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Alvin and the ChipmunksFollow

2007 • PG • 1h 32m • Adventure, Animation, Comedy • 20th Century Fox

The Original Entourage

🍅 28% 64%

39

2.84

5.3

CS A

Box office summary

Opening weekend

$44.30M

3-day opening

Domestic total

$217.30M

Final

Worldwide total

$362.60M

$145.30M international

Domestic legs4.91x

Budget$60.0M

2007 rank#9

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Cast & crew

Jason Lee

Jason Lee Starring

David Cross

David Cross Starring

Jane Lynch

Jane Lynch Starring

Justin Long

Justin Long Starring

Matthew Gray Gubler

Matthew Gray Gubler Starring

ScreenplayJon Vitti, Will McRobb, Chris Viscardi Produced byJanice Karman, Ross Bagdasarian Jr. CinematographyPeter Lyons Collister MusicChristopher Lennertz Prod. DesignRichard Holland Studio20th Century Fox SeriesAlvin and the Chipmunks

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal

1 Dec 14-16 2 $44.3M — 3,475 $12,750 $44.3M

2 Dec 21-23 3 $28.2M −36.4% 3,499 $8,053 $84.0M

3 Dec 28-30 2 $29.0M +3.0% 3,484 $8,332 $141.4M

4 Jan 4-6 4 $15.5M −46.4% 3,462 $4,490 $176.3M

5 Jan 11-13 5 $9.3M −40.2% 3,384 $2,749 $187.9M

6 Jan 18-20 8 $6.9M −25.3% 2,962 $2,346 $196.3M

7 Jan 25-27 11 $4.5M −35.1% 2,430 $1,856 $204.1M

8 Feb 1-3 15 $2.8M −38.3% 1,958 $1,421 $207.6M

9 Feb 8-10 16 $1.8M −34.5% 1,465 $1,244 $209.9M

10 Feb 15-17 21 $1.1M −40.9% 995 $1,082 $211.3M

11 Feb 22-24 20 $748.5K −30.5% 698 $1,072 $212.9M

12 Feb 29-Mar 2 22 $662.4K −11.5% 701 $944 $213.7M

13 Mar 7-9 20 $531.5K −19.8% 593 $896 $214.4M

14 Mar 14-16 24 $478.8K −9.9% 461 $1,038 $215.2M

15 Mar 21-23 27 $372.1K −22.3% 404 $920 $215.8M

16 Mar 28-30 21 $451.0K +21.2% 354 $1,273 $216.5M

17 Apr 4-6 27 $242.2K −46.3% 298 $812 $216.9M

18 Apr 11-13 38 $139.5K −42.4% 227 $614 $217.1M

19 Apr 18-20 45 $71.5K −48.8% 176 $406 $217.2M

20 Apr 25-27 57 $47.6K −33.4% 126 $377 $217.2M

DateRankGrossDailyWeeklyTotalTheatersAvgDay

Fri Dec 14 #2 $13.3M — $13.3M 3,475 $3,827 1

Sat Dec 15 #2 $18.9M +42% $32.2M 3,475 $5,434 2

Sun Dec 16 #2 $12.1M −36% $44.3M 3,475 $3,488 3

Mon Dec 17 #2 $2.6M −78% $46.9M 3,475 $760 4

Tue Dec 18 #2 $2.5M −5% $49.4M 3,475 $719 5

Wed Dec 19 #2 $2.8M +11% $52.2M 3,475 $798 6

Thu Dec 20 #2 $3.6M +31% $55.9M 3,475 $1,047 7

Fri Dec 21 #3 $8.4M +132% −37% $64.3M 3,499 $2,412 8

Sat Dec 22 #3 $10.9M +29% −42% $75.2M 3,499 $3,111 9

Sun Dec 23 #3 $8.9M −19% −27% $84.0M 3,499 $2,530 10

Mon Dec 24 #3 $4.4M −50% +66% $88.4M 3,499 $1,254 11

Tue Dec 25 #4 $6.0M +38% +141% $94.5M 3,499 $1,725 12

Wed Dec 26 #3 $8.4M +39% +202% $102.9M 3,499 $2,394 13

Thu Dec 27 #2 $9.5M +14% +161% $112.4M 3,499 $2,720 14

Fri Dec 28 #2 $10.3M +8% +22% $122.7M 3,484 $2,956 15

