Alvin and the Chipmunks

Three musical chipmunks are discovered by an aspiring songwriter who wants to use their amazing singing abilities to become famous.

Grosses

Domestic (59.5%)
$217,326,974
Summary Details
DistributorTwentieth Century Fox
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Opening$44,307,417
3,475 theaters
Budget$60,000,000
Release DateDec 14, 2007 - Jun 5, 2008
MPAAPG
Running Time1 hr 32 min
GenresAdventure Comedy Family Fantasy Music Musical
In Release384 days/54 weeks
Widest Release3,499 theaters
Date Rank Weekend %± LW Theaters Change Avg To Date Weekend
Dec 14-16 2 $44,307,417 - 3,475 - $12,750 $44,307,417 1
Dec 21-23 3 $28,179,556 -36.4% 3,499 +24 $8,053 $84,046,353 2
Dec 21-25
Christmas long wknd
3 $38,609,310 - 3,499 - $11,034 $94,476,107 1
Dec 28-30 2 $29,029,898 +3% 3,484 -15 $8,332 $141,404,467 3
Dec 28-Jan 1, 2008
New Year's long wknd
2 $41,257,874 - 3,484 - $11,842 $153,632,443 -
Jan 4-6 4 $15,546,125 -46.4% 3,462 -22 $4,490 $176,283,861 4
Jan 11-13 5 $9,302,895 -40.2% 3,384 -78 $2,749 $187,943,374 5
Jan 18-20 8 $6,949,111 -25.3% 2,962 -422 $2,346 $196,329,292 6
Jan 18-21
MLK wknd
7 $9,433,049 - 2,962 - $3,184 $198,813,230 -
Jan 25-27 11 $4,512,318 -35.1% 2,430 -532 $1,856 $204,121,451 7
Feb 1-3 15 $2,783,913 -38.3% 1,958 -472 $1,421 $207,623,154 8
Feb 8-10 16 $1,823,016 -34.5% 1,465 -493 $1,244 $209,927,879 9
Feb 15-17 21 $1,077,247 -40.9% 995 -470 $1,082 $211,342,438 10
Feb 15-18
Presidents' Day wknd
20 $1,547,015 - 995 - $1,554 $211,812,206 -
Feb 22-24 20 $748,476 -30.5% 698 -297 $1,072 $212,867,991 11
Feb 29-Mar 2 22 $662,436 -11.5% 701 +3 $944 $213,675,858 12
Mar 7-9 20 $531,479 -19.8% 593 -108 $896 $214,434,383 13
Mar 14-16 24 $478,797 -9.9% 461 -132 $1,038 $215,163,603 14
Mar 21-23 27 $372,057 -22.3% 404 -57 $920 $215,760,497 15
Mar 21-24
Easter wknd
23 $455,347 - 404 - $1,127 $215,843,787 -
Mar 28-30 21 $450,980 +21.2% 354 -50 $1,273 $216,501,860 16
Apr 4-6 27 $242,193 -46.3% 298 -56 $812 $216,873,487 17
Apr 11-13 38 $139,516 -42.4% 227 -71 $614 $217,075,500 18
Apr 18-20 45 $71,469 -48.8% 176 -51 $406 $217,172,612 19
Apr 25-27 57 $47,593 -33.4% 126 -50 $377 $217,235,428 20
May 2-4 63 $23,892 -49.8% 81 -45 $294 $217,272,684 21
May 9-11 69 $14,942 -37.5% 53 -28 $281 $217,292,442 22
May 16-18 71 $12,789 -14.4% 32 -21 $399 $217,308,635 23
May 23-25 72 $9,936 -22.3% 20 -12 $496 $217,323,180 24
May 23-26
Memorial Day wknd
72 $10,884 - 20 - $544 $217,324,128 -
May 30-Jun 1 110 $1,118 -88.7% 3 -17 $372 $217,326,336 25