
Domestic Total: 85.83M
Opening Weekend: 14.29M
Legs: 5.43
Overview: Through a series of misunderstandings, Alvin, Simon and Theodore come to believe that Dave is going to propose to his new girlfriend in New York City - and dump them. They have three days to get to him and stop the proposal.
| Date | Revenue | % YD | Theaters |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fri, Dec 18, 2015 | $4,126,717 | + 0.00% | 3653 |
| Sat, Dec 19, 2015 | $5,727,451 | + 38.79% | 3653 |
| Sun, Dec 20, 2015 | $4,432,991 | -22.60% | 3653 |
| Mon, Dec 21, 2015 | $2,951,002 | -33.43% | 3653 |
| Tue, Dec 22, 2015 | $4,035,816 | + 36.76% | 3653 |
| Wed, Dec 23, 2015 | $3,405,464 | -15.62% | 3653 |
| Thu, Dec 24, 2015 | $2,026,212 | -40.50% | 3653 |
| Fri, Dec 25, 2015 | $3,630,214 | + 79.16% | 3705 |
| Sat, Dec 26, 2015 | $5,223,857 | + 43.90% | 3705 |
| Sun, Dec 27, 2015 | $4,289,258 | -17.89% | 3705 |
| Mon, Dec 28, 2015 | $3,663,175 | -14.60% | 3705 |
| Tue, Dec 29, 2015 | $4,643,858 | + 26.77% | 3705 |
| Wed, Dec 30, 2015 | $4,210,625 | -9.33% | 3705 |
| Thu, Dec 31, 2015 | $3,208,787 | -23.79% | 3705 |
| Fri, Jan 1, 2016 | $4,409,796 | + 37.43% | 3474 |
| Sat, Jan 2, 2016 | $4,866,138 | + 10.35% | 3474 |
| Sun, Jan 3, 2016 | $2,795,589 | -42.55% | 3474 |
| Mon, Jan 4, 2016 | $946,419 | -66.15% | 3474 |
| Tue, Jan 5, 2016 | $685,438 | -27.58% | 3474 |
| Wed, Jan 6, 2016 | $429,044 | -37.41% | 3474 |
| Thu, Jan 7, 2016 | $400,488 | -6.66% | 3474 |
| Fri, Jan 8, 2016 | $1,100,940 | + 174.90% | 2972 |
| Sat, Jan 9, 2016 | $2,842,560 | + 158.19% | 2972 |
| Sun, Jan 10, 2016 | $1,760,175 | -38.08% | 2972 |
| Mon, Jan 11, 2016 | $211,232 | -88.00% | 2972 |
| Tue, Jan 12, 2016 | $281,199 | + 33.12% | 2972 |
| Wed, Jan 13, 2016 | $211,655 | -24.73% | 2972 |
| Thu, Jan 14, 2016 | $196,925 | -6.96% | 2972 |
| Fri, Jan 15, 2016 | $519,215 | + 163.66% | 2221 |
| Sat, Jan 16, 2016 | $1,353,408 | + 160.66% | 2221 |
| Sun, Jan 17, 2016 | $1,058,767 | -21.77% | 2221 |
| Mon, Jan 18, 2016 | $1,404,932 | + 32.70% | 2221 |
| Tue, Jan 19, 2016 | $168,660 | -88.00% | 2221 |
| Wed, Jan 20, 2016 | $96,342 | -42.88% | 2221 |
| Thu, Jan 21, 2016 | $101,367 | + 5.22% | 2221 |
| Fri, Jan 22, 2016 | $174,898 | + 72.54% | 1204 |
| Sat, Jan 23, 2016 | $559,545 | + 219.93% | 1204 |
| Sun, Jan 24, 2016 | $370,867 | -33.72% | 1204 |
| Mon, Jan 25, 2016 | $86,306 | -76.73% | 1204 |
| Tue, Jan 26, 2016 | $81,211 | -5.90% | 1204 |
| Wed, Jan 27, 2016 | $69,659 | -14.22% | 1204 |
| Thu, Jan 28, 2016 | $63,828 | -8.37% | 1204 |