Sat Dec 29 #2 $10.5M +2% −3% $133.2M 3,484 $3,015 16

Sun Dec 30 #3 $8.2M −22% −7% $141.4M 3,484 $2,360 17

Mon Dec 31 #2 $5.7M −31% +29% $147.1M 3,484 $1,628 18

Tue Jan 1 #3 $6.6M +16% +9% $153.6M 3,484 $1,881 19

Wed Jan 2 #2 $3.9M −41% −54% $157.5M 3,484 $1,114 20

Thu Jan 3 #2 $3.2M −17% −66% $160.7M 3,484 $924 21

Fri Jan 4 #5 $4.6M +44% −55% $165.4M 3,462 $1,339 22

Sat Jan 5 #3 $6.8M +46% −35% $172.2M 3,462 $1,959 23

Sun Jan 6 #2 $4.1M −39% −50% $176.3M 3,462 $1,191 24

Mon Jan 7 #4 $761.9K −82% −87% $177.0M 3,462 $220 25

Tue Jan 8 #6 $571.7K −25% −91% $177.6M 3,462 $165 26

Wed Jan 9 #6 $520.3K −9% −87% $178.1M 3,462 $150 27

Thu Jan 10 #6 $502.8K −3% −84% $178.6M 3,462 $145 28

Fri Jan 11 #7 $2.0M +301% −56% $180.7M 3,384 $596 29

Sat Jan 12 #5 $4.4M +116% −36% $185.0M 3,384 $1,285 30

Sun Jan 13 $2.9M −33% −29% $187.9M 3,384 $867 31

Mon Jan 14 #7 $383.9K −87% −50% $188.3M 3,384 $113 32

Tue Jan 15 #10 $344.1K −10% −40% $188.7M 3,384 $101 33

Wed Jan 16 #10 $322.7K −6% −38% $189.0M 3,384 $95 34

Thu Jan 17 #8 $386.0K +20% −23% $189.4M 3,384 $114 35

Fri Jan 18 #8 $1.5M +298% −24% $190.9M 2,962 $518 36

Sat Jan 19 #8 $3.1M +104% −28% $194.1M 2,962 $1,060 37

Sun Jan 20 #6 $2.3M −28% −23% $196.3M 2,962 $766 38

Mon Jan 21 #4 $2.5M +9% +547% $198.8M 2,962 $838 39

Tue Jan 22 #11 $325.4K −87% −5% $199.1M 2,962 $109 40

Wed Jan 23 #12 $228.4K −30% −29% $199.4M 2,962 $77 41

Thu Jan 24 #12 $242.1K +6% −37% $199.6M 2,962 $81 42

Fri Jan 25 $868.7K +259% −43% $200.5M 2,962 $293 43

Sat Jan 26 #9 $2.2M +153% −30% $202.7M 2,962 $742 44

Sun Jan 27 #9 $1.4M −34% −36% $204.1M 2,962 $487 45

Mon Jan 28 $212.1K −85% −91% $204.3M 2,962 $71 46

Tue Jan 29 $161.4K −24% −50% $204.5M 2,962 $54 47

Wed Jan 30 $173.8K +8% −24% $204.7M 2,962 $58 48

Thu Jan 31 $170.5K −2% −30% $204.8M 2,962 $57 49

Fri Feb 1 #16 $541.9K +218% −38% $205.4M 1,958 $276 50

Sat Feb 2 #14 $1.5M +174% −32% $206.9M 1,958 $758 51

Sun Feb 3 #12 $756.6K −49% −48% $207.6M 1,958 $386 52

Mon Feb 4 #17 $124.2K −84% −41% $207.7M 1,958 $63 53

Tue Feb 5 #17 $126.9K +2% −21% $207.9M 1,958 $64 54

Wed Feb 6 #17 $111.5K −12% −36% $208.0M 1,958 $56 55

Thu Feb 7 #17 $119.2K +7% −30% $208.1M 1,958 $60 56

Fri Feb 8 $300.2K +152% −45% $208.4M 1,465 $204 57

Sat Feb 9 #15 $906.0K +202% −39% $209.3M 1,465 $618 58

Sun Feb 10 #13 $616.8K −32% −18% $209.9M 1,465 $421 59

Mon Feb 11 #16 $106.6K −83% −14% $210.0M 1,465 $72 60

Tue Feb 12 $73.8K −31% −42% $210.1M 1,465 $50 61

Wed Feb 13 $78.9K +7% −29% $210.2M 1,465 $53 62

Thu Feb 14 $78.0K −1% −35% $210.3M 887 $87 63

Fri Feb 15 $198.6K +155% −34% $210.5M 995 $199 64

Sat Feb 16 #18 $490.2K +147% −46% $211.0M 995 $492 65

Sun Feb 17 #18 $388.5K −21% −37% $211.3M 995 $390 66

