Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie
“50% hero. 100% cotton.”
Based on the bestselling book series, this outrageous comedy tells the story of George and Harold, two overly imaginative pranksters who hypnotize their principal into thinking he’s an enthusiastic, yet dimwitted, superhero named Captain Underpants.
Genres
Family, Comedy, Animation, Science Fiction, Action
Studio
DreamWorks Animation
Language
en
Status
Released
How Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie performed
Budget
$38.0M
Worldwide Gross
$125.4M
Gross Profit
$87.4M
Return
3.3× budget
Opening Wknd (est.)
$15M
Source: TMDB. Domestic/international split (~42/58, genre-typical) and the opening-weekend figure (28% of the domestic run, typical for Family) are MoviesRankd estimates. Profit is gross revenue minus production budget and excludes marketing — studios typically need ~2–2.5× budget to break even.
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Cast
George Beard (voice)
Kevin Hart
George Beard (voice)
Harold Hutchins (voice)
Thomas Middleditch
Harold Hutchins (voice)
Mr. Krupp / Captain Underpants (voice)
Ed Helms
Mr. Krupp / Captain Underpants (voice)
Professor Poopypants (voice)
Nick Kroll
Professor Poopypants (voice)
Melvin (voice)
Jordan Peele
Melvin (voice)
Edith (voice)
Kristen Schaal
Edith (voice)
Ms. Ribble (voice)
DeeDee Rescher
Ms. Ribble (voice)
Mr. Rected (voice)
Brian Posehn
Mr. Rected (voice)
Tommy (voice)
David Soren
Tommy (voice)
Mr. Fyde (voice)
Mel Rodriguez
Mr. Fyde (voice)
Ms. Dayken (voice)
Susan Fitzker
Ms. Dayken (voice)
George's Mom (voice)
Lynnanne Zager
George's Mom (voice)
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