- The film is an adaptation of the children’s story of the same name and its prequel The House on East 88th Street by Bernard Waber.
- Before the production, Peter Gabriel, Bryan Adams, and Paul Williams auditioned to voice Lyle when Shawn Mendes was chosen.
- Filming took place in New York City in September 2021. Notable filming locations include 85th Street, 86th Street, Astor Place and Bowery station, and Broadway, between 45th Street and 46th Street.
- Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile was released in the United States on October 7, 2022, by Columbia Pictures.
- The film received generally positive reviews from critics with praise for Javier Bardem’s performance, the visuals, and Mendes’ singing performance as Lyle, but were critical of the storyline.
- The film was released on the year of the 60th anniversary of “The House on East 88th Street”, the first book in the series.
- Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile grossed $46.9 million in the United States and Canada, and $64.1 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $111 million against against a $50 million production budget.
- The film was released on VOD on November 22, 2022, and on Blu-ray, DVD, and 4K UHD on December 13, 2022.
- Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile was released on Netflix in the United States on February 4, 2023, where it will stream for 18 months due to a “pay 1 window” deal with Netflix and Sony and a “pay 2 window” deal with Sony and Disney+ or Hulu shortly after.
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