| Fri, Jan 29, 2016 | $84,918 | + 33.04% | 453 |
| Sat, Jan 30, 2016 | $231,210 | + 172.27% | 453 |
| Sun, Jan 31, 2016 | $143,443 | -37.96% | 453 |
| Mon, Feb 1, 2016 | $20,305 | -85.84% | 453 |
| Tue, Feb 2, 2016 | $20,144 | -0.79% | 453 |
| Wed, Feb 3, 2016 | $17,491 | -13.17% | 453 |
| Thu, Feb 4, 2016 | $15,390 | -12.01% | 453 |
| Fri, Feb 5, 2016 | $64,708 | + 320.45% | 300 |
| Sat, Feb 6, 2016 | $166,299 | + 157.00% | 300 |
| Sun, Feb 7, 2016 | $64,922 | -60.96% | 300 |
| Mon, Feb 8, 2016 | $19,632 | -69.76% | 300 |
| Tue, Feb 9, 2016 | $17,618 | -10.26% | 300 |
| Wed, Feb 10, 2016 | $13,895 | -21.13% | 300 |
| Thu, Feb 11, 2016 | $18,136 | + 30.52% | 300 |
| Fri, Feb 12, 2016 | $67,728 | + 273.45% | 277 |
| Sat, Feb 13, 2016 | $141,795 | + 109.36% | 277 |
| Sun, Feb 14, 2016 | $138,367 | -2.42% | 277 |
| Mon, Feb 15, 2016 | $110,653 | -20.03% | 277 |
| Tue, Feb 16, 2016 | $32,033 | -71.05% | 277 |
| Wed, Feb 17, 2016 | $24,591 | -23.23% | 277 |
| Thu, Feb 18, 2016 | $26,067 | + 6.00% | 277 |
| Fri, Feb 19, 2016 | $58,189 | + 123.23% | 253 |
| Sat, Feb 20, 2016 | $133,020 | + 128.60% | 253 |
| Sun, Feb 21, 2016 | $84,043 | -36.82% | 253 |
| Mon, Feb 22, 2016 | $12,530 | -85.09% | 253 |
| Tue, Feb 23, 2016 | $13,080 | + 4.39% | 253 |
| Wed, Feb 24, 2016 | $13,646 | + 4.33% | 253 |
| Thu, Feb 25, 2016 | $15,518 | + 13.72% | 253 |
| Fri, Feb 26, 2016 | $46,156 | + 197.44% | 244 |
| Sat, Feb 27, 2016 | $115,605 | + 150.47% | 244 |
| Sun, Feb 28, 2016 | $69,087 | -40.24% | 244 |
| Mon, Feb 29, 2016 | $11,259 | -83.70% | 244 |
| Tue, Mar 1, 2016 | $15,369 | + 36.50% | 244 |
| Wed, Mar 2, 2016 | $11,682 | -23.99% | 244 |
| Thu, Mar 3, 2016 | $12,969 | + 11.02% | 244 |
| Fri, Mar 4, 2016 | $36,277 | + 179.72% | 218 |
| Sat, Mar 5, 2016 | $81,831 | + 125.57% | 218 |
| Sun, Mar 6, 2016 | $49,361 | -39.68% | 218 |
| Mon, Mar 7, 2016 | $11,691 | -76.32% | 218 |
| Tue, Mar 8, 2016 | $13,117 | + 12.20% | 218 |
| Wed, Mar 9, 2016 | $12,244 | -6.66% | 218 |
| Thu, Mar 10, 2016 | $15,214 | + 24.26% | 218 |
| Fri, Mar 11, 2016 | $34,073 | + 123.96% | 181 |
| Sat, Mar 12, 2016 | $65,317 | + 91.70% | 181 |
| Sun, Mar 13, 2016 | $43,173 | -33.90% | 181 |
| Mon, Mar 14, 2016 | $19,865 | -53.99% | 181 |
| Tue, Mar 15, 2016 | $28,709 | + 44.52% | 181 |
| Wed, Mar 16, 2016 | $24,032 | -16.29% | 181 |
| Thu, Mar 17, 2016 | $25,955 | + 8.00% | 181 |
| Fri, Mar 18, 2016 | $32,876 | + 26.67% | 216 |
| Sat, Mar 19, 2016 | $50,074 | + 52.31% | 216 |
