Mr. Popper's Penguins is a 2011 American
comedy family film distributed by
20th Century Fox, directed by
Mark Waters, produced by
John Davis, co-produced by
Davis Entertainment Company and
Dune Entertainment, written by
Sean Anders, John Morris and Jared Stern with music by
Rolfe Kent and starring
Jim Carrey,
Carla Gugino,
Madeline Carroll,
Maxwell Perry Cotton,
Angela Lansbury, Desmin Borges,
Philip Baker Hall,
Dominic Chianese,
Clark Gregg,
Ophelia Lovibond,
Jeffrey Tambor,
David Krumholtz, Henry Keleman, Dylan Clark Marshall with
Frank Welker and
James Tupper. It was loosely based on the children's book of the
same name. The film was originally slated for a release on August 12, 2011, but was moved up to June 17, 2011. The film received mixed reviews from critics and it earned $187.3 million on a $55 million budget.