Alvin And The Chipmunks Movies In Order Of Release, 2024 Updated

Alvin and the Chipmunks, created by Ross Bagdasarian, Sr., is a movie franchise about three anthropomorphic chipmunks: Alvin, Simon, and Theodore. The trio is managed by their human adoptive father, David (Dave) Seville.

It’s a story of three cute and cuddly singing chipmunks who Alvin, the self-appointed leader, Simon, the smart one, and Theodore, the cute and cuddly one, have to go on many adventures.

The franchise began in 1958 with novelty songs recorded by Ross Bagdasarian, Sr., and released on Liberty Records. These were followed in 1961 by The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don’t Be Late), which topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart for four weeks in December 1962 and eventually became a Christmas standard.

Alvin and the chipmunks series follows the lives of the three chipmunk brothers, Alvin, Simon, and Theodore. The franchise mainly focuses on misadventures and interactions with other people and animals. 

The first Alvin and the Chipmunks movie was released in 1987 and was titled The Chipmunk Adventure. After the release of three more movies, the franchise was rebooted in 2007 with a new live-action/CGI film, and after that, three more sequels were released, with the most recent one being in 2015.

List of All Alvin and The Chipmunks Movies in Order of Release

1. The Chipmunk Adventure (1987)
2. Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet Frankenstein (1999)
3. Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet the Wolfman (2000)
4. Little Alvin and the Mini-Munks (2003)
5. Alvin and the Chipmunks (2007)
6. Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel (2009)
7. Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked (2011)
8. Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip (2015)

The Chipmunk Adventure (1987)

Director: Janice Karman | Writers: Ross Bagdasarian Jr. (as Ross Bagdasarian), Janice Karman | Stars: Ross Bagdasarian, Sr, Janice Karman, Frank Welker, Christina Lange, Susan Tyrrell, Dody Goodman, Rip Taylor, John Hostetter | Country of origin: United States  | Runtime: The runtime of the movie is 1 hour and 17 minutes. | Release Date: May 22, 1987 | Language: The language is English. | Genres: The movie genres are animation, adventure, comedy, family, fantasy, and musical. | Filming Locations: US | Production Companies: Bagdasarian Productions | Box Office: The film grossed $6.8 million.

The first movie was released in 1987 and was titled The Chipmunk Adventure. It is a story of three cute and cuddly singing chipmunks who Alvin, the self-appointed leader, Simon, the smart one, and Theodore, the cute and cuddly one, have to go on many adventures.

The movie was directed by Janice Karman and written by Ross Bagdasarian Jr. (as Ross Bagdasarian) and Janice Karman.

It features the voices of Ross Bagdasarian, Sr. as Simon and Theodore, Janice Karman as Alvin and Dave Seville, Frank Welker as Jeanette, Christina Lange as Brittany, Susan Tyrrell as Miss Miller, Dody Goodman as Mrs. Miller, Rip Taylor as Phineas T. Blastus, and John Hostetter as Clyde Crashcup. The movie grossed $6.8 million worldwide.

When David leaves home for a business trip, Alvin, Simon, and Theodore are put in charge of looking after the house. While home alone, they find a treasure map and set out on an adventure to find the treasure. Claudia and Klaus Furschtein, diamond smugglers’ siblings, secretly hear their argument and kidnap the Chipmunks in order to use them to smuggle diamonds out of Brazil. 

It tricks them into thinking that they are going to an audition for a movie called ‘The Treasure of the Lost Pyramid.’ 

Alvin further manages to trick their babysitter, Miss Miller, into thinking that they are going to a baseball game with their father. The Chipmunks end up in a hot air balloon which takes them to Morocco.

After being captured by Claudia and Klaus, they escape and find themselves in the Sahara Desert. They are then found by some nomads who take them in and care for them. The nomads end up being robbers who steal a caravan carrying the diamonds.

The Chipmunks then get captured by Claudia and Klaus again but manage to escape and find themselves in a jungle. They are then found by some animals who take them in and care for them.

They finally find the treasure, but it is revealed to be a bunch of junk. The real treasure is the friendships and bonds that they have made along the way.

