Penguins of Madagascar

Penguins of Madagascar
Four Adélie penguins (Private, Skipper, Kowalski, and Rico) standing in front of a black and white lined background, with the tagline saying: "The movie event that will blow their cover."
Theatrical release poster
Directed by
Screenplay by
Story by
  • Alan Schoolcraft
  • Brent Simons
  • Michael Colton
  • John Aboud
Produced by
Starring
Edited byNick Kenway
Music byLorne Balfe
Production
companies
Distributed by20th Century Fox[a]
Release dates
  • November 14, 2014 (2014-11-14) (China)
  • November 26, 2014 (2014-11-26) (United States)
Running time
92 minutes[5]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$132 million[6]
Box office$373.5 million[7]

Penguins of Madagascar is a 2014 American animated spy comedy film[8] produced by DreamWorks Animation and PDI/DreamWorks and distributed by 20th Century Fox.[a] A spinoff of the Madagascar film series, it was directed by Eric Darnell[9] and Simon J. Smith from a screenplay by Michael Colton, John Aboud, and Brandon Sawyer and a story by Colton, Aboud, Alan Schoolcraft and Brent Simons.[2] The film stars the voices of Tom McGrath, Chris Miller, Christopher Knights, Conrad Vernon, Benedict Cumberbatch, Ken Jeong, Annet Mahendru, Peter Stormare and John Malkovich. It takes place shortly after the events of Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted (2012)[10] and follows the Penguins as they join forces with the North Wind intelligence agency to stop the octopus Dave who seeks revenge on penguins for upstaging him at zoos and aquariums.[8] The score was composed by Lorne Balfe.

Penguins of Madagascar was released theatrically in China on November 14, 2014, and in the United States on November 26, 2014.[2] The film received generally positive reviews from critics, with specific praise going to the vocal performances (particularly Cumberbatch and Malkovich), but despite grossing $373.5 million on a $132 million budget, the film underperformed by DreamWorks' standards. Along with Mr. Peabody & Sherman earlier that year, it lost the studio $57.1 million.[11]

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  3. ^ Milo, Mike (June 11, 2014). "News: THE PENGUINS OF MADAGASCAR | Official Trailer Revealed!". Animation Insider. Archived from the original on March 12, 2021. Retrieved June 13, 2014.
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  5. ^ "PENGUINS OF MADAGASCAR (U)". British Board of Film Classification. November 6, 2014. Archived from the original on November 6, 2014. Retrieved November 6, 2014.
  6. ^ "DreamWorks Animation SKG's (DWA) CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg on Q3 2014 Results - Earnings Call Transcript". Seeking Alpha. October 29, 2014. Archived from the original on October 30, 2014. Retrieved October 30, 2014. ...our next 2 movies, Penguins of Madagascar and Home, have production budgets of $132 million each, excluding incentive-based compensation.
  7. ^ "Penguins of Madagascar (2014)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on September 28, 2018. Retrieved November 10, 2015.
  8. ^ a b Jeff Hare (August 15, 2013). "The Stars Align For 2015 DreamWorks Animation Films". DreamWorks Animation (Press release). Archived from the original on October 27, 2021. Retrieved January 19, 2014 – via Pitch Engine.
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  10. ^ Nemiroff, Perri (October 12, 2014). "HOME and PENGUINS OF MADAGASCAR Comic-Con Panel Recap: New Footage, Evil Scientist Octopus, 28-Second Alien Invasion and More". Collider.com. Archived from the original on October 13, 2014. Retrieved October 14, 2014.
  11. ^ Cite error: The named reference THR57MWriteDown was invoked but never defined (see the help page).


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