Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted

The Madagascar animals join a struggling European circus to get back to New York, but find themselves being pursued by a psychotic animal-control officer.

Grosses

Domestic (29%)
$216,391,482
Summary Details
DistributorDreamWorks
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Opening$60,316,738
4,258 theaters
Budget$145,000,000
MPAAPG
Running Time1 hr 35 min
GenresAdventure Animation Comedy Family
In Release207 days/29 weeks
Widest Release4,263 theaters
DateDOW RankDaily %± YD %± LW TheatersAvgTo DateDay
Jun 8Friday2$20,650,819--4,258$4,849$20,650,8191
Jun 9Saturday1$22,569,192+9.3%-4,258$5,300$43,220,0112
Jun 10Sunday1$17,096,727-24.2%-4,258$4,015$60,316,7383
Jun 11Monday1$6,328,868-63%-4,258$1,486$66,645,6064
Jun 12Tuesday1$7,140,020+12.8%-4,258$1,676$73,785,6265
Jun 13Wednesday1$5,753,661-19.4%-4,258$1,351$79,539,2876
Jun 14Thursday1$5,411,245-6%-4,258$1,270$84,950,5327
Jun 15Friday1$10,032,414+85.4%-51.4%4,263$2,353$94,982,9468
Jun 16Saturday1$13,347,088+33%-40.9%4,263$3,130$108,330,0349
Jun 17Sunday1$10,675,972-20%-37.6%4,263$2,504$119,006,00610
Jun 18Monday1$4,380,845-59%-30.8%4,263$1,027$123,386,85111
Jun 19Tuesday1$5,032,286+14.9%-29.5%4,263$1,180$128,419,13712
Jun 20Wednesday1$4,511,005-10.4%-21.6%4,263$1,058$132,930,14213
Jun 21Thursday1$4,443,580-1.5%-17.9%4,263$1,042$137,373,72214
Jun 22Friday3$6,181,376+39.1%-38.4%3,920$1,576$143,555,09815
Jun 23Saturday2$7,763,296+25.6%-41.8%3,920$1,980$151,318,39416
Jun 24Sunday2$5,767,643-25.7%-46%3,920$1,471$157,086,03717
Jun 25Monday2$3,063,686-46.9%-30.1%3,920$781$160,149,72318
Jun 26Tuesday2$3,202,578+4.5%-36.4%3,920$816$163,352,30119
Jun 27Wednesday2$2,422,849-24.3%-46.3%3,920$618$165,775,15020
Jun 28Thursday2$2,421,372<0.1%-45.5%3,920$617$168,196,52221
Jun 29Friday5$3,610,261+49.1%-41.6%3,715$971$171,806,78322
Jun 30Saturday5$4,654,223+28.9%-40%3,715$1,252$176,461,00623
Jul 1Sunday5$3,575,792-23.2%-38%3,715$962$180,036,79824
Jul 2Monday5$1,988,131-44.4%-35.1%3,715$535$182,024,92925
Jul 3Tuesday6$2,162,905+8.8%-32.5%3,715$582$184,187,83426
Jul 4
Independence Day
Wednesday6$2,363,248+9.3%-2.5%3,715$636$186,551,08227
Jul 5Thursday7$1,833,354-22.4%-24.3%3,715$493$188,384,43628
Jul 6Friday8$2,362,760+28.9%-34.6%2,861$825$190,747,19629
Jul 7Saturday7$3,061,020+29.6%-34.2%2,861$1,069$193,808,21630
Jul 8Sunday7$2,096,910-31.5%-41.4%2,861$732$195,905,12631
Jul 9Monday8$942,171-55.1%-52.6%2,861$329$196,847,29732
Jul 10Tuesday7$1,281,846+36.1%-40.7%2,861$448$198,129,14333
Jul 11Wednesday7$1,067,702-16.7%-54.8%2,861$373$199,196,84534
Jul 12Thursday6$1,034,877-3.1%-43.6%2,861$361$200,231,72235
Jul 13Friday9$1,067,562+3.2%-54.8%2,285$467$201,299,28436
Jul 14Saturday9$1,458,003+36.6%-52.4%2,285$638$202,757,28737
Jul 15Sunday8$1,144,110-21.5%-45.4%2,285$500$203,901,39738
