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are replaced by a new cast. It was theatrically released on May 19, 2017, by 20th Century Fox. The film grossed $40 million worldwide on a $22 million production cost. One year after the , while at the Corny's family restaurant, the Heffley family — consists of Greg, Rodrick, Frank, Susan and Manny — plans to take a road trip across the USA to attend Meemaw's 90th birthday. However, after Greg and Rowley rescue his younger brother Manny, who got stuck inside a tube in the play area, Greg ends up in a ball pit with a diaper stuck on
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the sixth novel "Cabin Fever", he would like to see it adapted into an animated film, stating in an interview, "I hope that it gets made into an animated movie. I'd really like to see it turn into an animated television special." On July 29, 2016, it was announced that a new movie with a different cast based on the 9th book, "The Long Haul", had begun production. The film was released on May 19, 2017. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days (film) Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days (sometimes known as Diary of a Wimpy Kid 3:
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or lastly, flush it down the toilet and forget about everything that happened. A sequel was announced in late March 2015, with the title, color, and cover of the book revealed on April 27, 2015. The sequel is called "", and was released on November 3, 2015. A film adaptation of the book, starring Jason Drucker as Greg Heffley, was released on May 19, 2017. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul is a children's novel written by Jeff Kinney and is the ninth book in the "Diary of a Wimpy
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Long Haul" was released on May 19, 2017, and is the first film to feature an entirely new cast. Jason Drucker and Charlie Wright portray Greg and Rodrick Heffley, and Tom Everett Scott and Alicia Silverstone as their parents, Frank and Susan. The film follows Greg and Rodrick convincing their family to go on a road trip for their great grandmother's 90th birthday, but they actually plan on attending a video game convention. An animated short film set after the events of Dog Days, "Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Class Clown", was released on the home media release of "Dog
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like to see "" adapted into an animated film, stating in an interview, "I hope that it gets made into an animated movie. but I'd really like to see it turn into an animated television special." In 2016, it was announced that a live-action film adaptation of the ninth book "" was in development, and would be featuring a completely new cast playing the Heffleys. The film was released on May 17, 2017, in the Philippines, May 19, 2017, in the United States, and May 20, 2017, in the United Kingdom. On February 23, 2017, a theatrical poster and teaser
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are replaced by a new cast. It was theatrically released on May 19, 2017, by 20th Century Fox. The film grossed $40 million worldwide on a $22 million production cost. One year after the , while at the Corny's family restaurant, the Heffley family — consists of Greg, Rodrick, Frank, Susan and Manny — plans to take a road trip across the USA to attend Meemaw's 90th birthday. However, after Greg and Rowley rescue his younger brother Manny, who got stuck inside a tube in the play area, Greg ends up in a ball pit with a diaper stuck on
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A+ to F scale, down from the first ' "A-". "Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul" was released on Digital HD from Amazon Video and iTunes on August 1, 2017, and on Blu-ray and DVD on August 8, 2017 by 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment. The film grossed $2.6 million in home video sales. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul (film) Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul (sometimes known as Diary of a Wimpy Kid 4: The Long Haul) is a 2017 American road comedy film directed by David Bowers. It is the fourth
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Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul (film) Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul (sometimes known as Diary of a Wimpy Kid 4: The Long Haul) is a 2017 American road comedy film directed by David Bowers. It is the fourth and final installment in the "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" film series, and is based on the ninth and tenth books in the series, "" and "", and one element based on the eighth book "". Despite not being a reboot, the cast members from the first three films do not reprise their roles, as they
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Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul is a children's novel written by Jeff Kinney and is the ninth book in the "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" series. On April 28, 2014, Kinney announced the book's name and its cover color. The book was released on November 5, 2014 in the UK. After summer vacation starts, Greg's mother Susan announces that the family is going on a surprise road trip, despite her mistake on using a visit to Aunt Loretta to hide a surprise trip to Disney World in previous years,
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of that year. On her busy workload, she remarked: "[T]hey were all happening at the same time. Everybody worked together. Yorgos [the "Sacred Dee" director] helped us to push my date and "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" held the movie for a week or two for me". The comedy "The Long Houl", the fourth film in the "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" film series, saw her portray the clueless and loving mother of the titular character. The film was panned by critics for the recasting of the main characters and its story development, and while "The Long Haul" made a
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United Kingdom, it opened on #2, behind "" with £1,444,092. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 19% based on 68 reviews and an average rating of 4.1/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "With an all-new cast but the same juvenile humor, "Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul" finds the franchise still stuck in arrested – and largely unfunny – development." On Metacritic, the film has a score of 39 out of 100 based on 16 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B" on an
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The Wimpy Kid Movie Diary The Wimpy Kid Movie Diary is a movie tie-in book by Jeff Kinney about the making of the 2010 movie "Diary of a Wimpy Kid", which stars Zachary Gordon as Greg and Robert Capron as Rowley. Unlike the other books, it is non-fiction. It starts off with how the series was created. Next, it shows how they gradually prepared the movie for filming, such as choosing the cast, writing the script, and finding the right location. When it talks about filming, other subjects are woven within, especially the actors' downtime and designing props. It also
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trailer were released, and the following month, the official trailer was released. Both trailers received negative feedback from fans for its recasting of the main characters, more specifically the recasting of the character Rodrick Heffley. Many took to social media to further express their outrage and began using the hashtag "#NotMyRodrick", which eventually became a widespread meme. Other hashtags included "#NotMyHeffleys" and "#NotMyRowley". The film opened in about 3,174 theaters, the second biggest opening for a "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" film, after "", "The Long Haul" grossed $20.7 million in the United States and Canada and $19.3 million in
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has some reflections about the actors leaving before it talks about post-production. The book ends with the release of the film and a "scrapbook." The book is now updated with behind the scenes info of "", "", and "". Jeff Kinney also wrote two sequels to the book. The Wimpy Kid Movie Diary The Wimpy Kid Movie Diary is a movie tie-in book by Jeff Kinney about the making of the 2010 movie "Diary of a Wimpy Kid", which stars Zachary Gordon as Greg and Robert Capron as Rowley. Unlike the other books, it is non-fiction. It starts off with
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other countries for a worldwide total of $40.1 million, against a production budget of $22 million. It was the lowest-grossing film of the "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" series by a wide margin. In North America, the film was initially projected to gross around $12 million from 3,129 theaters during its opening weekend. However, after grossing $2 million on its first day, projections were lowered to $7 million. It ended up finishing with $7.1 million, placing 6th at the box office and marking the lowest opening of the franchise by a wide margin. When the film was released in the
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Diary of a Wimpy Kid (film) Diary of a Wimpy Kid (sometimes known as Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Movie) is a 2010 American comedy film directed by Thor Freudenthal and based on Jeff Kinney's book of the same name. The film stars Zachary Gordon and Robert Capron. Devon Bostick, Rachael Harris, Steve Zahn, and Chloë Grace Moretz also have prominent roles. It is the first film in the "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" film series, and was followed by three sequels, "" (2011), "" (2012) and "" (2017). The film earned $75.7 million on a $15 million budget.
