Cheaper by the Dozen
The more...the scarier!
2003 | 98m | English
Popularity: 5 (history)
| Director: | Shawn Levy |
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| Writer: | Ernestine Gilbreth Carey, Joel Cohen, Alec Sokolow, Sam Harper, Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. |
| Staring: |
| The Baker brood moves to Chicago after patriarch Tom gets a job coaching football at Northwestern University, forcing his writer wife, Mary, and the couple's 12 children to make a major adjustment. The transition works well until work demands pull the parents away from home, leaving the kids bored -- and increasingly mischievous. | |
| Release Date: | Dec 24, 2003 |
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| Director: | Shawn Levy |
| Writer: | Ernestine Gilbreth Carey, Joel Cohen, Alec Sokolow, Sam Harper, Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. |
| Genres: | |
| Keywords | chicago, illinois, big family, american football coach, family relationships, sibling, new job, aspiring actor, smart kid, father son relationship, sister sister relationship, large family, brother brother relationship |
| Production Companies | 20th Century Fox, Robert Simonds Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $190,212,113
Budget: $40,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 09, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Steve Martin | Tom Baker |
| Bonnie Hunt | Kate Baker |
| Hilary Duff | Lorraine Baker |
| Tom Welling | Charlie Baker |
| Piper Perabo | Nora Baker |
| Kevin G. Schmidt | Henry Baker |
| Alyson Stoner | Sarah Baker |
| Jacob Smith | Jake Baker |
| Liliana Mumy | Jessica Baker |
| Morgan York | Kim Baker |
| Forrest Landis | Mark Baker |
| Blake Woodruff | Mike Baker |
| Brent Kinsman | Nigel Baker |
| Shane Kinsman | Kyle Baker |
| Paula Marshall | Tina Shenk |
| Steven Anthony Lawrence | Dylan Shenk |
| Alan Ruck | Bill Shenk |
| Richard Jenkins | Shake |
| Holmes Osborne | Nick Gerhard |
| Vanessa Bell Calloway | Diana Philips |
| Rex Linn | Coach Bricker |
| David Kelsey | Assistant Coach |
| Dax Shepard | Camera Crew Member |
| Elon Gold | Camera Crew Member #2 |
| Cody Linley | Quinn |
| Adam Taylor Gordon | Cooper |
| Julie Araskog | Radio Talk Show Host |
| Benjamin Fitch | Reporter |
| Antonio Vega | Police Officer |
| David Bowe | TV Interviewer |
| Kevin Carey | Reporter #2 |
| Ossie Mair | Cabbie |
| Amy Hill | Miss Hozzie |
| Ted Rooney | Principal |
| Joel McCrary | Gil |
| Tiffany Dupont | Beth |
| Shawn Levy | Press Room Reporter |
| Dylan S. Shults | Party Kid |
| Regis Philbin | Regis Philbin |
| Kelly Ripa | Kelly Ripa |
| Merris Carden | Teen Nora Baker (uncredited) |
| Wayne Knight | Electrician (uncredited) |
| Ashton Kutcher | Hank (uncredited) |
| Jared Padalecki | Bully (uncredited) |
| Gary Pike | Doctor (uncredited) |
| D. Danny Warhol | Football Player #65 (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Sanja Milković Hays | Costume Design |
| Ernie F. Orsatti | Stunt Coordinator |
| Jonathan Brown | Director of Photography |
| Ernestine Gilbreth Carey | Novel |
| Joel Cohen | Screenplay |
| Alec Sokolow | Screenplay |
| Dustin Bernard | Line Producer, Unit Production Manager |
| K.C. Fox | Set Decoration |
| Demetra Diamantopoulos | Production Supervisor |
| Will Batts | Set Designer |
| Nina Ruscio | Production Design |
| Patrick Esposito | Post Production Supervisor |
| Margo Hunt McKay | Driver |
| Sam Harper | Screenplay |
| Craig Titley | Screenstory |
| Scott Meehan | Art Direction |
| Carrie Brody | Producer's Assistant |
| Glen Evans | Production Assistant |
| Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. | Novel |
| Christophe Beck | Original Music Composer |
| Nancy Klopper | Casting |
| Sonia Izzolena | Stunts |
| Allan Bragg | Stunts |
| Eddie Yansick | Stunts |
| Michael Hugghins | Stunts |
| John Dixon | Stunts |
| Bradley Fisher | Stunts |
| Robert Jauregui | Stunt Double |
| William F. Matthews | Set Designer |
| Bryce Guy Williams | Transportation Coordinator |
| Stephanie Gilliam | Set Designer |
| Shawn Levy | Director |
| George Folsey Jr. | Editor |
| Noon Orsatti | Stunts |
| Sophia Crawford | Stunts |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Michael Barnathan | Producer |
| Robert Simonds | Producer |
| Ben Myron | Producer |
| Ira Shuman | Co-Producer |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 29 | 45 | 22 |
| 2024 | 5 | 30 | 43 | 23 |
| 2024 | 6 | 27 | 41 | 14 |
| 2024 | 7 | 28 | 42 | 18 |
| 2024 | 8 | 30 | 49 | 19 |
| 2024 | 9 | 26 | 32 | 18 |
| 2024 | 10 | 32 | 70 | 16 |
| 2024 | 11 | 24 | 37 | 17 |
| 2024 | 12 | 25 | 31 | 18 |
| 2025 | 1 | 28 | 43 | 21 |
| 2025 | 2 | 21 | 33 | 4 |
| 2025 | 3 | 8 | 24 | 2 |
| 2025 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 3 |
| 2025 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| 2025 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 3 |
| 2025 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| 2025 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 3 |
| 2025 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| 2025 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 3 |
| 2025 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 3 |
| 2025 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 4 |
| 2026 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 |
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| 2025 | 12 | 857 | 931 |
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| 2024 | 11 | 977 | 977 |