Jul 16Monday9$500,165-56.3%-46.9%2,285$218$204,401,56239
Jul 17Tuesday8$740,068+48%-42.3%2,285$323$205,141,63040
Jul 18Wednesday8$588,356-20.5%-44.9%2,285$257$205,729,98641
Jul 19Thursday10$545,269-7.3%-47.3%2,285$238$206,275,25542
Jul 20Friday10$457,077-16.2%-57.2%1,261$362$206,732,33243
Jul 21Saturday11$505,286+10.5%-65.3%1,261$400$207,237,61844
Jul 22Sunday10$388,583-23.1%-66%1,261$308$207,626,20145
Jul 23Monday11$220,850-43.2%-55.8%1,261$175$207,847,05146
Jul 24Tuesday10$300,792+36.2%-59.4%1,261$238$208,147,84347
Jul 25Wednesday10$224,229-25.5%-61.9%1,261$177$208,372,07248
Jul 26Thursday8$298,328+33%-45.3%1,261$236$208,670,40049
Jul 27
London Olympics
Friday12$266,104-10.8%-41.8%808$329$208,936,50450
Jul 28
London Olympics
Saturday13$353,910+33%-30%808$438$209,290,41451
Jul 29
London Olympics
Sunday13$280,556-20.7%-27.8%808$347$209,570,97052
Jul 30
London Olympics
Monday12$138,845-50.5%-37.1%808$171$209,709,81553
Jul 31
London Olympics
Tuesday11$193,431+39.3%-35.7%808$239$209,903,24654
Aug 1
London Olympics
Wednesday11$190,452-1.5%-15.1%808$235$210,093,69855
Aug 2
London Olympics
Thursday11$171,132-10.1%-42.6%808$211$210,264,83056
Aug 3
London Olympics
Friday16$160,974-5.9%-39.5%504$319$210,425,80457
Aug 4
London Olympics
Saturday17$223,554+38.9%-36.8%504$443$210,649,35858
Aug 5
London Olympics
Sunday15$202,984-9.2%-27.6%504$402$210,852,34259
Aug 6
London Olympics
Monday14$101,761-49.9%-26.7%504$201$210,954,10360
Aug 7
London Olympics
Tuesday14$115,043+13.1%-40.5%504$228$211,069,14661
Aug 8
London Olympics
Wednesday16$91,785-20.2%-51.8%504$182$211,160,93162
Aug 9
London Olympics
Thursday15$103,833+13.1%-39.3%504$206$211,264,76463
Aug 10
London Olympics
Friday18$134,245+29.3%-16.6%306$438$211,399,00964
Aug 11
London Olympics
Saturday19$171,367+27.7%-23.3%306$560$211,570,37665
Aug 12
London Olympics
Sunday18$115,823-32.4%-42.9%306$378$211,686,19966
Aug 13Monday16$64,629-44.2%-36.5%306$211$211,750,82867
Aug 14Tuesday16$98,494+52.4%-14.4%306$321$211,849,32268
Aug 15Wednesday18$68,078-30.9%-25.8%306$222$211,917,40069
Aug 16Thursday20$59,277-12.9%-42.9%306$193$211,976,67770
Aug 17Friday18$204,799+245.5%+52.6%406$504$212,181,47671
Aug 18Saturday18$290,498+41.8%+69.5%406$715$212,471,97472
Aug 19Sunday18$212,726-26.8%+83.7%406$523$212,684,70073
Aug 20Monday17$94,551-55.6%+46.3%406$232$212,779,25174
Aug 21Tuesday17$124,109+31.3%+26%406$305$212,903,36075
Aug 22Wednesday17$91,210-26.5%+34%406$224$212,994,57076
Aug 23Thursday18$88,691-2.8%+49.6%406$218$213,083,26177
Aug 24Friday18$167,836+89.2%-18%374$448$213,251,09778
Aug 25Saturday17$261,778+56%-9.9%374$699$213,512,87579
Aug 26Sunday17$176,187-32.7%-17.2%374$471$213,689,06280
Aug 27Monday20$53,787-69.5%-43.1%374$143$213,742,84981
Aug 28Tuesday19$65,430+21.6%-47.3%374$174$213,808,27982
Aug 29Wednesday21$50,641-22.6%-44.5%374$135$213,858,92083