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It was based on the second book in the series, . Zachary Gordon reprised his role in the film. "" was released on August 3, 2012 and is based on "" and "", including scenes from both books. An animated short film, , was released along with the DVD of . A film based on "" was released in May 2017 featuring a new cast starring Jason Drucker, Alicia Silverstone, and Tom Everett Scott. Diary of a Wimpy Kid (film) Diary of a Wimpy Kid (sometimes known as Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Movie) is a 2010 American comedy
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2006, during the New York Comic Con, Jeff signed a multi-book deal with publisher Harry N. Abrams, Inc., to turn "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" into a print series. The book became an instant hit, with the online version receiving about 20 million views as of 2007. When many online readers requested a printed version, Kinney agreed, and in April 2007, "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" was published. To date, sixteen "Wimpy Kid" books have been released, including 2 do-it-yourself books and a movie diary. In April 2009, "TIME" named Kinney one of "The World's Most Influential People". In 2015,
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expresses excitement for where they'll be going next year, but Susan steps in to say they will be flying. In 2012, the series' third entry, "" was described as the last live action film in the franchise. In August 2012, while doing press for the film, author Jeff Kinney and actors Zachary Gordon and Robert Capron each indicated that there were no plans for a fourth movie, but did not dismiss the possibility entirely. Kinney replied to inquiries regarding the possibility of another sequel, stating, "At present, we don't have a fourth film in development, but you never know!" When
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Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Hard Luck Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Hard Luck is a children's novel written by Jeff Kinney and the eighth book in the "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" series. The book's existence was announced at the end of the previous book in the series, "". "Hard Luck" was released on November 5, 2013 in the United States with a print run of 5.5 million copies and on November 6 in the United Kingdom, where it had a printing of 800,000 copies. Despite Susan's words about "friends will come and go but family is forever", Greg
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Comic Con, Jeff signed a multi-book deal with publisher Harry N. Abrams, Inc., to turn "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" into a print series. The book became an instant hit, and the online version received about 20 million views as of 2009. Nonetheless, many online readers requested a printed version; Kinney agreed, and in April 2007, "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" was published. To date, thirteen "Wimpy Kid" books have been released, plus one do-it-yourself book and two movie diaries. In April 2009, "TIME" named Kinney one of "The World's Most Influential People". Action figures included a minifigure pack (with
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Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Getaway Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Getaway is the twelfth book in the "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" series by Jeff Kinney. The book was unveiled during the 2017 Diary of a Wimpy Kid Virtually Live Event which was live streamed via YouTube as part of the 10th anniversary of the first book. The book was published and released on November 7, 2017. When Greg Heffley's family try to prepare for Christmas, Greg's parents decide to skip Christmas and travel by plane to Isla De Corales after seeing an ad for it, the
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Diary of a Wimpy Kid (film series) Diary of a Wimpy Kid is a series of films based on the series of books, "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" by Jeff Kinney. The series consists of four films: "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" (2010), "" (2011), "" (2012) and the latest fourth film " "(2017) as well as a short film entitled "Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Class Clown" (2012) "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" was released March 19, 2010, as it moved up from a previously scheduled April 2 release date. Principal production began on September 21, 2009 and was
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attract any new fans", while longtime fans of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series would "adore [Greg's] Halloween middle school adventures". The book topped "USA Today"'s bestselling books list 8 days after publication. It was the 11th book in the Diary of A Wimpy Kid series to do so. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Double Down Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Double Down is the eleventh book in the "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" series by Jeff Kinney. The book was unveiled during the 2016 Diary of a Wimpy Kid Virtually Live Event. The book was published on November
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Century Fox. The website "Poptropica" has released two islands themed after "Diary of a Wimpy Kid", called Wimpy Wonderland and Wimpy Boardwalk. In January 1998, "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" officially began, when Kinney brought up an idea about a middle-school weakling named Greg Heffley, who wrote about his personal life. In May 2004, FunBrain and Kinney released an online version of "Diary of a Wimpy Kid". The website made daily entries until June 2005. He worked on his book for almost eight years, before showing it to a publisher in New York. In February 2006, during the New York
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16 at the time, the crew members were impressed with his performance, but he was "too old for the role". The role was given to Zachary Gordon, who was 5 years younger than Cruikshank. Cruikshank mentioned this on his official YouTube channel, which was on a video where he talked about his film roles that he didn't get. 7 years later, Cruikshank asked if he could audition again for "The Long Haul", but the casting crew still didn't let him. The official trailer for "Wimpy Kid" was released virally on January 21, 2010 and was shown in theaters with "Tooth
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Abby West of "Entertainment Weekly" gave the film a B+ and wrote "Though often self-centered and conniving, Greg remains a likable kid, and the movie entertains by pulling off over-the-top scenarios that set up digestible life lessons for youngsters." "Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days" was released on iTunes on December 4, 2012. It was released on DVD and Blu-ray in the United States on December 18, 2012. It was released on Redbox on January 15, 2013. An animated short film set after the events of "Dog Days", "Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Class Clown", was released on the
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January 3, 2011. A poster was released there after on January 14, 2011. In February 2011, an exclusive online-only trailer was released on the "Wimpy Kid Movie" YouTube channel, officialwimpmovie. Due to the success of the first film in Singapore, the film was released there eight days before the US release on March 17, 2011. The film was released in Brazil on September 16, 2011. A TV spot of the movie was released in March 2011. "Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules" was released on a stand-alone DVD, a special edition double DVD pack, and a Blu-ray/DVD/digital copy combo
