Franchise
Alvin and the Chipmunks
4 films•2007–2015•20th Century Fox
19%average critics52%average audience$164.0Mdomestic average
Films
4
2007–2015
Domestic
$655.9M
lifetime
Worldwide
$1.40B
lifetime
Avg opening
$32.7M
3-day
Avg legs
5.29x
opening → total
Return
4.7x
on $300.0M of budget
The Alvin and the Chipmunks series runs to 4 films from Alvin and the Chipmunks (2007) to Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip (2015), together grossing $655.9M domestic and $1.40B worldwide. The biggest hit is Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel (2009) at $443.0M worldwide, which also had the biggest opening weekend, $48.9M.
Filmography
| Film | Year | Opening | Domestic | Legs | Worldwide | CinemaScore | RT | Yearly rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip | 2015 | $14.3M | $85.9M | 6.02x | $249.5M | A- | 17% | #35 |
| Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked | 2011 | $23.2M | $133.0M | 5.73x | $343.0M | B+ | 10% | #20 |
| Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel | 2009 | $48.9M | $220.0M | 4.49x | $443.0M | A | 21% | #9 |
| Alvin and the Chipmunks | 2007 | $44.3M | $217.0M | 4.90x | $365.0M | A | 28% | #9 |
Click any column to sort. Yearly rank is the film’s place on its release year’s domestic chart; a film outside that year’s top 50 shows a dash.
Film by film
DomesticInternationalColumn height is worldwide · one film every 2.7 years
Profitability
Return on Budget
4.7x
$1.40B worldwide on $300.0M of production budget
Theatrical breakeven point is approx. 2.5x production budget
Domestic vs International Split
Domestic $655.9MInternational $744.6M
Return by film · worldwide ÷ budget
0x2.5x breakeven6.1x
Budgets are reported production costs and exclude marketing, so this is a gross-to-budget ratio rather than studio profit. Films with no reported budget are left out of this section entirely, including from the totals, rather than counted as zero.
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