014 2 $10,353,640 +169%   3,764 $2,751   $20,345,043 3
Nov 29, 2014 2 $9,595,281 -7%   3,764 $2,549   $29,940,324 4
Nov 30, 2014 2 $5,498,523 -43%   3,764 $1,461   $35,438,847 5
Dec 1, 2014 4 $810,919 -85%   3,764 $215   $36,249,766 6
Dec 2, 2014 4 $939,641 +16%   3,764 $250   $37,189,407 7
Dec 3, 2014 4 $651,081 -31% -89% 3,764 $173   $37,840,488 8
Dec 4, 2014 4 $650,048 n/c -83% 3,764 $173   $38,490,536 9
Dec 5, 2014 3 $2,405,901 +270% -77% 3,775 $637   $40,896,437 10
Dec 6, 2014 2 $5,300,379 +120% -45% 3,775 $1,404   $46,196,816 11
Dec 7, 2014 2 $3,200,750 -40% -42% 3,775 $848   $49,397,566 12
Dec 8, 2014 4 $470,040 -85% -42% 3,775 $125   $49,867,606 13
Dec 9, 2014 4 $652,140 +39% -31% 3,775 $173   $50,519,746 14
Dec 10, 2014 4 $508,399 -22% -22% 3,775 $135   $51,028,145 15
Dec 11, 2014 4 $510,564 n/c -21% 3,775 $135   $51,538,709 16
Dec 12, 2014 4 $1,573,175 +208% -35% 3,667 $429   $53,111,884 17
Dec 13, 2014 3 $3,503,849 +123% -34% 3,667 $956   $56,615,733 18
Dec 14, 2014 3 $2,129,269 -39% -33% 3,667 $581   $58,745,002 19
Dec 15, 2014 6 $388,809 -82% -17% 3,667 $106   $59,133,811 20
Dec 16, 2014 6 $550,240 +42% -16% 3,667 $150   $59,684,051 21
Dec 17, 2014 4 $461,130 -16% -9% 3,667 $126   $60,145,181 22
Dec 18, 2014 4 $502,280 +9% -2% 3,312 $152   $60,647,461 23
Dec 19, 2014 9 $879,777 +75% -44% 2,717 $324   $61,527,238 24
Dec 20, 2014 9 $1,459,865 +66% -58% 2,717 $537   $62,987,103 25
Dec 21, 2014 9 $1,136,499 -22% -47% 2,717 $418   $64,123,602 26
Dec 22, 2014 7 $965,012 -15% +148% 2,717 $355   $65,088,614 27
Dec 23, 2014 7 $1,180,182 +22% +114% 2,717 $434   $66,268,796 28
Dec 24, 2014 - $674,193 -43% +46% 2,717 $248   $66,942,989 29
Dec 25, 2014 - $731,472 +8% +46% 2,033 $360   $67,674,461 30
Dec 26, 2014 14 $1,044,666 +43% +19% 2,033 $514   $68,719,127 31
Dec 27, 2014 13 $1,205,622 +15% -17% 2,033 $593   $69,924,749 32
Dec 28, 2014 - $1,023,846 -15% -10% 2,033 $504   $70,948,595 33
Dec 29, 2014 12 $964,890 -6% n/c 2,033 $475   $71,913,485 34
Dec 30, 2014 11 $1,202,486 +25% +2% 2,033 $591   $73,115,971 35
Dec 31, 2014 - $912,251 -24% +35% 2,033 $449   $74,028,222 36
Jan 1, 2015 12 $1,192,791 +31% +63% 2,033 $587   $75,221,013 37
Jan 2, 2015 13 $1,135,493 -5% +9% 1,585 $716   $76,356,506 38
Jan 3, 2015 13 $1,055,298 -7% -12% 1,585 $666   $77,411,804 39
Jan 4, 2015 13 $704,976 -33% -31% 1,585 $445   $78,116,780 40
Jan 5, 2015 - $208,647 -70% -78% 1,585 $132   $78,325,427 41
Jan 6, 2015 - $124,445 -40% -90% 1,585 $79   $78,449,872 42
Jan 7, 2015 - $110,567 -11% -88% 1,585 $70   $78,560,439 43
Jan 8, 2015 - $117,187 +6% -90% 1,585 $74   $78,677,626 44
Jan 9, 2015 - $166,729 +42% -85% 1,057 $158   $78,844,355 45
Jan 10, 2015 15 $602,937 +262% -43% 1,057 $570   $79,447,292 46
Jan 11, 2015 15 $402,714 -33% -43% 1,057 $381   $79,850,006 47
Jan 12, 2015 - $55,597 -86% -73% 1,057 $53   $79,905,603 48
Jan 13, 2015 - $62,334 +12% -50% 1,057 $59   $79,967,937 49
Jan 14, 2015 - $52,300 -16% -53% 1,057 $49   $80,020,237 50
Jan 15, 2015 - $50,011 -4% -57% 1,057 $47   $80,070,248 51
Jan 16, 2015 - $100,680 +101% -40% 417 $241   $80,170,928 52
Jan 17, 2015 - $246,448 +145% -59% 417 $591   $80,417,376 53
Jan 18, 2015 - $172,078 -30% -57% 417 $413   $80,589,454 54
Jan 19, 2015 - $200,973 +17% +261% 417 $482   $80,790,427 55
Jan 20, 2015 - $34,413 -83% -45% 417 $83   $80,824,840 56
Jan 21, 2015 - $23,853 -31% -54% 417 $57   $80,848,693 57
Jan 22, 2015 - $25,679 +8% -49% 417 $62   $80,874,372 58
Jan 23, 2015 - $80,125 +212% -20% 321 $250   $80,954,497 59
Jan 24, 2015 - $196,685 +145% -20% 321 $613   $81,151,182 60
Jan 25, 2015 - $117,191 -40% -32% 321 $365   $81,268,373 61
Jan 26, 2015 - $22,711 -81% -89% 321 $71   $81,291,084 62
Jan 27, 2015 - $23,801 +5% -31% 321 $74   $81,314,885 63
Jan 28, 2015 - $19,791 -17% -17% 321 $62   $81,334,676 64
Jan 29, 2015 - $19,336 -2% -25% 321 $60   $81,354,012 65
Jan 30, 2015 - $81,931 +324% +2% 296 $277   $81,435,943 66
Jan 31, 2015 - $193,226 +136% -2% 296 $653   $81,629,169 67
Feb 1, 2015 - $73,487 -62% -37% 296 $248   $81,702,656 68
Feb 2, 2015 - $27,290 -63% +20% 296 $92   $81,729,946 69
Feb 3, 2015 - $25,895 -5% +9% 296 $87   $81,755,841 70
Feb 4, 2015 - $16,130 -38% -18% 296 $54   $81,771,971 71
Feb 5, 2015 - $18,227 +13% -6% 296 $62   $81,790,198 72
Feb 6, 2015 - $60,614 +233% -26% 257 $236   $81,850,812 73
Feb 7, 2015 - $145,890 +141% -24% 257 $568   $81,996,702 74
Feb 8, 2015 - $86,258 -41% +17% 257 $336   $82,082,960 75
Feb 9, 2015 - $22,444 -74% -18% 257 $87   $82,105,404 76
Feb 10, 2015 - $18,649 -17% -28% 257 $73   $82,124,053 77
Feb 11, 2015 - $16,056 -14% n/c 257 $62   $82,140,109 78
Feb 12, 2015 - $19,316 +20% +6% 257 $75   $82,159,425 79
Feb 13, 2015 - $40,637 +110% -33% 222 $183   $82,200,062 80
Feb 14, 2015 - $107,161 +164% -27% 222 $483   $82,307,223 81
Feb 15, 2015 - $70,783 -34% -18% 222 $319   $82,378,006 82
Feb 16, 2015 - $72,657 +3% +224% 222 $327   $82,450,663 83
Feb 17, 2015 - $19,639 -73% +5% 222 $88   $82,470,302 84
Feb 18, 2015 - $17,926 -9% +12% 222 $81   $82,488,228 85
Feb 19, 2015 - $20,341 +13% +5% 222 $92   $82,508,569 86
Feb 20, 2015 - $39,536 +94% -3% 204 $194   $82,548,105 87
Feb 21, 2015 - $72,590 +84% -32% 204 $356   $82,620,695 88
Feb 22, 2015 - $50,557 -30% -29% 204 $248   $82,671,252 89
Feb 23, 2015 - $8,676 -83% -88% 204 $43   $82,679,928 90
Feb 24, 2015 - $9,032 +4% -54% 204 $44   $82,688,960 91
Feb 25, 2015 - $8,067 -11% -55% 204 $40   $82,697,027 92
Feb 26, 2015 - $10,840 +34% -47% 204 $53   $82,707,867 93
Feb 27, 2015 - $20,784 +92% -47% 160 $130   $82,728,651 94
Feb 28, 2015 - $54,259 +161% -25% 160 $339   $82,782,910 95
Mar 1, 2015 - $37,433 -31% -26% 160 $234   $82,820,343 96
Mar 2, 2015 - $7,465 -80% -14% 160 $47   $82,827,808 97
Mar 3, 2015 - $7,680 +3% -15% 160 $48   $82,835,488 98
Mar 4, 2015 - $6,848 -11% -15% 160 $43   $82,842,336 99
Mar 5, 2015 - $8,750 +28% -19% 160 $55   $82,851,086 100
Mar 6, 2015 - $16,987 +94% -18% 130 $131   $82,868,073 101
Mar 7, 2015 - $39,537 +133% -27% 130 $304   $82,907,610 102
Mar 8, 2015 - $23,383 -41% -38% 130 $180   $82,930,993 103
Mar 9, 2015 - $8,185 -65% +10% 130 $63   $82,939,178 104
Mar 10, 2015 - $8,717 +6% +14% 130 $67   $82,947,895 105
Mar 11, 2015 - $8,898 +2% +30% 130 $68   $82,956,793 106
Mar 12, 2015 - $9,595 +8% +10% 130 $74   $82,966,388 107
Mar 13, 2015 - $14,757 +54% -13% 105 $141   $82,981,145 108
Mar 14, 2015 - $31,567 +114% -20% 105 $301   $83,012,712 109
Mar 15, 2015 - $20,293 -36% -13% 105 $193   $83,033,005 110
Mar 16, 2015 - $10,383 -49% +27% 105 $99   $83,043,388 111
Mar 17, 2015 - $16,193 +56% +86% 105 $154   $83,059,581 112
Mar 18, 2015 - $14,932 -8% +68% 105 $142   $83,074,513 113
Mar 19, 2015 - $17,528 +17% +83% 105 $167   $83,092,041 114
Mar 20, 2015 - $20,402 +16% +38% 136 $150   $83,112,443 115
Mar 21, 2015 - $26,687 +31% -15% 136 $196   $83,139,130 116
Mar 22, 2015 - $17,198 -36% -15% 136 $126   $83,156,328 117
Mar 23, 2015 - $5,322 -69% -49% 136 $39   $83,161,650 118
Mar 24, 2015 - $6,676 +25% -59% 136 $49   $83,168,326 119
Mar 25, 2015 - $6,868 +3% -54% 136 $51   $83,175,194 120
Mar 26, 2015 - $6,832 -1% -61% 136 $50   $83,182,026 121
Mar 27, 2015 - $9,517 +39% -53% 78 $122   $83,191,543 122
Mar 28, 2015 - $16,335 +72% -39% 78 $209   $83,207,878 123
Mar 29, 2015 - $10,230 -37% -41% 78 $131   $83,218,108 124
Mar 30, 2015 - $3,069 -70% -42% 78 $39   $83,221,177 125
Mar 31, 2015 - $4,753 +55% -29% 78 $61   $83,225,930 126
Apr 1, 2015 - $4,097 -14% -40% 78 $53   $83,230,027 127
Apr 2, 2015 - $5,668 +38% -17% 78 $73   $83,235,695 128
Apr 3, 2015 - $9,860 +74% +4% 64 $154   $83,245,555 129
Apr 4, 2015 - $8,810 -11% -46% 64 $138   $83,254,365 130
Apr 5, 2015 - $5,514 -37% -46% 64 $86   $83,259,879 131
Apr 6, 2015 - $4,960 -10% +62% 64 $78   $83,264,839 132
Apr 7, 2015 - $4,479 -10% -6% 64 $70   $83,269,318 133
Apr 8, 2015 - $4,570 +2% +12% 64 $71   $83,273,888 134
Apr 9, 2015 - $4,185 -8% -26% 64 $65   $83,278,073 135
Apr 10, 2015 - $5,699 +36% -42% 46 $124   $83,283,772 136
Apr 11, 2015 - $8,552 +50% -3% 46 $186   $83,292,324 137
Apr 12, 2015 - $5,329 -38% -3% 46 $116   $83,297,653 138
Apr 13, 2015 - $932 -83% -81% 46 $20   $83,298,585 139
Apr 14, 2015 - $888 -5% -80% 46 $19   $83,299,473 140
Apr 15, 2015 - $965 +9% -79% 46 $21   $83,300,438 141
Apr 16, 2015 - $905 -6% -78% 46 $20   $83,301,343 142