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book. The film was released on March 19, 2010. It was released on DVD, iTunes, and Blu-ray on August 3, 2010. The movie stars Zachary Gordon as Greg Heffley, Robert Capron as Rowley Jefferson, Steve Zahn as Frank Heffley (Dad), Rachael Harris as Susan Heffley (Mom), Devon Bostick as Rodrick Heffley, Chloë Grace Moretz as Angie Steadman, and Connor & Owen Fielding as Manny Heffley, Greg's brother. Diary of a Wimpy Kid Diary of a Wimpy Kid is a satirical realistic fiction comedy novel for children and teenagers written and illustrated by Jeff Kinney. It is the first book in
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Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Ugly Truth Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Ugly Truth is a 2010 bestselling children's fiction book by American author and cartoonist Jeff Kinney and is the fifth book in the "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" series. "The Ugly Truth" sold 548,000 copies in its initial week of publication, edging out Decision Points, which sold 437,000 copies. Kinney initially struggled with the decision of whether Greg would be a non-aging "cartoon character" or a literary character that would age and go through puberty, deciding to make puberty one of the book's themes. Kinney also
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describing the likelihood of starring in another film in the series, Gordon explained, ""Dog Days" most likely will be the last movie. The main problem is [the cast] is getting older. You can't stop it. There's no way to temporarily stop us from changing and growing up. You know, that's the problem because the characters are supposed to be timeless." In March 2013, Gordon stated in a Spreecast live stream that there would not be a fourth live action film. Previously, Kinney had indicated that instead of making a live action film of the third novel, "", instead he would
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book ends with Uncle Gary winning $40,000 and paying Dad with the money, and moves out of the house. Rowley and Abigail are dating, and Greg gets the chicken pox. Greg is finally able to take baths and be by himself in the bathroom, but he now starts to think if he is really alone, when a fresh towel near the tub disappears. Critical and reader reception for "The Third Wheel" was positive, with the "San Angelo Standard-Times" calling the book "masterful." Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Third Wheel Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Third Wheel is a
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all hang out together at the local pool. Greg describes that his summer did not go the way he expected, but had positive circumstances. This film is the last movie in the "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" film series to feature the original cast, as they aged out of their roles as middle-schoolers. Principal photography began on August 8, 2011 in Vancouver and was completed on October 7, 2011. The location for the country club pool was Eagle Ridge Outdoor pool in Coquitlam, BC. Filming at Eagle Ridge Outdoor pool took place during the end of August 2011. The municipal
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Fairy". A poster for the film was released shortly after. Another trailer was shown with "". The official Facebook account for "Wimpy Kid" had uploaded three clips from the film, as of March 1, 2010. In the United Kingdom and Ireland the film was released in cinemas on August 25, 2010. The soundtrack was released on CD by La La Land Records with the score composed by Theodore Shapiro, containing 34 tracks. A tie-in book, written by Kinney, called "The Wimpy Kid Movie Diary" was published on March 16, 2010, by Amulet Books (an imprint of Abrams Books). It includes
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Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules (film) Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules (sometimes known as Diary of a Wimpy Kid 2: Rodrick Rules) is a 2011 American comedy film based on Jeff Kinney's with a couple elements from "". The film stars Zachary Gordon and Devon Bostick. Robert Capron, Rachael Harris, Steve Zahn, and Peyton List also have prominent roles. The film was released on March 25, 2011 by 20th Century Fox. The film earned $72.4 million on a $21 million budget. It is the second film in the "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" film series preceded
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Diary of a Wimpy Kid Diary of a Wimpy Kid is a satirical realistic fiction comedy novel for children and teenagers written and illustrated by Jeff Kinney. It is the first book in the "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" series. The book is about a boy named Greg Heffley and his struggles to fit in as he begins middle school. "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" first appeared on FunBrain in 2004, where it was read 20 million times. The abridged hardcover adaptation was released on April 1, 2007. The book was named a "New York Times" bestseller, among other awards
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Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days (film) Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days (sometimes known as Diary of a Wimpy Kid 3: Dog Days) is a 2012 American comedy film directed by David Bowers from a screenplay by Wallace Wolodarsky and Maya Forbes. It stars Zachary Gordon and Steve Zahn. Robert Capron, Devon Bostick, Rachael Harris, Peyton List, Grayson Russell, and Karan Brar also have prominent roles. It is the third installment in the "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" film series, and is mashup of the and in the series, but draws mostly from the fourth book. The
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is the 12th book in the series, and was released everywhere except Canada and China on November 7, 2017. A week since its release, it has received 4.5/5 stars on Waterstones with 786 reviews. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Getaway Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Getaway is the twelfth book in the "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" series by Jeff Kinney. The book was unveiled during the 2017 Diary of a Wimpy Kid Virtually Live Event which was live streamed via YouTube as part of the 10th anniversary of the first book. The book was published and released
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Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Double Down Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Double Down is the eleventh book in the "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" series by Jeff Kinney. The book was unveiled during the 2016 Diary of a Wimpy Kid Virtually Live Event. The book was published on November 1, 2016. The real book trailer was released on October 17, 2016. At the beginning of the book, Greg Heffley can be seen talking about thoughts of his life being a reality TV show: his brothers (Rodrick and Manny), and all the other people in his life are just actors
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sequel was announced in March 2016 and the title, color, and cover of the book was revealed on April 28, 2016. The sequel is called "Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Double Down" and was released on November 1, 2016. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Old School Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Old School is a children's novel written by American author Jeff Kinney first published in 2015. It is the tenth book of "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" series, preceded by "" and followed by "". The book was released on November 3, 2015 worldwide, though an extract from the