Mon Feb 18 #13 $469.8K +21% +341% $211.8M 995 $472 67

Tue Feb 19 #16 $107.9K −77% +46% $211.9M 995 $108 68

Wed Feb 20 #16 $96.9K −10% +23% $212.0M 995 $97 69

Thu Feb 21 #16 $102.5K +6% +31% $212.1M 995 $102 70

Fri Feb 22 $141.9K +39% −29% $212.3M 698 $203 71

Sat Feb 23 $365.7K +158% −25% $212.6M 698 $523 72

Sun Feb 24 $240.8K −34% −38% $212.9M 698 $345 73

Mon Feb 25 $36.1K −85% −92% $212.9M 698 $51 74

Tue Feb 26 $35.0K −3% −68% $212.9M 698 $50 75

Wed Feb 27 #23 $35.7K +2% −63% $213.0M 698 $51 76

Thu Feb 28 $38.7K +8% −62% $213.0M 698 $55 77

Fri Feb 29 #22 $126.6K +227% −11% $213.1M 701 $180 78

Sat Mar 1 #22 $321.9K +154% −12% $213.5M 701 $459 79

Sun Mar 2 #20 $213.9K −34% −11% $213.7M 701 $305 80

Mon Mar 3 #19 $60.3K −72% +67% $213.7M 701 $85 81

Tue Mar 4 #19 $60.5K n/c +73% $213.8M 701 $86 82

Wed Mar 5 #19 $49.8K −18% +40% $213.8M 701 $71 83

Thu Mar 6 #19 $56.4K +13% +46% $213.9M 701 $80 84

Fri Mar 7 $112.7K +100% −11% $214.0M 593 $190 85

Sat Mar 8 $257.4K +128% −20% $214.3M 593 $434 86

Sun Mar 9 $161.4K −37% −25% $214.4M 593 $272 87

Mon Mar 10 $52.6K −67% −13% $214.5M 593 $88 88

Tue Mar 11 $66.6K +27% +10% $214.6M 593 $112 89

Wed Mar 12 $64.5K −3% +30% $214.6M 593 $108 90

Thu Mar 13 $66.7K +3% +18% $214.7M 593 $112 91

Fri Mar 14 $132.2K +98% +17% $214.8M 461 $286 92

Sat Mar 15 $215.6K +63% −16% $215.0M 461 $467 93

Sun Mar 16 $130.9K −39% −19% $215.2M 461 $284 94

Mon Mar 17 $45.5K −65% −13% $215.2M 461 $98 95

Tue Mar 18 $53.8K +18% −19% $215.3M 461 $116 96

Wed Mar 19 $57.5K +7% −11% $215.3M 461 $124 97

Thu Mar 20 $67.9K +18% +2% $215.4M 461 $147 98

Fri Mar 21 $148.5K +119% +12% $215.5M 404 $367 99

Sat Mar 22 $144.3K −3% −33% $215.7M 404 $357 100

Sun Mar 23 $79.3K −45% −39% $215.8M 404 $196 101

Mon Mar 24 $83.3K +5% +83% $215.8M 404 $206 102

Tue Mar 25 $68.7K −18% +28% $215.9M 404 $170 103

Wed Mar 26 $65.1K −5% +13% $216.0M 404 $161 104

Thu Mar 27 $73.3K +13% +8% $216.1M 404 $181 105

Fri Mar 28 $134.7K +84% −9% $216.2M 404 $333 106

Sat Mar 29 $198.3K +47% +37% $216.4M 404 $490 107

Sun Mar 30 $118.0K −41% +49% $216.5M 404 $291 108

Mon Mar 31 $31.9K −73% −62% $216.5M 404 $78 109

Tue Apr 1 $33.8K +6% −51% $216.6M 404 $83 110

Wed Apr 2 $30.4K −10% −53% $216.6M 404 $75 111

Thu Apr 3 $33.3K +10% −55% $216.6M 404 $82 112

Fri Apr 4 $67.1K +101% −50% $216.7M 298 $225 113

Sat Apr 5 $111.7K +67% −44% $216.8M 298 $374 114

Sun Apr 6 $63.4K −43% −46% $216.9M 298 $212 115

Mon Apr 7 $15.5K −76% −51% $216.9M 298 $51 116

Tue Apr 8 $16.8K +9% −50% $216.9M 298 $56 117

Wed Apr 9 $14.7K −13% −52% $216.9M 298 $49 118

Thu Apr 10 $15.5K +5% −54% $216.9M 298 $51 119

Fri Apr 11 $35.1K +126% −48% $217.0M 227 $154 120

Sat Apr 12 $66.9K +91% −40% $217.0M 227 $294 121

Sun Apr 13 $37.6K −44% −41% $217.1M 227 $165 122

