Diary of a Wimpy Kid (film series)
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Diary of a Wimpy Kid is a series of movies based on the books by American author and cartoonist Jeff Kinney
. Just like the books, the movies are the journals of Greg Heffley, the series' main character, who is played by Zachary Gordon
.
. The film was released on March 19, 2010, moved up from an April 2 release date. It was directed by Thor Freudenthal
, who also directed Hotel for Dogs
. The film starred Zachary Gordon
as Greg Heffley, Robert Capron
as Rowley Jefferson, Rachael Harris
as Susan Heffley, Steve Zahn
as Frank Heffley, Devon Bostick
as Rodrick Heffley, Connor and Owen Fielding as Manny Heffley, Chloë Grace Moretz
as a new character named Angie, Grayson Russell
as Fregley, Laine MacNeil as Patty Farrell, and Karan Brar
as Chirag Gupta.
. New main characters include Holly Hills (Peyton List), Grandpa (Terence Kelly), and Bill Walter (Fran Kranz
).
On August 9th, 2011, Zachary Gordon
announced on his Facebook page that the film's title was switched from The Last Straw to Dog Days. Along with some photos from the set.
Jeff Kinney (writer)
Jeffrey "Jeff" Kinney is an American game designer, cartoonist, producer, and author of children's books including the Diary of a Wimpy Kid book series. He is also attributed to be the creator of the children-oriented website Poptropica...
. Just like the books, the movies are the journals of Greg Heffley, the series' main character, who is played by Zachary Gordon
Zachary Gordon
Zachary Adam Gordon is an American film and television actor, best known for playing Greg Heffley in the Diary of a Wimpy Kid films which are based on Jeff Kinney's #1 New York Times best seller Diary of a Wimpy Kid....
.
Diary of a Wimpy Kid (2010)
Jeff Kinney announced that a film based on the first book would be produced by 20th Century Fox20th Century Fox
Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation — also known as 20th Century Fox, or simply 20th or Fox — is one of the six major American film studios...
. The film was released on March 19, 2010, moved up from an April 2 release date. It was directed by Thor Freudenthal
Thor Freudenthal
Thor Freudenthal is a German director and screenwriter who generally works in film.Freudenthal was born and raised in West Berlin, West Germany. He attended the Berlin Academy of Arts, and later moved to Southern California as an exchange student at CalArts. He started out as an animation director...
, who also directed Hotel for Dogs
Hotel for Dogs (film)
Hotel for Dogs is a 2009 American children's comedy film based on the 1971 Lois Duncan novel of the same name. The film, directed by Thor Freudenthal and adapted by Jeff Lowell, Bob Schooley, and Mark McCorkle, stars Johnny Simmons, Emma Roberts, Jake T. Austin, Lisa Kudrow, Kevin Dillon, Kyla...
. The film starred Zachary Gordon
Zachary Gordon
Zachary Adam Gordon is an American film and television actor, best known for playing Greg Heffley in the Diary of a Wimpy Kid films which are based on Jeff Kinney's #1 New York Times best seller Diary of a Wimpy Kid....
as Greg Heffley, Robert Capron
Robert Capron
Robert Capron is American child actor who is best known for starring as Rowley Jefferson, Greg Heffley's best friend in the Diary of a Wimpy Kid movies. He started off with a role in Bride Wars and later had small parts in Hachiko: A Dog's Story and the Disney film The Sorcerer's Apprentice...
as Rowley Jefferson, Rachael Harris
Rachael Harris
Rachael Elaine Harris is an American actress and comedian.-Early life:Harris was born in Worthington, Ohio. She graduated from Worthington High School...
as Susan Heffley, Steve Zahn
Steve Zahn
-Early life:Zahn was born in Marshall, Minnesota, the son of Zelda, who worked for the YMCA, and Carleton E. Zahn, a retired Missouri Synod Lutheran pastor. Zahn spent part of his childhood in Mankato, Minnesota, attending Kennedy Elementary School...
as Frank Heffley, Devon Bostick
Devon Bostick
Devon Bostick is a Canadian actor, best known for playing the lead role in the Atom Egoyan-directed film Adoration and Rodrick Heffley in the Diary of a Wimpy Kid movies.- Life and career :Bostick was born in Toronto, Ontario...
as Rodrick Heffley, Connor and Owen Fielding as Manny Heffley, Chloë Grace Moretz
Chloe Moretz
Chloë Grace Moretz is an American actress, known for her role as Hit-Girl in the 2010 superhero film Kick-Ass. She also appeared in The Amityville Horror, Days of Summer, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Hugo, and portrayed Abby, the child vampire, in Let Me In.-Personal life:Moretz was born in Atlanta,...
