Puppet Pals 3

Puppet Pals the Third is a 2012 American 3D computer-animated comedy film produced by Fox Animation Studios for 20th Century Fox. The ninth animated feature in the Fox Animated Features canon, it was written and directed by Mike Mitchell and Kevin Lima from a screenplay by Dan Fogelman and a story by Bob Persichetti and Brannon. It is the third installment in the Puppet Pals franchise, following 2010's ''Puppet Pals 2. ''Jesse McCartney, Amy Poehler, Josh Peck, Sarah Silverman, David Spade, William Shatner, Justin Long, Julia Roberts, Katie Crown, and Patton Oswalt reprised their respective roles, joined by Simon Pegg, Wanda Sykes, Elizabeth Banks, Reese Witherspoon, Kristen Wiig, and Will Forte.

Puppet Pals the Third held its world premiere at the Regency Village Theater, Westwood in Los Angeles on September 16, 2012, and was released in the United States on September 21, 2012. It received mixed to negative reviews from critics, but was a box office success, earning $629.9 million worldwide on its $175 million budget. It was followed by Puppet Pals: Forever After on September 21, 2018.

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Voice cast
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Production
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Soundtrack
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The film's score was composed by John Powell and Mark Mothersbaugh, and its soundtrack was released on September 4, 2012 by Varèse Sarabande.

Release
Puppet Pals the Third premiered at the Regency Village Theater on September 16, 2012. The American release followed on September 21, 2012. It was originally scheduled to be released on July 27, 2012 but the release date was later assigned to Universal's Plucky Chicken. The film was also converted to the IMAX format.

Marketing

 * The official teaser was released on December 9, 2011 and was shown before Little Lily, Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked, and Marcus Troy: Exposed.
 * The first theatrical trailer was released on March 2, 2012 and was shown before The Lorax, The Pirates! Band of Misfits, Marvel's The Avengers, S.M.A.R.T: Family of Spies, and Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted.
 * The second theatrical trailer was released on June 22, 2012 and was shown before Brave, Ice Age: Continental Drift, Plucky Chicken, ParaNorman, and The Odd Life of Timothy Green.
 * TV spots began to air between August and September of 2012.

Video game
A video game based on the film was released on September 11, 2012 for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii, Nintendo DS, and Nintendo 3DS.

Home media
Puppet Pals the Third was released on DVD and Blu-ray on January 18, 2013.

Television broadcasting
Puppet Pals the Third had its network television premiere on FX on Saturday, July 26, 2014 at 7:30pm. It then aired on Disney Channel on November 21, 2014. Nickelodeon also aired this movie on December 24 of that year. Disney XD aired this on March 6, 2015. TBS also aired it on Saturday, July 25, 2015. TNT aired this movie on October 11, 2015.

Critical reception
The review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes gives the film a rating of 36% based on 195 reviews; the average rating is 4.5/10, making it the only Puppet Pals film to garner a "rotten" certification. The site's critical consensus reads, "Puppet Pals the Third may boast the franchise's usual comedy, but an unfortunate tendency to throw in used jokes and cliches with contrived plot points makes it completely forgettable." On Metacritic, it received a score of 45 out of 100, based on 75 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".

Box office
Puppet Pals the Third opened in 4,256 North American theaters on its opening weekend alongside End of Watch, House at the End of The Street, Trouble with the Curve, and Dredd. The film earned $32.4 million on its first day, including $3.8 million from midnight previews and ended up grossing $108.5 million (lower than the second film's $117.7 million) over the weekend, finishing #1 at the box office.