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The Boss Baby (franchise)#The Boss Baby: Back in the Crib

{{Short description|DreamWorks

Animation media franchise}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2020}}

{{Infobox media franchise

| title = The Boss Baby

| image = The Boss Baby logo.svg

| caption = Official franchise logo

| creator = Marla Frazee

| origin = The Boss Baby (2010)

| owner = DreamWorks Animation
(Universal Pictures)

| years = 2017-present

| films = {{Plainlist|

| shorts = {{Plainlist|

  • Treasure Hunt Through Time{{Broken anchor|date=2025-04-02|bot=User:Cewbot/log/20201008/configuration|target_link=#The Boss Baby and Tim's Treasure Hunt Through Time (2017)|reason= The anchor (The Boss Baby and Tim's Treasure Hunt Through Time (2017)) has been deleted.|diff_id=1279457851}} (2017)
  • Precious Templeton: A Pony Tale (2021)}}

| tv_specials = {{Plainlist|

| atv = {{Plainlist|

| video_games =

| soundtracks = {{Plainlist|

}}

The Boss Baby is a media franchise made by DreamWorks Animation, loosely based on the 2010 picture book of the same name by Marla Frazee.{{cite news|last1=Kit|first1=Borys|title=Alec Baldwin and Kevin Spacey to Voice Star in DreamWorks Animation's 'Boss Baby'|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/alec-baldwin-kevin-spacey-voice-736795|access-date=October 15, 2014|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=September 30, 2014}} The franchise began with the 2017 film The Boss Baby and has since grown to include a 2021 sequel, Family Business; two television series, Back in Business (2018–2020) and Back in the Crib (2022–2023); two short films; and a 2020 interactive special, with a third film in active development.

The franchise revolves around the Templeton family, particularly Tim and his younger adopted brother Ted, the latter of whom is an intelligent, talking baby who works for Baby Corp, a top-secret organization that creates the worlds' babies and helps get them to their proper families.

Films

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! scope="column" | Film

! U.S. release date

! Director

! Screenplay by

! Story by

! Producer

The Boss Baby

| March 31, 2017

| rowspan="2" | Tom McGrath

| colspan="2" | Michael McCullers

| Ramsey Ann Naito

The Boss Baby: Family Business

| July 2, 2021

| Michael McCullers

| Tom McGrath and Michael McCullers

| Jeff Hermann

=''The Boss Baby'' (2017)=

{{main|The Boss Baby}}

The Boss Baby is a 2017 American animated comedy film produced by DreamWorks Animation and distributed by 20th Century Fox, following a 7-year-old boy named Tim helping his baby brother who is a secret agent in the war for adults' love between babies and puppies.

The film was scheduled for a March 2016 release, but the release date was moved to March 31, 2017. The Boss Baby was released on Digital HD on July 4, 2017, and was released on DVD, Blu-ray, Blu-ray 3D and Ultra HD Blu-ray on July 25, 2017 by 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment.{{cite news|last1=Milligan|first1=Mercedes|title='Boss Baby' Gets Home Delivery in July|url=http://www.animationmagazine.net/home-entertainment/boss-baby-gets-home-delivery-in-july/|access-date=May 25, 2017|work=Animation Magazine|date=May 24, 2017}} The film features the voices of Alec Baldwin as the title character, along with Miles Bakshi, Steve Buscemi, Jimmy Kimmel, Lisa Kudrow and Tobey Maguire.

=''The Boss Baby: Family Business'' (2021)=

{{main|The Boss Baby: Family Business}}

The Boss Baby: Family Business is a 2021 American sequel to the 2017 The Boss Baby film, again produced by DreamWorks Animation and distributed by Universal Pictures, following the estranged Templeton brothers being reunited by Tim's daughters, one of whom is a new agent from BabyCorp on a mission to uncover the dark secrets behind Tabitha's school and its mysterious founder, Dr. Armstrong.{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/jeff-goldblum-ariana-greenblatt-eva-longoria-join-the-boss-baby-family-business |title=Jeff Goldblum, Ariana Greenblatt, Eva Longoria Join 'The Boss Baby: Family Business' |website=The Hollywood Reporter |last=Kit |first=Borys |date=September 17, 2020 |access-date=September 17, 2020}}