as a new character named Angie, Grayson Russell
Grayson Russell
Grayson Russell is an American film and television child actor best known for playing Texas Ranger Bobby, son of the title character in Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby and Fregley in the Diary of a Wimpy Kid movies....
as Fregley, Laine MacNeil as Patty Farrell, and Karan Brar
Karan Brar
Karan Brar , is an American actor, best known for his role as Chirag Gupta in the Wimpy Kid feature film franchise, Diary of a Wimpy Kid and Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules, as well as for his co-starring role as "Ravi Ross" on the Disney Channel comedy series, Jessie.-Early life:Karan Brar was...
as Chirag Gupta.
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules (2011)
There is a second film in the Diary of a Wimpy Kid film series that was released on March 25, 2011, which was based on the second book, Rodrick Rules, with Zachary Gordon returning as Greg Heffley. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules was also filmed in Vancouver, BC, Canada. Unlike the first film, it was directed by David BowersDavid Bowers (director)
David Bowers is an animator and film director originally from Stockport, Greater Manchester in the UK.- Early life :Bowers studied animation at West Surrey College of Art and Design in Farnham, but left during the first year to work on Who Framed Roger Rabbit as an inbetweener under director...
. New main characters include Holly Hills (Peyton List), Grandpa (Terence Kelly), and Bill Walter (Fran Kranz
Fran Kranz
Francis Elliott Kranz is an American actor. He is best known for his portrayal of Topher Brink in Joss Whedon's science fiction drama television series Dollhouse.-Early life:...
).
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days (2012)
In an interview, Bostick said that The Last Straw could be in the works and is "90% sure it will happen" depending on the success of Rodrick Rules. The film is currently in the works.On August 9th, 2011, Zachary Gordon
Zachary Gordon
Zachary Adam Gordon is an American film and television actor, best known for playing Greg Heffley in the Diary of a Wimpy Kid films which are based on Jeff Kinney's #1 New York Times best seller Diary of a Wimpy Kid....
announced on his Facebook page that the film's title was switched from The Last Straw to Dog Days. Along with some photos from the set.
Box office performance
| Film | Release date | Revenue | Rank | Budget | Reference | |||
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| United States | Foreign | Worldwide | All time domestic | All time worldwide | ||||
| Diary of a Wimpy Kid Diary of a Wimpy Kid (film) Diary of a Wimpy Kid is a 2010 American comedy film directed by Thor Freudenthal and based on Jeff Kinney's book of the same name. The film was released on March 19, 2010. It was released on DVD, iTunes, and Blu-ray on August 3, 2010.-Plot:... |
March 19, 2010 | $64,003,625 | $11,696,873 | $75,700,498 | #908 | $15,000,000 | ||
| Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules (film) Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules is a 2011 comedy film based on Jeff Kinney's book of the same name. The film stars Zachary Gordon and Devon Bostick. Robert Capron, Rachael Harris, Steve Zahn, and Peyton List also have prominent roles... |
March 25, 2011 | $52,698,535 | $19,718,859 | $72,417,394 | #1155 | $21,000,000 | ||
| Total | $116,702,160 | $31,415,732 | $148,117,892 | $36,000,000 | ||||
Critical reception
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| Diary of a Wimpy Kid Diary of a Wimpy Kid (film) Diary of a Wimpy Kid is a 2010 American comedy film directed by Thor Freudenthal and based on Jeff Kinney's book of the same name. The film was released on March 19, 2010. It was released on DVD, iTunes, and Blu-ray on August 3, 2010.-Plot:... |
53% (102 reviews) | 57% (23 reviews) | 56% (27 reviews) |
| Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules (film) Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules is a 2011 comedy film based on Jeff Kinney's book of the same name. The film stars Zachary Gordon and Devon Bostick. Robert Capron, Rachael Harris, Steve Zahn, and Peyton List also have prominent roles... |
47% (93 reviews) | 40% (25 reviews) | 51% (23 reviews) |
| Average Ratings | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Cast and characters
| Character | Films | |
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| Diary of a Wimpy Kid Diary of a Wimpy Kid (film) Diary of a Wimpy Kid is a 2010 American comedy film directed by Thor Freudenthal and based on Jeff Kinney's book of the same name. The film was released on March 19, 2010. It was released on DVD, iTunes, and Blu-ray on August 3, 2010.-Plot:... |
