▁$ 8 3 . 4 ▁million ▁in ▁North ▁America ▁and ▁$ 2 9 0 . 2 ▁million ▁in ▁foreign ▁countries ▁for ▁a ▁world wide ▁total ▁of ▁$ 3 7 3 . 6 ▁million . ▁The ▁film ' s ▁production ▁budget ▁was ▁$ 1 3 2 ▁million , ▁which , ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁Dream Work s ▁An imation ' s ▁president ▁Ann ▁D ally , ▁ex cluded ▁" in cent ive - based ▁compens ation ." ▁By ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁the ▁studio ▁had ▁to ▁take ▁a ▁$ 5 7 . 1 ▁million ▁write - down , ▁primarily ▁related ▁to ▁the ▁performance ▁of ▁P engu ins ▁of ▁Mad agas car ▁and ▁another ▁Dream Work s ▁An imation ▁film ▁Mr . ▁Pe ab ody ▁& ▁Sh erman . ▁ ▁P engu ins ▁of ▁Mad agas car ▁was ▁released ▁on ▁November ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁in ▁North ▁America ▁and ▁Canada ▁across ▁ 3 , 7 6 4 ▁the at res . ▁It ▁earned ▁$ 6 . 2 5 ▁million ▁on ▁its ▁opening ▁day ▁and ▁$ 3 . 9 5 ▁million ▁the ▁next ▁day ▁on ▁Thanks g iving ▁Day . ▁It ▁earned ▁$ 1 0 . 5 ▁million ▁on ▁Black ▁Friday . ▁The ▁film ▁under per formed ▁during ▁its ▁opening ▁week end ▁ear ning ▁$ 2 5 . 4 ▁million ▁and ▁debut ing ▁at ▁# 2 ▁at ▁the ▁box ▁office ▁behind ▁The ▁Hung er ▁Games : ▁Mock ing j ay ▁– ▁Part ▁ 1 , ▁for ▁which