<Tr> <Th> Box office </Th> <Td> $190.2 million </Td> </Tr> <P> Cheaper by the Dozen is a 2003 American family comedy film directed by Shawn Levy, and stars Steve Martin and Bonnie Hunt . The film was released on December 25, 2003 by 20th Century Fox to negative reviews, but was a box - office success ultimately grossing just over $190 million worldwide . </P> <P> Tom Baker is a football coach at a small rural college in Midland, Michigan, where he raised twelve children, and his wife, Kate, has written her story into a book and hopes to send it to her friend to publish the book . Tom unexpectedly receives an offer from his old friend and football teammate Shake McGuire to coach at his alma mater in his hometown of Evanston, Illinois . Tom accepts the offer, and he and Kate begin making plans on moving back to Evanston . The kids find out and demand the move be put to a vote, even though Tom says it won't have any power . He loses the vote, even after he and Kate join, but goes ahead with the move anyway, claiming there will be more money and that they will be a "happier and stronger family". The atmosphere at the Bakers' new house is tense and the situation at school is even worse . </P> <P> When her book is ready to pick up for publication, Kate is required to do a national book tour to promote it . Tom thinks that he can handle everything in the family's household while Kate is away, so he decides to hire the family's oldest child, Nora, and her self - absorbed boyfriend, Hank, to manage the children . When Nora and Hank arrive, the children plan to make Hank the target of their prank by soaking his underwear in meat and assisting the Bakers' pet dog, Gunner, to attack him by chewing his bottom, prompting him to refuse to assist in babysitting . As a result, Nora drives off with Hank, while Tom lectures them for their prank . After Kate departs for her book tour, Tom realizes that he cannot handle the children on his own after a chaotic night . In reply to this revelation, Tom tries to hire a housekeeper, but nobody is willing to work with a family as large as the Bakers, so Tom decides to bring the football players from work into the family's house for game practicing in the living room to prepare for the Saturday night football game as the children perform chores and their household games . However, the children start causing trouble at school . Kate overhears from the children about the chaos and cancels the book tour to take charge of the situation . Kate's publisher decides to create an additional promotion for her book by inviting Oprah Winfrey to tape a segment about the Bakers in their home instead . </P>

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