Alvin And The Chipmunks (2018 film)

Alvin and the Chipmunks is a 2018 American computer-animated musical comedy film based on the musical group of the same name by Ross Bagdasarian Sr. Produced by 20th Century Animation, Regency Enterprises, Bagdasarian Productions and Buddy Studios and it was distributed by 20th Century Studios. It is a remake of Alvin And The Chipmunks (2007). The film is written by Jon Vitti and directed by Tim Hill. The film stars Justin Long, Matthew Gray Gubler, Jesse McCartney, Jason Lee, David Cross, Cameron Richardson, Kristen Wiig, Robert Downey Jr., Michael B. Jordan, Kristen Schaal, Danai Gurira and Tom Kenny along with Imagine Dragons and Coldplay.

The film was theatrically released in movie theaters on June 19, 2018 in the United States and Canada, by 20th Century Studios. The film received mostly positive reviews with critics praising its animation, voice acting, soundtrack and humor and was a box-office success, grossing over $992 million worldwide against a $280 million budget.

It became the first Alvin And The Chipmunks remake to be marketed under the Buddy Studios brand.

Cast

 * Justin Long as Alvin Seville (voice)
 * Ross Bagdasarian Jr. as Alvin Seville (singing voice)
 * Matthew Gray Gubler as Simon Seville (voice)
 * Steve Vining as Simon Seville (singing voice)
 * Jesse McCartney as Theodore Seville (voice)
 * Janice Karman as Theodore Seville (singing voice)
 * Jason Lee as Dave Seville
 * David Cross as Ian Hawke
 * Cameron Richardson as Claire Wilson
 * Kristen Wiig as Gail
 * Robert Downey Jr. as Ted
 * Michael B. Jordan as Barry
 * Kristen Schaal as Amy
 * Danai Gurira as Vet
 * Imagine Dragons as themselves
 * Coldplay as themselves
 * Tom Kenny as Digger (cameo)

Differences from the 2007 film
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Development
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Casting
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Animation
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Music
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Soundtrack
Mark Mothersbaugh, who composed the last two films Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked and Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip, would return to compose the score for the remake with Imagine Dragons and Coldplay as a collaborator.

Track Listing
All scores are composed by Mark Mothersbaugh including Imagine Dragons and Coldplay. All songs performed by The Chipmunks except as noted.

Score Album
The film's original score was composed and conducted by Mark Mothersbaugh.


 * 1) Main Title (2018 version) (1:07)
 * 2) I'm Late (2018 version) (0:40)
 * 3) Ever? (2018 version) (2:07)
 * 4) Dave's Theme (2018 version) (0:48)
 * 5) No More Nuts/Storing Food for the Winter (2018 version) (4:43)
 * 6) Rescue the Gear/Toaster Waffles (2018 version) (1:44)
 * 7) Leave Me Alone (2018 version) (2:17)
 * 8) I'll Clean Out My Office (2018 version) (1:35)
 * 9) Are You Awake? (2018 version) (1:13)
 * 10) Christmas Morning (2018 version) (4:09)
 * 11) Live with Uncle Ian (2018 version) (2:36)
 * 12) Dinner! (2018 version) (2:07)
 * 13) Dave Remembers/Missing the Boys (2018 version) (1:08)
 * 14) Get Them! (2018 version) (1:03)
 * 15) Dave's Phone Call (2018 version) (1:06)
 * 16) Theodore's Nightmare (2018 version) (1:05)
 * 17) I Want to Go Home (2018 version) (1:28)
 * 18) Alvin!!!/You'll Never Take Us Alive (2018 version) (4:09)

Theatrical Release
The film was theatrically released in movie theaters on June 19, 2018 in the United States and Canada, by 20th Century Studios. The film was presented in a 1.85:1 format.

Marketing
The teaser trailer was released on February 14, 2018, posted on the 20th Century Studios YouTube channels, Funko, Moose Toys & Mattel are making a toy line. A second teaser trailer was released on April 4, 2018. McDonalds released Happy Meal toys to promote the film. On May 8, 2018, promotional tie-ins on every channel consist of bumpers.

Home Media
The film was released on Digital on May 4 and Blu-Ray and DVD on May 8, 2018 by 20th Century Studios Home Entertainment. It contains the deleted scenes, the 12-minute featurette, behind-the-scenes of Alvin And The Chipmunks, featuring interviews with most of the principal cast and crew, animatics, the pilot episode, the audio commentaries and a teaser for a sequel.

Critical Response
Review aggregate website Rotten Tomatoes gives the film a 100% approval rating based on the 240 positive reviews, and its average rating is 10/10. The critical consensus reads, "Alvin And The Chipmunks is a great masterpiece in this studio." Metacritic, assigns the film a score of 100 out of 100, based on 69 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". CinemaScore gives the film a "A+" on its A+ to F scale.

Box Office
Alvin And The Chipmunks grossed $585 million in the United States and Canada, and $720 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $992 million, making the first Alvin And The Chipmunks remake to have a major box-office success.

Sequels
Main article: Alvin And The Chipmunks (franchise)

A sequel, titled Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Second Part, was released on May 9, 2022. Patton Oswalt joined the cast to replace Jason Lee due to his small role. The main cast members reprised their roles for the sequel and the film also re-introduced the Chipettes. A third film, titled Alvin and the Chipmunks: Stranded Island, was released on December 1, 2024. A untitled fourth film was released on December 26, 2026.

Main Transcript
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Trailer Transcripts
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Credits
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Trivia
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