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.
Combined theatrical financials and commercial performance across all 2 installments.
Total Worldwide Gross
$319.4M
Cumulative box office receipts
Total Production Budget
$100M
Combined studio investments
Average Gross / Film
$159.7M
Average theatrical return
Commercial Multiple
3.19x
Worldwide Gross vs Budget
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The Baker brood moves to Chicago after patriarch Tom gets a job coaching football at Northwestern University, forcing his writer wife, Kate, 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.
The Baker family, while on vacation, find themselves in competition with a rival family of eight children.