Penguins of Madagascar is a 2014 English-language Animation Adventure motion picture written by Michael Colton, John Aboud, Brandon Sawyer, Alan Schoolcraft, Brent Simons, Eric Darnell and Tom Mcgrath. The movie is directed by Eric Darnell and Simon J. Smith and produced by Eric Darnell, Lara Breay and Mark Swift under the banner of DreamWorks Animation in collaboration with Pacific Data Images. Starring the voices of Tom McGrath, Chris Miller, Christopher Knights, Conrad Vernon, Benedict Cumberbatch, Ken Jeong, Annet Mahendru, Peter Stormare and John Malkovich, it takes place directly after the events of Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted , following the adventures of the penguins - Skipper, Kowalski, Rico and Private - as they join forces with the North Wind intelligence agency to stop the octopus Dave, who seeks revenge on all penguins across the world for being upstaged by capturing them. Penguins of madagascar features Tom Mcgrath in the title role along with an ensemble cast including Chris Miller, Christopher Knights, Conrad Vernon, Benedict Cumberbatch, Ken Jeong and Annet Mahendru. The screenplay is written by Michael Colton, John Aboud and Brandon Sawyer. The music was composed by Lorne Balfe. Editing was done by Nick Kenway. The movie has a running time of 91 minutes. It was released on 28th November 2014. The Film was successful at box office. Penguins of Madagascar was made on a budget of $132 million and it was a super hit at box office gross of $373 million. Distribution rights for the motion picture were acquired by 20th Century Fox. Starring the voices of Tom McGrath, Chris Miller, Christopher Knights, Conrad Vernon, Benedict Cumberbatch, Ken Jeong, Annet Mahendru, Peter Stormare and John Malkovich, it takes place directly after the events of Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted , following the adventures of the penguins - Skipper, Kowalski, Rico and Private - as they join forces with the North Wind intelligence agency to stop the octopus Dave, who seeks revenge on all penguins across the world for being upstaged by capturing them.