Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011)
77%RT Audience Score: 74%
Awards & Nominations: Nominated for 1 Oscar
5 wins & 47 nominations total
The storyline arc may seem a tad familiar to fans of the original, but Kung Fu Panda 2 offers enough action, comedy, and visual sparkle to compensate
Kung Fu Panda 2 is a sequel that doesn’t disappoint! The animation is top-notch and the story is full of surprises that will keep you on the edge of your seat. Plus, who doesn’t love a good kung fu fight scene? It’s the perfect movie to watch with your family or friends, and you’ll be quoting lines from it for days. So grab some popcorn and get ready to laugh, cheer, and maybe even shed a tear or two. Po and the Furious Five are back and better than ever!
Production Company(ies)
K T C A Minneapolis Kartemquin Films, Sprockets Music
Distributor
Paramount Pictures, DreamWorks SKG
Release Type
Streaming, Theatrical, Theatrical (Wide)
Filming Location(s)
Glendale, California, USA
MPAA / Certificate
Rated PG for sequences of martial arts action and mild violence
Year of Release
2011
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:SDDS DTS Dolby Surround 7.1
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Aspect ratio:2.39 : 1
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Runtime:1h 30m
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Language(s):English
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Country of origin:United States
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Release date:Release Date (Theaters): May 26, 2011 Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 13, 2011
Genre(s)
Comedy/Adventure
Keyword(s)
starring Jack Black, Angelina Jolie, Dustin Hoffman, Gary Oldman, Jackie Chan, Seth Rogen, directed by Jennifer Yuh Nelson, written by Jonathan Aibel, Glenn Berger, comedy, adventure, box office performance, budget, reviewed by Shubhra Gupta, Deborah Ross, Michael O’Sullivan, Jim Schembri, Philip French, Anthony Quinn, Don Shanahan, Cory Woodroof, Mike Massie, Richard Propes, Randy Dankievitch, Sarah Knight Adamson, produced by Melissa Cobb, PG, martial arts action, mild violence, Dragon Warrior, Po, Tigress, Shifu, Shen, Monkey, Mantis, Furious Five, China, animation, female filmmakers, humor, sentimental, improved animation, fight scenes, visual delight, action-packed, moving, lack of humor, entertaining
Worldwide gross: $665,692,281
Worldwide gross (inflation-adjusted): $876,382,473
Worldwide gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 124
Worldwide tickets sold (est.): 95,570,608
US/Canada gross: $165,249,063
US/Canada gross (inflation-adjusted): $217,550,040
US/Canada gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 311
US/Canada opening weekend: $47,656,302
US/Canada opening weekend (inflation-adjusted): $62,739,420
US/Canada opening weekend ranking (inflation-adjusted): 160
Budget and Earnings Details
Production budget (est.): $150,000,000
Production budget (inflation-adjusted): $197,474,681
Production budget ranking: 121
Marketing and distribution budget (inflation-adjusted est.): $106,340,116
Box office net earnings to date (inflation-adjusted est.): $572,567,676
ROI to date (est.): 188%
ROI ranking: 654
Angelina Jolie – Tigress (Voice)
Dustin Hoffman – Shifu (Voice)
Gary Oldman – Shen (Voice)
Jackie Chan – Monkey (Voice)
Seth Rogen – Mantis (Voice)
Jennifer Yuh Nelson – Director
Melissa Cobb – Producer
Jonathan Aibel – Writer
Glenn Berger – Writer
Director(s)
Jennifer Yuh Nelson
Writer(s)
Jonathan Aibel, Glenn Berger
Producer(s)
Melissa Cobb
Film Festivals
Awards & Nominations
Nominated for 1 Oscar
5 wins & 47 nominations total
Academy Awards
Oscar Nominees
All Critics (184) | Top Critics (53) | Fresh (148) | Rotten (36)
Kung Fu Panda 2 gets a little darker and slushier than the first, but never loses sight of its objective: fun, fun, fun. The animation is outstanding, and the story has enough surprises to make it new.
April 2, 2019 | Rating: 3.5/5
Shubhra Gupta
The Indian Express
TOP CRITIC
Where, in short, is this film’s personality, or even the characters’ personalities, for that matter?
August 31, 2018
Deborah Ross
The Spectator
TOP CRITIC
[A] satisfying, if less than sensational, sequel to the funny, charming and action-packed animated feature from 2008.
November 22, 2013 | Rating: 2/4
Michael O’Sullivan
Washington Post
TOP CRITIC
The massive amount of artistry that has gone into the cinematography, lighting and design makes this as sumptuous and pleasing a film to behold as Tangled.
June 24, 2011 | Rating: 3.5/5
Jim Schembri
The Age (Australia)
TOP CRITIC
The central notion of discovering one’s unique personal identity (“the only thing that matters is what you choose to be now”) takes us back to an earlier China and it’s free of jokey references to other movies.
June 12, 2011
Philip French
Guardian
TOP CRITIC
It drops points for a narrative that overstretches by at least 20 minutes.
June 10, 2011 | Rating: 2/5
Anthony Quinn
Independent (UK)
TOP CRITIC
The trouble with the sequel is that it goes to a high extreme of trying to extend from the first story with drama, angst, and darkness that the original successfully lacked.
February 12, 2022 | Rating: 2/5
Don Shanahan
Every Movie Has a Lesson
The film isn’t afraid to get dark, while still maintaining a warm-hearted approach that is signature to the films of Dreamworks Animation rival Pixar.
February 11, 2022
Cory Woodroof
Lumination Network
Capitalizes on the same techniques that made its predecessor successful.
November 30, 2020 | Rating: 8/10
Mike Massie
Gone With The Twins
The film becomes one of DreamWorks Animation’s most satisfying animated features yet.
September 13, 2020 | Rating: 3.0/4.0
Richard Propes
TheIndependentCritic.com
Do the world a favor and skip this movie; maybe it’ll force the creative team to put in actual effort into something besides the fight scenes (which, I might add, were short on martial arts) on number 3.
February 14, 2020 | Rating: D
Randy Dankievitch
Processed Media
Beautifully storyboarded, each frame looks like an illustration from a well-written children’s book. The Hans Zimmer musical score is fantastic.
January 14, 2020 | Rating: 4/4
Sarah Knight Adamson
Sarah’s Backstage Pass…
Plot
After a year of being the dragon warrior, obesitized but fearless Po (Black) is a hero in China along with Crane (Cross), Mantis (Rogen), Monkey (Chan), Viper (Liu), Tigress (Jolie), and Shifu (Hoffman). But trouble pops out when villian Shen (Oldman) begins chaos. Everybody is ready to fight, but Po is unprepared when he learns Shen was his enemy in his infancy.
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
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