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Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet Frankenstein (1999)

Director: Kathi Castillo | Writers: John Loy (story), Mary Shelley (character) | Stars: Ross Bagdasarian, Sr, Janice Karman, Michael Bell, Adrienne Alexander, Frank Welker, Jeffrey Tambor, Corey Burton, Paul Reubens, James Horan, Jim Cummings | Country of origin: United States | Runtime: The runtime of the movie is 1 hour and 18 minutes. | Release Date: September 28, 1999 | Language: The language is English. | Genres: Animation, adventure, comedy, family, horror, musical, and sci-fi. | Filming Locations: Los Angeles Center Studios – 1201 W. 5th Street, downtown Los Angeles, California, USA | Production Companies: Universal Animation Studios, Bagdasarian Productions

The second movie was released in 1999 and was titled Alvin And The Chipmunks Meet Frankenstein. Alvin, Simon, and Theodore revel in their new gig at a movie theme park by wandering the grounds after hours. When they accidentally awaken the park’s resident Frankenstein monster, it’s up to the chipmunks to put him back before anyone finds out.

The movie was directed by Kathi Castillo and written by John Loy and Mary Shelley. It features the voices of Ross Bagdasarian, Sr. as Simon and Theodore, Janice Karman as Alvin and Dave Seville, Michael Bell as Jeanette, Adrienne Alexander as Brittany, Frank Welker as Frankenstein’s Monster and Igor, Jeffrey Tambor as Victor Frankenstein, Corey Burton as The Wolf Man, Paul Reubens as Dracula, James Horan as The Mummy, and Jim Cummings as Werewolf.

The movie starts with three Chipmunks performing in a concert. After the concert, they meet a woman named Eleanor, who takes them to visit her employer, Mr. Cartwright. It is revealed that Eleanor and Mr.

Cartwright work for a man named Lawrence Talbot, who is trying to create a formula that will bring dead animals back to life. Alvin, Simon, and Theodore are then turned into monsters by the formula and go on a rampage. They are eventually turned back to normal, and Lawrence Talbot is arrested.

While on the tour bus, Alvin fights with Simon and accidentally knocks him out of the window. Simon is then hit by a truck and killed. Eleanor and Mr. Cartwright take Alvin, Theodore, and Simon’s bodies to Lawrence Talbot’s castle in Transylvania.

Alvin, Theodore, and Simon’s bodies are then brought back to life by the formula, and they go on a rampage.

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Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet the Wolfman (2000)

Director: Kathi Castillo | Writers: John Loy | Stars: Ross Bagdasarian Sr, Janice Karman, Maurice LaMarche, Christopher Lee, Carole Shelley, Frank Welker, Jeffrey Tambor, Corey Burton, Paul Reubens, James Horan, Jim Cummings | Country of origin: United States | Runtime: The runtime of the movie is 1 hour and 18 minutes. | Release Date: August 29, 2000 | Language: The language is English. | Genres: Animation, adventure, comedy, family, fantasy, horror, and musical. | Filming Locations: Los Angeles Center Studios – 1201 W. 5th Street, downtown Los Angeles, California, USA | Production Companies: Universal Animation Studios, Bagdasarian Productions

The third movie was released in 2000 and was titled Alvin, And The Chipmunks Meet the Wolfman. It is Halloween time, and Alvin, Simon, and Theodore are excited to go trick-or-treating. But when Alvin sees a werewolf, he is convinced that Mr. Talbot, the new neighbor, is the werewolf. When Mr. Talbot is put in the hospital, Alvin feels guilty and decides to find out if he really is a werewolf.

The movie was directed by Kathi Castillo and written by John Loy. It features the voices of Ross Bagdasarian Sr. as Simon and Theodore, Janice Karman as Alvin and Dave Seville, Maurice LaMarche as Mr. Talbot, Christopher Lee as Dracula, Carole Shelley as Mrs. Talbot, Frank Welker as Frankenstein’s Monster and Igor, Jeffrey Tambor as Victor Frankenstein, Corey Burton as The Wolf Man, Paul Reubens as Count Chocula, James Horan as The Mummy, and Jim Cummings as Werewolf.

After falling in love with monster movies, Alvin wishes to become a monster himself. His wish comes true when he is turned into a werewolf by a man named Lawrence Talbot.

After being turned into a werewolf, Alvin goes on a rampage and is eventually captured by the police. He is then taken to a mental institution where Dr. Frankenstein is cured of his lycanthropy. While at the mental institution, Alvin meets a woman named Eleanor, who takes him to visit her employer, Mr. Cartwright.

Mr. Talbot is then revealed to be a werewolf and goes on a rampage. Dr. Frankenstein eventually kills him. After Alvin creates havoc at school, Principal Milliken expels him.

Alvin is then taken to live with his aunt, who is revealed to be a werewolf. She then tries to turn Alvin into a werewolf, but Dr. Frankenstein saves him.