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Player Expo. Greg discourages Rodrick from telling Susan, saying that they had a rock band video game tournament there that Rodrick could participate in. Liking the idea, Rodrick opts to go with Greg to the Expo. Going to sleep, Greg is annoyed by a loud noise created by the Beardo siblings, who playfully crash a cleaning cart into a wall, and storms out of the room in his underwear. He confronts them but Brandi, the oldest sibling, purposely rolls the cart into their car, leaving a huge scratch. Just as Mr. Beardo comes out of his motel room, Brandi angrily
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car's heater has to run at full blast to prevent engine overheating. While on the highway, a tarp covering Frank's boat loosens and the Heffleys' items begin falling out. They spend two hours trying to retrieve the contents, but many items are still missing. The family finds some cash and tries to find a place to sleep. Greg's father drives the car into the wilderness mistakenly believing that there was going to be a camping site in that area. The next morning, the whole family accidentally lock themselves out of the car. They send Manny in from the open sunroof,
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family closer together, and she accuses Greg of not caring. Infuriated, Greg snaps back at Susan, saying that she doesn't care about what he loves, which is why he had to sneak out to the Expo in the first place. Hurt by her son's words, Susan hands her phone to Greg to play games and enjoy himself because she doesn't care anymore. The Heffleys get back on the road and after a while the tarp on the boat flies off and all their belongings fly out. After stopping on the side of the road to retrieve their stuff, the Beardos
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for the "Indian Express" compared "My Pants are Haunted!" to the "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" series, saying that fans of "Wimpy Kid" would like the series. "See: Dear Dumb Diary (film)" A film version had been filmed in Salt Lake City, Utah, starring Emily Alyn Lind and Mary-Charles Jones. The movie premiered on Hallmark Channel on September 6, 2013 and is now on Netflix and other streaming services. Dear Dumb Diary Dear Dumb Diary is a series of children's novels by Jim Benton. Each book is written in the first person view of a middle school girl named Jamie
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tome . . . in 2014.” "Publishers Weekly" subsequently pointed out that according to Nielsen BookScan, "Killing Patton" "was the fifth bestselling print book of 2014, behind "The Fault in Our Stars" by John Green, "Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul" by Jeff Kinney, and "Divergent" and "Insurgent" by Veronica Roth.” On November 24, 2015, National Geographic Channel and Scott Free Productions jointly announced the television adaptation of "Killing Patton". Anthony Peckham was attached to write the four-hour teleplay. Following O'Reilly's departure from Fox News in April 2017, it was announced the film was still in development with
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Years". Kochman brought it before the Abrams publishing board, which convinced Kinney and Kochman that it would be better aimed toward children. In 2007, "Diary of a Wimpy Kid", an abridged version of the original online book, was published. The main character, Greg, has trouble with family, friends, and his local middle school. He is very concerned about how popular he is at school, and he daydreams a lot about being rich and famous when he grows up. He tries to fit in at his school, but usually he does not succeed. Facing many challenges, Greg attempts to handle them
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it. "Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules" is the second book in an thirteen book series. The third, "" was released on January 13, 2009. Brad Simpson stated he anticipated a sequel movie if the first film was a success. "Our writing staff are writing a sequel right now, "Rodrick Rules," which would be based on the second book" ... "And, you know, we hope that the people to see a second movie, so that we are in position of going again right away and making another film. I certainly know that the fans would like to see all
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antiheroes in preteen literature and turning him into, well, an even wimpier kid." Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules (film) Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules (sometimes known as Diary of a Wimpy Kid 2: Rodrick Rules) is a 2011 American comedy film based on Jeff Kinney's with a couple elements from "". The film stars Zachary Gordon and Devon Bostick. Robert Capron, Rachael Harris, Steve Zahn, and Peyton List also have prominent roles. The film was released on March 25, 2011 by 20th Century Fox. The film earned $72.4 million on a $21 million budget. It is
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family to use a method of deciding which way to go for picking things, similar to how "Choose Your Own Adventure" works. The method works, but the car ends up in the middle of a funeral procession; Frank tries to make a few quick turns but fails to lose the funeral procession. Susan convinces Frank to take them to the nearest cemetery instead; Frank enters "cemetery" into the satellite navigation and finds one a block away; but upon arriving there they find out that they are in a pet cemetery. The procession are enraged by the Heffleys' and the family
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fallen asleep, taking up the bed. Rodrick proceeds to make a bed for himself out of sofa cushions, leaving Greg to sleep in the closet. He falls asleep for a few minutes before being woken up by kids who were playing with a cleaning cart. Greg yells at them for causing a commotion, making the smallest child cry and call for his father, who nearly catches Greg. Greg nicknames the family the "Beardos". The next day, the Heffleys go to a country fair, where Greg finds that the Beardos are there as well. Rodrick wins a "foulest footwear competition", but
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out of the room and into their car with the Beardos' father hot on his heels. In the Heffleys' getaway, they forget to turn on the heater in their car, causing it to break down two miles down the road. A purple car with two men pulls over and offers to help them. Greg's parents try to communicate with them, but discover that they can only speak Spanish. Luckily, to everyone's surprise, Manny speaks perfect Spanish to them and explains all the trouble on the trip, including the loss of his piglet. The two men give the Heffleys a ride
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blames Greg responsible and Mr. Beardo goes after him but he evades him. The next day, the Heffleys attend a country fair where Manny wins a pig. Mr. Beardo and his family notices Greg and chases after him but outruns yet again. Back on the road, the Heffleys, unable to take care of the pig, drop it off at the petting zoo, much to Manny's dismay, but not before Greg reroutes the GPS to the Player Expo convention. Checking at the hotel room, Greg and Rodrick sneak out to go to Player Expo. However, after Frank and Susan see their
