Cheaper by the Dozen (2003 film)
Cheaper by the Dozen is a 2003 American family comedy film directed by Shawn Levy. It is a remake of the 1950 film of the same name. Both films were inspired by the semi-autobiographical book Cheaper by the Dozen by Frank Bunker Gilbreth Jr. and his sister Ernestine Gilbreth Carey. It stars Steve Martin, Bonnie Hunt, Hilary Duff, Tom Welling, and Piper Perabo with supporting roles by Kevin G. Schmidt, Alyson Stoner, Jacob Smith, Forrest Landis, Liliana Mumy, Morgan York, Blake Woodruff, Brent and Shane Kinsman, Paula Marshall, and Alan Ruck. Outside of a passing mention of the Gilbreth name, the film has little connection with the original source material.
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| Directed by | Shawn Levy |
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| Story by | Craig Titley |
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| Cinematography | Jonathan Brown |
| Edited by | George Folsey Jr. |
| Music by | Christophe Beck |
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| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
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Running time | 99 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $40 million |
| Box office | $190.5 million |
The film was released on December 25, 2003, by 20th Century Fox and grossed $190 million worldwide against a $40 million budget. The Rotten Tomatoes critical consensus criticized the film for its lack of humor.
A sequel, Cheaper by the Dozen 2, was released in 2005. Another remake was released in 2022 on Disney+.