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 21, 2014 5 $9,991,403   3,654 $2,734   $9,991,403 1
Nov 28, 2014 2 $28,499,133 +185% 3,764 $7,572   $38,490,536 2
Dec 5, 2014 2 $13,048,173 -54% 3,775 $3,456   $51,538,709 3
Dec 12, 2014 4 $9,108,752 -30% 3,312 $2,750   $60,647,461 4
Dec 19, 2014 10 $7,027,000 -23% 2,033 $3,456   $67,674,461 5
Dec 26, 2014 12 $7,546,552 +7% 2,033 $3,712   $75,221,013 6
Jan 2, 2015 14 $3,456,613 -54% 1,585 $2,181   $78,677,626 7
Jan 9, 2015 18 $1,392,622 -60% 1,057 $1,318   $80,070,248 8
Jan 16, 2015 23 $804,124 -42% 417 $1,928   $80,874,372 9
Jan 23, 2015 29 $479,640 -40% 321 $1,494   $81,354,012 10
Jan 30, 2015 29 $436,186 -9% 296 $1,474   $81,790,198 11
Feb 6, 2015 28 $369,227 -15% 257 $1,437   $82,159,425 12
Feb 13, 2015 30 $349,144 -5% 222 $1,573   $82,508,569 13
Feb 20, 2015 36 $199,298 -43% 204 $977   $82,707,867 14
Feb 27, 2015 38 $143,219 -28% 160 $895   $82,851,086 15
Mar 6, 2015 41 $115,302 -19% 130 $887   $82,966,388 16
Mar 13, 2015 37 $125,653 +9% 105 $1,197   $83,092,041 17
Mar 20, 2015 40 $89,985 -28% 136 $662   $83,182,026 18
Mar 27, 2015 48 $53,669 -40% 78 $688   $83,235,695 19
Apr 3, 2015 51 $42,378 -21% 64 $662   $83,278,073 20
Apr 10, 2015 56 $23,270 -45% 46 $506   $83,301,343 21
Apr 17, 2015 57 $26,796 +15% 46 $583   $83,328,139 22
Apr 24, 2015 70 $14,289 -47% 34 $420   $83,342,428 23
May 1, 2015 67 $8,483 -41% 32 $265   $83,350,911 24