Mon Apr 14 $6.7K −82% −57% $217.1M 227 $29 123

Tue Apr 15 $6.7K n/c −60% $217.1M 227 $29 124

Wed Apr 16 $5.7K −14% −61% $217.1M 227 $25 125

Thu Apr 17 $6.5K +14% −58% $217.1M 227 $28 126

Fri Apr 18 $18.0K +175% −49% $217.1M 176 $102 127

Sat Apr 19 $34.0K +89% −49% $217.2M 176 $193 128

Sun Apr 20 $19.5K −43% −48% $217.2M 176 $110 129

Mon Apr 21 $3.7K −81% −45% $217.2M 176 $20 130

Tue Apr 22 $3.9K +6% −42% $217.2M 176 $22 131

Wed Apr 23 $3.8K −1% −33% $217.2M 176 $21 132

Thu Apr 24 $3.9K +1% −41% $217.2M 176 $21 133

Fri Apr 25 $12.7K +229% −29% $217.2M 126 $100 134

Sat Apr 26 $21.7K +71% −36% $217.2M 126 $172 135

Sun Apr 27 $13.2K −39% −32% $217.2M 126 $104 136

Mon Apr 28 $2.7K −79% −25% $217.2M 126 $21 137

Tue Apr 29 $3.5K +26% −11% $217.2M 126 $27 138

Wed Apr 30 $3.5K +1% −8% $217.2M 126 $27 139

Thu May 1 $3.6K +3% −6% $217.2M 126 $28 140

Fri May 2 $4.5K +25% −64% $217.3M 81 $56 141

Sat May 3 $11.6K +155% −47% $217.3M 81 $142 142

Sun May 4 $7.8K −32% −41% $217.3M 81 $96 143

Mon May 5 $1.0K −87% −63% $217.3M 81 $12 144

Tue May 6 $1.1K +4% −70% $217.3M 81 $13 145

Wed May 7 $1.2K +13% −66% $217.3M 81 $14 146

Thu May 8 $1.5K +29% −58% $217.3M 81 $19 147

Fri May 9 $2.9K +90% −35% $217.3M 53 $55 148

Sat May 10 $6.7K +127% −42% $217.3M 53 $125 149

Sun May 11 $5.3K −20% −32% $217.3M 53 $100 150

Mon May 12 $776 −85% −24% $217.3M 53 $14 151

Tue May 13 $838 +8% −21% $217.3M 53 $15 152

Wed May 14 $780 −7% −35% $217.3M 53 $14 153

Thu May 15 $1.0K +29% −35% $217.3M 53 $19 154

Fri May 16 $2.9K +183% −3% $217.3M 32 $89 155

Sat May 17 $5.9K +106% −12% $217.3M 32 $183 156

Sun May 18 $4.1K −31% −24% $217.3M 32 $126 157

Mon May 19 $2.6K −37% +229% $217.3M 32 $79 158

Tue May 20 $607 −76% −28% $217.3M 32 $18 159

Wed May 21 $805 +33% +3% $217.3M 32 $25 160

Thu May 22 $645 −20% −36% $217.3M 32 $20 161

Mon May 26 #72 $948 — −63% $217.3M 20 $47 165

Charts show the first 10 weeks · the run above is the full record

Cumulative total$212.1M

Dec 14Dec 31Jan 18Feb 4Feb 21

Weekend grossWk 10 · $1.1M

$44.3M

$28.2M

$29.0M

$15.5M

$9.3M

$6.9M

$4.5M

$2.8M

$1.8M

$1.1M

W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10

Theater countPeak 3,499 → 995 −71.6%

3,475 open995 now

Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · −40.9%

−36.4%

W1→2

+3.0%

W2→3

−46.4%

W3→4

−40.2%

W4→5

−25.3%

W5→6

−35.1%

W6→7

−38.3%

W7→8

−34.5%

W8→9

−40.9%

W9→10

Steepest −46.4%Biggest gain +3.0%

Run milestones

$200M in 43 days

$100M

Day 13

Dec 26

$200M

Day 43

Jan 25

Profitability

Return on Budget

Theatrical breakeven point is approx. 2.5x production budget

Domestic vs International Split

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