On May 25, 2017, Universal Pictures and DreamWorks Animation announced that a sequel was set to be released on March 26, 2021, but was delayed to September 17, 2021.{{Cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/boss-baby-sequel-delays-release-to-september-2021? |title='Boss Baby' Sequel Delays Release to September 2021 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |last=McClintock |first=Pamela |date=December 28, 2020 |access-date=December 28, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201231142458/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/boss-baby-sequel-delays-release-to-september-2021 |archive-date=December 31, 2020 |url-status=live}} The film was moved up to July 2, 2021 and will also stream on Peacock on the same day for free.{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/boss-baby-2-theaters-peacock-same-day-1234958078/ |title='Boss Baby 2' to Hit Theaters and Peacock on Same Day |website=The Hollywood Reporter |last=McClintock |first=Pamela |date=May 24, 2021 |access-date=May 24, 2021}} On May 8, 2020, production was being done remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic.{{Cite web |first=Anthony |last=D'Alessandro |title=How Animated Pics Like 'Tom & Jerry', 'SpongeBob Movie', 'Sing 2', Skydance's 'Luck' & More Are Working Through The COVID-19 Crisis |url=https://deadline.com/2020/05/animated-movies-coronavirus-production-tom-and-jerry-spongebob-scoob-skydance-illumination-1202928961/ |date=May 8, 2020 |website=Deadline Hollywood |publisher=Penske Media Corporation |access-date=June 25, 2020}} Along with a returning Alec Baldwin, Jimmy Kimmel and Lisa Kudrow, the film features the voices of James Marsden, Amy Sedaris, Ariana Greenblatt, Eva Longoria and Jeff Goldblum.

="The Boss Baby 3" (TBA) =

In June 2021, during a Q&A with Alec Baldwin and Amy Sedaris, a third Boss Baby film was announced to be in early development.{{Cite tweet |number=1407056411515883526 |user=Dreamworks |author=DreamWorks Animation |author-link=DreamWorks Animation |title=Join Alec and Amy for a Twitter Q&A later today! Submit questions using #AskAlecandAmy |date=June 21, 2021 |access-date=July 7, 2021}}

=Short films=

  • The Boss Baby and Tim's Treasure Hunt Through Time (2017): A 2D and 3D animated short film released on July 25, 2017 on The Boss Baby Blu-ray and DVD pack, following Wizzie, the wizard from Tim's alarm clock, as he narrates Tim and Ted's (Boss Baby's) adventures in imagination.
  • Precious Templeton: A Pony Tale (2021): a 2D animated short film released on September 14 on The Boss Baby: Family Business Blu-ray and DVD pack, following a bedtime story to Tina and Tabitha about Precious, the pony Ted gave Tabitha as a lavish gift, who tries to win a carnival talent show from a rival horse, being narrated by Ted himself (reprised by Alec Baldwin).

Television series

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! scope="col" |Series

! scope="col" |Seasons

! scope="col" |Episodes

! scope="col" |First released

! scope="col" |Last released

! scope="col" |Showrunner(s)

! scope="col" |Network(s)

The Boss Baby: Back in Business

|4

|49

|April 6, 2018

|November 17, 2020

|rowspan="2" | Brandon Sawyer

|rowspan="2" | Netflix

The Boss Baby: Back in the Crib

|2

|28

|May 19, 2022

|April 13, 2023

=''The Boss Baby: Back in Business'' (2018–20)=

{{Main|The Boss Baby: Back in Business}}

An animated television series based on the first film, titled The Boss Baby: Back in Business, aired on Netflix between April 6, 2018{{cite web|title=New Trailer for the Netflix Series The Boss Baby: Back in Business|url=http://www.comingsoon.net/tv/trailers/927563-new-trailer-for-the-netflix-series-the-boss-baby-back-in-business|website=comingsoon.net|date=March 3, 2018 |access-date=3 March 2018}} and March 16, 2020.{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/tv/2020/02/19/netflix-new-and-expiring-march-2020/4798176002/|title=Netflix: Everything coming (and disappearing) in March 2020 (including 'Ozark')|work=USA Today|first=Erin|last=Jensen|date=February 19, 2020|access-date=February 21, 2020}} A total of 37{{cite web|url=https://www.polygon.com/platform/amp/tv/2017/12/12/16769666/boss-baby-netflix-she-ra|title='The Boss Baby, just nominated for a Golden Globe, gets a Netflix series|author=Julia Alexander|website=Polygon|date=December 12, 2017 |access-date=December 12, 2017}} episodes were released. The cast featured new voice actors for the characters of Boss Baby (JP Karliak), Tim (Pierce Gagnon), Ted Templeton Sr. (David W. Collins), Janice Templeton (Hope Levy), Jimbo (Kevin Michael Richardson), and Staci (Alex Cazares), while Eric Bell Jr. reprised his role as The Triplets from the film. This series was produced by DreamWorks Animation and distributed by NBCUniversal Television.

