Curious George (franchise)

Curious George is an American multi-media franchise based on the book series of the same name by H. A. Rey and Margret Rey. The series began with the 2006 theatrical release of Curious George. The film's success led it to receiving three direct-to-video sequels, a television series (which aired three specials during its run) as well as a video game.

Curious George
Directed by
Produced by
Written by
  • Ken Kaufman (1)
  • Mike Werb (1)
  • Chuck Tately (2-3)
  • Darrell Rooney (2)
Based onCurious George
by Margret Rey
H.A. Rey
Starring
Music by
Production
company
Distributed by
Release date
2006-present
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$50 million
Box office$69.83 million

Films

Curious George (2006)

Curious George is the first film in the Curious George series. In an attempt to save the museum, Ted goes to Africa to find a forty-foot idol, while encountering a monkey named George. It was released in theaters on February 10, 2006.

Curious George 2: Follow That Monkey! (2009)

Curious George 2: Follow That Monkey! is the second film in the Curious George series. It follows George and Ted embarking on a cross-country trip to reunite a baby elephant named Kayla with her family. It was released on DVD on March 2, 2010.

Curious George 3: Back to the Jungle (2015)

Curious George 3: Back to the Jungle is the third film in the Curious George series. In the film, George is asked to take part in a special mission to space, but a mishap during the journey lands him back to the jungle where he originally came from. It was released on DVD on June 23, 2015.

Curious George: Royal Monkey (2019)

Curious George: Royal Monkey is the fourth film in the Curious George series. It focuses on George as he gets mixed up with a royal monkey named Phillippe. It was released on DVD on September 10, 2019.[1]

Television series

Curious George (2006-2015)

The series explores themes of learning, forgiveness and playful curiosity, and follows George, who is a sweet but trouble making African monkey. It premiered on September 4, 2006.

Reception

Box office performance

Title Release date
(United States)
Budget Box office gross Box office ranking Ref(s)
Opening weekend
(North America)
North America Other territories Worldwide All time
North America
All time
Worldwide
Curious George February 10, 2006 (2006-02-10) $50 million $14,703,405 $58,360,760 $11,474,055 $69,834,815 #1,266 TBD [2]
Curious George 2: Follow That Monkey! March 2, 2010 (2010-03-02) N/A
Curious George 3: Back to the Jungle June 23, 2015 (2015-06-23) N/A
Curious George: Royal Monkey September 10, 2019 (2019-09-10) N/A
Totals $50 million $14,703,405 $58,360,760 $11,474,055 $69,834,815 [2]

Critical and public response

Film Rotten Tomatoes Metacritic CinemaScore
Curious George 69% (103 reviews)[3] 62 (28 reviews)[4] A-[5]
Curious George 2: Follow That Monkey! TBA (1 review)[6] N/A N/A
Curious George 3: Back to the Jungle TBA (1 review)[7] N/A N/A

Cast and characters

Character Films Television series
Curious George Curious George 2: Follow That Monkey! Curious George 3: Back to the Jungle Curious George: Royal Monkey Curious George
Curious George Frank Welker
Ted Shackleford "The Man with the Yellow Hat" Will Ferrell Jeff Bennett
Mr. Bloomsberry Dick Van Dyke Fred Tatasciore
Margaret "Maggie" Dunlop Drew Barrymore Nickie Bryar
Junior Bloomsberry David Cross Silent cameo
Ivan Ed O'Ross
Clovis Eugene Levy
Ms. Plushbottom Joan Plowright
Edu Michael Chinyamurindi
Kayla Jeff McNeal
Danno Wolfe Jamie Kennedy
Mr. Piccadilly Tim Curry
Miss Fisher Cree Summer
Farmer Dan Clint Howard
Humbleton Stationmaster Jerry Lewis
Anna Trupti Potdukhe
Hal Houston John Goodman
Dr. Kulinda Angela Bassett
Tech Andrew Alexander Polinsky
Philippe Frank Welker
Princess Isabel Daniela Bobadilla
King Gustavo Philip Anthony-Rodriguez
Ana Eliza Schneider
The Doorman Bill Chott
(season 1)
Lex Lang
(season 2 onwards)
Professor Wiseman Rolonda Watts
Chef Pisghetti Jim Cummings
Netti Susan Silo
Stew Kevin Michael Richardson
Jeff Bennett
Steve Elizabeth Daily

Crew

Year Film Director Producer Writer Composer Editor
2006 Curious George Matthew O'Callaghan Ron Howard
David Kirschner
Jon Shapiro
screenplay:
Ken Kaufman
story:
Ken Kaufman
Mike Werb
Heitor Pereira Julie Rogers
2010 Curious George 2: Follow That Monkey! Norton Virgien Share Stallings screenplay:
Chuck Tately
story:
Chuck Tately
Darrell Rooney
John Bryant
2015 Curious George 3: Back to the Jungle Phil Weinstein Chuck Tately Roger Hinze
2019 Curious George: Royal Monkey Doug Murphy Dierdre Brenner screenplay:
Dan Wicksman
Nuria Wicksman
Cliff Ruby
Elana Lesser
Joe Stillman
story:
Dan Wicksman
Nuria Wicksman
Germaine Franco Keef Bartkus
Nina Helene Hirten

Other media

Video games

Video game Date released Game system compatible
Curious George
  • NA: February 1, 2006
Xbox
  • NA: February 1, 2006
GameCube
  • EU: November 24, 2006
  • NA: February 1, 2006
Game Boy Advance
  • EU: December 1, 2006
  • AU: December 14, 2006
  • NA: February 1, 2006
PlayStation 2
  • EU: December 1, 2006
  • AU: December 14, 2007
  • NA: February 1, 2006
Microsoft Windows
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References

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