Curious George (franchise)

Curious George
Curious George
Directed by	Matthew O'Callaghan (1); Norton Virgien (2); Phil Weinstein (3); Doug Murphy (4);
Written by	Ken Kaufman (1); Mike Werb (1); Chuck Tately (2-3); Darrell Rooney (2);
Based on	Curious George; by Margret Rey; H.A. Rey
Produced by	Ron Howard (1); David Kirschner (1); Jon Shapiro (1); Share Stallings (2-3); Dierdre Brenner (4);
Starring	Frank Welker; Jeff Bennett;
Music by	Heitor Pereira (1-3); Jack Johnson (1); Carbon Leaf (2); Germaine Franco (4);
Production; companies	Universal Animation Studios; Imagine Entertainment; A. Film A/S (1); Toon City Animation (2); Tycoon Animation (3); BV Animation Studio (3); Atomic Cartoons (4); Universal 1440 Entertainment (3-4);
Distributed by	Universal Pictures (1); Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (2-4);
Release date	2006-present
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$50 million
Box office	$69.83 million

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.

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)
Title	Release date (United States)	Budget	Opening weekend (North America)	North America	Other territories	Worldwide	All time North America	All time Worldwide	Ref(s)
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)	—
Curious George 3: Back to the Jungle	June 23, 2015 (2015-06-23)	—
Curious George: Royal Monkey	September 10, 2019 (2019-09-10)	—
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]	—	—
Curious George 3: Back to the Jungle	TBA (1 review)^[7]	—	—

Cast and characters

Character	Films				Television series
Character	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	Share Stallings	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	GameCube
	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

References

^ https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwtv/article/CURIOUS-GEORGE-ROYAL-MONKEY-Arrives-on-DVD-Digital-910-20190724
^ ^a ^b "Curious George (2006)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved May 28, 2016.
^ "Curious George (2006)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved May 28, 2016.
^ "Curious George". Metacritic. Retrieved May 28, 2016.
^ "Cinemascore". CinemaScore. CinemaScore. Retrieved May 28, 2016.
^ "Curious George 2: Follow That Monkey! (2009)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved May 28, 2016.
^ "Curious George 3: Back to the Jungle (2015)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved May 28, 2016.

[1] ttps://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwtv/article/CURIOUS-GEORGE-ROYAL-MONKEY-Arrives-on-DVD-Digital-910-20190724

[BOM-2] "Curious George (2006)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved May 28, 2016.

[3] "Curious George (2006)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved May 28, 2016.

[4] "Curious George". Metacritic. Retrieved May 28, 2016.

[CScore-5] "Cinemascore". CinemaScore. CinemaScore. Retrieved May 28, 2016.

[6] "Curious George 2: Follow That Monkey! (2009)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved May 28, 2016.

[7] "Curious George 3: Back to the Jungle (2015)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved May 28, 2016.

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v t e Curious George by H. A. Rey, Margret Rey and Alan Shalleck
Books	Cecily G. and the Nine Monkeys Curious George Curious George Takes a Job Curious George Rides a Bike Curious George Gets a Medal Curious George Flies a Kite Curious George Learns the Alphabet Curious George Goes to the Hospital
Films	Curious George (1984) Curious George (2006) soundtrack "Upside Down" "Talk of the Town" video game Curious George 2: Follow That Monkey! (2009)
Television	1982 series 2006 series Episodes
Related	Curious George Goes to Town Curious George Brigade Alan Shalleck