Top International Territories

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens/Theaters
Maximum
Screens/Theaters
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Argentina 1/22/2015 $1,200,000 223 223 241 $851,532 4/4/2026
Australia 1/1/2015 $2,875,920 466 466 2,420 $11,847,070 7/7/2015
Brazil 1/15/2015 $264 885 885 885 $9,404,530 11/5/2018
Bulgaria 11/28/2014 $0 0 3 5 $874,467 12/30/2018
France 12/17/2014 $0 0 0 0 $16,715,466 8/21/2018
Germany 11/27/2014 $0 0 0 0 $13,563,579 8/22/2018
Hong Kong 2/20/2015 $1,319,739 93 101 299 $2,629,593 11/25/2018
Mexico 12/12/2014 $0 0 0 0 $18,628,880 8/30/2018
Netherlands 12/5/2014 $0 0 226 1,046 $4,106,469 11/21/2018
Poland 1/30/2015 $1,967,966 0 0 0 $7,645,500 12/30/2018
Russia (CIS) 11/28/2014 $0 0 35 35 $14,941,202 11/19/2018
South Korea 1/2/2015 $3,497,972 0 0 0 $11,049,815 8/27/2018
Spain 11/28/2014 $0 0 203 684 $5,422,856 10/13/2015
Taiwan 2/13/2015 $424,699 66 68 265 $1,793,259 11/2/2018
Turkey 11/28/2014 $0 0 217 1,692 $1,925,962 12/31/2018
United Kingdom 12/5/2014 $0 0 94 161 $13,527,386 8/27/2018
  
Rest of World $148,664,054
  
International Total $283,591,620 4/4/2026

Note: Territories vary in whether they report screens or theaters. Full details on international box office data are available via our OpusData service.

Lead Ensemble Member

Tom McGrath    Skipper
Chris Miller    Kowalski
Chris Knights    Private
Conrad Vernon    Rico / Antarctic Penguin
John Malkovich    Dave
Benedict Cumberbatch    Agent Classified
Ken Jeong    Short Fuse
Annet Mahendru    Eva
Peter Stormare    Corporal

Supporting

Andy Richter    Mort
Danny Jacobs    King Julien
Sean Charmatz    Cricket
Werner Herzog    Documentary Filmmaker
Stephen Kearin    Pilot / Aquarium Employee
Kelly Cooney    Mermaid Penguin
Susan Fitzer    Antarctic Penguin
Chris Sanders    Antarctic Penguin
Emily Nordwind    Antarctic Penguin
Mike Mitchell    Antarctic Penguin
Walt Dohrn    Antarctic Penguin
Jeff Fischer    Security System
Stephen F. Apostolina    Penguin Prisoner
Al Rodrigo    Penguin Fan
Steve Alterman    Aquarium Announcer
Carter Hastings    Boy at Aquarium
Hope Levy    Woman at Aquarium / Antarctic Penguin
Ava Acres    Girl at Zoo
Cullen McCarthy    Boy at Zoo
Nicholas Guest    Flight Attendant
Adriano Aragon    Angry Man
Lynnanne Zager    Computer Voice
Billy Eichner    New York Reporter
Angie Wu    Girl with Snow Globe
Jim Pirri    Gondolier
Elizabeth Pan    Shanghai TV Reporter