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Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Cabin Fever Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Cabin Fever is a 2011 bestselling and award-winning children's book and the sixth book in the "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" series, written by American author Jeff Kinney. The book was released on November 15, 2011 and was the fastest-selling book of 2011, giving him the third-strongest opening-week sales for a children's author. "Cabin Fever" had a first printing run of six million copies, which Amulet Books stated was one of their most significant titles for that year. In 2012 Kinney won a "Best Author" "Children's Choice Award"
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Fox in late 2014. The film was teased with the conclusion of the 2012 animated short film "", which ended with a scene adapted from the "Cabin Fever" book. As of 2018, no updates of the project have been announced since. In August 2018, CEO of 20th Century Fox Stacey Snider announced that a television series based on "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" is currently being developed. With the upcoming acquisition by Disney, it is possible that it will appear on one of the latter's services. Diary of a Wimpy Kid (film series) Diary of a Wimpy Kid is a
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the short film "Motel" which was his first live-action film. He then worked as director on "Hotel for Dogs" in 2009 for DreamWorks Pictures. He directed the live-action/animated feature film, "Diary of a Wimpy Kid", based on the book by Jeff Kinney. He has also been featured in "Diary of a Wimpy Kid Movie Diary". He directed "" (2013). Thor has also directed multiple episodes of "Arrow" and one episode of "The Flash". Thor Freudenthal Thor Freudenthal (born 20 October 1972) is a German film director, animator and special effects artist. Freudenthal was raised in Berlin, Germany. He attended the
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"The Three Stooges". An advance screening for the film was held on July 31, 2012. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw is a novel written by American author and cartoonist Jeff Kinney, the third book in the "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" series. The book acts as a journal and follows the adventures of Greg Heffley, the narrator of the book, who is in the second half of his seventh-grade year. This book was released in the US on January 13, 2009. The book begins on January 1, with Greg
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Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw is a novel written by American author and cartoonist Jeff Kinney, the third book in the "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" series. The book acts as a journal and follows the adventures of Greg Heffley, the narrator of the book, who is in the second half of his seventh-grade year. This book was released in the US on January 13, 2009. The book begins on January 1, with Greg talking about his family's New Year's resolutions. Life becomes more difficult for Greg and his
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that the book's formula was similar to Kinney's prior books and that fans of the series would likely enjoy this one as well. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Hard Luck Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Hard Luck is a children's novel written by Jeff Kinney and the eighth book in the "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" series. The book's existence was announced at the end of the previous book in the series, "". "Hard Luck" was released on November 5, 2013 in the United States with a print run of 5.5 million copies and on November 6 in the United
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redirect the power all to his room and no one else's. In August 2013, Kinney stated it would be a half-hour television special, and would air on Fox in late 2014. However, as of 2016 no updates of the project have been announced ever since. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Cabin Fever Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Cabin Fever is a 2011 bestselling and award-winning children's book and the sixth book in the "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" series, written by American author Jeff Kinney. The book was released on November 15, 2011 and was the fastest-selling book of 2011,
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has been mostly positive, with the book gaining praise from the "Los Angeles Times" and the "National Post". The "School Library Journal" gave a positive review for the entry while Common Sense Media commented that the book wasn't as "fresh and irreverent" as its predecessors. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Ugly Truth Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Ugly Truth is a 2010 bestselling children's fiction book by American author and cartoonist Jeff Kinney and is the fifth book in the "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" series. "The Ugly Truth" sold 548,000 copies in its initial week of publication,
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Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules is a children's novel by American author and cartoonist Jeff Kinney, based on the FunBrain.com version. It is the sequel to "Diary of a Wimpy Kid", followed by "". The hardcover was released on February 1, 2008. "Rodrick Rules" was named "New York Times" bestseller among awards and praise. A was released on March 25, 2011. At the start of the book, Greg explains how bad his summer vacation was in which after being signed up with the swim team without his consent, he had to
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Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Third Wheel Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Third Wheel is a 2012 bestselling children's novel and the seventh book in the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series, written by American author Jeff Kinney. Kinney announced the book in March 2012, with "The Third Wheel"s cover revealed in May 2012. The book was released on November 13, 2012. Greg recalls several anecdotes from the time of his conception to his preschool years, notable ones include how his mother read to him before bed, how his parents’ excessive kissing supposedly led to his premature birth,
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Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days (book) Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days is a novel written by American author and cartoonist Jeff Kinney, and is the fourth book in the "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" series. It was released on October 12, 2009 in the USA and October 13, 2009, in Canada. The film, "", released on August 3, 2012, was based on the book and its predecessor, "". The book starts with Greg Heffley describing how he is more of an "indoor person", and how he will spend his summer vacation playing video games in the
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Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Old School Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Old School is a children's novel written by American author Jeff Kinney first published in 2015. It is the tenth book of "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" series, preceded by "" and followed by "". The book was released on November 3, 2015 worldwide, though an extract from the book was released online on October 27, 2015. This book debuted at No.1 on bestseller charts in India. Greg Heffley's grandfather has been living with his family due to being unable to pay for the rent at the retirement