Aug 30Thursday22$50,529-0.2%-43%374$135$213,909,44984
Aug 31Friday22$133,189+163.6%-20.6%505$263$214,042,63885
Sep 1Saturday21$249,908+87.6%-4.5%505$494$214,292,54686
Sep 2Sunday21$247,112-1.1%+40.3%505$489$214,539,65887
Sep 3
Labor Day
Monday19$232,880-5.8%+333%505$461$214,772,53888
Sep 4Tuesday25$41,330-82.3%-36.8%505$81$214,813,86889
Sep 5Wednesday26$23,742-42.6%-53.1%505$47$214,837,61090
Sep 6Thursday25$21,572-9.1%-57.3%505$42$214,859,18291
Sep 7Friday26$79,106+266.7%-40.6%345$229$214,938,28892
Sep 8Saturday24$191,179+141.7%-23.5%345$554$215,129,46793
Sep 9Sunday24$110,698-42.1%-55.2%345$320$215,240,16594
Sep 10Monday27$16,844-84.8%-92.8%345$48$215,257,00995
Sep 11Tuesday27$21,326+26.6%-48.4%345$61$215,278,33596
Sep 12Wednesday27$18,519-13.2%-22%345$53$215,296,85497
Sep 13Thursday27$18,374-0.8%-14.8%345$53$215,315,22898
Sep 14Friday31$65,502+256.5%-17.2%306$214$215,380,73099
Sep 15Saturday27$138,662+111.7%-27.5%306$453$215,519,392100
Sep 16Sunday26$84,851-38.8%-23.3%306$277$215,604,243101
Sep 17Monday29$18,519-78.2%+9.9%306$60$215,622,762102
Sep 18Tuesday30$18,249-1.5%-14.4%306$59$215,641,011103
Sep 19Wednesday28$16,193-11.3%-12.6%306$52$215,657,204104
Sep 20Thursday28$15,588-3.7%-15.2%306$50$215,672,792105
Sep 21Friday30$50,489+223.9%-22.9%240$210$215,723,281106
Sep 22Saturday29$107,139+112.2%-22.7%240$446$215,830,420107
Sep 23Sunday27$66,031-38.4%-22.2%240$275$215,896,451108
Sep 24Monday34$10,550-84%-43%240$43$215,907,001109
Sep 25Tuesday33$13,703+29.9%-24.9%240$57$215,920,704110
Sep 26Wednesday32$15,522+13.3%-4.1%240$64$215,936,226111
Sep 27Thursday35$10,948-29.5%-29.8%240$45$215,947,174112
Sep 28Friday33$33,484+205.8%-33.7%203$164$215,980,658113
Sep 29Saturday28$70,893+111.7%-33.8%203$349$216,051,551114
Sep 30Sunday26$44,793-36.8%-32.2%203$220$216,096,344115
Oct 1Monday29$7,111-84.1%-32.6%203$35$216,103,455116
Oct 2Tuesday29$10,975+54.3%-19.9%203$54$216,114,430117
Oct 3Wednesday29$8,444-23.1%-45.6%203$41$216,122,874118
Oct 4Thursday29$9,418+11.5%-14%203$46$216,132,292119
Oct 5Friday33$23,225+146.6%-30.6%155$149$216,155,517120
Oct 6Saturday31$45,902+97.6%-35.3%155$296$216,201,419121
Oct 7Sunday31$32,335-29.6%-27.8%155$208$216,233,754122
Oct 8
Indig. Peoples' Day
Monday29$19,633-39.3%+176.1%155$126$216,253,387123
Oct 9Tuesday31$9,382-52.2%-14.5%155$60$216,262,769124
Oct 10Wednesday30$7,651-18.5%-9.4%155$49$216,270,420125
Oct 11Thursday29$9,688+26.6%+2.9%155$62$216,280,108126
Oct 12Friday31$19,700+103.3%-15.2%122$161$216,299,808127
Oct 13Saturday29$39,720+101.6%-13.5%122$325$216,339,528128
Oct 14Sunday28$27,205-31.5%-15.9%122$222$216,366,733129
Oct 15Monday30$5,450-80%-72.2%122$44$216,372,183130
Oct 16Tuesday32$4,906-10%-47.7%122$40$216,377,089131
Oct 17Wednesday34$5,169+5.4%-32.4%122$42$216,382,258132
Oct 18Thursday28$9,224+78.4%-4.8%122$75$216,391,482133