Production and Technical Credits

Simon J. Smith    Director
Eric Darnell    Director
Lara Brey    Producer
Mark Swift    Producer
Tom McGrath    Executive Producer
Mireille Soria    Executive Producer
Eric Darnell    Executive Producer
Tripp Hudson    Co-Producer
Michael Colton    Screenwriter
John Aboud    Screenwriter
Brandon Sawyer    Screenwriter
Alan Schoolcraft    Story Creator
Brent Simons    Story Creator
Michael Colton    Story Creator
John Aboud    Story Creator
Lorne Balfe    Composer
Nick Kenway    Editor
Robert Porter    Head of Story
Derek Drymon    Head of Story
Shannon Jeffries    Production Designer
Philippe Gluckman    Visual Effects Supervisor
Conan Low    Head of Layout
Olivier Staphylas    Head of Character Animation
Ruben Perez    Art Director
Jennifer Dahlman    Associate Producer
Damien de Froberville    Associate Producer
Dinesh Krishnan Nair    Production Manager
Michelle Jurado Staphylas    Production Manager
Jamaal Bradley    Animation Supervisor
Jonathan Harman    Head of Lighting
Rajarajan Ramakrishnan    Lighting Supervisor
Murali Babu Kodiparthi    Lighting Supervisor
Gregory Jennings    Lighting Supervisor
Raju Vaidya    Lighting Supervisor
Vimal Subramaniam    Lighting Supervisor
Josh West    Modeling Supervisor
J.J. Jay    Character TD Supervisor
Nathaniel Dirksen    Character TD Supervisor-Co Supervisor
Somesh Quadros    Character Effects Supervisor
Erik Mattson    Head of Effects
Michael Brainerd    Supervising Technical Director
Paul N. J. Ottosson    Sound Designer
Paul N. J. Ottosson    Sound Supervisor
Paul N. J. Ottosson    Re-recording Mixer
Leslee Feldman    Casting Director
Christi Soper Hilt*    Casting Director
Chris Leahy    Associate Producer
Virendra Chauhan    Production Manager
Laura Grieve    Digital Supervisor
David Torres    Head of Character Animation
Oliver "Olee" Finkelde*    Character Effects Supervisor
Justin Onstine    Crowds Supervisor
Shawn Lewis    Supervising Technical Director
Josh Lieberman    Story Artist
David Lux    Story Artist
Ken Morrissey    Story Artist
Dave Needham    Story Artist
Vi-Dieu Nguyen    Story Artist
Xavier Riffault    Story Artist
Januel Mercado    Additional Story Artist
Claire Morrissey    Additional Story Artist
Eric Ramsey    Additional Story Artist
Jessica Ambinder-Rojas    Associate Editor
John Dorst    First Assistant Editor
Will Erokan    Second Assistant Editor
Christa Di Falco    Assistant Editor
Brian A. Perry    Assistant Editor
Tiffany Hillkurtz    Additional Associate Editor
Lynn Hobson    Additional Associate Editor
Steven Liu    Assistant Associate Editor
Chris Ayers    Character Designer
Joe Moshier    Character Designer
Craig Kellman    Character Designer
Oliver Tossan    Character Designer
Gris Grimly    Additional Character Designer
Jeremie Moreau    Additional Character Designer
Hoon H. Kim    Production Supervisor
Ryan Genji Thomas    Production Supervisor-Art Department
Dawn M. Yamada*    Production Supervisor-Character Technical Direction
David Edmunds    Production Supervisor-Character Technical Direction
Susan Erokan    Production Supervisor-Modeling
Rakesh Patil    Production Supervisor-Animation
Samantha Finkler Brainerd    Production Supervisor-Animation
Manoj Pahariya    Production Supervisor-Crowds
Aditya Deosthale    Production Supervisor-Effects
Garrett Prince    Production Supervisor-Image Finaling
Rachel Hanson    Animation-Animator
Shajo John    Animation-Animator
Manish Kumar    Animation-Animator
George M. Kurian    Animation-Animator
Siddhant Mehta    Animation-Animator
Prasanjib Nag    Animation-Animator
Ketan Adhikari    Animation-Animator
Tanseer Ahmed    Animation-Animator
Balaji Anbalagan    Animation-Animator
Kevin Andrus    Animation-Animator
Anand Baid    Animation-Animator
Rajesh P.K.    Animation-Animator
Harinarayan Rajeev    Animation-Animator
S. Karunakar Reddy    Animation-Animator
Divyesh Jagdish Shah    Animation-Animator
Kevan Shorey    Animation-Animator
Gautam Thakur    Animation-Animator
Prashanth Cavale    Lead Character Animator-Skipper
Nideep Varghese    Lead Character Animator-Kowalski
Kapil Sharma    Lead Character Animator-Rico
Ravi Kamble Govind    Lead Character Animator-Dave
Sujit Chatterjee    Lead Character Animator-Dr. Octavius Brine
Nedy Acet    Animation-Additional Animator
James Baxter    Animation-Additional Animator
Julien Bocabeille    Animation-Additional Animator
Irene Parkins    Animation-Additional Animator
David Couchariere    Animation-Additional Animator
Michelle Cowart    Animation-Additional Animator
Donnachada Daly    Animation-Additional Animator
Lou Dellarosa    Animation-Additional Animator
Bill Diaz    Animation-Additional Animator
W. Jacob Gardner    Animation-Additional Animator
Thomas Grummt    Animation-Additional Animator
Andrew Harkins    Animation-Additional Animator
Jennifer E. Harlow    Animation-Additional Animator
Jakob Hjort Jensen    Animation-Additional Animator
Eric Lees    Animation-Additional Animator
Scott Lemmer    Animation-Additional Animator
Sean Mahoney    Animation-Additional Animator
Steven J. Meyer    Animation-Additional Animator
Rani Naamani    Animation-Additional Animator
Ron Pucherelli    Animation-Additional Animator
Luke Randall    Animation-Additional Animator
Carlos Rosas    Animation-Additional Animator
Ben Rush    Animation-Additional Animator
Mike Safianoff    Animation-Additional Animator
Henry G. Sanchez    Animation-Additional Animator
Jason Spencer-Galsworthy    Animation-Additional Animator
David Stodolny    Animation-Additional Animator
Theodore Anthony Ty    Animation-Additional Animator
Tim Watts    Animation-Additional Animator
David Weatherly    Animation-Additional Animator
Greg Whittaker    Animation-Additional Animator
Benjamin Willis    Animation-Additional Animator
Onur Yeldan    Animation-Additional Animator
Heather Lanza    Production Supervisor-Additional Production Supervisor
Caroline Robinson    Production Supervisor-Additional Production Supervisor
Manoj Pahariya    Production Supervisor-Crowds
Uma Havaligi    Character Effects Lead
Brijesh Johar    Effects Lead
Mitul Patel    Effects Lead
Dhruva Pathak    Effects Lead
Venu Victor    Effects Lead
Fangwei Lee    Additional Effects Lead
Yancy Lindquist    Additional Effects Lead
Arun P.A.    Lighting-Lead Lighter
Mayank Namrata Kanyal    Lighting-Lead Lighter
Praveen Ushus Dev    Lighting-Lead Lighter
Vijay Bundela    Lighting-Lead Lighter
Kiran Kumar Goonda    Lighting-Lighter
Harshal Raja Kadam    Lighting-Lighter
Soumya Khurana    Lighting-Lighter
Harshal Nachnolkar    Lighting-Lighter
Raghuram Palasamudram    Lighting-Lighter
Kaustubh Patil    Lighting-Lighter
Jean Joseph Philip    Lighting-Lighter
Ram Prasad Devanathan    Lighting-Lighting Technical Assistant
Sai Raghunandan G    Lighting-Lighting Technical Assistant
Aditya Sharma    Lighting-Lighting Technical Assistant
Honey Sharma    Lighting-Lighting Technical Assistant
Sukhpal Singh Vasdev    Lighting-Lighting Technical Assistant
Annmarie Koenig    Lighting-Additional Lighting Supervisor
David C. Lawson*    Lighting-Additional Lighting Supervisor
M. Scott McKee    Lighting-Additional Lighting Supervisor
Udai Haraguchi    Lighting-Additional Lead Lighter
Amy Jones    Lighting-Additional Lead Lighter
Michel Kinfoussia    Lighting-Additional Lead Lighter
Lyndon Li    Lighting-Additional Lead Lighter
Kieron Cheuk-Chi Lo    Lighting-Additional Lead Lighter
Amber Stewart Lunderville    Lighting-Additional Lead Lighter
Jennifer Leigh King    Lighting-Additional Lighter
Erin Lehmkuhl    Lighting-Additional Lighter
Chris Lexington    Lighting-Additional Lighter
Linhan Li    Lighting-Additional Lighter
Jimmy Maidens    Lighting-Additional Lighter
Campbell McGrouther    Lighting-Additional Lighter
Yuko Okumura    Lighting-Additional Lighter
Rupali Parekh    Lighting-Additional Lighter
Eric Roth    Lighting-Additional Lighter
Devank Patel    Lighting-Additional Lighting Technical Assistant
Aditya P. Prabhu    Lighting-Additional Lighting Technical Assistant
Ashish Dantu    Lead Technical Director
Adam Gaige    Lead Technical Director
Mollie Garno    Casting Associate
Liz Molholt    Casting Associate
James Beshears    Post-Production Executive
Greg ten Bosch    Sound Effects Editor
Christian Schaaning    Sound Effects Editor
Bruce Tanis    Sound Effects Editor
Jamie Hardt    Sound Effects Editor
Randy Singer    Foley Mixer
Maryjo Lang    Foley Mixer
Slamm Andrews    Music Editor
Tom Carlson    Music Editor-Additional Music Editor
Geoff Foster    Score Recordist
Dennis Sands    Score Mixer

Cast and crew with above-the-line roles are marked in bold. The line marks the division between above-the-line and below-the-line roles.

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Synopsis

Super spy teams aren’t born… they’re hatched. Discover the secrets of the greatest covert birds in the global espionage biz: Skipper, Kowalski, Rico and Private. These elitists of the elite are joining forces with a chic undercover organization, The North Wind. Led by handsome and husky Agent Classified (we could tell you his name, but then… you know). Together, they must stop the villainous Dr. Octavius Brine from destroying the world as we know it.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$25,447,444 (30.5% of total gross)
Legs:3.28 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:22.7% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$132,000,000 (worldwide box office is 2.8 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,764 opening theaters/3,775 max. theaters, 5.6 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $121,595,837

