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'{{Short description|2021 film by Will Gluck}} {{Use mdy dates|date=June 2021}} {{Infobox film | name = Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway | image = Peter Rabbit 2 - RT poster.png | caption = Theatrical release poster with its previous release date | director = [[Will Gluck]] | producer = {{Plainlist| * Will Gluck * Zareh Nalbandian * Catherine Bishop * Jodi Hildebrand }} | writer = {{Plainlist| * Will Gluck * [[Patrick Burleigh]] }} | based_on = {{based on|''[[The Tale of Peter Rabbit]]''|[[Beatrix Potter]]}} | starring = {{Plainlist| * [[Rose Byrne]] * [[Domhnall Gleeson]] * [[David Oyelowo]] * [[Elizabeth Debicki]] * [[Lennie James]] * [[Margot Robbie]] * [[James Corden]] }} | music = [[Dominic Lewis]] | cinematography = [[Peter Menzies Jr.]] | editing = [[Matt Villa]] | production_companies = {{Plainlist| * [[Columbia Pictures]] * [[Animal Logic]] * [[MRC (company)|MRC]]<ref name="Goldsmith">{{Cite web|last=Goldsmith|first=Jill|date=2020-07-22|title=THR Parent Valence Media Rebrands As MRC|url=https://deadline.com/2020/07/hollywood-reporter-parent-rebrands-to-mrc-1202992082/|access-date=2020-07-26|website=Deadline|archive-date=July 22, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200722200904/https://deadline.com/2020/07/hollywood-reporter-parent-rebrands-to-mrc-1202992082/|url-status=live}}</ref> * 2.0 Entertainment * Olive Bridge Entertainment }} | distributor = [[Sony Pictures Releasing]] | released = {{Film date|2021|3|25|Australia|2021|5|17|United Kingdom|2021|6|11|United States}} | runtime = 93 minutes<ref name="BBFCPeterRabbit">{{Cite web|title=Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway is given a U age rating by the BBFC|url=https://www.25thframe.co.uk/news/news.php/peter-rabbit-2-the-runaway-is-given-a-u-age-rating-by-the-bbfc|last=Hyde|first=Robert|website=25th Frame|date=July 19, 2020|access-date=August 2, 2020|archive-date=September 28, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200928235013/https://www.25thframe.co.uk/news/news.php/peter-rabbit-2-the-runaway-is-given-a-u-age-rating-by-the-bbfc|url-status=live}}</ref> | country = {{Plainlist| * Australia * United Kingdom * United States }} | language = English | budget = $45 million<ref name="UK-debut">{{Cite web |title= Box Office: 'Peter Rabbit 2' Nabs Promising $6.4 Million Debut In The United Kingdom |url= https://www.forbes.com/sites/scottmendelson/2021/05/24/box-office-peter-rabbit-2-nabs-promising-64-million-debut-in-the-united-kingdom/ |last= Mendelson |first= Scott |website= [[Forbes]] |date= May 24, 2021 |access-date= June 3, 2021 |archive-date= May 24, 2021 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210524195312/https://www.forbes.com/sites/scottmendelson/2021/05/24/box-office-peter-rabbit-2-nabs-promising-64-million-debut-in-the-united-kingdom/ |url-status= live }}</ref><ref name="NUM"/> | gross = $154 million<ref name="NUM">{{cite The Numbers |id=Peter-Rabbit-2-The-Runaway |title=Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway (2021) - Financial Information |access-date= February 27, 2022 }}</ref><ref name="mojo">{{Cite Box Office Mojo |id=8376234 |title=Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway (2021) |access-date= August 10, 2021}}</ref> }} '''''Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway''''' (also known simply as '''''Peter Rabbit 2''''') is a 2021 [[Adventure film|adventure]] [[comedy film]] directed and produced by [[Will Gluck]], who co-wrote the screenplay with [[Patrick Burleigh]]. The film is a sequel to 2018's ''[[Peter Rabbit (film)|Peter Rabbit]]'' produced by [[Sony Pictures Animation]], and is based on the stories of [[Peter Rabbit]] created by [[Beatrix Potter]]. [[James Corden]] reprises his role as the title character, alongside [[Rose Byrne]], [[Domhnall Gleeson]], and [[David Oyelowo]] in live-action roles, and the voices of [[Elizabeth Debicki]], [[Lennie James]], and [[Margot Robbie]]. After facing numerous delays from its original February 2020 release date due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], the film was released theatrically by [[Sony Pictures Releasing]] under its [[Columbia Pictures]] label, first in Australia on March 25, 2021, then in the United Kingdom on May 17 and in the United States on June 11. The film was not as successful as its predecessor, but grossed $154 million worldwide.