Johnny English (film series)
Johnny English is a series of action comedy films parodying the James Bond secret agent genre. It features Rowan Atkinson as the title character, based on the screenplay written by Neal Purvis, Robert Wade and William Davies. The series includes three instalments: Johnny English (2003), Johnny English Reborn (2011), and Johnny English Strikes Again (2018).
| Johnny English | |
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 Title card | |
| Directed by |
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| Written by | William Davies Neal Purvis (1) Robert Wade (1) Hamish McColl (2) |
| Starring | Rowan Atkinson Ben Miller |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
Release date | 2003–present |
Running time | 279 minutes (1–3) |
| Budget | Total (3 films): $110 million |
| Box office | Total (3 films): $479.6 million |
The series is infused with comedy similar to Atkinson's Mr. Bean character, and has grossed $479.6 million worldwide, despite generally mixed critical reviews.
Films
Rowan Atkinson at the premiere of Johnny English Reborn.
Johnny English (2003)
After a sudden attack on "MI7", Johnny English (Rowan Atkinson), Britain's most confident yet unintelligent spy, becomes Britain's only spy as he goes on to find the thief who has stolen the crown jewels.
Johnny English Reborn (2011)
Johnny English goes up against international assassins who are plotting to assassinate the Chinese premier.
Johnny English Strikes Again (2018)
Johnny English is tasked to investigate cyber attacks launched in the United Kingdom.
Cast
Character table
Rowan Atkinson portrays the series' protagonist, with Ben Miller playing sidekick Bough.
| Main | Indicates character had a main role in the film |
| Supporting | Indicates character had a supporting role in the film |
| Cameo | Indicates character had a minor or cameo appearance |
| Deleted Scene | Indicates character only appeared in a scene cut from the film |
| Character | Film | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny English | Johnny English Reborn |
Johnny English Strikes Again | |
| 2003 | 2011 | 2018 | |
| Johnny English | Rowan Atkinson | ||
| Jeremy Bough | Ben Miller | Ben Miller | Ben Miller |
| Pegasus | Tim Pigott-Smith | Gillian Anderson | Adam James |
| British Prime Minister | Kevin McNally | Stephen Campbell Moore | Emma Thompson |
| Lorna Campbell | Natalie Imbruglia | ||
| Pascal Sauvage | John Malkovich | ||
| Queen Elizabeth II | Prunella Scales | Body Double | |
| Agent One | Greg Wise | Eric Carte | |
| Agent Two | Roger Barclay | ||
| Kate Sumner | Rosamund Pike | ||
| Simon Ambrose | Dominic West | ||
| Colin Tucker | Daniel Kaluuya | ||
| Patch Quartermain | Tim McInnerny | ||
| Titus Fisher | Richard Schiff | ||
| Karlenko | Mark Ivanir | ||
| Killer Cleaner | Pik-Sen Lim | ||
| Ophelia | Olga Kurylenko | ||
| Jason Volta | Jake Lacy | ||
| Agent Five | Charles Dance | ||
| Agent Seven | Michael Gambon | ||
| Agent Nine | Edward Fox | ||
Crew
| Crew/Detail | Film | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny English 2003 |
Johnny English Reborn 2011 |
Johnny English Strikes Again 2018 | |
| Director | Peter Howitt | Oliver Parker | David Kerr |
| Producers | Tim Bevan Eric Fellner Mark Huffam |
Tim Bevan Eric Fellner Chris Clark |
Tim Bevan Eric Fellner Chris Clark Rowan Atkinson |
| Written by | Neal Purvis and Robert Wade William Davies |
Hamish McColl (screenplay) William Davies (story) |
William Davies |
| Composer | Edward Shearmur | Ilan Eshkeri | Howard Goodall |
| Cinematography | Remi Adefarasin | Danny Cohen | Florian Hoffmeister |
| Editor | Robin Sales | Guy Bensley | Tony Cranstoun |
| Production Companies | StudioCanal Working Title Films |
StudioCanal Working Title Films Relativity Media |
StudioCanal Working Title Films Perfect World Pictures |
| Distributor | Universal Pictures | ||
| Release date | July 18, 2003 (US) | October 21, 2011 (US) | October 26, 2018 (US) |
| Running time | 88 minutes | 102 minutes | 89 minutes |
Reception
Box office performance
| Film | Release date | Box office gross | Box office ranking | Budget |
Ref(s) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North America | Other territories | Worldwide | All time North America | ||||||
| Johnny English | 11 April 2003 | $28,082,366 | $132,500,652 | $160,583,018 | #2,776 | $40 million | [1] | ||
| Johnny English Reborn | 7 October 2011 | $8,305,970 | $151,772,616 | $160,078,586 | #4,925 | $45 million | [2] | ||
| Johnny English Strikes Again | 5 October 2018 | $4,412,170 | $154,558,606 | $158,970,776 | #5,851 | $25 million | [3] | ||
| Total | $40.8 million | $438.8 million | $479.6 million | $110 million | [4] | ||||
List indicator(s)
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Critical and public response
| Film | Rotten Tomatoes | Metacritic | CinemaScore |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny English | 33% (121 reviews)[5] | 51 (32 reviews)[6] | B[7] |
| Johnny English Reborn | 38% (91 reviews)[8] | 46 (20 reviews)[9] | B[7] |
| Johnny English Strikes Again | 37% (105 reviews)[10] | 39 (22 reviews)[11] | N/A |
References
- "Johnny English". Box Office Mojo. 9 August 2017.
- "Johnny English Reborn". Box Office Mojo. 9 August 2017.
- "Johnny English Strikes Again". Box Office Mojo. 9 November 2018.
- "Johnny English Movies at the Box Office". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
- "Johnny English". Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
- "Johnny English". Metacritic. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
- "Cinemascore". Cinemascore.com. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
- "Johnny English Reborn". Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
- "Johnny English Reborn". Metacritic. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
- "Johnny English Strikes Again". Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
- "Johnny English Strikes Again". Metacritic. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
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