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: November 26th, 2014 (Wide) by 20th Century Fox
November 26th, 2014 (IMAX) by 20th Century Fox
International Releases: November 27th, 2014 (Wide) (Germany)
November 28th, 2014 (Wide) (Bulgaria)
November 28th, 2014 (Wide) (Spain)
November 28th, 2014 (Wide) (Turkey)
November 28th, 2014 (Wide) (Russia (CIS))
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Video Release: February 10th, 2015 by Fox Home Entertainment
MPA Rating: PG for mild action and some rude humor.
(Rating bulletin 2342, 10/1/2014)
Running Time: 92 minutes
Franchise: Madagascar
Cast, crew, or production detail: Animal Lead, Voiceover/Narration
Film format: 3-D, 3-D - Shot in 3-D, IMAX: DMR
Plot point: Mad Scientist, Secret Agent, Talking Animals
Subgenre: Family Adventure
Source:Spin-Off
Genre:Adventure
Production Method:Digital Animation
Creative Type:Kids Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: DreamWorks Animation, PDI
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 28, 2014 2 $25,447,444   3,764 $6,761   $35,438,847 1
Dec 5, 2014 2 $10,907,030 -57% 3,775 $2,889   $49,397,566 2
Dec 12, 2014 3 $7,206,293 -34% 3,667 $1,965   $58,745,002 3
Dec 19, 2014 10 $3,476,141 -52% 2,717 $1,279   $64,123,602 4
Dec 26, 2014 13 $3,274,134 -6% 2,033 $1,610   $70,948,595 5
Jan 2, 2015 13 $2,895,767 -12% 1,585 $1,827   $78,116,780 6
Jan 9, 2015 16 $1,172,380 -60% 1,057 $1,109   $79,850,006 7
Jan 16, 2015 24 $519,206 -56% 417 $1,245   $80,589,454 8
Jan 23, 2015 28 $394,001 -24% 321 $1,227   $81,268,373 9
Jan 30, 2015 27 $348,644 -12% 296 $1,178   $81,702,656 10
Feb 6, 2015 28 $292,762 -16% 257 $1,139   $82,082,960 11
Feb 13, 2015 31 $218,581 -25% 222 $985   $82,378,006 12
Feb 20, 2015 32 $162,683 -26% 204 $797   $82,671,252 13
Feb 27, 2015 36 $112,476 -31% 160 $703   $82,820,343 14
Mar 6, 2015 39 $79,907 -29% 130 $615   $82,930,993 15
Mar 13, 2015 42 $66,617 -17% 105 $634   $83,033,005 16
Mar 20, 2015 43 $64,287 -3% 136 $473   $83,156,328 17
Mar 27, 2015 50 $36,082 -44% 78 $463   $83,218,108 18
Apr 3, 2015 51 $24,184 -33% 64 $378   $83,259,879 19
Apr 10, 2015 55 $19,580 -19% 46 $426   $83,297,653 20
Apr 17, 2015 56 $19,589 n/c 46 $426   $83,320,932 21
Apr 24, 2015 67 $12,135 -38% 34 $357   $83,340,274 22
May 1, 2015 60 $6,492 -47% 32 $203   $83,348,920 23

