Penguins of Madagascar Poster
Penguins of Madagascar (2014)
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Penguins of Madagascar Revenue (Daily) (with Theater Counts)

Domestic Total: 9.27M

Opening Weekend: 2.9M

Legs: 2.74

Overview: Skipper, Kowalski, Rico and Private join forces with undercover organization The North Wind to stop the villainous Dr. Octavius Brine from destroying the world as we know it.


TMDB

6.5

IMDB

6.6

Metacritic

53

RT Tomato

74

RT Popcorn

63

Letterboxd

3.13

Daily Table

DateRevenue% YDTheaters
Thu, Jan 1, 2015$1,192,791+ 0.00%2033
Fri, Jan 2, 2015$1,135,493 -4.80%1585
Sat, Jan 3, 2015$1,055,298 -7.06%1585
Sun, Jan 4, 2015$704,976 -33.20%1585
Mon, Jan 5, 2015$208,647 -70.40%1585
Tue, Jan 6, 2015$124,445 -40.36%1585
Wed, Jan 7, 2015$110,567 -11.15%1585
Thu, Jan 8, 2015$117,187+ 5.99%1585
Fri, Jan 9, 2015$166,729+ 42.28%1057
Sat, Jan 10, 2015$602,937+ 261.63%1057
Sun, Jan 11, 2015$402,714 -33.21%1057
Mon, Jan 12, 2015$55,597 -86.19%1057
Tue, Jan 13, 2015$62,334+ 12.12%1057
Wed, Jan 14, 2015$52,300 -16.10%1057
Thu, Jan 15, 2015$50,011 -4.38%1057
Fri, Jan 16, 2015$100,680+ 101.32%417
Sat, Jan 17, 2015$246,448+ 144.78%417
Sun, Jan 18, 2015$172,078 -30.18%417
Mon, Jan 19, 2015$200,973+ 16.79%417
Tue, Jan 20, 2015$34,413 -82.88%417
Wed, Jan 21, 2015$23,853 -30.69%417
Thu, Jan 22, 2015$25,679+ 7.66%417
Fri, Jan 23, 2015$80,125+ 212.03%321
Sat, Jan 24, 2015$196,685+ 145.47%321
Sun, Jan 25, 2015$117,191 -40.42%321
Mon, Jan 26, 2015$22,711 -80.62%321
Tue, Jan 27, 2015$23,801+ 4.80%321
Wed, Jan 28, 2015$19,791 -16.85%321
Thu, Jan 29, 2015$19,336 -2.30%321
Fri, Jan 30, 2015$81,931+ 323.72%296
Sat, Jan 31, 2015$193,226+ 135.84%296
Sun, Feb 1, 2015$73,487 -61.97%296
Mon, Feb 2, 2015$27,290 -62.86%296
Tue, Feb 3, 2015$25,895 -5.11%296
Wed, Feb 4, 2015$16,130 -37.71%296
Thu, Feb 5, 2015$18,227+ 13.00%296
Fri, Feb 6, 2015$60,614+ 232.55%257
Sat, Feb 7, 2015$145,890+ 140.69%257
Sun, Feb 8, 2015$86,258 -40.87%257
Mon, Feb 9, 2015$22,444 -73.98%257
Tue, Feb 10, 2015$18,649 -16.91%257
Wed, Feb 11, 2015$16,056 -13.90%257
Thu, Feb 12, 2015$19,316+ 20.30%257
Fri, Feb 13, 2015$40,637+ 110.38%222
Sat, Feb 14, 2015$107,161+ 163.70%222
Sun, Feb 15, 2015$70,783 -33.95%222
Mon, Feb 16, 2015$72,657+ 2.65%222
Tue, Feb 17, 2015$19,639 -72.97%222
Wed, Feb 18, 2015$17,926 -8.72%222
Thu, Feb 19, 2015$20,341+ 13.47%222
Fri, Feb 20, 2015$39,536+ 94.37%204
Sat, Feb 21, 2015$72,590+ 83.60%204
Sun, Feb 22, 2015$50,557 -30.35%204
Mon, Feb 23, 2015$8,676 -82.84%204
Tue, Feb 24, 2015$9,032+ 4.10%204
Wed, Feb 25, 2015$8,067 -10.68%204
Thu, Feb 26, 2015$10,840+ 34.37%204
Fri, Feb 27, 2015$20,784+ 91.73%160
Sat, Feb 28, 2015$54,259+ 161.06%160
Sun, Mar 1, 2015$37,433 -31.01%160
Mon, Mar 2, 2015$7,465 -80.06%160
Tue, Mar 3, 2015$7,680+ 2.88%160
Wed, Mar 4, 2015$6,848 -10.83%160
Thu, Mar 5, 2015$8,750+ 27.77%160
Fri, Mar 6, 2015$16,987+ 94.14%130
Sat, Mar 7, 2015$39,537+ 132.75%130
Sun, Mar 8, 2015$23,383 -40.86%130
Mon, Mar 9, 2015$8,185 -65.00%130
Tue, Mar 10, 2015$8,717+ 6.50%130
Wed, Mar 11, 2015$8,898+ 2.08%130
Thu, Mar 12, 2015$9,595+ 7.83%130
Fri, Mar 13, 2015$14,757+ 53.80%105
Sat, Mar 14, 2015$31,567+ 113.91%105
Sun, Mar 15, 2015$20,293 -35.71%105
Mon, Mar 16, 2015$10,383 -48.83%105
Tue, Mar 17, 2015$16,193+ 55.96%105
Wed, Mar 18, 2015$14,932 -7.79%105
Thu, Mar 19, 2015$17,528+ 17.39%105
Fri, Mar 20, 2015$20,402+ 16.40%136
Sat, Mar 21, 2015$26,687+ 30.81%136
Sun, Mar 22, 2015$17,198 -35.56%136
Mon, Mar 23, 2015$5,322 -69.05%136
Tue, Mar 24, 2015$6,676+ 25.44%136
Wed, Mar 25, 2015$6,868+ 2.88%136
Thu, Mar 26, 2015$6,832 -0.52%136
Fri, Mar 27, 2015$9,517+ 39.30%78
Sat, Mar 28, 2015$16,335+ 71.64%78
Sun, Mar 29, 2015$10,230 -37.37%78
Mon, Mar 30, 2015$3,069 -70.00%78
Tue, Mar 31, 2015$4,753+ 54.87%78
Wed, Apr 1, 2015$4,097 -13.80%78
Thu, Apr 2, 2015$5,668+ 38.35%78
Fri, Apr 3, 2015$9,860+ 73.96%64
Sat, Apr 4, 2015$8,810 -10.65%64
Sun, Apr 5, 2015$5,514 -37.41%64
Mon, Apr 6, 2015$4,960 -10.05%64
Tue, Apr 7, 2015$4,479 -9.70%64
Wed, Apr 8, 2015$4,570+ 2.03%64
Thu, Apr 9, 2015$4,185 -8.42%64
Fri, Apr 10, 2015$5,699+ 36.18%46
Sat, Apr 11, 2015$8,552+ 50.06%46
Sun, Apr 12, 2015$5,329 -37.69%46
Mon, Apr 13, 2015$932 -82.51%46
Tue, Apr 14, 2015$888 -4.72%46
Wed, Apr 15, 2015$965+ 8.67%46
Thu, Apr 16, 2015$905 -6.22%46
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Cast