| Sun, Mar 20, 2016 | $32,255 | -35.59% | 216 |
| Mon, Mar 21, 2016 | $14,540 | -54.92% | 216 |
| Tue, Mar 22, 2016 | $18,785 | + 29.20% | 216 |
| Wed, Mar 23, 2016 | $16,111 | -14.23% | 216 |
| Thu, Mar 24, 2016 | $19,292 | + 19.74% | 216 |
| Fri, Mar 25, 2016 | $27,152 | + 40.74% | 147 |
| Sat, Mar 26, 2016 | $22,043 | -18.82% | 147 |
| Sun, Mar 27, 2016 | $13,599 | -38.31% | 147 |
| Mon, Mar 28, 2016 | $18,219 | + 33.97% | 147 |
| Tue, Mar 29, 2016 | $15,074 | -17.26% | 147 |
| Wed, Mar 30, 2016 | $12,962 | -14.01% | 147 |
| Thu, Mar 31, 2016 | $16,511 | + 27.38% | 147 |
| Fri, Apr 1, 2016 | $20,538 | + 24.39% | 111 |
| Sat, Apr 2, 2016 | $28,102 | + 36.83% | 111 |
| Sun, Apr 3, 2016 | $17,543 | -37.57% | 111 |
| Mon, Apr 4, 2016 | $8,028 | -54.24% | 111 |
| Tue, Apr 5, 2016 | $9,634 | + 20.00% | 111 |
| Wed, Apr 6, 2016 | $9,916 | + 2.93% | 111 |
| Thu, Apr 7, 2016 | $9,998 | + 0.83% | 111 |
| Fri, Apr 8, 2016 | $7,014 | -29.85% | 80 |
| Sat, Apr 9, 2016 | $19,846 | + 182.95% | 80 |
| Sun, Apr 10, 2016 | $11,129 | -43.92% | 80 |
| Mon, Apr 11, 2016 | $5,577 | -49.89% | 80 |
| Tue, Apr 12, 2016 | $5,065 | -9.18% | 80 |
| Wed, Apr 13, 2016 | $4,587 | -9.44% | 80 |
| Thu, Apr 14, 2016 | $4,467 | -2.62% | 80 |
| Fri, Apr 15, 2016 | $3,820 | -14.48% | 59 |
| Sat, Apr 16, 2016 | $9,579 | + 150.76% | 59 |
| Sun, Apr 17, 2016 | $6,487 | -32.28% | 59 |
| Mon, Apr 18, 2016 | $1,914 | -70.49% | 59 |
| Tue, Apr 19, 2016 | $2,399 | + 25.34% | 59 |
| Wed, Apr 20, 2016 | $1,893 | -21.09% | 59 |
| Thu, Apr 21, 2016 | $2,315 | + 22.29% | 59 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Jason Lee | Dave |
| Justin Long | Alvin (voice) |
| Matthew Gray Gubler | Simon (voice) |
| Jesse McCartney | Theodore (voice) |
| Kimberly Williams-Paisley | Samantha |
| Josh Green | Miles |
| Tony Hale | Agent Suggs |
| Bella Thorne | Ashley Grey |
| Eddie Steeples | Barry |
| Christina Applegate | Brittany (voice) |
| Kaley Cuoco | Eleanor (voice) |
| Anna Faris | Jeanette (voice) |
| Jose D. Xuconoxtli Jr. | Party Cop #1 |
| Keith Arthur Bolden | Party Cop #2 |
| Joshua Mikel | Wyatt the Pizza Guy |
| Jeremy Ray Taylor | Kid |
| Mike Senior | Paparazzi #1 |
| Zeeko Zaki | Paparazzi #2 |
| Jennifer Coolidge | Ms. Price |
| Uzo Aduba | TSA Officer |
| Jesica Ahlberg | First Class Flight Attendant |
| Derryl Rivers | Cab Coordinator |
| Retta | Party Planner |
| John Lacy | Owner |
| B.J. Winfrey | Clapping Person |
| Mark Jeffrey Miller | Cab Driver |
| John Kap | Giant Bearded Guy |
| Kevin Wayne | Large Cowboy |