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Little Alvin and the Mini-Munks (2003)

Director: Jerry Rees | Writers: Ross Bagdasarian Jr, Janice Karman | Stars: Ross Bagdasarian Sr, Janice Karman, Jerry Rees, David Cross, Rob Paulsen, Tara Strong | Country of origin: United States | Runtime: The runtime of the movie is 1 hour and 20 minutes. | Release Date: November 15, 2003 | Language: The language is English. | Genres: Animation, family, and musical. | Filming Locations: Los Angeles Center Studios – 1201 W. 5th Street, downtown Los Angeles, California, USA | Production Companies: Bagdasarian Productions | Budget: The budget was $600,000 (estimated).

The fourth movie was released in 2003 and was titled Little Alvin and the Mini-Munks. In this direct-to-video release, Dave Seville gets a chance to work with a big-time Hollywood director. But when the director wants to use real chipmunks instead of actors in his next movie, Dave has to find a way to stop him.

The movie was directed by Jerry Rees and written by Ross Bagdasarian Jr. and Janice Karman. It features the voices of Ross Bagdasarian Sr. as Simon and Theodore, Janice Karman as Alvin and Dave Seville, Jerry Rees as the Hollywood Director, David Cross as Himself, Rob Paulsen as Himself, and Tara Strong as Brittany.

The movie starts with three Chipmunks performing in a concert. After the concert, they meet a woman named Eleanor, who takes them to visit her employer, Mr. Cartwright.

It is revealed that Eleanor and Mr. Cartwright work for a man named Lawrence Talbot, who is trying to create a formula that will bring dead animals back to life. Alvin, Simon, and Theodore are then turned into monsters by the formula and go on a rampage. They are eventually turned back to normal, and Lawrence Talbot is arrested.

Lolu (a friend of Dave’s) babysits the chipmunks, but when Dave goes to work, she accidentally leaves the door open, allowing them to escape. While looking for the chipmunks, Lolu falls into a sewer and is captured by two alligators. The chipmunks then find her and rescue her from the alligators.

While searching for the chipmunks, Dave discovers that the formula has turned them into monsters. He then takes them to Dr. Frankenstein, who returns them to normal.

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Alvin and the Chipmunks (2007)

Director: Tim Hill | Writers: Jon Vitti, Will McRob, Chris Viscardi | Stars: Ross Bagdasarian Sr, Janice Karman, Jason Lee, David Cross, Cameron Richardson, Jane Lynch, Justin Long, Matthew Gray Gubler, Jesse McCartney, Amy Poehler | Country of origin: United States | Runtime: The runtime of the movie is 1 hour and 32 minutes. | Release Date: December 14, 2007 | Language: The languages are English, French, Spanish, and Japanese. | Genres: Animation, adventure, comedy, drama, family, fantasy, and musical. | Filming Locations: St. Andrews Bungalow Court, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA | Production Companies: Fox 2000 Pictures, New Regency Enterprises, Bagdasarian Productions | Budget: The budget was $60 million. | Box Office: The movie grossed $365 million worldwide.

The fifth movie was released in 2007 and was titled Alvin and the Chipmunks. In this live-action/animated movie, Alvin, Simon, and Theodore are three musical chipmunks who get discovered by record producer Dave Seville.

With the help of Dave, they become famous as The Chipmunks. But when their success goes to their heads, they have to learn the importance of family and working together.

The movie was directed by Tim Hill and written by Jon Vitti, Will McRob, and Chris Viscardi. It features the voices of Ross Bagdasarian Sr. as Simon and Theodore, Janice Karman as Alvin and Dave Seville, Jason Lee as Dave Seville, David Cross as Ian Hawke, Cameron Richardson as Claire Wilson, Jane Lynch as Paula Pirelli, Justin Long as Alvin, Matthew Gray Gubler as Simon, Jesse McCartney as Theodore, and Amy Poehler as Brittany.

The movie grossed $365 million with a budget of $60 million. The tree on which the three chipmunk brothers live is cut down and brought to Los Angeles. While in Los Angeles, the chipmunks meet a struggling songwriter named David Seville. David takes them in, and they start making music together.

The chipmunks then become famous and go on tour. While on tour, Alvin gets homesick and decides to run away from home. He is then captured by two men who work for a woman named Daisy. Daisy then forces Alvin to be her singing partner, and they go on tour together.

While on tour, Alvin meets a girl named Brittany and falls in love with her. However, he is heartbroken when he finds out that she is dating someone else.

Alvin then decides to run away from home again and is captured by a man named Ian. Ian then takes Alvin to a laboratory where he is turned into a cyborg.

