All it takes is a few sentences to recognize how far the film departs from it, which introduces Mr. Popper as a house decorator with adventure ambitions in a town called Stillwater.
The setting has been changed from a small town called Stillwater to New York City, Popper is a real estate mogul instead of a house painter, Carrey is busy doing a lot of voices and there are far too many penguin poop jokes (i.e., more than one).