How Frogs Go to London

How Frogs Go to London is a 2004 American computer-animated comedy-adventure film produced by Sensation Animation and animated by Maloing Entertainment and released by Paramount Pictures and Miramax Films. Directed by Steve Samono, produced by Mala Miles, from a screenplay by Michael Wildshill and a story by Samono, it features the voices of Luke Wilson, Jessica Biel, Zach Tyler Eisen, Shantel VanSanten, Mae Whitman, Sacha Baron Cohen, Ricky Gervais, Sharon Horgan, Brooke Nevin, and Anndi McAfee, and it follows four frogs traveling to London and to help a young orphan boy.

How Frogs Go to London was released in the United States on July 16, 2004. It received positive reviews from critics and grossed $93 million worldwide from its $70 million budget. However, it fell short of financial expectations, prompting Paramount and Miramax to abandon plans for a sequel.

Plot
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Cast

 * Luke Wilson as Fergal, the main protagonist.
 * Jessica Biel as Keana, Fergal's girlfriend.
 * Zach Tyler Eisen as Robby McRobbs, a young orphan boy.
 * Shantel VanSanten as Lynnette, one of Keana's friends.
 * Mae Whitman as Lottie, Lynnette's younger sister.
 * Sacha Baron Cohen as Austin McRobbs, Robby's father.
 * Ricky Gervais as Fergus, Fergal's father.
 * Sharon Horgan as Francesca, Fergal's mother.
 * Brooke Nevin as Tina, a toad who is one of Keana's friends.
 * Anndi McAfee as Tricia, one of Lottie's friends.

Additional voices

 * Newell Alexander
 * Rosemary Alexander
 * Steve Alterman
 * Tom Amundsen
 * Stephen Apostolina
 * Kirk Baily
 * Sally Ann Brooks
 * Mitch Carter
 * June Christopher
 * Robert Clotworthy
 * David Cowgill
 * Holly Dorff
 * Moosie Drier
 * Eddie Frierson
 * Elisa Gabrielli
 * Jackie Gonneau
 * Bridget Hoffman
 * Rif Hutton
 * Anne Lockhart
 * Mark Robert Myers
 * Devika Parikh
 * Chris Phillips
 * J. Lamont Pope
 * Phil Proctor
 * Peter Renaday
 * Al Rodrigo
 * Doug Stone
 * Marcelo Tubert
 * Claudette Wells

Production
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Release
How Frogs Go to London was released on July 16, 2004.

Marketing
Coinciding with the release of the film, Burger King released eight collectable toys in Kids' Meals.

Home media
How Frogs Go to London was released on VHS and DVD on October 12, 2004, by Paramount Home Entertainment. The film was released on Blu-ray on May 15, 2009, and contains new features not included on the DVD. A 3D Blu-ray version was released on January 22, 2013.

Soundtrack
On July 12, 2004, the How Frogs Go to London: Music from the Motion Picture soundtrack was released by Virgin Records. Danny Elfman composed the film's score.

Critical response
How Frogs Go to London has an 84% rating on Rotten Tomatoes with an average rating of 7.5/10 based on 146 reviews. The site's critical consensus reads: "The clever plot and outstanding humor of How Frogs Go to London proves to be a rather outstanding contribution to Sensation." Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, gives the film a score of 76, indicating "generally favorable reviews".

Box office
How Frogs Go to London earned $17,829,042 in the United States, which was below the average expectation, and $64,840,384 from international markets for a worldwide total of $93,274,922, making it Sensation's third lowest-grossing film. The film opened to number three in its first weekend, with $6,529,042, behind Warner Bros.' A Cinderella Story. Produced on a budget of $70 million, its poor box office reception resulted in a $113-million write-down for Paramount and Miramax.

Cancelled sequel
Before the film was released, Sensation originally planned for a sequel to How Frogs Go to London, tentatively titled How Frogs Go to Paris. The film was intended to be a follow up to the first film, in which the frogs travel to Paris, with animation courtesy of Maloing Entertainment. The film would have also had Wilson, Biel, VanSanten, Nevin, and McAfee reprising their roles. After the film was written as a financial failure, the sequel was cancelled.