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Diary of a Wimpy Kid is a series of family comedy films based on the book series of the same name by Jeff Kinney. The series consists of four theatrical films and two animated films and is owned by the Walt Disney Company.

Diary of a Wimpy Kid
(Top): Logo as seen on one of the live-action films' trailers (Bottom): Logo for the animated film
Based on	Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney
Distributed by	20th Century Fox (2010–2017) Disney+ (2021–present)
Release dates	2010–2017 (live-action films) 2021–present (animated films)

Films

Film	U.S. release date	Director	Screenwriter(s)	Producer(s)	Status
Live-action (20th Century Fox) films
Diary of a Wimpy Kid	March 19, 2010 (2010-03-19)	Thor Freudenthal	Jackie Filgo & Jeff Filgo and Jeff Judah & Gabe Sachs	Nina Jacobson and Brad Simpson	Released
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules	March 25, 2011 (2011-03-25)	David Bowers	Jeff Judah & Gabe Sachs
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days	August 3, 2012 (2012-08-03)		Wallace Wolodarsky & Maya Forbes
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul	May 19, 2017 (2017-05-19)		Jeff Kinney & David Bowers
Animated (Walt Disney Pictures) films
Diary of a Wimpy Kid	December 3, 2021 (2021-12-03)	Swinton Scott	Jeff Kinney		Released
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules	December 2, 2022	Luke Cormican			In production

Live-action films

Diary of a Wimpy Kid (2010)

Principal production began on September 21, 2009, and was completed on October 16, 2009. The film was directed by Thor Freudenthal and starred Zachary Gordon as Greg Heffley, Robert Capron as Rowley Jefferson, Rachael Harris as Susan Heffley, Steve Zahn as Frank Heffley, Devon Bostick as Rodrick Heffley, Connor and Owen Fielding as Manny Heffley, Chloë Grace Moretz as Angie Steadman, Grayson Russell as Fregley, Laine MacNeil as Patty Farrell, and Karan Brar as Chirag Gupta. It was the only film in the series to be directed by Freudenthal. The musical score was composed by Theodore Shapiro. The film received mixed reviews from critics. Diary of a Wimpy Kid was released on March 19, 2010,[1] as it moved up from a previously scheduled April 2 release date.[2]

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules (2011)

Based on the second book, Rodrick Rules with elements from The Last Straw. Principal photography began on August 23, 2010, and was completed on October 27, 2010, with filming taking place in Vancouver and New Westminster. Rodrick Rules was directed by David Bowers, with Zachary Gordon reprising his role as Greg Heffley. New main characters include Holly Hills (Peyton List), Grandpa (Terence Kelly), and Bill Walter (Fran Kranz). Edward Shearmur composes the original score for the film. The film also received mixed reviews from critics. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules was released on March 25, 2011.

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days (2012)

Based on the third book The Last Straw and the fourth book Dog Days, the film was directed by David Bowers and features the same familiar cast of characters, introducing a few new ones, and also focusing on lesser characters not elaborated on in previous films, including Frank Heffley (Steve Zahn), Mr. Jefferson (Alf Humphreys) and Holly Hills (Peyton List). Dog Days is the last film to feature the original cast, as they had outgrown their roles after filming wrapped. The film also received mixed reviews from critics. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days was released on August 3, 2012.

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul (2017)

Featuring an entirely new cast, the plot follows Greg and his brother Rodrick unwillingly being taken on a family road trip to their great-grandmother's house for her 90th birthday. Greg sees this as an opportunity to meet his internet idol named Mac Digby, and get people to forget about him being dubbed as a meme known as "Diaper Hands". The film was panned by critics and audiences, with most of the criticism aimed at the casting change. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul was released on May 19, 2017.

Animated reboot films

Diary of a Wimpy Kid (2021)

In August 2018, 20th Century Fox CEO Stacey Snider announced that a fully animated television series based on Diary of a Wimpy Kid was in development.[3] On August 6, 2019, after the acquisition of 21st Century Fox by Disney, the project was confirmed to be still in development for their streaming service, Disney+.[4]

In December 2020, the project was confirmed to have been redeveloped as an animated film.[5] On September 2, 2021, Disney officially confirmed that the new movie would be simply titled Diary of a Wimpy Kid, and would be released on December 3, 2021.[6] The movie is a re-adaptation of the first book and the characters appear similar in design to their appearances in the book series.[7] The first trailer was officially released in October 2021.[8] Unlike the previous films, which were produced by 20th Century Fox, this film was produced by Walt Disney Pictures, although it was originally in production at 20th Century Animation.

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules (2022)

On October 23, 2021, ahead of the first film's release, Jeff Kinney revealed that sequels are already in development.[9][10] For Disney+ Day, Kinney revealed that the sequel, based on Rodrick Rules, is set to be released on December 2nd, 2022. Unlike the first animated film, a copyright notice at the end of the trailer indicates that 20th Century Studios has involvement in the film.[11][12]

Future

Kinney stated that he intends to adapt all his books into animated features for Disney+.[13]

Short film

An animated short film set after the events of the third film, titled Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Class Clown, was released on the home media release of Dog Days in 2012. The short is told through Greg's point-of-view as he explains his humorous experience. Zachary Gordon reprises his role as Greg Heffley along with other cast members voicing their characters from the films in minor roles.

Canceled TV special

In 2012, Jeff Kinney, the author of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid books announced the possibility for an animated film to be based on Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Cabin Fever as the next installment. In an interview for Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Hard Luck, Kinney stated he was working with Fox on a half-hour special based on Cabin Fever, which was scheduled to air in late-2014.[14][15] The special was meant to be an animated production developed at 20th Century Fox Animation, and had begun development while Kinney worked on the live-action films. Nothing regarding the special ever materialized.

