The Muppets (2011)
89%RT Audience Score: 80%
Awards & Nominations: Won 1 Oscar
17 wins & 43 nominations total
Clever, charming, and heartfelt, The Muppets is a welcome big screen return for Jim Henson’s lovable creations that will both win new fans and delight longtime devotees
The Muppets is a movie that will make you feel like a kid again, but with better snacks and a bigger screen. It’s got everything you could want from a Muppet movie: catchy songs, hilarious jokes, and a whole lot of heart. Even if you’re not a die-hard fan, you’ll find yourself rooting for Kermit and the gang as they try to save their beloved theater. And let’s be real, who doesn’t love seeing a bunch of puppets put on a show? So grab some popcorn, sit back, and let the Muppets take you on a wild ride.
Production Company(ies)
Distributor
Walt Disney
Release Type
Filming Location(s)
Bonanza Casino – 4720 N Virginia Street, Reno, Nevada, USA
MPAA / Certificate
Rated PG for some mild rude humor
Year of Release
2011
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:SDDS Datasat Dolby Digital Dolby Surround 7.1
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Aspect ratio:1.85 : 1
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Runtime:1h 38m
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Language(s):English
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Country of origin:United States
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Release date:Release Date (Theaters): Nov 23, 2011 Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 20, 2012
Genre(s)
Comedy
Keyword(s)
starring Jason Segel, Amy Adams, Chris Cooper, Rashida Jones, Alan Arkin, James Carville, Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Gonzo, Animal, directed by James Bobin, written by Jason Segel, Nicholas Stoller, comedy, box office performance, budget, reviewed by Deborah Ross, Sophie Mayer, Candice Frederick, Monica Castillo, Donald Clarke, Nell Minow, Cory Woodroof, James Croot, Danielle Solzman, Owen Nicholls, Richard Propes, Julian Lytle, PG rating, Walt Disney, produced by David Hoberman, Todd Lieberman, Jim Henson, Muppets, puppetry, musical numbers, nostalgia, theater, telethon, Los Angeles, oil drilling, Tex Richman, CDE Executive, tour guide, vaudevillian anarchy, sentimentality, childhood, Occupy movement, Starbucks, smartphone revolutionaries, kermunism
Worldwide gross: $165,184,237
Worldwide gross (inflation-adjusted): $217,464,697
Worldwide gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 649
Worldwide tickets sold (est.): 23,714,798
US/Canada gross: $88,631,237
US/Canada gross (inflation-adjusted): $116,682,835
US/Canada gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 651
US/Canada opening weekend: $29,239,026
US/Canada opening weekend (inflation-adjusted): $38,493,116
US/Canada opening weekend ranking (inflation-adjusted): 332
Budget and Earnings Details
Production budget (est.): $45,000,000
Production budget (inflation-adjusted): $59,242,404
Production budget ranking: 685
Marketing and distribution budget (inflation-adjusted est.): $31,902,035
Box office net earnings to date (inflation-adjusted est.): $126,320,258
ROI to date (est.): 139%
ROI ranking: 803
Amy Adams – Mary
Chris Cooper – Tex Richman
Rashida Jones – CDE Executive
Alan Arkin – Tour Guide
James Carville – Self
Director(s)
James Bobin
Writer(s)
Jason Segel, Nicholas Stoller
Producer(s)
David Hoberman, Todd Lieberman
Film Festivals
Awards & Nominations
Won 1 Oscar
17 wins & 43 nominations total
Academy Awards
All Critics (232) | Top Critics (69) | Fresh (220) | Rotten (12)
I just hoped for more vaudevillian anarchy and less sentimentality. Sometimes, it is a mistake to revisit your childhood with the same expectations.
August 31, 2018
Deborah Ross
The Spectator
TOP CRITIC
It’s a film for 2012, for the 99 per cent, for the Occupiers who have been criticised as Starbucks-quaffing smartphone revolutionaries seeking a rainbow connection that could only be called ‘kermunism’.
July 9, 2018
Sophie Mayer
Sight & Sound
TOP CRITIC
… The Muppets not only restore their name in the movie, but they prove to the audience that they’re back and they’re still as cute and entertaining as ever before.
September 8, 2017 | Rating: B+
Candice Frederick
Reel Talk Online
TOP CRITIC
This is comedic gold!
September 24, 2012
Monica Castillo
Dig Boston
TOP CRITIC
If you’re not a joyless maniac with a soul of anthracite then you will work hard to imagine how this project could have been better handled.
March 19, 2012 | Rating: 4/5
Donald Clarke
Irish Times
TOP CRITIC
February 18, 2012 | Rating: A
Nell Minow
Movie Mom
TOP CRITIC
The movie is pure cinema gold, featuring some of the most beloved characters of all time.
February 11, 2022
Cory Woodroof
Lumination Network
The sheer joie de vivre on show ensures family fun for young and old – just the way Henson would have wanted it.
December 1, 2021 | Rating: 4/5
James Croot
Stuff.co.nz
The Muppets captures the spirit of the franchise and makes us fall in love with them all over again.
November 23, 2021
Danielle Solzman
Solzy at the Movies
Quite possibly the most out and out fun you’ll have in a cinema this year…
April 29, 2021
Owen Nicholls
NME
Filled with musical numbers to which Amy Adams surrenders herself with wonderful results.
September 17, 2020 | Rating: 3.5/4.0
Richard Propes
TheIndependentCritic.com
This movie is a great return of great characters to stage that entertain both old and bring in new fans to the felt world of Jim Henson.
January 11, 2020 | Rating: B+
Julian Lytle
Ignorant Bliss…
Plot
When 3 Muppet fans learn that Tex Richman wants to drill under the Muppet Theater for oil, Gary, Mary and Walter set out to find the Muppets who have been split up for years so that they can put on one last show and save the Muppet Theater. Kermit the Frog now lives in his own mansion depressed in Hollywood, ‘The Great Gonzo’ is a high class plumber at Gonzo’s Royal Flush, Fozzie Bear performs with a tribute band called The Moopets, Miss Piggy is the plus-size fashion editor at Vogue Paris, and Animal is at a celebrity anger management rehab center in Santa Barbara.
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
There is no goofy or funny or odd comment about the film in the Fresh Kernels review.
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