Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules (2011 film)

Promotion

The film's trailer was shown with Gulliver's Travels on December 25, 2010. It later released online, on the official Facebook page, on January 3, 2011.

Trivia

• The live action film adaptation for the sequel to Rodrick Rules will be named Dog Days instead of The Last Straw like the book series while combining both The Last Straw and Dog Days together.
• The scene where Greg get chocolate on his pants was in the book The Last Straw.
• In a way Holly Hills is very similar to Angie from the original film.
• Unlike in the book, Holly Hills only appeared as one of the casts on Greg's planned skit for the Talent Show, The Boy Whose Family Thinks He's a DOG.
• Holly Hills appeared as one of the main characters only in the third book.
• It doesn't show in the movie when Greg become friends again with Chirag after the fight.
• It is the first time in the films where the main characters first appeared as a drawing then transitioning into real persons.
• On June 21, 2011, The Movie Hit DVD And Blu-Ray.
• This was Elected On Nickelodeon's Kids Choice Awards.
• Although in Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Patty Farrell was Greg's previous archenemy but in the movie Rodrick is the main antagonist.
• Patty is not wearing glasses in the movie.
• In The Last Straw, the skating rink is Roll-a-Round, but in the movie it's Rocket Rollers.
• Greg has a Youtube account with his username "amazinggregheffley".
• Frank Heffley's Civil War battlefield makes a brief appearance in the movie.
• The door said Hi Rodrick in the book,but in this movie,it said Rodrick Rules.Which was the name of this movie.

Differences Between Book and Movie

A lot of differences were made between the book and the movie. As the book put in several random scenes, the movie ignored several elements of the novel and formed a conflict in which the party that Rodrick threw has a bigger role in the movie. Rodrick and Greg actually were put into test by Susan Heffley to form a bond together and become more friendly towards each other in the film.

Movie

• Rowley sings Tik Tok by Ke$ha.
• Greg and Rodrick have a chase scene between Coach Malone.
• Rowley was involved in the party Rodrick threw as Greg called him to rescue him from the basement that Rodrick locked him in. Rowley did so but Rodrick locked him in the basement too. However, Rodrick was forced to let Greg and Rowley out so that Greg can talk to their mom on the phone.
• Holly Hills makes a bigger part in the film than the book.
• Bill Walter is made the villain of the movie as trying to kick Rodrick out of the band while he is only a minor character in the novel.
• The party Rodrick threw was shown while in the novel, it was not seen.
• Rowley has a slumber party with Greg in the movie a lot earlier than in the novel.
• Uncle Joe and his children were absent from the movie, which enhanced the entire Thanksgiving scene from the book.
• Leland is absent from the movie, but he is seen in the My Summer Vacation film that comes with the Rodrick Rules film.
• Rodrick texted everyone he knew about the party in the movie while in the novel, he called them.
• Greg and Rodrick only had one hour to clean up all the mess from the party in the movie while they had four hours in the book.
• Susan Heffley started the Mom Bucks deal with 5 bucks in the movie, and Susan never explained each Mom Buck was worth only a real penny.
• Rowley was the magician but in the book he was the assistant.
• Rodrick was the cause of Greg getting chocolate on his pants.
• There was more than one picture of the party in the movie, and while Frank found it as a snapshot picture in the novel, he saw them on the TV screen connected to a video camera in the movie.
• The door on the bathroom said Rodrick Rules, the title of the movie.
• Chirag ended the prank Greg played on him on not-existing by sending a fake letter as if written by Holly to Greg in his locker, and disguising a girl to look like Holly so that he can make Greg know he exists and Chirag invites everyone to watch.

Book

• Greg never wanted to be an internet sensation.
• The scenes in the movie Rowley takes place in are not nessesarily in the book.
• Greg was not in his underwear when Rodrick stole his diary.
• Rodrick stole Greg's original diary.
• Greg is extremely more disrespectful towards Rowley in the novel. He has a more selfish and short-tempered character even going against his best friend. However, in the film, he does treat Rowley as a good friend and the magic trick act becomes the climax of the film.
• Greg and Rodrick never had formed a bond.
• The Mom Bucks deal started with 10 bucks in the novel.
• All the scenes of Greg playing the joke of non-existence on Chirag were more compressed/connected together in the novel and took place earlier than in the movie.
• Chirag told on Greg to the vice-principal for pretending that Chirag didn't exist. Also, there were more scenes of Greg playing the joke on Chirag in the novel than in the movie as Chirag had limited screen time.
• Greg gets his diary back when Rodrick trips over Gutbusters.
• Greg got carried out of the ladies room by a security guard.
• Greg did not cover himself with a plant while chasing Rodrick.
• In the movie Rodrick stole Greg's diary while Greg was asleep. In the book he snatched it off Greg while he was writing in it.
• The door on the bathroom said "Hi Rodrick"
• Fregley doesn't apper in the book.

Home media

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules was released on a stand-alone DVD and a Blu-ray/DVD/Digital Copy combo pack on June 21, 2011. Bonus features include: an alternate ending, seven "My Summer Vacation" shorts, and more. One of the bonus shorts will premiere during iParty with Victorious on Nickelodeon at 8:00 PM on June 11, 2011.

Box office

The film made $7,300,000 on its opening day, ranking #2 behind Sucker Punch. The film managed to rank #1 in the weekend box office.