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quickly escapes. On the fourth day, the Heffleys choose to go to the beach. On the way there Greg sees a seagull sitting on the bridge fencing and throws it a cheese curl. It lands on the open sunroof wanting more and when Greg throws it another cheese curl, it bounces off the seagull's beak and the seagull swoops in and goes for the bag and Rodrick, who is driving at that time, panics and steps on the gas pedal, rear-ends the car in front of them and breaks their car's radiator. The Heffley's car is towed to a mechanic's
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The Heffley family hits the road, where all their cell phones are immediately confiscated by Susan, who wants the road trip to be "absolutely technology-free", much to Greg and Rodrick's irritation. After arriving at a filthy motel, Greg and Rodrick notice a family playing in the hot tub whom he nicknames the “Beardos” due to the father's big beard. He then discreetly gets into the Sienna to retrieve his phone and plans to use it. Later, when Greg and Rodrick are relaxing in the hot tub, Rodrick hears a notification from Greg's phone and discovers his plans to go to
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children on live TV, they go to get the boys themselves. Upon Greg sees Mac Digby participating in a video game competition, Greg instructs Rodrick to record him going up on stage with Mac so his popularity will boost, but the attempt fails when Mac notices him and Greg steps back and accidentally unplugs the video game with his foot. Just then, Susan storms into the stage and embarrasses him, accidentally revealing that he is Diaper Hands to the public. Susan opens up to Greg and says that all she wanted was a nice road trip that would bring the
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Parade since 2010. "Poptropica's" 28th island, "Wimpy Boardwalk," also revolves around the "Wimpy Kid" series. Wimpy Boardwalk was the first time that Greg was shown in color. In the first three adaptions of the series, Greg was portrayed by actor Zachary Gordon. The first adaption "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" was directed by Thor Freudenthal. The film was released on March 19, 2010. It was released on DVD, iTunes, and Blu-ray on August 3, 2010. The movie stars Zachary Gordon as Greg, Robert Capron as Rowley, Steve Zahn as Greg's father, Rachael Harris as Greg's mother, Devon Bostick as Rodrick,
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film was released on August 3, 2012. It is also Bowers' second live-action film. Although the film is based on the third and fourth "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" books, there is a scene based on the first book, where Greg's dad, Frank, is trying to unplug Greg's video game system, but does not know how to. There is also a scene based off the , where Greg is sick on picture day, and his second grade picture gets sent in. Unlike the book, Greg was the one who was sick, where in the book, it was Rodrick. "Diary of
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Alex Ferris Alexander Ferris (born April 23, 1997) is a Canadian actor. He is perhaps best known for his roles in the thriller film "The Invisible" (2007), the drama film "The Time Traveler's Wife" (2009), and the comedy film "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" (2010). Ferris was born in Vancouver, British Columbia. He began acting at the age of seven after meeting another child actor on a family vacation, and writing to the actor's agent. He appeared in the movie "RV" as Billy Gornicke, "The Invisible" as Victor Newton, "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" as Collin Lee and "The Time
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Kid: The Musical" is being produced by the Children's Theatre Company. Diary of a Wimpy Kid (book series) Diary of a Wimpy Kid is a series of fiction books written by the American author and cartoonist Jeff Kinney. All the main books are the journals of the main character, Greg Heffley. Befitting a teen's diary, the books are filled with hand-written notes and simple drawings of Greg's daily adventures. Since the release of the online version in May 2004, most of the books have garnered positive reviews and commercial success. , it had been purchased one million times. The first,
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Straw" has been on the list for 65 weeks (peaking at number 1), "Dog Days" has been on the list for all 25 weeks of its publication (peaking at number 1), and "The Wimpy Kid Movie Diary" has been listed for all three weeks of its publication, peaking at number 2. The series has sold over 200 million books in 56 languages and 65 editions throughout the world. The series has also generated over $500 million in revenue. Jeff Kinney announced that a film based on the first book would be produced by 20th Century Fox. The film was released
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Diary of a Wimpy Kid (book series) Diary of a Wimpy Kid is a series of fiction books written by the American author and cartoonist Jeff Kinney. All the main books are the journals of the main character, Greg Heffley. Befitting a teen's diary, the books are filled with hand-written notes and simple drawings of Greg's daily adventures. Since the release of the online version in May 2004, most of the books have garnered positive reviews and commercial success. , it had been purchased one million times. The first, , , and installments have been adapted into films by 20th
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of Rowley. Angie compliments him and see that Greg is slowly learning the error of his ways. She is Greg's nemesis and enemy. Introduced in the first book, Greg bullied her in kindergarten and fourth grade. Patty Farrell is also Dorothy in the school play of "The Wizard of Oz". Patty Farrell does an astounding rendition of "Memories" in the Diary of a Wimpy Kid movie. She also beats Greg at a wrestling match when they join the wrestling team. Chirag Gupta is one of Greg's schoolmates and a minor character in the books. He is characterized by his short
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a video game competition, Greg and Rowley decide to camp in front of the Game Hut, thinking that's where the competition is going to be. However, Rowley accidentally injures Greg's hand, forcing Greg to quit the competition. At the end of the summer, Greg regrets not staying at home throughout the summer and playing video games. His mother views this as the "Best Summer Ever", while Greg views it as a horrible summer. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days (book) Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days is a novel written by American author and cartoonist Jeff Kinney, and
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Greg, Rowley, and Fregley), a 6-inch Greg Heffley figure, a 6-inch holiday figure based on "Cabin Fever", and a Greg and Rodrick plush doll. Thirteen audiobooks have been released for the "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" series. The Recorded Books versions are read by Ramon de Ocampo, while the Penguin Books versions are read by Dan Russell, who has done so since "The Third Wheel", and in 2018 he re-narrated the first 6 books for the markets where Penguin publish the series. "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" was well received from "The Princeton Review", "Gold Card Association", "The Dallas News",
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the books made into movies." Fox 2000 greenlit the sequel and Zachary Gordon returned as Greg Heffley. Steve Zahn (Frank Heffley) and Rachael Harris (Susan Heffley) also returned. The film was directed by David Bowers and the screenplay was written by Gabe Sachs and Jeff Judah. Principal photography began in Vancouver in August 2010. A few new characters appeared in the film, including Peyton List as Holly Hills. The trailer was seen with "Gulliver's Travels". The film was released on March 25, 2011. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules is a children's
