Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
“Still Together, Still Lost!”
Alex, Marty, and other zoo animals find a way to escape from Madagascar when the penguins reassemble a wrecked airplane. The precariously repaired craft stays airborne just long enough to make it to the African continent. There the New Yorkers encounter members of their own species for the first time. Africa proves to be a wild place, but Alex and company wonder if it is better than their Central Park home.
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Part of Madagascar Collection
3 films
Cast
50 people
Ben Stiller
Alex (voice)
Known for
Night at the Museum
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
Philece Sampler
ADR Group (voice)
Marcelo Tubert
ADR Group (voice)
John Eric Bentley
Additional Dialogue (voice) (as John Bentley)
Known for
Hart of Dixie
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
Chris Rock
Marty / Additional Zebras (voice)
Known for
Grown Ups
Spiral: From the Book of Saw
David Schwimmer
Melman (voice)
Known for
Friends
Band of Brothers
Jada Pinkett Smith
Gloria (voice)
Known for
Gotham
Collateral
Sacha Baron Cohen
Julien (voice)
Known for
The Dictator
Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan
Cedric the Entertainer
Maurice (voice)
Known for
Ice Age
Swapped
Robert Clotworthy
ADR Group (voice)
Richard Steven Horvitz
ADR Group (voice)
Peter Renaday
ADR Group (voice)
Known for
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
The Transformers
Eric Darnell Director · Tom McGrath Director Etan Cohen Writer
Worldwide gross $604M · Budget $150M · United States release November 6, 2008
Box office
Budget
$150,000,000
Worldwide gross
$603,900,354
Gross vs. budget
4.0×
Production
DreamWorks Animation
Production · Studio
Pacific Data Images
Production
United States
Produced in
Madagascar: The Crate Escape
Working title
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · October 26, 2008
Premiere · Los Angeles, California
United States · November 6, 2008
Theatrical
United States · February 6, 2009
Physical
Argentina
December 4, 2008 · Theatrical
Australia
December 18, 2008 · Theatrical
Austria
December 5, 2008 · Theatrical
Belgium
December 3, 2008 · Theatrical
Bolivia
December 4, 2008 · Theatrical
Brazil
December 12, 2008 · Theatrical
Bulgaria
November 28, 2008 · Theatrical
Cameroon
November 28, 2008 · Theatrical
Canada
November 7, 2008 · Theatrical
February 6, 2009 · Physical · DVD
Chile
December 4, 2008 · Theatrical
China
January 1, 2009 · Theatrical
Colombia
November 28, 2008 · Theatrical
Croatia
December 11, 2008 · Theatrical
Czechia
November 13, 2008 · Theatrical
Denmark
March 31, 2009 · Theatrical
Ecuador
December 12, 2008 · Theatrical
Egypt
November 26, 2008 · Theatrical
Estonia
December 12, 2008 · Theatrical
Finland
November 21, 2008 · Theatrical
France
December 3, 2008 · Theatrical
June 3, 2009 · Physical · DVD / Blu-ray
February 24, 2016 · Digital
March 31, 2020 · Digital · Netflix
Germany
December 3, 2008 · Theatrical
Greece
December 18, 2008 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
December 20, 2008 · Theatrical
Hungary
November 6, 2008 · Theatrical
Iceland
November 28, 2008 · Theatrical
India
December 19, 2008 · Theatrical
Indonesia
December 24, 2008 · Theatrical
Ireland
December 5, 2008 · Theatrical
Israel
November 22, 2008 · Premiere · Natanya
December 18, 2008 · Theatrical
Italy
December 19, 2008 · Theatrical
Japan
March 1, 2009 · Premiere · Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival
March 14, 2009 · Theatrical
Kazakhstan
October 30, 2008 · Theatrical
Kuwait
November 27, 2008 · Theatrical
Latvia
December 12, 2008 · Theatrical
Lebanon
December 8, 2008 · Theatrical
Lithuania
November 28, 2008 · Theatrical
Madagascar
July 13, 2009 · Theatrical
Malaysia
November 13, 2008 · Theatrical
Mexico
December 5, 2008 · Theatrical
Netherlands
November 19, 2008 · Theatrical
New Zealand
December 18, 2008 · Theatrical
Nigeria
December 5, 2008 · Theatrical
Norway
November 21, 2008 · Theatrical
Pakistan
December 9, 2008 · Theatrical
Panama
December 19, 2008 · Theatrical
Peru
December 4, 2008 · Theatrical
Philippines
November 7, 2008 · Theatrical
Poland
January 1, 2009 · Theatrical
Portugal
November 27, 2008 · Theatrical
Romania
November 28, 2008 · Theatrical
Russia
October 30, 2008 · Theatrical
Serbia
December 11, 2008 · Theatrical
Singapore
November 13, 2008 · Theatrical
Slovakia
November 13, 2008 · Theatrical
Slovenia
December 11, 2008 · Theatrical
South Africa
December 5, 2008 · Theatrical
July 11, 2025 · Limited theatrical · Ster-Kinekor Throwback Cinema
South Korea
January 8, 2009 · Theatrical
Spain
November 22, 2008 · Theatrical
Sweden
November 21, 2008 · Theatrical
Switzerland
December 3, 2008 · Theatrical · French
December 4, 2008 · Theatrical · German
December 19, 2008 · Theatrical · Italian
Thailand
December 25, 2008 · Theatrical
Türkiye
November 28, 2008 · Theatrical
Ukraine
October 30, 2008 · Theatrical
United Arab Emirates
November 27, 2008 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
December 5, 2008 · Theatrical
Uruguay
December 5, 2008 · Theatrical
Venezuela
December 12, 2008 · Theatrical
Vietnam
November 28, 2008 · Theatrical
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