=''The Boss Baby: Back in the Crib'' (2022–23)=

{{Main|The Boss Baby: Back in the Crib}}

On March 10, 2022, DreamWorks announced a new series and a possible continuation of Back in Business based on the characters from The Boss Baby: Family Business. It was released on May 19, 2022 on Netflix, with JP Karliak (the only actor reprising from Back in Business) reprising his role as the titular character, Ariana Greenblatt (the only actor reprising from Family Business) reprising her role as Tabitha, Max Mittelman replaces Pierce Gagnon from the first series as Tim, and Mary Faber and Krizia Bajos replace Amy Sedaris and Eva Longoria from the second film as Tina and Carol respectively.{{cite tweet|user=dreamworkstv|number=1501935920798306316|author=DreamWorksTV|title= Back to work! 💼 🍼 The Boss Baby: Back In the Crib, an all new series, arriving May 19th on @netflix.|date=March 10, 2022|access-date=March 10, 2022}}{{cite web |last=Campione |first=Katie |title=Netflix Announces 'Boss Baby' Animated Series |url=https://www.thewrap.com/netflix-boss-baby-back-in-the-crib/ |website=TheWrap |access-date=March 10, 2022 |date=March 10, 2022}}{{cite web | url=https://www.animationmagazine.net/streaming/trailer-nap-times-over-for-the-boss-baby-back-in-the-crib/ | title=Trailer: Nap Time's over for 'The Boss Baby: Back in the Crib' | date=April 14, 2022 }} A 2nd season of the show released on April 13, 2023.{{cite web | url=https://www.mikrosanimation.com/en/news/the-boss-baby-back-in-the-crib-season-2-on-netflix/#:~:text=Netflix%20is%20dropping%20Season%202,Tina%20form%20a%20new%20company | title='The Boss Baby: Back in the Crib' Season 2 on Netflix | date=March 30, 2023 }}

Television specials

=''The Boss Baby: Get That Baby!'' (2020)=

The Boss Baby: Get That Baby!, an interactive special, was released on Netflix on September 1, 2020, featuring the cast of The Boss Baby: Back in Business television series.{{cite web|url=https://www.animationmagazine.net/streaming/toddle-up-the-corporate-ladder-in-boss-baby-get-that-baby-interactive-netflix-special/|title=Toddle Up the Corporate Ladder in 'Boss Baby: Get That Baby!' Interactive Netflix Special|work=Animation Magazine|first=Mercedes|last=Milligan|date=August 17, 2020|access-date=August 19, 2020}}

=''The Boss Baby: Christmas Bonus'' (2022)=

The Boss Baby: Christmas Bonus, a Christmas special, was released on Netflix on December 6, 2022, featuring the cast of both The Boss Baby: Back in Business and The Boss Baby: Back in the Crib television series.{{cite web | url=https://www.animationmagazine.net/2022/11/the-boss-baby-unwraps-new-christmas-special-with-george-lopez/ | title='The Boss Baby' Unwraps New Christmas Special with George Lopez | date=November 8, 2022 }}

Cast and characters

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  • A dark gray cell indicates the character was not featured in the film.
  • A {{note label|young|Y}} indicates an actor or actress voiced a younger version of their character.

