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{{About|the franchise|the first book|Diary of a Wimpy Kid (book
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| origin = ''[[Diary of a Wimpy Kid (book)|Diary of a Wimpy Kid]]'' (2007; preceded by online version on {{nowrap|[[Funbrain]]}} in 2004)
| owner = {{Plainlist|* Wimpy Kid, Inc. (IP holder)
* [[Abrams Books]] (publishing; under Amulet Books label)
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Kinney spent eight years working on the first book before showing it to a [[publisher]].<ref name="wimpy2last">{{cite web|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/wimpy-2-last/1/514631.html|title=WIMPY 2 LAST|access-date=6 March 2016|date=3 November 2015}}</ref> In 2004, [[FunBrain|Funbrain]] and Kinney released an online version of ''Diary of a Wimpy Kid''. The website made daily entries from September 2004 to June 2005.<ref name="Greg"/> The online version had received almost 20 million views by 2009. Nonetheless, many online readers requested a printed version. In February 2006, during the [[New York Comic Con]], Kinney signed a multi-book deal with publisher [[Abrams Books]] to turn ''Diary of a Wimpy Kid'' into a printed book series.<ref name="wimpy2last"/> The [[Diary of a Wimpy Kid (book)|first installment]] was released in April 2007<ref name="Greg">{{cite web|title=Diary of a Wimpy Kid|url=http://www.funbrain.com/journal/Journal.html?ThisJournalDay=170&ThisPage=1|work=[[FunBrain]]|publisher=Family Education Network|access-date=March 5, 2011|archive-date=September 28, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150928214159/http://www.funbrain.com/journal/Journal.html?ThisJournalDay=170&ThisPage=1|url-status=dead}}</ref> and received immediate success. In April 2009, ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' magazine named Kinney in the [[Time 100|''Time'' 100]] most influential people.<ref>Simpson, Forrest (2009). [https://web.archive.org/web/20090503144434/http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1894410_1893836_1894431,00.html "The 2009 Time 100: Jeff Kinney"]. ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]''.</ref>
Since the release of the online version, most of the books have garnered positive reviews and commercial success. As of 2020, more than 250 million copies have been sold globally, making it the [[List of best-selling books#List of best-selling book series|fourth best-selling book series]] of all time.<ref>{{cite web | last=Kantor | first=Emma | title=Wimpy Kid 15 Cover and Title Revealed | website=PublishersWeekly.com | date=2020-05-26 | url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-book-news/article/83411-wimpy-kid-15-cover-and-title-revealed.html | access-date=2020-12-17}}</ref>
==Chronology==
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The third film combines the third and fourth books ''The Last Straw'' and ''Dog Days'', taking stories from both, but mainly from ''Dog Days'', from which it took its title. The decision to blend the two films was made to keep up with the ages of the actors. The film was released on August 3, 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.comingsoon.net/films.php?id=81170|title=Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days|work=ComingSoon.net|publisher=[[CraveOnline]]|access-date=August 23, 2011|archive-date=November 10, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141110161517/http://www.comingsoon.net/films.php?id=81170|url-status=dead}}</ref>
The likelihood of a fourth live-action film was slim. Kinney has announced the possibility for an animated film to be based on ''Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Cabin Fever'' as the next installment. In an interview for the book ''Hard Luck'', Jeff Kinney stated he was working with [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] on a half-hour special of ''Cabin Fever'', which was to be aired in late 2014,<ref>{{cite web |last=Peterson |first=Karyn M. |date=October 30, 2013 |title=Hard Luck and Big Dreams: SLJ Chats with "Wimpy Kid" Creator Jeff Kinney |url=http://www.slj.com/2013/10/authors-illustrators/interviews/hard-luck-and-big-dreams-wimpy-kid-creator-jeff-kinney/ |access-date=11 November 2013 |work=[[School Library Journal]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Narrator hits 'Hard Luck' in eighth Wimpy Kid book|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/books/2013/08/08/wimpy-kid-hard-luck-jeff-kinney/2628639/|work=[[USA Today]]|access-date=November 11, 2013|first1=Bob|last1=Minzesheimer|date=August 8, 2013}}</ref> but as of 2021 no updates on the special have been announced. In September 2016, Jeff Kinney announced officially the production of a fourth film, ''[[Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul (film)|Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul]]'', on his Twitter account.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Kinney|first1=Jeff|title=OK, this is really happening! Filming starts next week in Atlanta!|url=https://twitter.com/wimpykid/status/775701580003901440|publisher=[[Twitter]]|access-date=October 15, 2016|date=September 13, 2016}}</ref> The film was released on May 19
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