Johnny English (franchise)

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Johnny English
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Created by
Original workJohnny English (2003)
OwnerUniversal Pictures
Years2003–2018
Films and television
Film(s)
Games
Video game(s)List of video games
Audio
Soundtrack(s)
Miscellaneous
Character(s)List of characters
Johnny English
Directed by
Written by
Starring
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release date
2003–2018
Running time
279 minutes (1–3)
BudgetTotal (3 films):
$110 million
Box officeTotal (3 films):
$479.6 million

Johnny English is a series of spy-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).

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)[]

Main article: Johnny English

Johnny English Reborn (2011)[]

Main article: Johnny English Reborn

Johnny English Strikes Again (2018)[]

Main article: Johnny English Strikes Again

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.
Key
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
Character Film
Johnny English Johnny English
Reborn 		Johnny English
Strikes Again
2003 2011 2018
Johnny English Rowan Atkinson
Angus Jeremy Bough Ben Miller   Ben Miller
Colin Tucker   Daniel Kaluuya  
Pegasus Tim Pigott-Smith Gillian Anderson Adam James
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Kevin McNally Stephen Campbell Moore Emma Thompson
Lorna Campbell Natalie Imbruglia  
Pascal Sauvage John Malkovich  
Queen Elizabeth II Prunella Scales Body Double  
Agent One (Inspired by Ian Fleming's James Bond) Greg Wise Eric Carte  
Agent Two   Roger Barclay  
Kate Sumner   Rosamund Pike  
Simon Ambrose   Dominic West  
Patch Quartermain   Tim McInnerny  
Titus Fisher   Richard Schiff  
Artem Karlenko   Mark Ivanir  
Killer Cleaner   Pik-Sen Lim  
Ophelia Bhuletova   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 Mark Everson
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[]

For more details on the reception of each film, see the "Reception" section on each film's article.

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)
  • (A) indicates the adjusted totals based on current ticket prices (calculated by Box Office Mojo).

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]
Johnny English Strikes Again 37% (105 reviews)[10] 39 (22 reviews)[11] N/A

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Johnny English". Box Office Mojo. 9 August 2017.
  2. ^ "Johnny English Reborn". Box Office Mojo. 9 August 2017.
  3. ^ "Johnny English Strikes Again". Box Office Mojo. 9 November 2018.
  4. ^ "Johnny English Movies at the Box Office". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  5. ^ "Johnny English". Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  6. ^ "Johnny English". Metacritic. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  7. ^ "Cinemascore". Cinemascore.com. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
  8. ^ "Johnny English Reborn". Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
  9. ^ "Johnny English Reborn". Metacritic. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  10. ^ "Johnny English Strikes Again". Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
  11. ^ "Johnny English Strikes Again". Metacritic. Retrieved 31 October 2018.

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