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mendelson |first=Scott |title='Peter Rabbit 2' Is Latest Animated Sequel To Struggle At Box Office |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/scottmendelson/2021/06/16/peter-rabbit-2-is-latest-animated-sequel-to-struggle-at-box-office/ |access-date=2023-09-10 |website=Forbes |language=en}}</ref> The film received lukewarm reviews from critics.<ref name="tomatoes Peter Rabbit 2"/><ref name=mc/> ==Plot == Sometime after the events of [[Peter Rabbit (film)|the first film]], Thomas McGregor and [[Beatrix Potter|Bea]] get [[Marriage|married]], with their friends, human and animal, attending, while [[Peter Rabbit]] accepts having Thomas in his life. A month after their [[honeymoon]], Thomas helps Bea as she works on her [[Children's literature|children's storybook]] based on Peter and his friends, but Peter is disappointed that the book portrays him as naughty. After getting a letter from a [[publishing company]] wanting to distribute the book, Thomas and Bea take Peter, Benjamin, Flopsy, Mopsy, and Cottontail to meet the publisher, Nigel Basil-Jones, who presents his [[marketing plan]] which paints Peter as a troublemaker and shows a [[billboard]] design for a potential movie that makes him look [[Evil|villainous]]. Dismayed, Peter walks away from the group and goes into town where he meets an older rabbit named Barnabas, who claims to be an old friend of his father. They are snared by [[Pest control|animal catchers]], who take them to a [[Pet store|pet pound]], where they were taken in by a girl named Amelia. Barnabas and Peter raid the family's fridge with the help of Barnabas’ crew, and take the food back to their [[Headquarters|hideout]]. Barnabas talks about how his father used to steal for Peter and his sisters to keep their bellies full until Thomas and Bea find Peter and bring him home. The next morning, Peter tells Benjamin about Barnabas and convinces him and his sisters to join him in meeting the crew. Recognising Peter's sisters, Barnabas divulges his big plan to rob from the [[farmers market]], with their big score being packs of [[dried fruit]]. The rabbits gather help from their animal friends to pull off their [[Theft|heist]]. Thomas and Bea meet with Nigel again to go over the designs for the rabbits, but after already having them dressed up in contemporary clothes, Nigel makes more suggestions for the next book. Thomas starts to realise that Nigel's idea are not in the best interests of Bea's work. The animals arrive at the market and get away with the dried fruits, but all of Peter's friends, including Benjamin and the sisters, are captured by the animal catchers when they snuck into a petting zoo. Barnabas reveals he was intending to keep the dried fruit for himself, while explaining that he intentionally met Peter in town after reading about him in his book, never even knowing his father. Feeling guilty, Peter leaves Barnabas and enlists Thomas to help rescue his friends. After hitting a snag with their truck, they go to Bea for help while she is in a meeting with Nigel who wants to put Peter and his friends in a ludicrous space adventure as well as a dangerously unpredictable rescue mission as a way to end the story. Bea pulls her stories from Nigel's company and helps Thomas and Peter rescue their friends while going on over-the-top missions to find them. Peter, Benjamin, and the sisters then go to Barnabas's hideout where they turn the tables by tying Barnabas and his crew to ropes so that they can get pulled away when the nearby tailor shop owner leaves in his truck, leading them to get taken to the pound. The rabbits return the dried fruit to the [[Marketers|market sellers]], and rejoin Thomas and Bea as they drive home, with Peter deciding to be more willing to listen to the ones that love him. Sometime after that, Bea and Thomas became parents to a baby girl and she named the new book "Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway” (the same title as the film). ==Cast== ===Live-action cast=== * [[Rose Byrne]] as [[Beatrix Potter|Bea]], the wife of Thomas McGregor. * [[Domhnall Gleeson]] as Thomas McGregor, the former villain and husband of Bea. * [[David Oyelowo]] as Nigel Basil-Jones ===Voice cast=== {{castlist| * [[James Corden]] as [[Peter Rabbit]], Flopsy, Mopsy, and Cottontail's brother and Benjamin's cousin. * [[Margot Robbie]] as Flopsy Rabbit / The Narrator * [[Elizabeth Debicki]] as Mopsy Rabbit * [[Aimee Horne]] as Cottontail Rabbit{{efn|Previously voiced by [[Daisy Ridley]] in the [[Peter Rabbit (film)|first film]].