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Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel (2009)

Director: Betty Thomas | Writers: Jon Vitti, Jonathan Aibel, Glenn Berger | Stars: Jason Lee, Zachary Levi, David Cross, Justin Long, Matthew Gray Gubler, Jesse McCartney, Amy Poehler, Anna Faris, Christina Applegate, Kath Soucie, Wendie Malick | Country of origin: United States | Runtime: The runtime of the movie is 1 hour and 28 minutes. | Release Date: December 23, 2009 | Language: The languages are English, French, and Spanish. | Genres: Animation, adventure, comedy, drama, family, fantasy, and musical. | Filming Locations: Paris, France | Production Companies: New Regency Enterprises, Fox 2000 Pictures, Bagdasarian Productions | Budget: The budget was $75 million. | Box Office: The movie grossed $443 million worldwide.

The sixth movie was released in 2009 and was titled Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel. In this sequel, Alvin, Simon, and Theodore have to go to school while also dealing with the arrival of three female chipmunks.

The movie was directed by Betty Thomas and written by Jon Vitti, Jonathan Aibel, and Glenn Berger. It features the voices of Jason Lee as Dave Seville, Zachary Levi as Theodore, David Cross as Ian Hawke, Justin Long as Alvin, Matthew Gray Gubler as Simon, Jesse McCartney as Theodore, Amy Poehler as Brittany, Anna Faris as Jeanette Miller, Christina Applegate as Eleanor Miller, Kath Soucie as Miss Croner and Wendie Malick as Mrs. Price.

The movie grossed $443 million with a budget of $75 million. 

At a charity concert in Paris, Dave gets injured and is taken to the hospital. While he is in the hospital, the chipmunks meet a woman named Brittany, who takes them in and cares for them.

While living with Brittany, the chipmunks meet two other Chipmunks named Simon and Jeanette. The four of them then start making music together and become famous.

His aunt, Jackie, comes to visit, and upon seeing that the chipmunks are happy with Brittany, she decides to take them back to live with her.

While living with their aunt, the chipmunks meet a man named Dave, who takes them in and starts making music with them. The chipmunks then go on tour and become famous.

After learning about Thee Chikmunks going to school, lan sends his assistant to bring them back. When they don’t want to go, he sends a robot to kidnap them, but they defeat it and return to school.

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Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked (2011)

Director: Mike Mitchell | Writers: Jonathan Aibel, Glenn Berger, Ross Bagdasarian | Stars: Justin Long, Matthew Gray Gubler, Jesse McCartney, Jason Lee, Amy Poehler, Anna Faris, Christina Applegate, Kaley Cuoco, Alan Tudyk, Matthew O’Leary | Country of origin: United States | Runtime: The runtime of the movie is 1 hour and 27 minutes. | Release Date: December 16, 2011 | Language: The languages are English, French, and Spanish. | Genres: Animation, adventure, comedy, family, fantasy, and musical. | Filming Locations: Cocoa Beach, Florida, USA | Production Companies: Fox 2000 Pictures, New Regency Enterprises, Bagdasarian Productions | Budget: The budget was $75 million. | Box Office: The movie grossed $342 million worldwide.

The seventh movie was released in 2011 and was titled Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked. In this third installment, Alvin, Simon, and Theodore find themselves stranded on an island after their cruise ship is wrecked. They must learn to work together to survive and find a way back home.

The movie was directed by Mike Mitchell and written by Jonathan Aibel, Glenn Berger, and Ross Bagdasarian. It features the voices of Justin Long as Alvin, Matthew Gray Gubler as Simon, Jesse McCartney as Theodore, Jason Lee as Dave Seville, Amy Poehler as Brittany, Anna Faris as Jeanette Miller, Christina Applegate as Eleanor Miller, Kaley Cuoco as Zoe, Alan Tudyk as Nigel and Matthew O’Leary as Brendan. The movie grossed $342 million with a budget of $75 million. 

The movie starts after two years of the events of the previous movie. The chipmunks and the Chipettes are on a cruise ship. Dave, with three Chipmunks and Chipettes, goes on a cruise vacation on the Carnival Dreamliner.

At night, Alvin creates chaos, and when Dave tries to stop him, Alvin accidentally falls into the water and is washed ashore on a remote island. The next day, the Chipettes also end up on the island after their raft crashes. The two groups then start living together and become friends.

Meanwhile, Dave and Ian are also stranded on the island. After finding out that the chipmunks and the Chipettes are alive, they set out to find them. The chipmunks and the Chipettes then build a raft and sail back to the cruise ship.

