The Teenagers Movie

The Teenagers Movie is a 2022 American animated coming-of-age comedy film based on the television series The Teenagers. Becoming the first theatrical film based on the series, it also serves as the series finale of the original series as it was previously announced that no more episodes would be produced afterwards. The film featured the reprised roles of the cast members from the series along with new voices. In the film, Terrance receives a letter from his parents who he invites the other teenagers along to meet.

The film was released in the United States on December 2, 2022 by 20th Century Studios in 3D and IMAX formats, and received positive reviews from critics with most calling the film a great conclusion to the series. It has grossed $623 million worldwide.

Synopsis
After receiving a letter from his parents, Terrance must travel with The Teenagers to find and finally meet his parents.

Cast

 * Thom Adcox-Hernandez as Jacob Myles, The leader of the teenagers, and the most confident of the teens
 * Tom Kenny as Mark Wilson, Jacob's best friend and right-hand man.
 * Chris Rock as Josiah Freeway, An African-American teenage boy with Dominican heritage who is a bit self-absorbed and fashion-conscious.
 * Jah'Mir Wheeler as Terrance Jacobs, An African-American teenage boy who is usually the toughest one of the teens.
 * Jeri Lee Meylar as Daria "Dar" Lawrence, A Caribbean-French girl with Jamaican heritage who is the oldest of the teens and the most bitter of them all, she speaks with a deadpan French accent. Daria often is seen chewing bubble gum or practicing performing voodoo on small children.
 * Christel Khalil as Lauria Michaels, A Brazilian-Japanese girl who can often come as vain and haughty at times due to coming from a wealthy family.
 * Laurence Fishburne as Robert Jacobs, Terrance's long lost biological dad.
 * Gladys Knight as Edith Jacobs, Terrance's long lost biological mom.
 * Keith David
 * Jurnee Smollett
 * Big Sean
 * Lizzo
 * Bad Bunny
 * Jeannie Elias as Annette Darling

Development
On October 4, 2019, 20th Century Fox announced that a film adaptation based on the Fox animated series The Teenagers was in development, and it was scheduled to be released on November 12, 2021. Like the series, the film will be distributed by 20th Century Fox domestically and Warner Bros. Pictures internationally.

Series creator as well as director of the film Jah'Mir Wheeler had said the film would "cap off the series in a huge finale as well" while hoping that the film would attract more audiences to the already popular series. In July 18, 2020, Wheeler said that the script was submitted and accepted by the studios. On September 13, 2020, Thom Adcox-Hernandez confirmed that work on the film was being done remotely due to the COVID-19 pandemic, while also revealing that recording for the film has already begun, with the cast reprising their roles from the television series. According to Wheeler, he wanted the film to duplicate the success of other TV show adaptations like Jeremy Monroe: The Biggest Movie Ever and Daniel's Big Return.

Wheeler said the budget for the film was $90 million and estimated that an additional $180 million was spent on marketing.

Animation
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Release
The film was released by 20th Century Studios on December 2, 2022 in 3D and IMAX formats.

Marketing
The first trailer for the movie was released on July 6, 2022 on Youtube and received 200.2 million views within 24 hours, beating Daniel: Bigger, Badder, and Meaner 's 157.2 million for the biggest views for a trailer based on a TV series.

Box office
As of December 6, 2022, The Teenagers Movie has grossed $267 million in the United States and Canada and $356.4 million overseas for a worldwide gross of $623.5 million.

The film's $498.3 million worldwide opening weekend is the biggest for a TV show adaptation and the third biggest for an animated film behind Princess Joanna and the Four Kingdoms ($651 million) and Cool Spot: Spot Goes to Hollywood ($582 million).

United States and Canada
In the United States and Canada, The Teenagers Movie was released alongside Violent Night and was initially projected to gross $110-130 million in its opening weekend at 4,004 theaters. However, after the film made $81.9 million on its opening day, including $30.5 million in Thursday night previews, both records for a TV show adaptation, projections were increased to as much as $195 million. The film ended up making $209.7 million in its opening weekend, the biggest for a black director, a TV show adaptation, the third biggest for an animated film behind Cool Spot: Spot Goes to Hollywood and Princess Joanna and the Four Kingdoms, and the biggest for a non-in house made 20th Century Animation film. Jah'Mir Wheeler of Wild Wolf called the opening amazing and stated, "finding out the opening numbers made me emotional showing that people really care about my creations I put hard work in and it's very appreciative for me, Disney, and 20th Century Studios."

Internationally
Overseas, the film was initially expected to make $150-170 million overseas for a worldwide debut of $280-300 million. However, like it's domestic release, the film ended up overperforming, making $288.5 million overseas, for a global opening of $498.3 million, the biggest for a TV show adaptation.

Critical Reception
The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported an approval rating of 93%, with an average score of 8.1/10, based on 305 reviews. On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 80 out of 100, based on 59 critics, indicating "critical acclaim". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film a rare "A+" grade on an A+ to F scale, the second A+ for a non-Century City 20th Animation film after Daniel's Big Return. PostTrak reported 93% of audience members gave it a positive score, with 90% saying they would definitely recommend it.