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rowspan="3" style="width:10%;" | Characters
colspan="2" | Feature films

! colspan="2" | Short films

! colspan="2" | Television series

! colspan="2" | Television specials

The Boss Baby
(2017)

! The Boss Baby:
Family Business
(2021)

! The Boss Baby and Tim's
Treasure Hunt Through Time{{Broken anchor|date=2025-04-02|bot=User:Cewbot/log/20201008/configuration|target_link=#The Boss Baby and Tim's Treasure Hunt Through Time (2017)|reason= The anchor (The Boss Baby and Tim's Treasure Hunt Through Time (2017)) has been deleted.|diff_id=1279457851}}
(2017)

! Precious Templeton:
A Pony Tale
(2021)

! The Boss Baby:
 Back in Business
(2018–20)

! The Boss Baby:
 Back in the Crib
(2022–2023)

! The Boss Baby:
Get That Baby!
(2020)

! The Boss Baby
Christmas Bonus
(2022)

{{small|Theodore "Ted" Templeton Jr.}}
The Boss Baby

| colspan="4" | Alec Baldwin

| colspan="4" | JP Karliak

rowspan="2" | Timothy "Tim" Templeton

| Tobey Maguire

| James Marsden

| rowspan="2" | Miles Bakshi

| rowspan="2" | James Marsden

| rowspan="2" | Pierce Gagnon

| Max Mittelman

| rowspan="2" | Pierce Gagnon

| Max Mittelman

colspan="2" | Miles Bakshi{{ref|young|Y}}

| Pierce Gagnon{{ref|young|Y}}

| Pierce Gagnon{{ref|young|Y}}

Janice Templeton

| colspan="2" | Lisa Kudrow

| colspan="2" style=background-color:#D3D3D3 |

| Hope Levy

| style=background-color:#D3D3D3 |

| colspan="2" | Hope Levy

Theodore "Ted" Templeton Sr.

| colspan="2" | Jimmy Kimmel

| colspan="2" style=background-color:#D3D3D3 |

| David W. Collins

| style=background-color:#D3D3D3 |

| colspan="2" | David W. Collins

Jimbo

| colspan="2" | David Soren

| style=background-color:#D3D3D3 |

| David Soren

| colspan="4" | Kevin Michael Richardson

Staci

| ViviAnn Yee

| {{n/a|Character is silent}}

| colspan="2" style=background-color:#D3D3D3 |

| colspan="4" | Alex Cazares

Triplets

| Eric Bell Jr.

| Nicholas Gist

| style=background-color:#D3D3D3 |

| Nicholas Gist

| colspan="2" | Eric Bell Jr.

