Puppet Pals 2

Puppet Pals 2 is a 2010 American 3D computer-animated comedy film produced by 20th Century Fox Animation for 20th Century Fox. The film was directed by David Silverman and Rich Moore from a screenplay by Dan Fogelman, Phillip Melton, Peter Ackerman, and Don Rhymer from a story by Tom Ropelewski and Jim Chapman. It is the second installment in the Puppet Pals franchise, following 2006's Puppet Pals, and is also the first entry in the series to be released in 3D.

Jesse McCartney, Anne Hathaway, Josh Peck, Seth Rogen, Patton Oswalt, Sarah Vowell, and Matthew Broderick reprised their respective roles, joined by Jon Lovitz, Jonah Hill, Donna Murphy, John Cleese, and Minnie Driver. Puppet Pals 2 held its world premiere at the Regency Village Theater, Westwood in Los Angeles on April 10, 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 its $105 million budget, making it the second highest-grossing animated film of 2010, the fourth highest-grossing film of that year, and the sixteenth 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
Coming soon!

Voice cast

 * Jesse McCartney as Nathan Ritter
 * Anne Hathaway as Princess Joanna
 * Josh Peck as Toby the Lizard
 * Patton Oswalt
 * Matthew Broderick as Captain Matt
 * Jon Lovitz
 * Jonah Hill as Blake Blue
 * Donna Murphy as Bianca Blue
 * John Cleese
 * Minnie Driver

Production
Coming soon!

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

Puppet Pals 2 was originally scheduled for release on November 6, 2009. The film was then pushed back from its 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: Dawn of the Dinosaurs, which went into theaters two days later. On November 22, 2009, the film's first full trailer was released in front of Woo La La, The Princess and the Frog, and Avatar. The second and final full trailer was released on February 10, 2010 and attached into Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief.

Home media
Puppet Pals 2 was released on DVD and Blu-ray on July 23, 2010, by 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment. It was later released on Blu-ray 3D in April 2011.

Box office
Puppet Pals 2 has grossed $342.6 million in North America and $609.4 million in other territories for its worldwide total of $952 million.

Critical response
On review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 79%. On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 71 out of 10, indicating "generally favorable reviews".