<P> In North America, the film was released alongside Everything, Everything and Alien: Covenant, and was initially projected to gross around $12 million from 3,129 theaters during its opening weekend . However, after grossing $2 million on its first day, projections were lowered to $7 million . It ended up finishing with $7.1 million, placing 6th at the box office and marking the lowest opening of the franchise . </P> <P> Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul has received mostly negative reviews . On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 20% based on 65 reviews and an average rating of 4.2 / 10 . The site's critical consensus reads, "With an all - new cast but the same juvenile humor, Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul finds the franchise still stuck in arrested--and largely unfunny--development ." On Metacritic, the film has a score of 39 out of 100 based on 16 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B" on an A+ to F scale . </P> <P> Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul was released on Digital HD from Amazon Video and iTunes on August 1, 2017, and on Blu - ray and DVD on August 8, 2017 . </P>

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