<P> Two minor human characters, appearing during the dog chase scene, were voiced by Lee Bienstock and Sean Yazbeck, two participants on The Apprentice 5 as part of a reward for winning a task . </P> <P> In July 2002, Jim Carrey announced he would co-star with Shandling in Over the Hedge . In October 2004, however, he left the project and was replaced with Willis . </P> <P> On opening weekend, the film was in second place to The DaVinci Code, but its gross of $38,457,003 did not quite live up to DreamWorks Animation's other titles released over the past few years . The film had a per - theater average of $9,474 from 4,059 theaters . In its second weekend, the film dropped 30% to $27,063,774 for a $6,612 average from an expanded 4,093 theaters and finishing third, behind X-Men: The Last Stand and The DaVinci Code . Since it was Memorial Day Weekend, the film grossed a total of $35,322,115 over the four - day weekend, resulting in only an 8% slide . In its third weekend, the film held well with a 24% drop to $20,647,284 and once again placing in third behind The Break - Up and X-Men: The Last Stand, for a $5,170 average from 3,993 theaters . The film closed on September 4, 2006 after 112 days of release, grossing $155,019,340 in the United States and Canada, along with $180,983,656 overseas for a worldwide total of $336,002,996 . Produced on an $80 million budget, the film was a commercial success . </P> <P> On the film - critics aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film has received 75% positive reviews, based on 168 reviews with an average of 6.8 / 10 . The site's consensus states: "Even if it's not an animation classic, Over the Hedge is clever and fun, and the jokes cater to family members of all ages ." On another aggregator, Metacritic, the film has a rating of 67 / 100, indicating "generally favorable ." Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A" on an A+ to F scale . </P>

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