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.
| Date | Revenue | % YD | Theaters |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Tom McGrath | Skipper (voice) |
| Chris Miller | Kowalski (voice) |
| Christopher Knights | Private (voice) |
| Conrad Vernon | Rico (voice) |
| John Malkovich | Dave (voice) |
| Benedict Cumberbatch | Classified (voice) |
| Ken Jeong | Short Fuse (voice) |
| Annet Mahendru | Eva (voice) |
| Peter Stormare | Corporal (voice) |
| Andy Richter | Mort (voice) |
| Danny Jacobs | King Julien (voice) |
| Werner Herzog | Documentary Filmmaker (voice) |
| Sean Charmatz | Cricket (voice) |
| Billy Eichner | New York Reporter (voice) |
| Stephen Kearin | Pilot / Aquarium Employee (voice) |
| Ava Acres | Girl at Zoo (voice) |
| Kelly Cooney Cilella | Mermaid Penguin (voice) |
| Susan Fitzer | Antarctic Penguin (voice) |
| Chris Sanders | Antarctic Penguin (voice) |
| Emily Nordwind | Antarctic Penguin (voice) |
| Mike Mitchell | Antarctic Penguin (voice) |
| Hope Levy | Antarctic Penguin / Woman at Aquarium (voice) |
| Walt Dohrn | Antarctic Penguin (voice) |
| Jim Pirri | Gondolier (voice) |
| Elizabeth Pan | Shanghai TV Reporter (voice) |
| Jeff Fischer | Security System Voice (voice) |
| Stephen Apostolina | Penguin Prisoner (voice) |
| Al Rodrigo | Penguin Fan (voice) |
| Steve Alterman | Aquarium Announcer (voice) |
| Carter Hastings | Boy at Aquarium (voice) |
| Cullen McCarthy | Boy at Zoo (voice) |
| Nicholas Guest | Flight Attendant (voice) |
| Adriano Aragon | Angry Man (voice) |
| Lynnanne Zager | Computer Voice (voice) |
| Angie Wu | Girl with Snow Globe (voice) |
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| Title | Release Date | Budget |
|---|
Week 1: $4.53M
Week 2: $1.46M
Investor Share: $802.89K
Week 3+: $3.28M
Investor Share: $1.64M
$283.59M (96.83%)
Investor Share: $99.26M
Budget: $132M
P&A: $132M
Gross: $292.86M
Net: $104.42M
Costs: $264M
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.