Mr. Popper's Penguins
A divorced real estate mogul inherits a mischievous penguin from his late adventurer father, forcing him to reconnect with his estranged family and embrace the chaos of the wild.
Synopsis
Tom Popper is a successful businessman who is clueless when it comes to the really important things in life—until he inherits six penguins, each with its own unique personality. Soon, Tom's rambunctious roommates turn his swank New York apartment into a snowy winter wonderland—and the rest of his world upside-down.
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A crew of 788+ credited
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Craft leads on file
Edited by Bruce GreenShot by Florian BallhausScored by Rolfe KentDesigned by Stuart WurtzelSound by Ron Bartlett Nm0058897Costumes by Ann RothStunts by G A AguilarVFX by Blondel Aidoo
Box Office
2011 · Box office
✅ Made its money back — grossed 3.4× its budget
Why 2.5×?
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Worldwide gross
$187.4M
US & Canada: $68.2M — 36% of worldwide · International: $119.1M (64%)
Opening weekend: $18.4M — 27% of its US run.
Opening week (7-day): $29.1M — 43% of its US & Canada run.
Peak 3,339 theaters
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Also known as
- Mr. Poppers Pinguinede
- M. Popper et ses pingouinsfr
- Monsieur Popper et ses pingouinsfr
- I pinguini di Mr. Popperit
- (English)Mr. Popper's Penguins
- (Bulgarian)Пингвините на Мистър Попър
Release dates around the world4 countries · showhide
- United StatesJun 14, 2011
- SingaporeJun 16, 2011
- CanadaJun 17, 2011
- PhilippinesJun 17, 2011
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Cast & Crew
788 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Supporting cast
54William Charles Mitchell
as Yates
Henry Kelemen
as Young Tommy Popper
Kelli Barrett
as Tommy's Mom
Dylan Clark Marshall
as Young Tommy Popper #2
Brian T Delaney
as Young Tom Popper, Sr.
Elaine Kussack
as Gremmins's Secretary
Ann Robb
as … Costume Design
Harlin C Kearsley
as Town Car Driver
Desmin Borges
as Daryl
Lee Moore
as Reginald
Dominic Colon
as Tito
Jeff Lima
as Freddy
Frank Ciornei
as Klaus
J R Horne
as Arnold
Matthew Wolf
as Antarctic Friend
Andrew Stewart Jones
as Animal Control Guy
James Chen
as Fish & Game Officer
Rafael Osorio
as Marine & Waterfowl Officer
Curtis Shumaker
as Sanitation Officer
Joseph D Onofrio
as Random Man on Street
Olga Merediz
as Nanny
Betsy Aidem
as Tavern Hostess
Angel Caban
as Fishmonger
Chris Beetem
as Young Developer
Charles L Campbell
as Old Tom Popper, Sr.
Daniel Stewart Sherman
as Zoo Security Guard
Mike Massimino
as Cop #1
Charlie Semine
as Cop #2 (Quint)
Joseph Basile
as Ice Skater
Roger Brenner
as Gala Event Attendee
Charles Chaplin
as A Tramp, The Lone Prospector
Peter Conboy
as Press Photographer
Tina Marie Connell
as Gala Attendee
Marmee Regine Cosico
as Fundraiser Guest
Kaila D Elia
as Student
Julie E Davis
as Gala Guest
Fred Galle
as Fundraiser Guest
Hunter Hamilton
as Raoul - Fireman
Rosemary Howard
as CoOp Board Member
Kathryn Hoxie
as Guggenheim Gala Attendee
Spencer Kayden
as Pulse Lounge Girl
Samantha Kelly
as Fundraiser Guest
Cynthia Kirchner
as Pulse Lounge Beautiful Girl
Mark Langston
as Zoo Security Guard
Morgan Larson
as Pulse Lounge Beautiful Blonde With Broken Arm
Jennifer Lynn Tune
as Ballroom Dancer
Danielle Mckee
as Josh's Mom
Jeremy Mclain
as Pedestrian
Patrick O Sullivan
as Tom Popper Sr.
Usman Ojibara
as Bar Tender
Elysia Segal
as Pedestrian
Stephen Stanton
as Security Guard
Frank Welker
as Penguin vocal effects
Stephen N Winter
as Fireman Dad
Directors
1Writers
7Producers
14Blondel Aidoo
visual effects producer
Cecil Man Ching Cheng
visual effects producer: Centro Digital PIctures
David Midgen
titles producer
Derek Dauchy
Producers, executive producer
Eric A Kohler
associate visual effects producer: Hydraulx
Ira Napoliello
co-producer
Jessica Tuchinsky
executive producer
Joel Gotler
Producers, executive producer
John Davis
Producer, Producers
Jonathan Filley
co-producer
Karey Maltzahn
visual effects producer: Rhythm & Hues
Linda Fields Hill
associate producer (as Linda Hill)
Mark Waters
executive producer
Terron Pratt
digital producer: Rhythm & Hues
Other crew
702Hitesh Solanki
(lighting techical director: Rhythm & Hues Studios Kuala Lumpur) / lighting lead: Rhythm & Hues Studios Kuala Lumpur
Michael Zavala
2D production manager: hy*drau"lx vfx
Brian Tatosky
2D supervisor: Rhythm & Hues
Christine Bean
additional assistant costume designer
Lyle Booth
additional graphic designer
Paula Kelly
additional makeup artist
Richard Bronskill
additional orchestrator
Stephen Coleman
additional orchestrator / music programmer
Tristan Allen
additional rigging grip
Adam Bernard
additional second assistant director
David Catalano
additional second assistant director
Jamiyl Campbell
additional second second assistant director
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