Director
Tom McGrath
7 films•1 as cast•2005–2021•Adventure · Animation · Comedy
63%average critics65%average audience$150.5Mdomestic average
Films
7
2005–2021
Domestic
$1.05B
lifetime
Worldwide
$3.23B
lifetime
Avg opening
$44.1M
3-day
Avg legs
3.44x
opening → total
Return
4.0x
on $817.0M of budget
Box Office Watch tracks 7 films credited to Tom McGrath, 6 as director and 1 in the cast, from Madagascar (2005) to The Boss Baby: Family Business (2021), together grossing $1.05B domestic and $3.23B worldwide. The biggest hit is Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted (2012) at $747.0M worldwide; the biggest opening weekend belongs to Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008) at $63.1M.
Filmography
| Film | Year | Opening | Domestic | Legs | Worldwide | CinemaScore | RT | Yearly rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 The Boss Baby: Family Business | 2021 | $16.0M | $57.3M | 3.58x | $146.7M | A | 46% | #21 |
| The Boss Baby | 2017 | $50.9M | $175.0M | 3.44x | $504.1M | A | 53% | #17 |
 Penguins of Madagascar | 2014 | $25.4M | $83.4M | 3.28x | $366.9M | A- | 73% | #42 |
| Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted | 2012 | $60.3M | $216.0M | 3.59x | $747.0M | A | 78% | #10 |
 Megamind | 2010 | $46.0M | $148.0M | 3.23x | $322.0M | A- | 73% | #17 |
| Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa | 2008 | $63.1M | $180.0M | 2.85x | $604.0M | A- | 64% | #8 |
| Madagascar | 2005 | $47.2M | $194.0M | 4.10x | $542.0M | A- | 55% | #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
4.0x
$3.23B worldwide on $817.0M of production budget
Theatrical breakeven point is approx. 2.5x production budget
Domestic vs International Split
Domestic $1.05BInternational $2.18B
Return by film · worldwide ÷ budget
0x2.5x breakeven7.2x
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.
What’s next
Full schedule →No upcoming movies announced yet.
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