NameCharacter
Tom McGrathSkipper (voice)
Chris MillerKowalski (voice)
Christopher KnightsPrivate (voice)
Conrad VernonRico (voice)
John MalkovichDave (voice)
Benedict CumberbatchClassified (voice)
Ken JeongShort Fuse (voice)
Annet MahendruEva (voice)
Peter StormareCorporal (voice)
Andy RichterMort (voice)
Danny JacobsKing Julien (voice)
Werner HerzogDocumentary Filmmaker (voice)
Sean CharmatzCricket (voice)
Billy EichnerNew York Reporter (voice)
Stephen KearinPilot / Aquarium Employee (voice)
Ava AcresGirl at Zoo (voice)
Kelly Cooney CilellaMermaid Penguin (voice)
Susan FitzerAntarctic Penguin (voice)
Chris SandersAntarctic Penguin (voice)
Emily NordwindAntarctic Penguin (voice)
Mike MitchellAntarctic Penguin (voice)
Hope LevyAntarctic Penguin / Woman at Aquarium (voice)
Walt DohrnAntarctic Penguin (voice)
Jim PirriGondolier (voice)
Elizabeth PanShanghai TV Reporter (voice)
Jeff FischerSecurity System Voice (voice)
Stephen ApostolinaPenguin Prisoner (voice)
Al RodrigoPenguin Fan (voice)
Steve AltermanAquarium Announcer (voice)
Carter HastingsBoy at Aquarium (voice)
Cullen McCarthyBoy at Zoo (voice)
Nicholas GuestFlight Attendant (voice)
Adriano AragonAngry Man (voice)
Lynnanne ZagerComputer Voice (voice)
Angie WuGirl with Snow Globe (voice)

Comps

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Profitability Breakdown

Domestic

Week 1: $4.53M

Investor Share: $2.72M

Week 2: $1.46M

Investor Share: $802.89K

Week 3+: $3.28M

Investor Share: $1.64M

International

$283.59M (96.83%)

Investor Share: $99.26M

Costs

Budget: $132M


P&A: $132M

Breakdown

Gross: $292.86M


Net: $104.42M


Costs: $264M

Profit

Profit: $-159.58M (Loss)

The profitability breakdown is based on Dan Murrell's YouTube videos (Dan Murrell is not affiliated with Reel Numbers). The breakdown only includes the theatrical release and does not account for any post-theatrical revenue streams such as streaming, home video, or merchandise sales. Additionally, the breakdown does not include any tax incentives, sponsorships, or product placement that may have occurred during production.

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