| Tracy Goode | Bus Driver |
| Denitra Isler | Ticket Agent |
| Flula Borg | Man Behind Mask |
| Candace B. Harris | Airline Ticket Agent |
| Justin Miles | Young Employee |
| Laura Marano | Hotel Babysitter |
| David DeSantos | Maitre'd |
| Shatoya McClintock | Alice |
| Joseph Lavender | American Idol Bad Auditioner |
| Hakim Callender | Passing Record Executive |
| Benny Demus | DJ |
| Gabrielle Lexa | Fan #1 |
| Brooke A. Belcher | Fan #2 |
| Onira Tarés | First Record Executive |
| Leticia Jimenez | Second Record Executive |
| Charmin Lee | Judge |
| Ellie Knaus | Anna |
| Stefan Gordy | DJ at Party |
| Elyse Dufour | Access Hollywood Reporter |
| Kit Hoover | Access Hollywood Anchor |
| Autumn Monroe | Parade Woman |
| John Waters | First Class Passenger |
| Daryn Kahn | Party Guy |
| Parker Wierling | Miniature Golf Boy |
| Greg Pitts | Pool Attendant |
| Jennifer Joelle Blau | Waitress Passing Lady |
| Lisandra Silva | Female Bartender |
| Jelani A. Jackson | Brass Band Member |
| Nigel J. Burnett | Brass Band Member |
| Edward Williams | Brass Band Member |
| Saunders Sermons | Brass Band Member |
| Ryan Kilgore | Brass Band Member |
| Clarence Levy III | Brass Band Member |
| Stephen D. Wilson | Brass Band Member |
| Edward Platenburg | Brass Band Member |
| Jonathan Rosenblit | "Alvin" Reader |
| Ryan Girard | "Simon" Reader |
| Ronald Ogden | "Theodore" Reader |
| Katrine Hoyt | Shelbourne Hotel Guest (voice) (uncredited) |
| Ross Bagdasarian, Jr. | Alvin (singing voice) (uncredited) |
| Ken La Kier | Photographer (uncredited) |
| Janice Karman | Theodore / The Chipettes (singing voice) (uncredited) |
Comps are similar or comparison movies that are used for analysis and marketing purposes. The way they are found is described in more detail in the paper. Comps always have release dates before the movie they are compared to.
| Title | Release Date | Budget |
|---|---|---|
| Inside Out | Jun 17, 2015 | $175M |
| The Peanuts Movie | Nov 5, 2015 | $99M |
| Minions | Jun 17, 2015 | $74M |
| Hotel Transylvania 2 | Sep 21, 2015 | $80M |
| The Good Dinosaur | Nov 14, 2015 | $175M |
| Goosebumps | Aug 5, 2015 | $58M |
| Max | Jun 26, 2015 | $20M |
| Pan | Sep 24, 2015 | $150M |
Week 1: $26.71M
Week 2: $28.87M
Investor Share: $15.88M
Week 3+: $30.26M
Investor Share: $15.13M
$163.63M (65.59%)
Investor Share: $57.27M
Budget: $90M
P&A: $90M
Gross: $249.46M
Net: $104.3M
Costs: $180M
Profit: $-75.7M (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.