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Released
2007 · FILM

Alvin and the Chipmunks

A down‑on‑his‑luck songwriter discovers three singing chipmunks and must protect their newfound family while battling a cut‑throat record executive who wants to exploit their talent for profit.

“The Original Entourage”

Directed by
Tim Hill, Thomas E Ackerman
Written by
Jon Vitti, Will Mcrobb
Rated
MPA · PG
Runtime
92 min
AdventureAnimationComedy
Streaming on
  • Disney+

Synopsis

Dave Seville, a songwriter facing difficulties, achieves success after encountering three singing chipmunks: the mischievous leader Alvin, the intellectual Simon, and the plump, impressionable Theodore.

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How many hands made this film

The scale of the collaboration

A crew of 960+ credited

Why a floor?

This is a minimum, not a total. We only count the credits we’ve captured so far, and coverage is uneven — a blockbuster might show a few hundred names while another of the same size shows a couple dozen. The real crews all ran into the thousands. The number here only grows as full credits are enriched — so we frame it as a floor, never a headcount.

Craft leads on file

Edited by Peter E BergerShot by Peter Lyons CollisterScored by Christopher LennertzDesigned by Richard HollandSound by Susan DawesCostumes by Alexandra WelkerStunts by John MoioVFX by Steve Dubin

Box Office

2007 · Box office

💰 Box-office hit — grossed 6.0× its budget

Why 2.5×?

Cinemas keep roughly half of every ticket sold, and a wide release’s marketing often costs about as much again as the film — so a movie needs to gross around 2.5× its production budget just to break even theatrically. It’s a rule of thumb, not the studio’s ledger (home video and streaming come later).

Worldwide gross

$361.4M

Budget$60.0M
Worldwide gross$361.4M
break-even (2.5×)

US & Canada: $217.3M — 60% of worldwide · International: $144.0M (40%)

Opening weekend: $44.3M — 20% of its US run.

Opening week (7-day): $55.9M — 26% of its US & Canada run.

Peak 3,475 theaters

Also known as

  • Alvin und die Chipmunksde
  • Alvin und die Chipmunks - Der Kinofilmde
  • Alvin and the Agusen
  • Alvin et les Chipmunksfr
  • Alvin Superstarit

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