Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted
When a group of New York zoo animals crash‑lands in Monaco, brave lion Alex leads his friends on a high‑octane quest to escape a relentless animal‑control captain and board a traveling circus train, all while racing against time to get back home to Central Park.
“They have one shot to get back home.”
Synopsis
The animal friends Alex, Marty, Melman, and Gloria continue their efforts to return to New York.
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Principal cast & crew: 35
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Craft leads on file
Edited by Nick FletcherScored by Hans ZimmerDesigned by Kendal Cronkhite
Box Office
2012 · Box office
💰 Box-office hit — grossed 5.2× its budget
Why 2.5×?
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Worldwide gross
$746.9M
US & Canada: $216.4M — 29% of worldwide · International: $530.5M (71%)
Opening weekend: $60.3M — 28% of its US run.
Opening week (7-day): $85.0M — 39% of its US & Canada run.
Peak 4,258 theaters
Full synopsis
Also known as
- Madagascar 3: Flucht durch Europade
- Madagascar 3fr
- Madagascar 3 : Bons baisers d'Europefr
- Madagascar 3 - Ricercati in Europait
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Cast & Crew
35 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Ben Stiller
as Alex
Jada Pinkett Smith
as Gloria
Chris Rock
as Marty (voice)
David Schwimmer
as Melman (voice)
Sacha Baron Cohen
as Julien
Frances Mcdormand
as Captain Chantel DuBois (voice)
Cedric The Entertainer
as Maurice
Andy Richter
as Mort
Tom Mcgrath
as First Policeman
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as Skipper
Jessica Chastain
as Gia (voice)
Bryan Cranston
as Vitaly (voice)
Supporting cast
14Martin Short
as Stefano (voice)
Paz Vega
as Carmen (voice)
Frank Welker
as Sonya (voice)
Chris Miller
as Kowalski (voice)
Christopher Knights
as Private (voice)
Conrad Vernon
as Mason / Second Policeman (voice)
Vinnie Jones
as Freddie the Dog (voice)
Steve Jones
as Jonesy the Dog (voice)
Nick Fletcher
as Frankie the Dog (voice)
Danny Jacobs
as Croupier / Circus Master (voice)
Dan O Connor
as Casino Security / Mayor of New York City (voice)
Eric Darnell
as Comandante / Zoo Official / Zoo Announcer (voice)
Stephen Kearin
as Fourth Policeman (voice)
Emily Nordwind
as Zoo Official (voice)
Directors
4Writers
2Producers
3Other crew
6Parents Guide
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