| Movie Summary |  Alvin and the Chipmunks |  Alvin and the Chipmunks 2 |  Alvin and the Chipmunks 3 |
| Genre | Family Comedy | Family Comedy | Family Comedy |
| Studio | Fox | Fox | Fox |
| Release Date | December 14, 2007 | December 23, 2009 | December 16, 2011 |
| Domestic Gross | $217,326,974 | $219,614,612 | $133,110,742 |
| Production Budget | $60 million | $75 million | $75 million |
| Running Time | 1 hr. 32 min. | 1 hr. 28 min. | 1 hr. 27 min. |
| MPAA Rating | PG | PG | G |
| MPAA Reason | some mild rude humor | some mild rude humor | |
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| Domestic Summary | Alvin and the Chipmunks | Alvin and the Chipmunks 2 | Alvin and the Chipmunks 3 |
| Total Gross | $217,326,974 | $219,614,612 | $133,110,742 |
| Opening Weekend* | $44,307,417 | $48,875,415 | $23,244,744 |
| Theaters | 3,475 | 3,700 | 3,723 |
| Average | $12,750 | $13,210 | $6,244 |
| Opening % of Total | 20.4% | 22.3% | 17.5% |
| Second Weekend Drop | -36.4% | -28.0% | -45.9% |
| Widest Release | 3,499 | 3,747 | 3,734 |
| Close Date | June 5, 2008 | May 20, 2010 | June 7, 2012 |
| In Release | 175 days / 25 weeks | 149 days / 21 weeks | 175 days / 25 weeks |
| *Note: If a movie opened in limited release and later went wide, data from the first wide weekend of release is used. |
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| Worldwide Summary | Alvin and the Chipmunks | Alvin and the Chipmunks 2 | Alvin and the Chipmunks 3 |
| Worldwide Gross | $361,336,633 | $443,140,005 | $342,695,435 |
| Foreign Gross | $144,009,659 | $223,525,393 | $209,584,693 |
| Foreign % of Worldwide | 39.9% | 50.4% | 61.2% |
| Domestic Gross | $217,326,974 | $219,614,612 | $133,110,742 |
| Domestic % of Worldwide | 60.1% | 49.6% | 38.8% |
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| People Summary | Alvin and the Chipmunks | Alvin and the Chipmunks 2 | Alvin and the Chipmunks 3 |
| Actor: Anna Faris | - | #1 | #3 |
| Actor: Christina Applegate | - | #1 | #2 |
| Actor: Justin Long | #2 | #1 | #4 |
| Producer: Karen Rosenfelt | #6 | #5 | - |
| Writer: Glenn Berger | - | #1 | #5 |
| Writer: Jonathan Aibel | - | #1 | #5 |
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| Genres & Franchises | Alvin and the Chipmunks | Alvin and the Chipmunks 2 | Alvin and the Chipmunks 3 |
| Franchise: Alvin and the Chipmunks | #2 | #1 | #3 |
| Genre: CGI Star | #5 | #2 | #11 |
| Genre: Family - Talking Animal (Live action) | #2 | #1 | #7 |
| Genre: TV Cartoon (Live Action) | #5 | #4 | #8 |
| Showdown: 'Alvin' Vs. 'Alvin' | #2 | #1 | #3 |
| Showdown: C.G. Critter Clash | #2 | #1 | - |
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| Chart Rankings | Alvin and the Chipmunks | Alvin and the Chipmunks 2 | Alvin and the Chipmunks 3 |
| All Time Domestic | #108 | #99 | #313 |
| All Time Worldwide | #208 | #141 | #233 |
| Opening Weeks | #210 | #70 | #427 |
| Movies That Never Hit #1 | #3 | #2 | #38 |
| Opening Weekends Not At #1 | #11 | #6 | #105 |
| Single Day Gross | #412 | #351 | - |
| Non-Opening Thursday Gross | #53 | #67 | - |
| Non-Opening Wednesday Gross | #46 | #22 | - |
| Single Day Saturday Gross | #162 | #137 | - |
| Single Day Thursday Gross | #68 | #83 | - |
| Single Day Wednesday Gross | #86 | #16 | - |
| Opening Weekends | #174 | #142 | #528 |
| Opening Weekends - December | #13 | #9 | #43 |
| Opening Weekends - Holiday | #35 | #27 | #114 |
| Top 3-Day Grosses | #164 | #191 | - |
| Martin Lurther King 4-Day Holiday Weekends | #103 | #37 | #123 |
| Second Weekends | #122 | #64 | - |
| Third Weekends | #21 | #135 | #141 |
| Fourth Weekends | #45 | #117 | - |
| Smallest Drops, 3,000+ theaters (Super-Saturation) | #140 | #61 | #282 |
| Smallest Drops, 2,500+ theaters (Saturation) | #314 | #139 | #625 |
| Smallest Drops, 2,000+ theaters (Very Wide) | #495 | #234 | #936 |
| Smallest Drops, All Wide Releases | #1437 | #882 | #2279 |
| Rated G and PG | #41 | #37 | #111 |
| Rated PG | #32 | #30 | - |
| Rated PG, Opening Weekends | #40 | #31 | - |
| Rated G and PG, Opening Weekends | #49 | #38 | #136 |
| Widest Releases | #232 | #106 | #111 |
| Widest Opening Releases | #225 | #112 | #105 |
| Widest PG Rated Openings | #81 | #44 | - |
| Widest PG Rated Releases | #78 | #41 | - |
| Fastest to $100 million | #160 | #65 | #240 |
| Fastest to $150 million | #102 | #53 | - |
| Fastest to $200 million | #96 | #75 | - |
| Slowest to $100 million | #349 | #444 | #269 |
| Slowest to $200 million | #29 | #50 | - |
| Opening Weeks Adjusted | #278 | #112 | #663 |
| Movies That Never #1 Adjusted | #8 | #16 | #115 |
| Opening Weekends Not At #1 Adjusted | #6 | #7 | - |
| Non-Opening Thursday Gross Adjusted | #71 | #101 | - |
| Non-Opening Wednesday Gross Adjusted | #59 | #29 | - |
| Single Day Saturday Gross Adjusted | #196 | #226 | - |
| Single Day Thursday Gross Adjusted | #85 | #118 | - |
| Single Day Wednesday Gross Adjusted | #104 | #22 | - |
| Opening Weekends Adjusted - December | #14 | #15 | #68 |
| Opening Weekends Adjusted | #216 | #218 | #850 |
| Opening Weekends Adjusted - Holiday | #46 | #47 | #169 |
| Second Weekends Adjusted | #182 | #144 | - |
| Rated G and PG Adjusted | #113 | #134 | - |
| Rated PG Adjusted | #75 | #93 | - |
| Rated PG, Opening Weekends Adjusted | #45 | #46 | - |
| Rated G and PG, Opening Weekends Adjusted | #59 | #60 | - |
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