| Disney In The House 2 | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Will Finn |
| Produced by | Owen Laramore Roger Allers Rob Minkoff |
| Screenplay by | Paul Thomas Anderson |
| Story by | Owen Laramore |
| Starring | Sarah Silverman Ginnifer Goodwin Stephanie Beatriz Justin Theroux Jim Carrey Jude Law John Goodman Ed O'Neill Jim Hanks |
| Music by | Mark Mothersbaugh |
| Cinematography | Stephen Sandoval Andrew Jimenez |
| Edited by | Clare Knight |
| Production company |
Walt Disney Pictures Olaramore04 Productions |
| Distributed by | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| Release date | September 26, 2024 |
| Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $150 million |
| Box office | $888 million |
Disney In The House 2 is a 2024 American computer-animated comedy adventure film produced by Olaramore04 Productions and released by Walt Disney Pictures. The sixth film produced by the studio, it is the sequel to 2021's Disney In The House and the second film in the franchise, it stars Sarah Silverman, Ginnifer Goodwin, Jim Hanks, and Ed O'Neill reprising their roles from the first film with Stephanie Beatriz, Justin Theroux, Jim Carrey, Jude Law, and John Goodman joining the cast. In the film, Vanellope von Schweetz and Judy Hopps, now best friends, teaming up with a jungle explorer explorer to locate the long-lost Golden Snowflake.
The film was released theatrically in the United States on September 26, 2024, and grossed $888 million worldwide, becoming one of the most profitable releases of 2024. Like its predecessor, Disney In The House 2 received universal acclaim, with critics praising the story, humor, characters, musical score, animation, and the performances of Silverman and Goodwin; it has a 100% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes, and is also considered by many critics to be one of the few sequels superior to the original. It received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature, losing to The Friendly Lion.
It spawned three sequels: Disney In The House 3, Disney In The House 4, and Disney In The House 5 on 2027, 2030, and 2033.
Plot
Two years after the events of the first film, Vanellope von Schweetz and Judy Hopps are invited by the police chief Jim Knight to find the long-lost Golden Snowflake. He sends them to be accompanied by his daughter Molly Knight, a jungle explorer, and her pet Zaku, a scarlet macaw. Though Vanellope and Judy seem a bit unimpressed with Molly, they agree to go with her. Later, a tiger reveals his days in which he was raised by Molly as a cub, but when he grew up, Jim ultimately denied him the Golden Snowflake, and Molly decided to let animal control take him back to the jungle, resulting his hatred of humans.
Tiger chases Vanellope, Judy, Molly, and Zaku to a river, where they almost fall over the edge of the waterfall but are rescued by an anaconda who claims to be a friend of Jim's. Suddenly, the branch snaps beneath Anaconda's weight, and the four fall, though they survive. They later come across Terrible Tom the Giant, who refuses to let them go through his gate, revealing he prevents any more visitors to protect his gate following the destruction of King Eagle's palace during the events of the first film. With Tom distracted by Zaku, they sneak through the gate. Enraged, Tom goes on a rampage and chases them to the ancient ruins, where they find the Golden Snowflake, but suddenly discover that Anaconda was really Tiger's minion all along. Tom kidnaps Judy and ejects Vanellope and Molly, accidentally separating Zaku from them. Refusing to leave Judy behind, Vanellope insists on going back to confront Tiger. Molly angrily tells her the adventure is over and orders Vanellope to go home, but she refuses.
Vanellope, with Zaku's help, goes back to the ruins to save Judy and defeat Tiger, Tom, and Anaconda. When Tiger prepares to kill Vanellope, Molly appears and apologizes to Vanellope for sending her away. With help from Jim, Hank, Woody, and the Aliens, Vanellope frees Judy and the captive monkeys. Tiger attacks Vanellope, injuring Judy's leg in the process. Thinking quickly, Vanellope traps Tiger, Anaconda, and Tom in a ditch. Everyone leaves the jungle with the Golden Snowflake. Judy's leg eventually begins to heal. Vanellope and Judy develop a better relationship with Molly, and Vanellope writes an autobiographies based on their adventure in the jungle.
Cast
- Sarah Silverman as Vanellope von Schweetz
- Ginnifer Goodwin as Judy Hopps
- Stephanie Beatriz as Molly Knight
- Justin Theroux as Tiger
- Jude Law as Zaku the scarlet macaw
- Jim Carrey as Anaconda
- Jude Law as Okapi
- John Goodman as Jim Knight
- Ed O'Neill as Hank
- Jim Hanks as Woody
- Tim Roth as Terrible Tom the Giant
- Owen Laramore as the Aliens
Reception
Box office
Disney In The House 2 opened theatrically on September 26, 2024, and grossed $200-225 million in its opening weekend, topping the box office ahead of Caterpillar. The film has grossed $400 million in North America and $488 million internationally, for a worldwide total of $888 million. Produced on a $145 million budget, the film was a box-office success and one of the most profitable films of 2024.
Critical response
Disney In The House 2 received universal acclaim from critics and audiences alike. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a 100% approval rating, like its predecessor did. The site's consensus reads, "With an all-star cast, Disney In The House 2 arguably proves to be a rare sequel that lives up to its predecessor". On Metacritic, the film has a score of 95 out of 100 based on 42 critics, indicating "universal acclaim". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film a grade of A+ on an A+ to F scale.
Mary McNamara of the Los Angeles Times gave the film five stars, saying, "This sequel is very superior to the original, with Vanellope von Schweetz and Judy Hopps up to some more great adventure in this reboot series". Joel Siegel of Good Morning America wrote, "Better than Looney Tunes 2, Caterpillar, and Toy Story and at the level of SeaWorld and The Friendly Lion, Disney In The House 2 is one of the best movies of the year. Like its two animated protagonists, this film is energetic and full of surprises for fans of the first Disney In The House". He considered the film to be as good as other films released in 2024.