| colspan="2" style=background-color:#D3D3D3 |

Francis Francis
{{small|Super Colossal Big Fat Boss Baby}}

| Steve Buscemi

| colspan="7" style=background-color:#D3D3D3 |

Eugene Francis

| Conrad Vernon

| colspan="7" style=background-color:#D3D3D3 |

The Big Boss Baby

| Edie Mirman

| colspan="7" style=background-color:#D3D3D3 |

Wizzie

| colspan="3" | James McGrath

| colspan="5" style=background-color:#D3D3D3 |

Story Bear

| colspan="2" | James Ryan

| colspan="6" style=background-color:#D3D3D3 |

Tabitha Templeton

| Nina Zoe Bakshi

| Ariana Greenblatt

| style=background-color:#D3D3D3 |

| Ariana Greenblatt

| style=background-color:#D3D3D3 |

| Ariana Greenblatt

Maya Tanida

| style=background-color:#D3D3D3 |

| Ariana Greenblatt

{{small|Tina Templeton}}
The New Boss Baby

| {{n/a|Character is silent}}

| Amy Sedaris

| style=background-color:#D3D3D3 |

| Amy Sedaris

| style=background-color:#D3D3D3 |

| Mary Faber

| style=background-color:#D3D3D3 |

| Mary Faber

Carol Templeton

| style=background-color:#D3D3D3 |

| Eva Longoria

| colspan="3" style=background-color:#D3D3D3 |

| Krizia Bajos

| colspan="2" style=background-color:#D3D3D3 |

Dr. Erwin Armstrong

| style=background-color:#D3D3D3 |

| Jeff Goldblum

| colspan="6" style=background-color:#D3D3D3 |

Nathan Pickles

| style=background-color:#D3D3D3 |

| Raphael Alejandro

| colspan="6" style=background-color:#D3D3D3 |

Meghan Glick

| style=background-color:#D3D3D3 |

| Serenity Brown

| colspan="6" style=background-color:#D3D3D3 |

Dr. Tiffany Hamilton

| style=background-color:#D3D3D3 |

| Tom McGrath

| colspan="6" style=background-color:#D3D3D3 |

Lead Baby Ninja

| style=background-color:#D3D3D3 |

| Raphael Alejandro

| colspan="65" style=background-color:#D3D3D3 |

Mega Fat CEO / Mail Intern / Regular Baby

| colspan="4" style=background-color:#D3D3D3 |

| Flula Borg

| style=background-color:#D3D3D3 |

| Flula Borg

| style=background-color:#D3D3D3 |

Marisol Lopez-Lugo

| colspan="4" style=background-color:#D3D3D3 |

| Sarah-Nicole Robles

| style=background-color:#D3D3D3 |

| Sarah-Nicole Robles

| style=background-color:#D3D3D3 |

Magnus

| colspan="4" style=background-color:#D3D3D3 |

| David Lodge

| colspan="3" style=background-color:#D3D3D3 |

Danny Petroski

| colspan="4" style=background-color:#D3D3D3 |

| Justin Felbinger

| colspan="2" style=background-color:#D3D3D3 |

| Justin Felbinger

Baby Hendershot

| colspan="4" style=background-color:#D3D3D3 |

| colspan="2" | Brandon Scott

| style=background-color:#D3D3D3 |

| Brandon Scott

Frankie

| colspan="4" style=background-color:#D3D3D3 |

| colspan="2" | Aparna Nacherla

| colspan="2" style=background-color:#D3D3D3 |

R&D Baby Simmons

| colspan="4" style=background-color:#D3D3D3 |

| rowspan="2" | Kari Wahlgren

| Mara Junot

| style=background-color:#D3D3D3 |

| Kari Wahlgren

Marsha Krinkle

| colspan="4" style=background-color:#D3D3D3 |

| Kari Wahlgren

| colspan="2" style=background-color:#D3D3D3 |

Buddy from HR

| colspan="4" style=background-color:#D3D3D3 |

| colspan="2" | Kevin Michael Richardson

| colspan="2" style=background-color:#D3D3D3 |

Chip

| colspan="4" style=background-color:#D3D3D3 |

| colspan="2" | JP Karliak

| colspan="2" style=background-color:#D3D3D3 |

Bootsy Calico

| colspan="4" style=background-color:#D3D3D3 |

| Jake Green

| style=background-color:#D3D3D3 |

| Jake Green

| style=background-color:#D3D3D3 |

Wendi

| colspan="4" style=background-color:#D3D3D3 |

| Wendie Malick

| style=background-color:#D3D3D3 |

| Wendie Malick

| style=background-color:#D3D3D3 |

Stevefan

| colspan="4" style=background-color:#D3D3D3 |

| Tony Hale

| colspan="3" style=background-color:#D3D3D3 |

Gigi

| colspan="4" style=background-color:#D3D3D3 |

| Nora Dunn

| colspan="3" style=background-color:#D3D3D3 |

Frederic Estes

| colspan="4" style=background-color:#D3D3D3 |

| Victor Raider-Wexler

| style=background-color:#D3D3D3 |

| Victor Raider-Wexler

| style=background-color:#D3D3D3 |

Turtleneck Superstar

| colspan="4" style=background-color:#D3D3D3 |

| Cynthia Erivo

| colspan="3" style=background-color:#D3D3D3 |

Junior Fancy

| colspan="4" style=background-color:#D3D3D3 |

