'' Madagascar 3 : Europe 's Most Wanted '' made its world premiere at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival on May 18 , 2012 , and was released in the United States on June 8 . It has a 79 % approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes ( the highest rating in the series ) and is the eighth highest-grossing film of 2012 and the highest-grossing '' Madagascar '' film with a worldwide gross of over $ 746 million . A spin-off titled '' Penguins of Madagascar '' was released on November 26 , 2014 . A sequel , '' Madagascar 4 '' , was initially planned but was later put on indefinite hold due to DreamWorks Animation 's 2015 restructuring
2012 Cannes Film Festival
2012 Cannes Film Festival
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted