Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days

2012 | Comedy, Family, Adaptation, Book Adaptation, Children's Book Adaptation

Synopsis

School's out. Summer vacation is on. However, Greg may not have the best summer vacation ever. What could go wrong?

Scores

Overall Score
70.9
Popularity Percentile (Year)
63.3%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
87.2%
Review Aggregate
59.4

Critic Consensus

75.0% Fresh • 16 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 75% of 16 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize family-friendly, funny, character-driven. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

family-friendlyfunnycharacter-drivenemotionalvisually strikingthought-provoking

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Brady Noon2012$1,582,000$2,161,000(est)
Ethan William Childress2012$974,000$1,330,000(est)
Chris Diamantopoulos2012$733,000$1,001,000(est)
Erica Cerra2012$599,000$819,000(est)
Hunter Dillon2012$513,000$700,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score75.0
RT critic review count16
Rotten Tomatoes audience score39.0
RT audience rating count250
IMDb rating6.3
IMDb votes32,663

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2012$49,008,664$66,960,006
International2012$28,221,032$38,558,090
Worldwide2012$77,229,696$105,518,096

Earnings / Profitability

Estimated net revenues and net expenses for films based on reported and estimated numbers. This income statement should be considered most viable for the first 24 months after the inital movie's release (ie after most lucrative pay windows).
CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Revenues
Theatrical Net Revenue2012$35,792,745$48,903,239
Digital Rentals ?2012$4,194,000$5,730,217
Digital Purchases ?2012$1,885,000$2,575,455
Physical Rentals ?2012$6,647,000$9,081,724
Physical Purchases ?2012$16,422,000$22,437,200
TV & Streaming Revenue2012$12,252,166$16,740,002
Total Revenues2012$77,192,911$105,467,837
Expenses
Budget ?2012$22,000,000$30,058,361
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2012$26,367,000 (est)$36,024,946 (est)
Participations2012$3,088,000$4,219,101
Residuals ?2012$2,515,000$3,436,217
Interest & Overhead2012$4,400,000$6,011,672
Total Expenses2012$58,370,000$79,750,298
Movie Net Profit or Loss2012$18,822,911$25,717,539

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