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Nov 26, 2014 - $6,138,518     3,654 $1,680   $6,138,518 1
Nov 27, 2014 - $3,852,885 -37%   3,654 $1,054   $9,991,403 2
Nov 28, 2014 2 $10,353,640 +169%   3,764 $2,751   $20,345,043 3
Nov 29, 2014 2 $9,595,281 -7%   3,764 $2,549   $29,940,324 4
Nov 30, 2014 2 $5,498,523 -43%   3,764 $1,461   $35,438,847 5
Dec 1, 2014 4 $810,919 -85%   3,764 $215   $36,249,766 6
Dec 2, 2014 4 $939,641 +16%   3,764 $250   $37,189,407 7
Dec 3, 2014 4 $651,081 -31% -89% 3,764 $173   $37,840,488 8
Dec 4, 2014 4 $650,048 n/c -83% 3,764 $173   $38,490,536 9
Dec 5, 2014 3 $2,405,901 +270% -77% 3,775 $637   $40,896,437 10
Dec 6, 2014 2 $5,300,379 +120% -45% 3,775 $1,404   $46,196,816 11
Dec 7, 2014 2 $3,200,750 -40% -42% 3,775 $848   $49,397,566 12
Dec 8, 2014 4 $470,040 -85% -42% 3,775 $125   $49,867,606 13
Dec 9, 2014 4 $652,140 +39% -31% 3,775 $173   $50,519,746 14
Dec 10, 2014 4 $508,399 -22% -22% 3,775 $135   $51,028,145 15
Dec 11, 2014 4 $510,564 n/c -21% 3,775 $135   $51,538,709 16
Dec 12, 2014 4 $1,573,175 +208% -35% 3,667 $429   $53,111,884 17
Dec 13, 2014 3 $3,503,849 +123% -34% 3,667 $956   $56,615,733 18
Dec 14, 2014 3 $2,129,269 -39% -33% 3,667 $581   $58,745,002 19
Dec 15, 2014 6 $388,809 -82% -17% 3,667 $106   $59,133,811 20
Dec 16, 2014 6 $550,240 +42% -16% 3,667 $150   $59,684,051 21
Dec 17, 2014 4 $461,130 -16% -9% 3,667 $126   $60,145,181 22
Dec 18, 2014 4 $502,280 +9% -2% 3,312 $152   $60,647,461 23
Dec 19, 2014 9 $879,777 +75% -44% 2,717 $324   $61,527,238 24
Dec 20, 2014 9 $1,459,865 +66% -58% 2,717 $537   $62,987,103 25
Dec 21, 2014 9 $1,136,499 -22% -47% 2,717 $418   $64,123,602 26
Dec 22, 2014 7 $965,012 -15% +148% 2,717 $355   $65,088,614 27
Dec 23, 2014 7 $1,180,182 +22% +114% 2,717 $434   $66,268,796 28
Dec 24, 2014 - $674,193 -43% +46% 2,717 $248   $66,942,989 29
Dec 25, 2014 - $731,472 +8% +46% 2,033 $360   $67,674,461 30
Dec 26, 2014 14 $1,044,666 +43% +19% 2,033 $514   $68,719,127 31
Dec 27, 2014 13 $1,205,622 +15% -17% 2,033 $593   $69,924,749 32
Dec 28, 2014 - $1,023,846 -15% -10% 2,033 $504   $70,948,595 33
Dec 29, 2014 12 $964,890 -6% n/c 2,033 $475   $71,913,485 34
Dec 30, 2014 11 $1,202,486 +25% +2% 2,033 $591   $73,115,971 35
Dec 31, 2014 - $912,251 -24% +35% 2,033 $449   $74,028,222 36
Jan 1, 2015 12 $1,192,791 +31% +63% 2,033 $587   $75,221,013 37
Jan 2, 2015 13 $1,135,493 -5% +9% 1,585 $716   $76,356,506 38
Jan 3, 2015 13 $1,055,298 -7% -12% 1,585 $666   $77,411,804 39
Jan 4, 2015 13 $704,976 -33% -31% 1,585 $445   $78,116,780 40
Jan 5, 2015 - $208,647 -70% -78% 1,585 $132   $78,325,427 41
Jan 6, 2015 - $124,445 -40% -90% 1,585 $79   $78,449,872 42
Jan 7, 2015 - $110,567 -11% -88% 1,585 $70   $78,560,439 43
Jan 8, 2015 - $117,187 +6% -90% 1,585 $74   $78,677,626 44
Jan 9, 2015 - $166,729 +42% -85% 1,057 $158   $78,844,355 45
Jan 10, 2015 15 $602,937 +262% -43% 1,057 $570   $79,447,292 46
Jan 11, 2015 15 $402,714 -33% -43% 1,057 $381   $79,850,006 47
Jan 12, 2015 - $55,597 -86% -73% 1,057 $53   $79,905,603 48
Jan 13, 2015 - $62,334 +12% -50% 1,057 $59   $79,967,937 49
Jan 14, 2015 - $52,300 -16% -53% 1,057 $49   $80,020,237 50
Jan 15, 2015 - $50,011 -4% -57% 1,057 $47   $80,070,248 51
Jan 16, 2015 - $100,680 +101% -40% 417 $241   $80,170,928 52
Jan 17, 2015 - $246,448 +145% -59% 417 $591   $80,417,376 53
Jan 18, 2015 - $172,078 -30% -57% 417 $413   $80,589,454 54
Jan 19, 2015 - $200,973 +17% +261% 417 $482   $80,790,427 55
Jan 20, 2015 - $34,413 -83% -45% 417 $83   $80,824,840 56
Jan 21, 2015 - $23,853 -31% -54% 417 $57   $80,848,693 57
Jan 22, 2015 - $25,679 +8% -49% 417 $62   $80,874,372 58
Jan 23, 2015 - $80,125 +212% -20% 321 $250   $80,954,497 59
Jan 24, 2015 - $196,685 +145% -20% 321 $613   $81,151,182 60
Jan 25, 2015 - $117,191 -40% -32% 321 $365   $81,268,373 61
Jan 26, 2015 - $22,711 -81% -89% 321 $71   $81,291,084 62
Jan 27, 2015 - $23,801 +5% -31% 321 $74   $81,314,885 63
Jan 28, 2015 - $19,791 -17% -17% 321 $62   $81,334,676 64
Jan 29, 2015 - $19,336 -2% -25% 321 $60   $81,354,012 65
Jan 30, 2015 - $81,931 +324% +2% 296 $277   $81,435,943 66
Jan 31, 2015 - $193,226 +136% -2% 296 $653   $81,629,169 67
Feb 1, 2015 - $73,487 -62% -37% 296 $248   $81,702,656 68
Feb 2, 2015 - $27,290 -63% +20% 296 $92   $81,729,946 69
Feb 3, 2015 - $25,895 -5% +9% 296 $87   $81,755,841 70
Feb 4, 2015 - $16,130 -38% -18% 296 $54   $81,771,971 71
Feb 5, 2015 - $18,227 +13% -6% 296 $62   $81,790,198 72
Feb 6, 2015 - $60,614 +233% -26% 257 $236   $81,850,812 73
Feb 7, 2015 - $145,890 +141% -24% 257 $568   $81,996,702 74
Feb 8, 2015 - $86,258 -41% +17% 257 $336   $82,082,960 75
Feb 9, 2015 - $22,444 -74% -18% 257 $87   $82,105,404 76
Feb 10, 2015 - $18,649 -17% -28% 257 $73   $82,124,053 77
Feb 11, 2015 - $16,056 -14% n/c 257 $62   $82,140,109 78
Feb 12, 2015 - $19,316 +20% +6% 257 $75   $82,159,425 79
Feb 13, 2015 - $40,637 +110% -33% 222 $183   $82,200,062 80
Feb 14, 2015 - $107,161 +164% -27% 222 $483   $82,307,223 81
Feb 15, 2015 - $70,783 -34% -18% 222 $319   $82,378,006 82
Feb 16, 2015 - $72,657 +3% +224% 222 $327   $82,450,663 83
Feb 17, 2015 - $19,639 -73% +5% 222 $88   $82,470,302 84
Feb 18, 2015 - $17,926 -9% +12% 222 $81   $82,488,228 85
Feb 19, 2015 - $20,341 +13% +5% 222 $92   $82,508,569 86
Feb 20, 2015 - $39,536 +94% -3% 204 $194   $82,548,105 87
Feb 21, 2015 - $72,590 +84% -32% 204 $356   $82,620,695 88
Feb 22, 2015 - $50,557 -30% -29% 204 $248   $82,671,252 89
Feb 23, 2015 - $8,676 -83% -88% 204 $43   $82,679,928 90
Feb 24, 2015 - $9,032 +4% -54% 204 $44   $82,688,960 91
Feb 25, 2015 - $8,067 -11% -55% 204 $40   $82,697,027 92
Feb 26, 2015 - $10,840 +34% -47% 204 $53   $82,707,867 93
Feb 27, 2015 - $20,784 +92% -47% 160 $130   $82,728,651 94
Feb 28, 2015 - $54,259 +161% -25% 160 $339   $82,782,910 95
Mar 1, 2015 - $37,433 -31% -26% 160 $234   $82,820,343 96
Mar 2, 2015 - $7,465 -80% -14% 160 $47   $82,827,808 97
Mar 3, 2015 - $7,680 +3% -15% 160 $48   $82,835,488 98
Mar 4, 2015 - $6,848 -11% -15% 160 $43   $82,842,336 99
Mar 5, 2015 - $8,750 +28% -19% 160 $55   $82,851,086 100
Mar 6, 2015 - $16,987 +94% -18% 130 $131   $82,868,073 101
Mar 7, 2015 - $39,537 +133% -27% 130 $304   $82,907,610 102
Mar 8, 2015 - $23,383 -41% -38% 130 $180   $82,930,993 103
Mar 9, 2015 - $8,185 -65% +10% 130 $63   $82,939,178 104
Mar 10, 2015 - $8,717 +6% +14% 130 $67   $82,947,895 105
Mar 11, 2015 - $8,898 +2% +30% 130 $68   $82,956,793 106
Mar 12, 2015 - $9,595 +8% +10% 130 $74   $82,966,388 107
Mar 13, 2015 - $14,757 +54% -13% 105 $141   $82,981,145 108
Mar 14, 2015 - $31,567 +114% -20% 105 $301   $83,012,712 109
Mar 15, 2015 - $20,293 -36% -13% 105 $193   $83,033,005 110
Mar 16, 2015 - $10,383 -49% +27% 105 $99   $83,043,388 111
Mar 17, 2015 - $16,193 +56% +86% 105 $154   $83,059,581 112
Mar 18, 2015 - $14,932 -8% +68% 105 $142   $83,074,513 113
Mar 19, 2015 - $17,528 +17% +83% 105 $167   $83,092,041 114
Mar 20, 2015 - $20,402 +16% +38% 136 $150   $83,112,443 115
Mar 21, 2015 - $26,687 +31% -15% 136 $196   $83,139,130 116
Mar 22, 2015 - $17,198 -36% -15% 136 $126   $83,156,328 117
Mar 23, 2015 - $5,322 -69% -49% 136 $39   $83,161,650 118
Mar 24, 2015 - $6,676 +25% -59% 136 $49   $83,168,326 119
Mar 25, 2015 - $6,868 +3% -54% 136 $51   $83,175,194 120
Mar 26, 2015 - $6,832 -1% -61% 136 $50   $83,182,026 121
Mar 27, 2015 - $9,517 +39% -53% 78 $122   $83,191,543 122
Mar 28, 2015 - $16,335 +72% -39% 78 $209   $83,207,878 123
Mar 29, 2015 - $10,230 -37% -41% 78 $131   $83,218,108 124
Mar 30, 2015 - $3,069 -70% -42% 78 $39   $83,221,177 125
Mar 31, 2015 - $4,753 +55% -29% 78 $61   $83,225,930 126
Apr 1, 2015 - $4,097 -14% -40% 78 $53   $83,230,027 127
Apr 2, 2015 - $5,668 +38% -17% 78 $73   $83,235,695 128
Apr 3, 2015 - $9,860 +74% +4% 64 $154   $83,245,555 129
Apr 4, 2015 - $8,810 -11% -46% 64 $138   $83,254,365 130
Apr 5, 2015 - $5,514 -37% -46% 64 $86   $83,259,879 131
Apr 6, 2015 - $4,960 -10% +62% 64 $78   $83,264,839 132
Apr 7, 2015 - $4,479 -10% -6% 64 $70   $83,269,318 133
Apr 8, 2015 - $4,570 +2% +12% 64 $71   $83,273,888 134
Apr 9, 2015 - $4,185 -8% -26% 64 $65   $83,278,073 135
Apr 10, 2015 - $5,699 +36% -42% 46 $124   $83,283,772 136
Apr 11, 2015 - $8,552 +50% -3% 46 $186   $83,292,324 137
Apr 12, 2015 - $5,329 -38% -3% 46 $116   $83,297,653 138
Apr 13, 2015 - $932 -83% -81% 46 $20   $83,298,585 139
Apr 14, 2015 - $888 -5% -80% 46 $19   $83,299,473 140
Apr 15, 2015 - $965 +9% -79% 46 $21   $83,300,438 141
Apr 16, 2015 - $905 -6% -78% 46 $20   $83,301,343 142

