Cheaper by the Dozen (2003 film) 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. Despite much coaching from Kate, the Bakers are not able to demonstrate the loving, strongly bonded family that Kate described in her book. When Mark becomes upset that his pet frog has died, a heated fight erupts moments before the segment starts, leading the cameramen to tell Winfrey to cancel it. Mark runs away from home, prompting the Bakers to
Sam Harper box office in terms of gross receipts. He is perhaps best known for the 2003 romantic comedy film "Just Married" starring Ashton Kutcher and Brittany Murphy which achieved neutral to negative reviews but which had substantial profitability. Harper based the story, in part, on his own self-declared less-than-idyllic honeymoon in Italy with his wife. Harper worked with Jamie Foxx on "Rio", Martin Lawrence on "Open Season", Bonnie Hunt on "Cheaper by the Dozen 2", David Moscow on "Just Married", and Bonnie Hunt on "Cheaper by the Dozen". He has loosely drawn characters in his screenplays from experiences involving his family