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in the "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" film series. It was released on August 3, 2012 and is 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. Robert Jefferson (Alf Humphreys) and Holly Hills (Peyton List). "Dog Days" is the first film in the series not to be released in March. "Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The
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which, according to Greg, confuses Manny, leading to a visit at their aunt's instead and a postponed trip to Disney World. They decide to go to a simple road trip to see several tourist attractions. At a cheap motel on the first night of the road trip, Greg and Rodrick decide to go to the pool, but find that there is no water in it. There is a hot tub nearby, but it is occupied by another family, who aren’t willing to leave the hot tub. They return to their room to find that the rest of the family has
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show up and steal some of their stuff including a suitcase that’s holding a memory book Susan made for Meemaw’s birthday. After trying to stop them from getting away, the Beardos manage to escape them. The Heffleys then encounter many more obstacles on the road including their van full of seagulls flying everywhere, taking a different route, a cinnamon roll tube exploding, getting sprayed with mud, and encountering the Beardos once again. The Heffleys get their stuff back, only for Greg to be hiding in the shower while Mr. Beardo goes to the bathroom. Greg inadvertently turns on the shower
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and ends up in a battle with Mr. Beardo but escapes. The Heffleys continue on the road but break down after driving up a big hill. They see that Meemaw’s house is just at the bottom of the hill so Greg, Rodrick, and Frank push the van forward to make it go down. Greg, unable to make it in the van, hops in the boat. But the bumpy hill causes the boat to unconnect from the van and rolls down separately. The boat rolls right into a stack of hay, sending it flying right into Meemaw’s pool. The Heffleys then
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third day, Greg's dad Frank gets an emergency call from work. In the meantime, the family go to various places. While driving, Dad gets a call from one of his international clients, asking the family to stay quiet. But chaos ensues, Greg is bitten by the pig, and it attempts to escape, consequently ruining Frank's call. Infuriated, Frank ends up taking the pig to a petting zoo, which upsets Manny. He tries to run away twice and is forced to be on a leash. It rains, and Susan rethinks their road trip plans over. She convinces the rest of the
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doesn't get his shoe back. Manny wins a competition for guessing a hog's weight, but the prize is a piglet, which the Heffleys are forced to take with them. The family plans to spend the night at a hotel suite, but it has a strict no pet policy, so Susan smuggles the baby pig in a cooler until the Heffleys reach their room. The pig ends up raiding the minibar, forcing the family to pay not only for the food and drinks consumed by the pig, but also an extra $50 for violating the hotel's no animal policy. On their
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back home, with a stop at the petting zoo to get Manny's piglet back. After they arrive home, Greg's parents cancel their credit cards and purchase new phones. The boat is given to the brothers for their help, much to Frank's dismay. While digging through his short pants pockets, Greg finds the key to their locker in the water park and is caught in a dilemma. He thinks that he is reading a page of the Choose Your Own Adventure books and can either tell his parents the truth, sabotage his brother Rodrick by putting the key in his pants,
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celebrate happily at Meemaw’s. On the way home, after breaking down in the road, a tow truck appears, Susan and Frank try to tell him to tow them. Then, Manny speaks perfect Spanish and after arriving in the petting zoo, Manny gets the pig back. At the end, Greg explains that although the road trip wasn't perfect, he still wouldn't change a thing. He says that Manny was allowed to keep his pig as a pet, Rodrick was able to get a new van, and Dad was able to explain having time off from work to bond with family. Greg
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the series won a "Nickelodeon Kids Choice Award" for "Favorite Book". Kinney works full-time as a writer and designer of online games. He also created the kid-friendly website "Poptropica". The Poptropica includes two islands called "Wimpy Wonderland" and "Wimpy Boardwalk", where the "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" characters and events are featured in the "Poptropica" universe. The "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" series has over 200 million copies in print worldwide as of 2018 and was developed into feature films for which Kinney served as executive producer. Kinney had also wrote a section for Guys Read which is a book
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shop for repairs. Greg is surprised to see that a water park that he was thinking about going to is very close to them, but many misfortunes happen, and the family believes that their valuables were stolen by the Beardos Greg encountered at the hotel. The Heffley's call the police, but to no avail. Their car keys were at the mechanic's and they go to the mechanic's to retrieve their car, but with their money presumed stolen, they cannot pay for the repairs. As a result, the mechanic uses sealant to temporarily fix the radiator. The drawback is that the
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but then they remember that Manny had been trying to run away to find the piglet. After his attempt to drive the car fails, he lets them in. After a while, they find the motel where they spent their first night. They find the Beardos there again, and see them leave their room with their door unlocked. The family then enter the Beardos' room and rummage through their stuff, trying to find their own belongings, but find nothing belonging to them. Greg's dad decides to use the bathroom, while the family goes back to the car. Dad soon comes running
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goes back in, the head teacher says that whoever set off the alarm will be suspended and should turn themselves in. Greg does not get caught, but a rumor goes around that the fire alarm squirts out an invisible liquid when you pull the handle and the teachers could detect it with a special wand. Then everyone thinks that the teachers used this as a trick to see which kid goes to wash his hands first. No one goes to wash their hands, and since it is the middle of flu season, the school has to close early. Susan then
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his hand, startling him. He subsequently becomes famous after the people around him record him and post the footage on the internet, leading Greg to be dubbed as "Diaper Hands", much to Greg's devastation. Later, at the Heffley residence, Greg learns that Player Expo is taking place not very far from Meemaw's house in Indianapolis. Greg's gaming star, Mac Digby, will be attending, and Greg hopes to meet him and get in one of his videos so he will gain newfound popularity. He plans to sneak off from the road trip to attend the Expo without his parents' knowledge, however.