Principal cast and characters

•  ^S indicates an appearance as a character's singing voice.

Character	Live-action films				Short film	Animated films
	Diary of a Wimpy Kid	Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules	Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days	Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul	Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Class Clown	Diary of a Wimpy Kid	Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules
Primary cast
Gregory "Greg" Heffley	Zachary Gordon Nathaniel MartenO Dylan BellY L.J. BenetUS	Zachary Gordon		Jason Drucker	Zachary GordonV	Brady NoonV
Rowley Jefferson	Robert Capron			Owen Asztalos	Robert CapronV	Ethan William ChildressV
Rodrick Heffley	Devon Bostick	Devon Bostick Conner IngramY	Devon Bostick	Charlie Wright	Devon BostickV	Hunter DillonV
Susan Heffley	Rachael Harris			Alicia Silverstone	Appeared	Erica CerraV
Frank Heffley	Steve Zahn			Tom Everett Scott	Steve ZahnV	Chris DiamantopoulosV
Manny Heffley	Connor and Owen Fielding			Wyatt and Dylan Walters	Appeared	Gracen NewtonV	TBA
Sweetie			Oliver
Supporting cast
Chirag Gupta	Karan Brar					Veda MaharajV
Fregley	Grayson Russell					Christian ConveryV	TBA
Patty Farrell	Laine MacNeil Madison BellY	Laine MacNeil
Coach[lower-alpha 1]	Andrew McNee					Billy LopezV
Mr. Jefferson	Alfred E. Humphreys				Alfred E. HumphreysV	Appeared
Mrs. Norton	Belita Moreno
Bryce Anderson	Owen Best
Shelly	Samantha Page
Marley	Ava Hughes
Archie Kelly	Jake D. Smith
Pete Hosey[lower-alpha 2]	Nicholas Carey					Cyrus ArnoldV
Carter[lower-alpha 3]	Samuel Patrick Chu					Zeno RobinsonV
Wade[lower-alpha 4]	Donnie MacNeil					Braxton BakerV
Angie Steadman	Chloë Grace Moretz
Mr. Winsky	Rob Labelle
Principal[lower-alpha 5]	Raugi Yu					Donny LucasV
Colin Lee	Alex Ferris
Mrs. Jefferson	Kaye Capron		Bronwen Smith			Photograph
Preston Mudd	Rylee Stiles				Photograph
Fregley's mom	Gabrielle RoseE					Brenda CrichlowV
Bill Walter	Appears in end credits	Fran Kranz					TBA
Holly Hills		Peyton List
Grandpa Heffley		Terence Kelly		Photograph			TBA
Mr. Draybick		John Shaw
Ben Segal		Bryce Hodgson
Chris		Christopher Thorgard-De Schuster
Scotty Douglas		Jakob Davies
Mrs. Kohan		Teryl Rothery
Mr. Salz		Serge Houde
Taylor Pringle		Dalila Bela
Mr. Hills		Jeff Kinney
Heather Hills			Melissa Roxburgh
Stan Warren			Philip Maurice Hayes
Troop Master Barret			Frank C. Turner
Lenwood Heath			Tom Stevens
Mr. Beardo				Christopher A. Coppola
Mac Digby				Joshua Hoover
Meemaw				Mimi Gould
Gammie Heffley					June ForayV

Crew

Role	Film
	Diary of a Wimpy Kid (2010)	Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules (2011)	Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days (2012)	Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul (2017)	Diary of a Wimpy Kid (2021)	Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules (2022)
Composer	Theodore Shapiro	Edward Shearmur			John Paesano
Cinematographer	Jack N. Green		Anthony B. Richmond		N/A	TBA
Editor	Wendy Greene Bricmont	Troy Takaki			Sylvain Blais
Production companies	Fox 2000 Pictures Dune Entertainment Color Force			Fox 2000 Pictures TSG Entertainment Color Force	Walt Disney Pictures Bardel Entertainment
Distributor	20th Century Fox				Disney+

Reception

Box office performance

Film	Budget	Box office gross			All-time ranking		Ref.
		U.S. and Canada	Other territories	Worldwide	U.S. and Canada	Worldwide
Diary of a Wimpy Kid (2010)	$15 million	$64,003,625	$11,696,873	$75,700,498	1,341	2,127	[16][17]
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules	$18-21 million	$52,698,535	$19,718,859	$72,417,394	1,685	2,189	[18][19]
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days	$22 million	$49,008,662	$28,103,514	$77,112,176	1,826	2,695	[20][21]
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul	$22 million	$20,738,724	$19,402,248	$40,140,972	3,634	3,800	[22][23]
Total	$77-80 million	$186,449,546	$78,921,494	$265,371,040	211	273	[24]

Critical and public response

Critical and public response of Diary of a Wimpy Kid films

Film	Critical		Public
	Rotten Tomatoes	Metacritic	CinemaScore
Diary of a Wimpy Kid (2010)	54% (106 reviews)[25]	56 (27 reviews)[26]	A−[27]
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules	47% (99 reviews)[28]	51 (23 reviews)[29]	A−[27]
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days	52% (75 reviews)[30]	54 (22 reviews)[31]	A−[27]
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul	18% (72 reviews)[32]	39 (16 reviews)[33]	B[27]
Diary of a Wimpy Kid (2021)	73% (15 reviews)[34]	50 (4 reviews)[35]	—

Notes

References

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