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 21, 2014 5 $9,991,403   3,654 $2,734   $9,991,403 1
Nov 28, 2014 2 $28,499,133 +185% 3,764 $7,572   $38,490,536 2
Dec 5, 2014 2 $13,048,173 -54% 3,775 $3,456   $51,538,709 3
Dec 12, 2014 4 $9,108,752 -30% 3,312 $2,750   $60,647,461 4
Dec 19, 2014 10 $7,027,000 -23% 2,033 $3,456   $67,674,461 5
Dec 26, 2014 12 $7,546,552 +7% 2,033 $3,712   $75,221,013 6
Jan 2, 2015 14 $3,456,613 -54% 1,585 $2,181   $78,677,626 7
Jan 9, 2015 18 $1,392,622 -60% 1,057 $1,318   $80,070,248 8
Jan 16, 2015 23 $804,124 -42% 417 $1,928   $80,874,372 9
Jan 23, 2015 29 $479,640 -40% 321 $1,494   $81,354,012 10
Jan 30, 2015 29 $436,186 -9% 296 $1,474   $81,790,198 11
Feb 6, 2015 28 $369,227 -15% 257 $1,437   $82,159,425 12
Feb 13, 2015 30 $349,144 -5% 222 $1,573   $82,508,569 13
Feb 20, 2015 36 $199,298 -43% 204 $977   $82,707,867 14
Feb 27, 2015 38 $143,219 -28% 160 $895   $82,851,086 15
Mar 6, 2015 41 $115,302 -19% 130 $887   $82,966,388 16
Mar 13, 2015 37 $125,653 +9% 105 $1,197   $83,092,041 17
Mar 20, 2015 40 $89,985 -28% 136 $662   $83,182,026 18
Mar 27, 2015 48 $53,669 -40% 78 $688   $83,235,695 19
Apr 3, 2015 51 $42,378 -21% 64 $662   $83,278,073 20
Apr 10, 2015 56 $23,270 -45% 46 $506   $83,301,343 21
Apr 17, 2015 57 $26,796 +15% 46 $583   $83,328,139 22
Apr 24, 2015 70 $14,289 -47% 34 $420   $83,342,428 23
May 1, 2015 67 $8,483 -41% 32 $265   $83,350,911 24

Top International Territories

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens/Theaters
Maximum
Screens/Theaters
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Argentina 1/22/2015 $1,200,000 223 223 241 $851,532 4/4/2026
Australia 1/1/2015 $2,875,920 466 466 2,420 $11,847,070 7/7/2015
Brazil 1/15/2015 $264 885 885 885 $9,404,530 11/5/2018
Bulgaria 11/28/2014 $0 0 3 5 $874,467 12/30/2018
France 12/17/2014 $0 0 0 0 $16,715,466 8/21/2018
Germany 11/27/2014 $0 0 0 0 $13,563,579 8/22/2018
Hong Kong 2/20/2015 $1,319,739 93 101 299 $2,629,593 11/25/2018
Mexico 12/12/2014 $0 0 0 0 $18,628,880 8/30/2018
Netherlands 12/5/2014 $0 0 226 1,046 $4,106,469 11/21/2018
Poland 1/30/2015 $1,967,966 0 0 0 $7,645,500 12/30/2018
Russia (CIS) 11/28/2014 $0 0 35 35 $14,941,202 11/19/2018
South Korea 1/2/2015 $3,497,972 0 0 0 $11,049,815 8/27/2018
Spain 11/28/2014 $0 0 203 684 $5,422,856 10/13/2015
Taiwan 2/13/2015 $424,699 66 68 265 $1,793,259 11/2/2018
Turkey 11/28/2014 $0 0 217 1,692 $1,925,962 12/31/2018
United Kingdom 12/5/2014 $0 0 94 161 $13,527,386 8/27/2018
  
Rest of World $148,664,054
  
International Total $283,591,620 4/4/2026

Note: Territories vary in whether they report screens or theaters. Full details on international box office data are available via our OpusData service.

Lead Ensemble Member

Tom McGrath    Skipper
Chris Miller    Kowalski
Chris Knights    Private
Conrad Vernon    Rico / Antarctic Penguin
John Malkovich    Dave
Benedict Cumberbatch    Agent Classified
Ken Jeong    Short Fuse
Annet Mahendru    Eva
Peter Stormare    Corporal

Supporting

Andy Richter    Mort
Danny Jacobs    King Julien
Sean Charmatz    Cricket
Werner Herzog    Documentary Filmmaker
Stephen Kearin    Pilot / Aquarium Employee
Kelly Cooney    Mermaid Penguin
Susan Fitzer    Antarctic Penguin
Chris Sanders    Antarctic Penguin
Emily Nordwind    Antarctic Penguin
Mike Mitchell    Antarctic Penguin
Walt Dohrn    Antarctic Penguin
Jeff Fischer    Security System
Stephen F. Apostolina    Penguin Prisoner
Al Rodrigo    Penguin Fan
Steve Alterman    Aquarium Announcer
Carter Hastings    Boy at Aquarium
Hope Levy    Woman at Aquarium / Antarctic Penguin
Ava Acres    Girl at Zoo
Cullen McCarthy    Boy at Zoo
Nicholas Guest    Flight Attendant
Adriano Aragon    Angry Man
Lynnanne Zager    Computer Voice
Billy Eichner    New York Reporter
Angie Wu    Girl with Snow Globe
Jim Pirri    Gondolier
Elizabeth Pan    Shanghai TV Reporter

