Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted

"They have one shot to get back home."

2012 1h 33m EN

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6.7

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★6.7TMDB · 6,760

AnimationFamilyComedyAdventure

Synopsis

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Animal pals Alex, Marty, Melman, and Gloria are still trying to make it back to New York's Central Park Zoo. They are forced to take a detour to Europe to find the penguins and chimps who broke the bank at a Monte Carlo casino. When French animal-control officer Capitaine Chantel DuBois picks up their scent, Alex and company are forced to hide out in a traveling circus.

“They have one shot to get back home.”

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Cast

Ben Stiller
Alex (voice)
Chris Rock
Marty (voice)
David Schwimmer
Melman (voice)
Jada Pinkett Smith
Gloria (voice)
Sacha Baron Cohen
Julien (voice)
Cedric the Entertainer
Maurice (voice)
Andy Richter
Mort (voice)
Tom McGrath
Skipper / Policeman #1 (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Eric Darnell
Writers: Eric Darnell, Noah Baumbach
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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$145M budget — tentpole studio territory.

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2 / 8

MONEY

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Made its money back 5.2× over at the box office.

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3 / 8

ERA

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Released 14 years ago.

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4 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Madagascar Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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5 / 8

CAST

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296+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Hans Zimmer. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Nick Fletcher shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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8 / 8

CAST

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Ben Stiller and Chris Rock and David Schwimmer carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Eric Darnell directs. Hans Zimmer scores. Nick Fletcher cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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1$145M budget — tentpole studio territory.
2Made its money back 5.2× over at the box office.
3Released 14 years ago.
4Part of the "Madagascar Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
5296+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.
6Original score by Hans Zimmer. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Nick Fletcher shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Ben Stiller and Chris Rock and David Schwimmer carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "They have one shot to get back home.".
10IMDB entry: tt1277953 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Classified under 17 themes, including "friendship", "circus", "lion", "zoo".
12Released under 18 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Original score: Hans Zimmer
Editing: Nick Fletcher
Production design: Kendal Cronkhite
VFX supervisor: Mahesh Ramasubramanian
Sound: Will Files
Runtime: 93 min · 1h 33m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $145,000,000
Box office: $746,921,274
Return: 515% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG
IMDB: Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted (2012)

Part of

Madagascar Collection

Madagascar is an animated film series produced by DreamWorks Animation. Voices of Ben Stiller, Jada Pinkett Smith, Chris Rock and David Schwimmer are featured in the films. The plot follows the adventures of story of four Central Park Zoo animals who have spent their lives in blissful captivity and are unexpectedly shipped back to Africa.

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Andre Gonzales2023-07-11
★ 10/10
This one is my favorite out of the series. Afro circus afro circus afro polka dot polka dot polka dot.... I just love this movie. Laugh all the time.

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