| Diedrich Bader

| colspan="3" style=background-color:#D3D3D3 |

Board Baby Emiliano

| colspan="4" style=background-color:#D3D3D3 |

| Carlos Ponce

| colspan="3" style=background-color:#D3D3D3 |

Bug the Pug

| colspan="4" style=background-color:#D3D3D3 |

| Dee Bradley Baker

| colspan="3" style=background-color:#D3D3D3 |

Hermano Menor

| colspan="4" style=background-color:#D3D3D3 |

| Eric Lopez

| colspan="3" style=background-color:#D3D3D3 |

Multi-Multi-Task CEO Baby

| colspan="4" style=background-color:#D3D3D3 |

| Cheri Oteri

| colspan="3" style=background-color:#D3D3D3 |

Gina and Tina Namashita

| colspan="4" style=background-color:#D3D3D3 |

| Audrey Huynh

| colspan="3" style=background-color:#D3D3D3 |

Dr. Kevin

| colspan="4" style=background-color:#D3D3D3 |

| Regi Davis

| colspan="4" style=background-color:#D3D3D3 |

Happy Sedengry

| colspan="4" style=background-color:#D3D3D3 |

| Rhys Darby

| style=background-color:#D3D3D3 |

| Rhys Darby

| style=background-color:#D3D3D3 |

Maria–Maria

| colspan="4" style=background-color:#D3D3D3 |

| Carla Tassara

| colspan="3" style=background-color:#D3D3D3 |

OCB

| colspan="4" style=background-color:#D3D3D3 |

| Aasif Mandvi

| colspan="3" style=background-color:#D3D3D3 |

JJ

| colspan="5" style=background-color:#D3D3D3 |

| Alex Cazares

| colspan="2" style=background-color:#D3D3D3 |

Pip

| colspan="5" style=background-color:#D3D3D3 |

| Karan Soni

| colspan="2" style=background-color:#D3D3D3 |

Dez

| colspan="5" style=background-color:#D3D3D3 |

| Zeke Alton

| colspan="2" style=background-color:#D3D3D3 |

NannyCam No Filter CEO Baby

| colspan="5" style=background-color:#D3D3D3 |

| Nicole Byer

| colspan="2" style=background-color:#D3D3D3 |

Board Member Bradley

| colspan="5" style=background-color:#D3D3D3 |

| Andy Richter

| colspan="2" style=background-color:#D3D3D3 |

Yvette

| colspan="5" style=background-color:#D3D3D3 |

| Isabella Crovetti

| colspan="2" style=background-color:#D3D3D3 |

Mia

| colspan="5" style=background-color:#D3D3D3 |

| Grace Kaufman

| colspan="2" style=background-color:#D3D3D3 |

Antonio

| colspan="5" style=background-color:#D3D3D3 |

| Antony Del Rio

| colspan="2" style=background-color:#D3D3D3 |

Austin

| colspan="5" style=background-color:#D3D3D3 |

| Ben Pierce

| colspan="2" style=background-color:#D3D3D3 |

Sheriff Potty Pardner

| colspan="5" style=background-color:#D3D3D3 |

| Andy Daly

| colspan="2" style=background-color:#D3D3D3 |

Ranger Safety Binkerton

| colspan="5" style=background-color:#D3D3D3 |

| Kyle Chandler

| colspan="2" style=background-color:#D3D3D3 |

Santa Claus
{{small|Ron}}

| colspan="7" style=background-color:#D3D3D3 |

| George Lopez

PoopyDoopy

| colspan="7" style=background-color:#D3D3D3 |

| Matthew Moy

Jingly Jangly

| colspan="7" style=background-color:#D3D3D3 |

| Dana Davis

LaLa Doo-Da

| colspan="7" style=background-color:#D3D3D3 |

| Jodi Benson

Tippy Tappy Sloppy

| colspan="7" style=background-color:#D3D3D3 |

| Charles DeWayne

Diddly Doo

| colspan="7" style=background-color:#D3D3D3 |

| Kalen Chase

Ding Dong Dongle

| colspan="7" style=background-color:#D3D3D3 |

| Ray Chase

Noth Pole
{{small|Kyle}}

| colspan="7" style=background-color:#D3D3D3 |

| Ben Lepley

French Girl

| colspan="7" style=background-color:#D3D3D3 |

| Amaryllis Aubel

Additional crew

= Films =

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;" "width:100%;"
rowspan="2" |Film

! colspan="6" |Detail

Composer

!Editor

! style="text-align:center;" |Production
companies

! style="text-align:center;" |Animation
services

!Distributor

! style="text-align:center;" |Running time

The Boss Baby

| rowspan="2" | Hans Zimmer
Steve Mazzaro

| James Ryan

| rowspan="2" | DreamWorks Animation

| DWA Glendale
DWA India

| 20th Century Fox

| 1hr 37mins

The Boss Baby: Family Business

| Mary Blee
Mark Hester

| DWA Glendale
Jellyfish Pictures

| Universal Pictures

| 1hr 47mins

|-

! The Boss Baby: Riley & Robert

| Mary Blee
Mark Hester

| DWA Glendale
Jellyfish Pictures

| Universal Pictures

| 1hr 57mins

= Television series =

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center; width:99%;"

