Madagascar (2005 movie) facts for kids
Madagascar is a 2005 computer-animated movie mase by Dreamworks. The story is about a group of animals from the zoo in Central Park, New York City. The main characters are Alex the Lion (Ben Stiller), Marty the Zebra (Chris Rock), Melman the Giraffe (David Schwimmer) and Gloria the Hippotamus (Jada Pinkett Smith). With the penguins Skipper (Thomas "Tom" McGrath), Private (Christopher Knights), Kowalski (Chris Miller) and Rico (John DiMaggio) also living in the zoo, they end up in Madagascar with King Julien (Sacha Baron Cohen), Maurice (Cedric the Entertainer) and Mort (Andy Richter). The movie has two sequels: Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa and Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted, as well as a Christmas special, a spinoff series, and the movie of the same name.
Release Dates
| Country | Premiere |
|---|---|
 Philippines |
25 May 2005 |
 Canada |
27 May 2005 |
 Malaysia |
27 May 2005 |
 Singapore |
27 May 2005 |
 United States |
27 May 2005 |
 Russia |
2 June 2005 |
 Ukraine |
2 June 2005 |
 Estonia |
3 June 2005 |
 Lithuania |
3 June 2005 |
 Latvia |
3 June 2005 |
 Turkey |
3 June 2005 |
 Georgia |
4 June 2005 |
 Croatia |
9 June 2005 |
 Hungary |
9 June 2005 |
 Netherlands |
15 June 2005 |
 Australia |
16 June 2005 |
 Czech Republic |
16 June 2005 |
 Indonesia |
16 June 2005 |
 Slovakia |
16 June 2005 |
 Colombia |
17 June 2005 |
 Spain |
17 June 2005 |
 Mexico |
17 June 2005 |
 Uruguay |
17 June 2005 |
 Belgium |
22 June 2005 |
 France |
22 June 2005 |
 New Zealand |
23 June 2005 |
 Brazil |
24 June 2005 |
 Ecuador |
24 June 2005 |
 Israel |
30 June 2005 |
 Portugal |
30 June 2005 |
 Poland |
1 July 2005 |
 South Africa |
1 July 2005 |
 United Arab Emirates |
6 July 2005 |
 Switzerland |
6 July 2005 (French speaking region) |
 Kuwait |
6 July 2005 |
 Argentina |
7 July 2005 |
 Bolivia |
7 July 2005 |
 Chile |
7 July 2005 |
 Peru |
7 July 2005 |
 Costa Rica |
8 July 2005 |
 Guatemala |
8 July 2005 |
 Honduras |
8 July 2005 |
 Panama |
8 July 2005 |
 El Salvador |
8 July 2005 |
| Switzerland |
13 July 2005 (German speaking region) |
 Germany |
14 July 2005 |
 Hong Kong |
14 July 2005 |
 South Korea |
14 July 2005 |
 Austria |
15 July 2005 |
 China |
15 July 2005 |
 United Kingdom |
15 July 2005 |
 Ireland |
15 July 2005 |
 Iceland |
15 July 2005 |
 Taiwan |
15 July 2005 |
 Lebanon |
21 July 2005 |
 Venezuela |
22 July 2005 |
 Egypt |
27 July 2005 |
 Kenya |
29 July 2005 |
 Romania |
29 July 2005 |
 Madagascar |
31 July 2005 |
 India |
12 August 2005 |
 Japan |
13 August 2005 |
 Cyprus |
26 August 2005 |
 Slovenia |
1 September 2005 |
| Switzerland |
2 September 2005 (Italian speaking region) |
 Denmark |
2 September 2005 |
 Finland |
2 September 2005 |
 Italy |
2 September 2005 |
 Norway |
2 September 2005 |
 Sweden |
2 September 2005 |
 Serbia |
8 September 2005 |
 Bulgaria |
9 September 2005 |
 Thailand |
29 September 2005 |
 Greece |
27 October 2005 |
 Togo |
19 November 2005 |
 Tunisia |
21 December 2005 |
Images for kids
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David Schwimmer at the film's British premiere in London
See also
In Spanish: Madagascar (película) para niños