Production and Technical Credits

Simon J. Smith    Director
Eric Darnell    Director
Lara Brey    Producer
Mark Swift    Producer
Tom McGrath    Executive Producer
Mireille Soria    Executive Producer
Eric Darnell    Executive Producer
Tripp Hudson    Co-Producer
Michael Colton    Screenwriter
John Aboud    Screenwriter
Brandon Sawyer    Screenwriter
Alan Schoolcraft    Story Creator
Brent Simons    Story Creator
Michael Colton    Story Creator
John Aboud    Story Creator
Lorne Balfe    Composer
Nick Kenway    Editor
Robert Porter    Head of Story
Derek Drymon    Head of Story
Shannon Jeffries    Production Designer
Philippe Gluckman    Visual Effects Supervisor
Conan Low    Head of Layout
Olivier Staphylas    Head of Character Animation
Ruben Perez    Art Director
Jennifer Dahlman    Associate Producer
Damien de Froberville    Associate Producer
Dinesh Krishnan Nair    Production Manager
Michelle Jurado Staphylas    Production Manager
Jamaal Bradley    Animation Supervisor
Jonathan Harman    Head of Lighting
Rajarajan Ramakrishnan    Lighting Supervisor
Murali Babu Kodiparthi    Lighting Supervisor
Gregory Jennings    Lighting Supervisor
Raju Vaidya    Lighting Supervisor
Vimal Subramaniam    Lighting Supervisor
Josh West    Modeling Supervisor
J.J. Jay    Character TD Supervisor
Nathaniel Dirksen    Character TD Supervisor-Co Supervisor
Somesh Quadros    Character Effects Supervisor
Erik Mattson    Head of Effects
Michael Brainerd    Supervising Technical Director
Paul N. J. Ottosson    Sound Designer
Paul N. J. Ottosson    Sound Supervisor
Paul N. J. Ottosson    Re-recording Mixer
Leslee Feldman    Casting Director
Christi Soper Hilt*    Casting Director
Chris Leahy    Associate Producer
Virendra Chauhan    Production Manager
Laura Grieve    Digital Supervisor
David Torres    Head of Character Animation
Oliver "Olee" Finkelde*    Character Effects Supervisor
Justin Onstine    Crowds Supervisor
Shawn Lewis    Supervising Technical Director
Josh Lieberman    Story Artist
David Lux    Story Artist
Ken Morrissey    Story Artist
Dave Needham    Story Artist
Vi-Dieu Nguyen    Story Artist
Xavier Riffault    Story Artist
Januel Mercado    Additional Story Artist
Claire Morrissey    Additional Story Artist
Eric Ramsey    Additional Story Artist
Jessica Ambinder-Rojas    Associate Editor
John Dorst    First Assistant Editor
Will Erokan    Second Assistant Editor
Christa Di Falco    Assistant Editor
Brian A. Perry    Assistant Editor
Tiffany Hillkurtz    Additional Associate Editor
Lynn Hobson    Additional Associate Editor
Steven Liu    Assistant Associate Editor
Chris Ayers    Character Designer
Joe Moshier    Character Designer
Craig Kellman    Character Designer
Oliver Tossan    Character Designer
Gris Grimly    Additional Character Designer
Jeremie Moreau    Additional Character Designer
Hoon H. Kim    Production Supervisor
Ryan Genji Thomas    Production Supervisor-Art Department
Dawn M. Yamada*    Production Supervisor-Character Technical Direction
David Edmunds    Production Supervisor-Character Technical Direction
Susan Erokan    Production Supervisor-Modeling
Rakesh Patil    Production Supervisor-Animation
Samantha Finkler Brainerd    Production Supervisor-Animation
Manoj Pahariya    Production Supervisor-Crowds
Aditya Deosthale    Production Supervisor-Effects
Garrett Prince    Production Supervisor-Image Finaling
Rachel Hanson    Animation-Animator
Shajo John    Animation-Animator
Manish Kumar    Animation-Animator
George M. Kurian    Animation-Animator
Siddhant Mehta    Animation-Animator
Prasanjib Nag    Animation-Animator
Ketan Adhikari    Animation-Animator
Tanseer Ahmed    Animation-Animator
Balaji Anbalagan    Animation-Animator
Kevin Andrus    Animation-Animator
Anand Baid    Animation-Animator
Rajesh P.K.    Animation-Animator
Harinarayan Rajeev    Animation-Animator
S. Karunakar Reddy    Animation-Animator
Divyesh Jagdish Shah    Animation-Animator
Kevan Shorey    Animation-Animator
Gautam Thakur    Animation-Animator
Prashanth Cavale    Lead Character Animator-Skipper
Nideep Varghese    Lead Character Animator-Kowalski
Kapil Sharma    Lead Character Animator-Rico
Ravi Kamble Govind    Lead Character Animator-Dave
Sujit Chatterjee    Lead Character Animator-Dr. Octavius Brine
Nedy Acet    Animation-Additional Animator
James Baxter    Animation-Additional Animator
Julien Bocabeille    Animation-Additional Animator
Irene Parkins    Animation-Additional Animator
David Couchariere    Animation-Additional Animator
Michelle Cowart    Animation-Additional Animator
Donnachada Daly    Animation-Additional Animator
Lou Dellarosa    Animation-Additional Animator
Bill Diaz    Animation-Additional Animator
W. Jacob Gardner    Animation-Additional Animator
Thomas Grummt    Animation-Additional Animator
Andrew Harkins    Animation-Additional Animator
Jennifer E. Harlow    Animation-Additional Animator
Jakob Hjort Jensen    Animation-Additional Animator
Eric Lees    Animation-Additional Animator
Scott Lemmer    Animation-Additional Animator
Sean Mahoney    Animation-Additional Animator
Steven J. Meyer    Animation-Additional Animator
Rani Naamani    Animation-Additional Animator
Ron Pucherelli    Animation-Additional Animator
Luke Randall    Animation-Additional Animator
Carlos Rosas    Animation-Additional Animator
Ben Rush    Animation-Additional Animator
Mike Safianoff    Animation-Additional Animator
Henry G. Sanchez    Animation-Additional Animator
Jason Spencer-Galsworthy    Animation-Additional Animator
David Stodolny    Animation-Additional Animator
Theodore Anthony Ty    Animation-Additional Animator
Tim Watts    Animation-Additional Animator
David Weatherly    Animation-Additional Animator
Greg Whittaker    Animation-Additional Animator
Benjamin Willis    Animation-Additional Animator
Onur Yeldan    Animation-Additional Animator
Heather Lanza    Production Supervisor-Additional Production Supervisor
Caroline Robinson    Production Supervisor-Additional Production Supervisor
Manoj Pahariya    Production Supervisor-Crowds
Uma Havaligi    Character Effects Lead
Brijesh Johar    Effects Lead
Mitul Patel    Effects Lead
Dhruva Pathak    Effects Lead
Venu Victor    Effects Lead
Fangwei Lee    Additional Effects Lead
Yancy Lindquist    Additional Effects Lead
Arun P.A.    Lighting-Lead Lighter
Mayank Namrata Kanyal    Lighting-Lead Lighter
Praveen Ushus Dev    Lighting-Lead Lighter
Vijay Bundela    Lighting-Lead Lighter
Kiran Kumar Goonda    Lighting-Lighter
Harshal Raja Kadam    Lighting-Lighter
Soumya Khurana    Lighting-Lighter
Harshal Nachnolkar    Lighting-Lighter
Raghuram Palasamudram    Lighting-Lighter
Kaustubh Patil    Lighting-Lighter
Jean Joseph Philip    Lighting-Lighter
Ram Prasad Devanathan    Lighting-Lighting Technical Assistant
Sai Raghunandan G    Lighting-Lighting Technical Assistant
Aditya Sharma    Lighting-Lighting Technical Assistant
Honey Sharma    Lighting-Lighting Technical Assistant
Sukhpal Singh Vasdev    Lighting-Lighting Technical Assistant
Annmarie Koenig    Lighting-Additional Lighting Supervisor
David C. Lawson*    Lighting-Additional Lighting Supervisor
M. Scott McKee    Lighting-Additional Lighting Supervisor
Udai Haraguchi    Lighting-Additional Lead Lighter
Amy Jones    Lighting-Additional Lead Lighter
Michel Kinfoussia    Lighting-Additional Lead Lighter
Lyndon Li    Lighting-Additional Lead Lighter
Kieron Cheuk-Chi Lo    Lighting-Additional Lead Lighter
Amber Stewart Lunderville    Lighting-Additional Lead Lighter
Jennifer Leigh King    Lighting-Additional Lighter
Erin Lehmkuhl    Lighting-Additional Lighter
Chris Lexington    Lighting-Additional Lighter
Linhan Li    Lighting-Additional Lighter
Jimmy Maidens    Lighting-Additional Lighter
Campbell McGrouther    Lighting-Additional Lighter
Yuko Okumura    Lighting-Additional Lighter
Rupali Parekh    Lighting-Additional Lighter
Eric Roth    Lighting-Additional Lighter
Devank Patel    Lighting-Additional Lighting Technical Assistant
Aditya P. Prabhu    Lighting-Additional Lighting Technical Assistant
Ashish Dantu    Lead Technical Director
Adam Gaige    Lead Technical Director
Mollie Garno    Casting Associate
Liz Molholt    Casting Associate
James Beshears    Post-Production Executive
Greg ten Bosch    Sound Effects Editor
Christian Schaaning    Sound Effects Editor
Bruce Tanis    Sound Effects Editor
Jamie Hardt    Sound Effects Editor
Randy Singer    Foley Mixer
Maryjo Lang    Foley Mixer
Slamm Andrews    Music Editor
Tom Carlson    Music Editor-Additional Music Editor
Geoff Foster    Score Recordist
Dennis Sands    Score Mixer

Cast and crew with above-the-line roles are marked in bold. The line marks the division between above-the-line and below-the-line roles.

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