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Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip (2015)

Director: Walt Becker | Writers: Ross Bagdasarian, Janice Karman, Randi Mayem Singer | Stars: Justin Long, Matthew Gray Gubler, Jesse McCartney, Jason Lee, Tony Hale, Kimberly Williams-Paisley, Josh Green, Bella Thorne | Country of origin: United States | Runtime: The runtime of the movie is 1 hour and 32 minutes. | Release Date: December 18, 2015 | Language: The languages are English, French, and Spanish. | Genres: Animation, adventure, comedy, family, fantasy, and musical. | Filming Locations: Olde Town Conyers, Georgia, USA | Production Companies: Fox 2000 Pictures, New Regency Enterprises, Bagdasarian Productions | Budget: The budget was $90 million. | Box Office: The movie grossed $234 million worldwide.

The eighth movie was released in 2015 and was titled Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip. In this fourth installment, Alvin, Simon, and Theodore find out that Dave is going to propose to his girlfriend, and they set out on a road trip to stop him.

The movie was directed by Walt Becker and written by Ross Bagdasarian, Janice Karman, and Randi Mayem Singer. It features the voices of Justin Long as Alvin, Matthew Gray Gubler as Simon, Jesse McCartney as Theodore, Jason Lee as Dave Seville, Tony Hale as Baxter, Kimberly Williams-Paisley as Jackie, Josh Green as Miles, and Bella Thorne as Ashley. The movie grossed $234 million with a budget of $90 million.

David Seville is having the best time of his career and is about to get married to his girlfriend, Samantha. However, the chipmunks believe that he will abandon them, so they set out to stop him from getting married.

The chipmunks then meet a man named Miles, who helps them get to Los Angeles. While in Los Angeles, the chipmunks meet a woman named Zoe, who takes them in. Zoe then starts making music with the chipmunks, and they become famous.

Meanwhile, David and Samantha are also in Los Angeles for their wedding. The chipmunks then find out that David is getting married, and they set out to stop the wedding. However, they are too late, and David gets married to Samantha.

The three Chipmunks sets their adventure to do anything to make their single father happy as they believe that Samantha is the reason behind his sadness, leading them to go on a road trip to Miami to stop her from going on her work trip. Along the way, they meet a woman named Gabby, who joins them on their adventure.

When they finally reach Miami, the chipmunks find out that Samantha is not the reason behind David’s sadness. They then make up with him and return home.

Alvin And The Chipmunks Movies In Order IMDB Rating

Movies	Rating on IMDB
The Chipmunk Adventure	7.1/10
Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet Frankenstein	6.0/10
Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet the Wolfman	6.4/10
Little Alvin and the Mini-Munks	7.2/10
Alvin and the Chipmunks	5.2/10
Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel	4.5/10
Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked	4.3/10
Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip	4.9/10

Alvin and the Chipmunks Universe: All Alvin and the Chipmunks Movies, Specials, Tv Shows

In addition to full-length Alvin and the Chipmunks movies, there have also been a number of TV specials and TV shows. Here is the complete list of all Alvin and the Chipmunks Movies, Specials, and Tv Shows In Order of Release :

• The Alvin Show (1961–1962) – Television series
• Alvin and the Chipmunks (1983–1990) – Television series
• A Chipmunk Christmas (1981) – Television specials
• A Chipmunk Reunion (1985) – Television specials
• The Chipmunk Adventure (1987) – Feature films(Theatrical)
• Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue (1990; guest appearance) – Television specials
• Rockin’ Through the Decades (1991) – Television specials
• Alvin and the Chipmunks: Trick or Treason (1994) – TV Movie
• Alvin and the Chipmunks (2007) –Feature films(Theatrical)
• Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel (2009) –Feature films(Theatrical)
• Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked (2011) –Feature films(Theatrical)
• Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip (2015) –Feature films(Theatrical)
• Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet Frankenstein (1999) –Feature films(Direct-to-video)
• Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet the Wolfman (2000) –Feature films(Direct-to-video)
• Little Alvin and the Mini-Munks (2003) –Feature films(Direct-to-video)
• Alvin and the Chipmunks (2015–) – Television series

Other Popular Animation Movie Franchises

If you enjoyed the Alvin and the Chipmunks movies, you might also enjoy other popular animation movie franchises such as :

• Ice Age Movies
• Toy Story Movies
• Tinker Bell Movies
• Kung Fu Panda Movies
• How to Train Your Dragon Movies
• Madagascar Movies
• Shrek Movies
• Despicable Me Movies
• The Croods Movies

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Conclusion

Alvin and the Chipmunks series is a popular animation movie franchise that follows the adventures of the three chipmunks, Alvin, Simon, and Theodore. Currently, there are eight movies in the franchise, with more planned for the future. The movies can be found on DVD, Blu-Ray, and digital platforms. 

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