Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days (film)

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days is a 2012 American comedy film directed by David Bowers from a screenplay by Wallace Wolodarsky and Maya Forbes. The third installment of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid film series, it stars Zachary Gordon and Steve Zahn. Robert Capron, Devon Bostick, Rachael Harris, Peyton List, Grayson Russell and Karan Brar also have prominent roles.

The film is based on the third and fourth books of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid book series, The Last Straw and the book of the same name, respectively. The "Holly Hills" and "Spag Union" portions of it are featured in the third book, while much of the rest is based on the fourth book.

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days was released by 20th Century Fox on August 3, grossing $77 million at the box office and, like its predecessors, received mixed reviews. It is the last in the series to feature the original cast members, as many of them (such as Gordon, Capron, and Bostick) outgrew their roles, and new actors were cast for the next installment, Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul, which was released on May 19, 2017.