! rowspan="2" |TV series

! colspan="5" |Detail

style="text-align:center;" | Composer(s)

! style="text-align:center;" | Production companies

! style="text-align:center;" | Distributor(s)

! style="text-align:center;" | Network

! style="text-align:center;" | Running time

The Boss Baby: Back in Business

| rowspan="2" | Ben Bromfield and Ryan Elder

| rowspan="2" | DreamWorks Animation Television

| rowspan="2" | NBCUniversal Television and Streaming
Netflix

| rowspan="2" | Netflix

| 22–24 minutes

The Boss Baby: Back in the Crib

| 22 minutes

Reception

= Box office performance =

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
rowspan="2" | Film

! rowspan="2" | Release date

! colspan="3" | Box office gross

! rowspan="2" | Budget

! rowspan="2" | {{abbr|Ref.|Reference}}

North America

! Other territories

! Worldwide

The Boss Baby

| March 31, 2017

| $175,003,033

| $352,962,903

| $527,965,936

| $125 million

| {{cite Box Office Mojo |id=3874544 |title=The Boss Baby |access-date=February 20, 2021}}

The Boss Baby: Family Business

| July 2, 2021

| $57,300,280

| $89,445,000

| $146,745,280

| $82 million

| {{cite Box Office Mojo |id=6932874 |title=The Boss Baby: Family Business (2021) |website=Box Office Mojo |access-date=July 9, 2021}}{{Cite The Numbers |id=Boss-Baby-Family-Business-The-(2021)#tab=summary |title=The Boss Baby: Family Business (2021) |access-date=July 9, 2021}}

colspan="2" | Total

! $232,303,313

! $442,407,903

! $674,711,216

! $207 million

!

= Critical and public response =

{{Hatnote|Each film is linked to the "Critical response" section of its article.}}

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! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Film

! scope="col" colspan="2" | Critical

! scope="col" colspan="2" | Public

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! scope="col" | Metacritic

! scope="col" | CinemaScore

! scope="col" | PostTrak

! scope="row" | The Boss Baby

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| 50 (32 reviews){{cite Metacritic |id=the-boss-baby |type=movie |title=The Boss Baby |access-date=June 4, 2022 }}

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| {{NA}}

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| 39 (20 reviews){{Cite Metacritic |id=the-boss-baby-family-business |type=movie |title=The Boss Baby: Family Business |access-date=June 4, 2022 }}

| {{sort grade|A}}{{Cite web |date=July 2, 2021 |first=Anthony |last=D'Alessandro |title=Universal's Double Feature Thursday: 'Boss Baby 2' & 'Forever Purge' Each Earn $1.3M |website=Deadline Hollywood |url=https://deadline.com/2021/07/boss-baby-family-business-forever-purge-f9-box-office-weekend-july-4th-1234785567/ |access-date=June 4, 2022 }}

| 74%

Chronology

Chronological order of The Boss Baby franchise history:

  1. The Boss Baby (2017)
  2. The Boss Baby and Tim's Treasure Hunt Through Time{{Broken anchor|date=2025-04-02|bot=User:Cewbot/log/20201008/configuration|target_link=#The Boss Baby and Tim's Treasure Hunt Through Time (2017)|reason= The anchor (The Boss Baby and Tim's Treasure Hunt Through Time (2017)) has been deleted.|diff_id=1279457851}} (2017)
  3. The Boss Baby: Back in Business (2018–20)
  4. The Boss Baby: Get That Baby! (2020)
  5. The Boss Baby: Family Business (2021)
  6. Precious Templeton: A Pony Tale{{Broken anchor|date=2025-04-02|bot=User:Cewbot/log/20201008/configuration|target_link=#Precious Templeton: A Pony Tale (2021)|reason= The anchor (Precious Templeton: A Pony Tale (2021)) has been deleted.|diff_id=1279457851}} (2021)
  7. The Boss Baby: Back in the Crib (2022–2023)
  8. The Boss Baby: Christmas Bonus (2022)

References

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External links

  • {{Official website|https://www.dreamworks.com/movies/the-boss-baby/}}

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