<Tr> <Th> Box office </Th> <Td> $40.1 million </Td> </Tr> <P> Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul is a 2017 American family road comedy film directed by David Bowers . It is the fourth installment in the Diary of a Wimpy Kid film series, and is based on the ninth and tenth books in the series, The Long Haul and Old School, and one element based on the eighth book, Hard Luck about Meemaw . Despite not being a reboot, the original cast members from the first three films do not reprise their roles . </P> <P> It was theatrically released on May 19, 2017, by 20th Century Fox . The film grossed $40 million worldwide on a $22 million budget, and was panned by critics and audiences alike, mainly due to its recasting . </P> <P> One year after the previous film, while at the Corny's family restaurant, the Heffley family plans to attend Meemaw's 90th birthday . However, after Greg rescues his younger brother Manny, who got stuck inside a tube in the play area, Greg ends up in a ball pit with a diaper stuck on his hand . He subsequently becomes infamous after the people around him record him and post the footage on the internet, leading Greg to be dubbed as "Diaper Hands". </P>

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