How Frogs Go to London

***How Frogs Go to London*** is a 2004 American computer-animated comedy adventure film produced by Sensation Animation for 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 who travel to London and try to achieve their goal by helping 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 Paramount's financial expectations, prompting Sensation to abandon plans for a sequel.

## Cast

* Luke Wilson as Fergal, the main protagonist.
* Jessica Biel as Keana, Fergal's girlfriend.
* Zach Tyler Eisen as Robby McRobbs, the 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

## Release

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

### Marketing

Coinciding with the film's release, Burger King released eight toys in their Kids' Meals. A video game adaptation was released on the PlayStation 2, Nintendo GameCube, Xbox, Game Boy Advance, and Nintendo DS.

### Home media

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

## How Frogs Go to London: Music from the Motion Picture

### Producer

Dan Goldwasser

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.

## Reception

### Critical response

*How Frogs Go to London* has a 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 of other films from Bear Bones, and $64,840,384 from international markets for a worldwide total of $93,274,922, making it Bear Bones' third lowest-grossing film. The film opened to number three in its first weekend, with $6,529,042, behind Warner Bros.' *A Cinderella Story*, being eventually beaten by Miles' own *Magical Medieval*. Produced on a budget of $70 million, it's poor box office reception resulted in a $113-million write-down for Paramount and Miramax.

## Cancelled sequel

Before the film was released in theaters, Sensation originally planned for a sequel to *How Frogs Go to London*, tentatively titled *How Frogs Go to Paris*. The film would have continued right after the first film, in which the frogs traveled to Paris. The film would have also had Wilson, Biel, VanSanten, Nevin, and McAfee set to reprise their roles. The sequel was canceled when *How Frogs Go to London* was considered a box office disappointment.