}} * Colin Moody as [[Benjamin Bunny]] * [[Lennie James]] as Barnabas * [[Damon Herriman]] as [[Tom Kitten]] * [[Hayley Atwell]] as [[Mittens (Beatrix Potter)|Mittens]] * [[Rupert Degas]] as [[Samuel Whiskers]] / [[The Tale of Little Pig Robinson|Little Pig Robinson]] / Trainer Von Stauffenmouse / Kennedy St. Squirrel<ref>{{cite web |title=KENNEDY ST. SQUIRREL Rupert Degas is the voice of Kennedy St. Squirrel in Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway. |url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/movies/Peter-Rabbit-2-The-Runaway/Kennedy-St-Squirrel/ |website=www.behindthevoiceactors.com |access-date=May 20, 2023 |archive-date=May 20, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230520021929/https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/movies/Peter-Rabbit-2-The-Runaway/Kennedy-St-Squirrel/ |url-status=live }}</ref> * [[Sia]] as [[Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle]] * [[Sam Neill]] as Tommy Brock * [[Ewen Leslie]] as [[Pigling Bland]] * [[David Wenham]] as [[Johnny Town-Mouse]] * Will Reichelt as JW Rooster II * Christian Gazal as Felix D'eer * [[Tim Minchin]] as Busker K. Bushy, Esq. * Stewart Alves as Mr. Tod * Faizan Munawar Varya as Ray Rabbit }} ==Production== In May 2018, it was announced that [[Sony Pictures]] had started the development of the sequel to ''[[Peter Rabbit (film)|Peter Rabbit]]''.<ref name="May2018THR">{{cite news |last= Kit |first= Borys |title= 'Peter Rabbit 2' in the Works From Sony Pictures |url= https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/peter-rabbit-2-works-sony-pictures-1108910 |access-date= May 5, 2018 |work= [[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date= May 4, 2018 |archive-date= May 5, 2018 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180505052300/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/peter-rabbit-2-works-sony-pictures-1108910 |url-status= live }}</ref> In February 2019, it was announced [[David Oyelowo]] had joined the cast of the film, with [[Rose Byrne]] and [[Domnhall Gleeson]] reprising their roles from the first.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2019/film/news/david-oyelowo-peter-rabbit-sequel-1203146201/|title=David Oyelowo Joins the Cast of Sony's 'Peter Rabbit' Sequel (EXCLUSIVE)|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|first=Justin|last=Kroll|date=February 22, 2019|access-date=February 27, 2019|archive-date=June 16, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200616010431/https://variety.com/2019/film/news/david-oyelowo-peter-rabbit-sequel-1203146201/|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Elizabeth Debicki]] and [[Margot Robbie]] were confirmed to reprise their respective roles in October 2019.<ref>{{cite web |date= 17 October 2019 |last= Evans |first= Greg |title= 'Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway' Trailer: First Look At James Corden's Next Easter Delivery |url= https://deadline.com/video/peter-rabbit-2-the-runaway-trailer-first-look-james-corden-sony-columbia/ |website= [[Deadline Hollywood]] |access-date= October 17, 2019 |archive-date= November 28, 2020 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20201128143954/https://deadline.com/video/peter-rabbit-2-the-runaway-trailer-first-look-james-corden-sony-columbia/ |url-status= live }}</ref> Unlike the first film, the sequel was not released under the [[Sony Pictures Animation]] label, though [[Columbia Pictures]] did return for distribution. ===Filming=== [[Principal photography]] began in January 2019 in [[Centennial Parklands]], Australia.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/movies/why-they-re-turning-a-corner-of-centennial-park-into-a-little-english-village-20181201-p50jmk.html|title=Why they're turning a corner of Centennial Park into a little English village|website=smh.com.au|date=December 1, 2018|access-date=February 27, 2019|archive-date=June 16, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200616010434/https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/movies/why-they-re-turning-a-corner-of-centennial-park-into-a-little-english-village-20181201-p50jmk.