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Alvin and the Chipmunks (film) :-
19 December 2011
Alvin and the Chipmunks (film) :-
Alvin and the Chipmunks is a 2007 comedy film directed by Tim Hill. Based on the animated series of the same name,
the film stars Jason Lee, David Cross, and Cameron Richardson with the voices of Justin Long, Matthew Gray Gubler,
and Jesse McCartney. It was distributed by 20th Century Fox and produced by Regency Enterprises and Bagdasarian Productions.
The film was critically panned, but was a major financial success: on a budget of $60 million,[1] it made $217 million in North America
and $361 million at the box office worldwide,[2] and was the seventh-best selling DVD of 2008,
earning over $101 million.
The tree that the chipmunks Alvin (Justin Long), Simon (Matthew Gray Gubler), and Theodore (Jesse McCartney)
live in is cut down and driven to Los Angeles. Once in L.A., the Chipmunks meet struggling songwriter David Seville (Jason Lee)
who had his latest song rejected by JETT Records executive Ian Hawke (David Cross), his old college roommate.
Dave also once had a relationship with his next door neighbor, Claire Wilson (Cameron Richardson).
Critical reception:-
The film received generally negative reviews from film critics. Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reports
that 27% of 104 critics have given the film a positive review, with a rating average of 4.4 out of 10.[3] On Metacritic,
which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from film critics, the film is considered to have "generally unfavorable
reviews" with a rating score of 39 based on 23 reviews.
Joe Leydon of Variety called the film a "harmless and frequently humorous trifle that might be a potent B.O. performer,
if only by default, during a holiday season surprisingly short on kidpics" and noted that "homevid prospects are huge"
the home video prediction later proved to be accurate. Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun Times gave it two stars out of four,
saying it is "about as good as a movie with these characters can probably be...at some level, the movie may even be doing
something satirical about rock stars and the hype machine."[6] The critics for The Guardian and The Observer were split,
with Philip French saying its a "film that kids will love and adults will find tolerable" and Peter Bradshaw giving it
one star out of five and calling it a "thoroughly brain-dead semi-animated family comedy".[7)
Cast :-
Jason Lee as David Seville
David Cross as Ian Hawke
Cameron Richardson as Claire Wilson
Jane Lynch as Gail
Beth Riesgraf as Mother in Store
Adriane Lenox as the Vet
Frank Maharajh as Barry
Box office :-
Alvin and the Chipmunks was released in North America on December 14, 2007. Despite negative reviews,
the film grossed $44,307,417 in 3,475 theaters its opening weekend averaging to about $12,750 per venue,
and placing second at the box office behind I Am Legend.[8] According to Box Office Guru, the first weekend was twice as
much as Fox originally expected. Its second weekend was $28,179,556, behind National Treasure: Book of Secrets and I Am
Legend. On its third weekend, it surpassed I Am Legend for #2 at the box office, but still ranked behind National Treasure:
Book of Secrets.
The film closed on Thursday June 5, 2008, making $217,326,974 domestically and $144,009,659 overseas for a total of $361,336,633
worldwide, making it a huge commercial success considering the film's modest $60 million budget.[8] The sustained box-office
success of the film surprised 20th Century Fox; Elizabeth Gabler of Fox 2000 told the Los Angeles Times
"I look at the numbers every day, and we just laugh."[9] Given its budget, Alvin was far more profitable than either
I Am Legend or National Treasure: Book of Secrets.[9] According to MTV, it also became the highest-grossing talking
animal/live-action cartoon adaptation until its sequel. It is also 20th Century Fox's highest grossing film domestically
to be released in 2007.[1]
Awards:-
2008 Kids' Choice Awards: Favorite Movie (winner)
2008 Young Artist Awards: Best Family Feature Film (Fantasy or Musical) (nominee)
2008 BMI Film & TV Awards: BMI Film Music Award (winner)
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