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules (film) Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules is a 2011 comedy film based on Jeff Kinney's book of the same name. The film stars Zachary Gordon and Devon Bostick. Robert Capron, Rachael Harris, Steve Zahn, and Peyton List also have prominent roles... |
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| Greg Heffley | Zachary Gordon Zachary Gordon Zachary Adam Gordon is an American film and television actor, best known for playing Greg Heffley in the Diary of a Wimpy Kid films which are based on Jeff Kinney's #1 New York Times best seller Diary of a Wimpy Kid.... Dylan Bell (Kindergarten Greg) |
Zachary Gordon Zachary Gordon Zachary Adam Gordon is an American film and television actor, best known for playing Greg Heffley in the Diary of a Wimpy Kid films which are based on Jeff Kinney's #1 New York Times best seller Diary of a Wimpy Kid.... |
| Rowley Jefferson | Robert Capron Robert Capron Robert Capron is American child actor who is best known for starring as Rowley Jefferson, Greg Heffley's best friend in the Diary of a Wimpy Kid movies. He started off with a role in Bride Wars and later had small parts in Hachiko: A Dog's Story and the Disney film The Sorcerer's Apprentice... |
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| Susan Heffley | Rachael Harris Rachael Harris Rachael Elaine Harris is an American actress and comedian.-Early life:Harris was born in Worthington, Ohio. She graduated from Worthington High School... |
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| Frank Heffley | Steve Zahn Steve Zahn -Early life:Zahn was born in Marshall, Minnesota, the son of Zelda, who worked for the YMCA, and Carleton E. Zahn, a retired Missouri Synod Lutheran pastor. Zahn spent part of his childhood in Mankato, Minnesota, attending Kennedy Elementary School... |
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| Rodrick Heffley | Devon Bostick Devon Bostick Devon Bostick is a Canadian actor, best known for playing the lead role in the Atom Egoyan-directed film Adoration and Rodrick Heffley in the Diary of a Wimpy Kid movies.- Life and career :Bostick was born in Toronto, Ontario... |
Devon Bostick Devon Bostick Devon Bostick is a Canadian actor, best known for playing the lead role in the Atom Egoyan-directed film Adoration and Rodrick Heffley in the Diary of a Wimpy Kid movies.- Life and career :Bostick was born in Toronto, Ontario... Conner Ingram (Young Rodrick) |
| Manny Heffley | Connor and Owen Fielding | |
| Fregley | Grayson Russell Grayson Russell Grayson Russell is an American film and television child actor best known for playing Texas Ranger Bobby, son of the title character in Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby and Fregley in the Diary of a Wimpy Kid movies.... |
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| Chirag Gupta | Karan Brar Karan Brar Karan Brar , is an American actor, best known for his role as Chirag Gupta in the Wimpy Kid feature film franchise, Diary of a Wimpy Kid and Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules, as well as for his co-starring role as "Ravi Ross" on the Disney Channel comedy series, Jessie.-Early life:Karan Brar was... |
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| Patty Ferrell | Laine MacNeil Madison Bell (Kindergarten Patty) |
Laine MacNeil |
| Angie Steadman | Chloë Grace Moretz Chloe Moretz Chloë Grace Moretz is an American actress, known for her role as Hit-Girl in the 2010 superhero film Kick-Ass. She also appeared in The Amityville Horror, Days of Summer, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Hugo, and portrayed Abby, the child vampire, in Let Me In.-Personal life:Moretz was born in Atlanta,... |
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| Holly Hills | Peyton List | |
| Collin Lee | Alex Ferris Alex Ferris Alexander "Alex" Ferris is a Canadian child actor. He currently stars on jPod as Connor Lefkowitz, and appeared in The Time Traveler's Wife as Young Henry DeTamble.Ferris was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada... |
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| Coach Malone | Andrew McNee Andrew McNee Andrew McNee is a Canadian actor, possibly best known for starring as Coach Malone in the movie Diary of a Wimpy Kid and Hoss in Scary Movie 4.-Filmography:*Good Morning *The Delicate Art of Parking... |
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| Mr. Jefferson | Alf Humphreys | |
| Mrs. Norton | Belita Moreno | |
| Shelly | Samantha Page | |
| Marley | Ava Hughes | |
| Bryce Anderson | Owen Best | |
| Grandpa | Terence Kelly | |
| Bill Walter | Fran Kranz Fran Kranz Francis Elliott Kranz is an American actor. He is best known for his portrayal of Topher Brink in Joss Whedon's science fiction drama television series Dollhouse.-Early life:... |
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- Note: A grey cell indicates the character was not in the film.