Puppet Pals 2

Puppet Pals 2 is a 2010 American 3D computer animated comedy film produced by 20 Century Fox Animation for 20 Century Fox. The film was directed by Phil Anderson and was co directed by Rich Moore from a screenplay by Dan Fogelman, Phillip Melton, Drew Cohen, and Peter Ackerman. It is the sequel to 2006 Puppet Pals, and the 2 installment in the Puppet Pals film franchise, and is also the 1 entry in the series to be released in 3D.

Puppet Pals 2 takes place following the events of the 1 film, with Nathan and Toby meeting Joanna parents for the 1 time as they try to fit in with the community of Golden City, while 1 of Joanna longtime friends, zealous Bianca Blue, plots to destroy Nathan and Joanna new marriage. Problems arise, and their resolution occupies much of the remainder of the film. Meanwhile on their new adventure, Nathan and Toby team up with a swashbuckling talking dog named Wayne to foil Bianca plans.

Jesse McCartney, Anne Hathaway, Josh Peck, Seth Rogen, Patton Oswalt, with Sarah Vowell, and Matthew Broderick reprised their respective roles from the first film. They are joined by new characters voiced by Jon Lovitz, Jonah Hill, Donna Murphy, with John Cleese, and Minnie Driver. Puppet Pals 2 held it world premiere at the Regency Village Theater, Westwood in Los Angeles on April 4, 2010, and was released in the United States on April 16, 2010, and was a critical and commercial success. It earned over $952.5 million worldwide on it $105 million budget, making it the 2 highest grossing animated film of 2010, the 4 highest grossing film of that year, and the 16 highest grossing animated film of all time it was the highest grossing film from Fox Animation until Alaina Gleen 2 surpassed it in 2013. It was followed by Puppet Pals 3 in 2012.

Plot
As newlyweds Nathan Ritter and Princess Joanna are on their honeymoon, Toby opens a day camp for children, where none of the kids take him seriously. After being teased and insulted by the rambunctious children, days pass and Nathan and Joanna finally return from their honeymoon to find they have been invited by Joanna parents to a reunion to celebrate their marriage. Nathan refuses to go at 1, but Joanna talks him into it, and along with Toby, they travel to the Golden City. The 3 meet Joanna parents, King Floyd and Queen Lila, with Floyd particularly repulsed at Nathan Ritter, where Floyd was expecting Joanna to be married with Blake Blue.

At a family dinner, Nathan and Floyd get into a heated argument over how Nathan and Joanna will raise their family, and Joanna, disgusted at Nathan and Floyd behavior, runs and locks herself away in her room that evening, where she meets her childhood friend, Bianca Blue, who is also surprised at Joanna new husband.

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Voice cast

 * Jesse McCartney as Nathan Ritter, a pampered young man.
 * Anne Hathaway as Princess Joanna, a beautiful young woman who is the princess of Tinywood.
 * Josh Peck as Toby the Lizard, a magical and geeky lizard.
 * Donna Murphy as Bianca Blue, an zealous and evil woman who wants to destroy Nathan and Joanna marriage.
 * Jon Lovitz as Wayne, a magical, swashbuckling, and talking dog.
 * John Cleese as King Floyd, the king of Golden City and Joanna father.
 * Minnie Driver as Queen Lila, the queen of Golden City and Joanna mother.
 * Jonah Hill as Blake Blue
 * Matthew Broderick as Captain Matt, the leader of the Puppet Pals.
 * Seth Rogen as Jeremy Johnson, an overweight and lazy guy who is an acquaintance of the Puppet Pals.
 * Sarah Vowell as Natalia Miller, a cheerful and kind teenage girl who is the youngest member of the Puppet Pals.
 * Patton Oswalt as Steve Smiley, a magical talking yellow round creature who looks similar to a yellow smiling face.
 * Chris Wedge as Slippy The Dog
 * Tom Kenny as The Magic Ball
 * Zachary Gordon, Ariel Winter, Madison Davenport, April Anderson, And Max Neuwirth as Camp Kids

Additional Voices

 * Steve Alterman
 * Stephen Apostolina
 * Kirk Baily
 * Bob Bergen
 * Mitch Carter
 * June Christopher
 * David Cowgill
 * Holly Dorff
 * Moosie Drier
 * Rylee Fansler
 * Jackie Gonneau
 * Nicholas Guest
 * Bridget Hoffman
 * Stephen Hughes
 * Rif Hutton
 * Edie Mirman
 * Paul Pape
 * Devika Parikh
 * Kate Petrie
 * Lua Rios
 * Michelle Ruff
 * Kelly Stables
 * Craig Stevenson
 * Shane Sweet
 * Fred Tatasciore
 * Hudson Thames
 * Claudette Wells
 * Lynnanne Zager

Production
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Release
The film was theatrically released on April 16, 2010, by 20 Century Fox.

Puppet Pals 2 was originally scheduled for release on November 6, 2009. The film was then pushed back from it November 2009 release, to January 29, 2010 however, due to production issues, it was pushed back again from January 29, 2010, to April 16, 2010. The film was remastered and released in the IMAX 3D format.

Marketing
On June 29, 2009, a teaser trailer was released online, and was later attached to Ice Age 3 Dawn Of The Dinosaurs, which went into theaters 2 days later. On November 22, 2009, the film 1 full trailer was released in front of Woo La La, The Princess And The Frog, and Avatar. The 2 and final full trailer was released on February 10, 2010 and was attached into Percy Jackson And The Olympians The Lightning Thief.

A Video Game based on the film was released on April 13, 2010 for the Wii, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PlayStation Portable, PC and Nintendo DS.

Home media
Puppet Pals 2 was released on DVD and Blu ray on August 20, 2010, by 20 Century Fox Home Entertainment. It was later released on Blu ray 3D in April 2011.

Box office
Puppet Pals 2 has grossed $219 million in North America and $733 million in other territories for it worldwide total of $952 million. It later became the highest grossing animated film on July 30, 2010, surpassing the 6 year old record held by 2004 Shrek 2 $919 million, until Disney and Pixar 3D computer animated sequel Toy Story 3 surpassed it a month later, followed by Frozen in 2013.

North America
The film earned $38.6 million on it opening day Friday, April 16, 2010 from 3,995 theaters, including $3 million at midnight shows from about 1,500 theaters, setting an opening day record for an animated film surpassed by Toy Story 3 and later Minions. During it opening weekend, the film topped the box office with $116.9 million with 100% of the opening gross coming from 3D and IMAX 3D showings, setting an opening weekend record for a film released in April later surpassed by Furious 7 in 2015 and for a Fox animated film later surpassed by Cool Spot in 2018. Box Office Mojo estimates that the film sold over 50 million tickets in the U.S.

Outside North America
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Critical response
On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 100%. The site critical consensus reads, funny, colorful, and frenetic, Puppet Pals 2 boasts enough surprising smarts and visual sparkle to make a sequel that really works, even though not being very fresh as the original. On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 100 out of 100, indicating generally favorable reviews. The film earned an A+ from audiences polled by CinemaScore, on an A+ to F scale.