Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie is a 2017 American 3D computer-animated superhero comedy film based on the children's novel series Captain Underpants by Dav Pilkey. The film was produced by DreamWorks Animation and Scholastic Entertainment with animation production provided by Mikros Image Montreal. It was directed by David Soren, written by Nicholas Stoller, and stars the voices of Kevin Hart, Ed Helms, Thomas Middleditch and Nick Kroll, with Jordan Peele and Kristen Schaal in supporting roles.
The plot follows two imaginative elementary school prankster students, George Beard and Harold Hutchins (Hart, Middleditch) who hypnotize their mean-spirited principal, Mr. Krupp (Helms), into thinking he is Captain Underpants, a hero in comic books George and Harold write together. Made with a budget of $38 million, the film is DreamWorks' lowest-budgeted computer-animated feature film.The film premiered on May 21, 2017, in Los Angeles and was released on June 2, 2017, in 3D and 2D in the United States.
It was the last DreamWorks Animation film distributed by 20th Century Fox before Universal Pictures will take over distribution in 2019 with How to Train Your Dragon 3. It received positive reviews and has grossed $24 million.
Release
Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie was previously scheduled to be released on March 10, 2017, by 20th Century Fox, but in September 2015, The Boss Baby took over its date.The film was then moved to June 2, 2017. Other territories such as Europe and Asia will receive the film between July and October 2017. It premiered on May 21, 2017, at the Regency Village Theater in Los Angeles.
Box office
In North America, the film was released alongside Wonder Woman, and was projected to gross around $20 million from 3,434 theaters in its opening weekend.[20] It made $8 million on its first day and $23.5 million in its opening weekend, finishing second at the box office.