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film stills, storyboards, preliminary concept drawings, and also behind the scenes information to humorously chronicle the making of the film. It also includes some new illustrations. The film was released on DVD and Blu-ray on August 3, 2010. The Blu-ray Version features six pages from Rowley's diary, "Diary of an Awesome, Friendly Kid". Review aggregator site Rotten Tomatoes gives the film an approval rating of 53%, based on 106 reviews with an average rating of 5.5/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "Unlike its bestselling source material, "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" fails to place a likable protagonist at the center
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a fourth live action film was slim. Kinney has 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 the latest book "Hard Luck", Jeff Kinney stated he was working with Fox on a half-hour special of "Cabin Fever", which was to be aired in late 2014, but as of 2016 no updates on the special have been announced. In September 2016, Jeff Kinney announced officially the production of a fourth film, "", on his Twitter account. A musical titled "Diary of a Wimpy
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"The TRR Editors", "The NW Press", and "The JJ Printing Company". "The New York Times", which ranks children's serials collectively on a "Series Books" bestseller list, has included the "Wimpy Kid" series for 64 weeks as of August 10, 2015. "USA Today", which ranks best sellers based on sales alone regardless of genre or intended audience, has listed "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" in its top 150, peaking at number 8, for 141 weeks as of April 4, 2010. As of the same date, "Rodrick Rules" has been on the list for 117 weeks (peaking at number 4), "The Last
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based on 98 reviews and an average rating of 5.3/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Moderately witty and acceptably acted, "Diary of a Wimpy Kid 2" isn't much worse than the first installment." On Metacritic, the film has a score of 51 out of 100 based on 23 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A-" on an A+ to F scale. Robert Abele of the "Los Angeles Times" gave the film a positive review saying, "Director David Bowers keeps things peppy and brightly lighted, but the movie's swiftest pleasures
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opening to $22.1 million on approximately 3,400 screens at 3,077 sites, notably beating out the heavily hyped "The Bounty Hunter". It was the biggest start ever for a non-animated, non-fantasy children's book adaptation. "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" grossed more in its first three days than other film adaptions to children's novels like "How to Eat Fried Worms" and "Hoot" grossed in their entire runs. The film grossed $64,003,625 in North America and $11,696,873 in other territories for a worldwide total of $75,700,498. Three sequels were released in 2011, 2012 and 2017 respectively. "" was released on March 25, 2011.
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come from moment-seizing cast members." Richard Roeper of the "Chicago Sun-Times" gave it a positive review saying, "A little less wimpy, gives value lessons to the watchers from the cast, and still pretty funny" and a B rating. Pete Hammond of "Boxoffice" magazine gave it a mixed review stating "Even better than the first edition, in its own sitcom-ish ways." However, Michael O'Sullivan of "The Washington Post" gave it a negative review (38 on Metacritic), stating "You can't fault the filmmakers for reshaping a diary into a cohesive film. You can however, fault them for taking one of the great
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Cheese before a teacher chases them off. When the other kids notice that the Cheese has been eaten, Greg takes the fall for Rowley by saying he ate it. This mends their friendship as Greg invites Rowley to play at his house. At the end of the school year, Greg and Rowley make the yearbook Class Favorites page as "Cutest Friends." Filming of "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" was in Vancouver and wrapped up on October 16, 2009. Lucas Cruikshank, best known for creating the web series "Fred", had auditioned for the role as Greg Heffley. Even though he was
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coincidently flew over the stadium and Sonja reacted to it. Sonja is upset after hearing that and Greg thinks they will divorce soon. After the wedding, Greg realizes that it's ultimately a good thing he didn't go to Jordan's party because it turns out that the only reason he invited kids from Greg and Rowley's grade was to basically use them as servants. Greg and Rowley ultimately go back to being friends again when Greg chooses to make the first move in patching things instead of just waiting for Rowley to come to him. Critical reception for "The Ugly Truth"
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Fregley can "chew". Susan one day announces to the Heffleys that her family will come to town for Easter, which totally blindsided Greg and his dad, Frank. So on Easter, the Heffleys went straight from Church to Gramma's house. Soon the day becomes a disaster after a lookout for Great-grandma Meemaw's ring. The next day, Greg finds an old Magic 8 Ball from Rodrick when he was a kid, and has since used it to make choices. Greg decides to join the Yearbook Club, and gets the job to do the pictures for the "Candids" page. Greg gets many pictures
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released an online version of "Diary of a Wimpy Kid". The website made daily entries until June 2005. The book became an instant hit and the online version had received about 20 million views as of 2007. Many online readers requested a printed version. At the 2006 New York Comic-Con Kinney proposed "Diary" to Charles Kochman, Editorial Director of the ComicArts division of Abrams Books, who purchased the rights to the book. According to Kochman, the two initially conceived it as a book for adults, believing it would appeal to audiences similar to that of the TV series "The Wonder
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Kid" film series. It was released on March 25, 2011 and is based on the second book, "Rodrick Rules" with scenes 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. "Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days" is the third film
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