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://productionlist.com/production/peter-rabbit-2/|title=Peter Rabbit 2|website=Production List|date=January 28, 2019|access-date=February 27, 2019|archive-date=June 16, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200616010436/https://productionlist.com/production/peter-rabbit-2/|url-status=live}}</ref> Filming took place in the Lake District at [[Ambleside]] and [[Haverthwaite]], around Hill Street and [[Richmond Bridge, London|Richmond Bridge]] in London, [[Gloucester Docks]], a replica of the House of the Tailor of Gloucester, and in [[Camden, New South Wales]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Peter Rabbit 2 Filming Locations: Sydney to Ambleside via London|url=https://findthatlocation.com/blog/peter-rabbit-2-filming-locations-sydney-to-ambleside-via-london|access-date=2021-07-06|website=findthatlocation.com|language=en|archive-date=July 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709191100/https://findthatlocation.com/blog/peter-rabbit-2-filming-locations-sydney-to-ambleside-via-london|url-status=live}}</ref> ==Release== ''Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway'' was theatrically released in Australia on March 25, 2021,<ref>{{cite web|title=Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway|url=https://www.flicks.com.au/movie/peter-rabbit-2-the-runaway/|website=Flicks.com.au|access-date=March 20, 2021|archive-date=March 6, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210306004810/https://www.flicks.com.au/movie/peter-rabbit-2-the-runaway/|url-status=live}}</ref> in the United Kingdom on May 17, and in the United States on June 11. It was initially set to be released in the United States on February 7, 2020,<ref name="May2018THR" /> before being moved back to April 3, 2020, earlier in Australia on March 19, and in the United Kingdom on March 27.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2019/09/peter-rabbit-2-release-date-february-2020-james-corden-sony-escape-room-1202383279/|title='Peter Rabbit 2' Hops Closer To Easter 2020|website=Deadline Hollywood|first1=Anthony|last1=D'Alessandro|first2=Erik|last2=Pederson|date=September 19, 2019|access-date=September 19, 2019|archive-date=June 3, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210603061627/https://deadline.com/2019/09/peter-rabbit-2-release-date-february-2020-james-corden-sony-escape-room-1202383279/|url-status=live}}</ref> The film was delayed again to August 7, 2020, due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/peter-rabbit-2-pushed-august-coronavirus-fears-1283449|title='Peter Rabbit 2' Pushed to August Over Coronavirus Fears (Exclusive)|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=March 10, 2020|access-date=2020-03-10|archive-date=March 11, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200311052240/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/peter-rabbit-2-pushed-august-coronavirus-fears-1283449|url-status=live}}</ref> It was then further delayed to January 15, 2021, in the United States,<ref>{{Cite web|url= https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/sony-delays-release-morbius-ghostbusters-due-coronavirus-1285759|title=Sony Delays Release of 'Morbius,' 'Ghostbusters,' More Films Due to Coronavirus|last=Galuppo|first=Mia|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=March 30, 2020|access-date=March 30, 2020|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200331044545/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/sony-delays-release-morbius-ghostbusters-due-coronavirus-1285759|archive-date=March 31, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> then to April 2,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://screenrant.com/monster-hunter-movie-new-release-date-christmas-2020/|title=Monster Hunter Release Date Moves Forward, Now Releasing On Christmas Day|website=[[Screen Rant]]|last=Fahadullah Hussaini|first=Syed|date=November 19, 2020|access-date=November 30, 2020|archive-date=January 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210125193227/https://screenrant.com/monster-hunter-movie-new-release-date-christmas-2020/|url-status=live}}</ref> and again to June 11.<ref>{{cite web |date=22 January 2021 |last1=D'Alessandro |first1=Anthony |title=Sony's 'Cinderella' Dances To Summer, 'Ghostbusters: Afterlife' To Fall, 'Uncharted' Eyes 2022 & More |url=https://deadline.com/2021/01/cinderella-ghostbusters-afterlife-peter-rabbit-2-uncharted-release-date-changes-1234678097/ |website=Deadline Hollywood |access-date=January 23, 2021 |archive-date=January 22, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210122012700/https://deadline.com/2021/01/cinderella-ghostbusters-afterlife-peter-rabbit-2-uncharted-release-date-changes-1234678097/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The date was then moved up to May 14 before moving back again to July 2,<ref name="MayToJuly2021">{{cite web|title='Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway' Moves Back To Fourth Of July Weekend – Updated|url=https://deadline.com/2021/03/peter-rabbit-2-the-runaway-theatrical-release-may-1234705819/|last=D'Alessandro|first=Anthony|website=Deadline Hollywood|date=March 19, 2021|access-date=March 20, 2021|archive-date=March 20, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210320160730/https://deadline.com/2021/03/peter-rabbit-2-the-runaway-theatrical-release-may-1234705819/|url-status=live}}</ref> then moving up once more to June 18,<ref>{{cite news |last=D'Alessandro |first=Anthony |title='Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway' Moves Up Two Weeks Amid Release-Date Shuffle – Updated |url=https://deadline.com/2021/04/peter-rabbit-2-the-runaway-theatrical-release-may-1234705819/ |access-date=9 April 2021 |work=Deadline |date=9 April 2021 |archive-date=April 9, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210409192310/https://deadline.com/2021/04/peter-rabbit-2-the-runaway-theatrical-release-may-1234705819/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and then once again back to June 11, following the film's box office success outside of the United States.<ref>{{cite web |date=26 May 2021 |last1=D'Alessandro |first1=Anthony |title='Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway' Moves Up Another Week – Updated |url=https://deadline.com/2021/05/peter-rabbit-2-the-runaway-theatrical-release-may-1234705819/ |website=Deadline Hollywood |access-date=May 26, 2021 |archive-date=May 31, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220531191114/https://deadline.com/2021/05/peter-rabbit-2-the-runaway-theatrical-release-may-1234705819/ |url-status=live }}</ref> ===Home media=== ''Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway'' was released as a purchase on [[Video on demand|VOD]] on July 27, 2021, and was released on [[DVD]], [[Blu-ray]] and [[Ultra HD Blu-ray]] on August 24, 2021, by [[Sony Pictures Home Entertainment]]. ==Reception== === Box office === ''Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway'' grossed $40.5 million in the United States and Canada, and $113.5 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $154 million.<ref name="NUM"/><ref name="mojo" /> In the United States and Canada, ''Peter Rabbit 2'' was released alongside ''[[In the Heights (film)|In the Heights]]'' and ''[[The House Next Door: Meet the Blacks 2]]'' and was projected to gross $16–20 million from 3,346 theaters in its opening weekend, with Sony predicting a more modest $8–10 million debut.<ref>{{cite web |last= Fuster |first= Jeremy |url= https://www.thewrap.com/in-the-heights-post-covid-pandemic-box-office-boom/ |title= Will 'In The Heights' Bring Another Post-COVID Box Office Boom? |website= [[TheWrap]] |date= June 8, 2021 |access-date= June 8, 2021 |archive-date= June 9, 2021 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210609002038/https://www.thewrap.com/in-the-heights-post-covid-pandemic-box-office-boom/ |url-status= live }}</ref> The film made $4 million on its first day, including $900,000 from Thursday night previews. It went on to debut to $10.1 million, finishing fourth behind ''[[A Quiet Place Part II]]'', ''In the Heights'', and ''[[The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It]]''.<ref name=opening>{{cite news | last= D'Alessandro | first= Anthony | url= https://deadline.com/2021/06/in-the-heights-peter-rabbit-2-weekend-box-office-1234774162/ | title= 'A Quiet Place Part II' Steals Box Office Beat Away From 'In The Heights' With $12M – Monday AM Update | date= June 14, 2021 | work= [[Deadline Hollywood]] | access-date= June 15, 2021 | archive-date= June 12, 2021 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210612222623/https://deadline.com/2021/06/in-the-heights-peter-rabbit-2-weekend-box-office-1234774162/ | url-status= live }}</ref> The film fell 39.8% in its second weekend, grossing $6.1 million and finishing in third.<ref>{{cite news | last=D'Alessandro | first=Anthony | url=https://deadline.com/2021/06/ryan-reynolds-hitmans-wifes-bodyguard-weekend-box-office-1234777056/ | title='Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard' Targets $15M+ 5-day Debut Over Sleepy Father's Day Weekend (Which Is Starving For A Pixar Movie) – Update | date=June 20, 2021 | work=[[Deadline Hollywood]] | accessdate=June 20, 2021 | archive-date=June 18, 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210618065628/https://deadline.com/2021/06/ryan-reynolds-hitmans-wifes-bodyguard-weekend-box-office-1234777056/ | url-status=live }}</ref> In its third weekend, the film fell 21.5% and grossed $4.8 million, finishing in fourth.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Mendelson|first=Scott|title=Box Office: 'Conjuring 3' Quadruples Its Budget, 'Peter Rabbit 2' Tops $100M Global|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/scottmendelson/2021/06/27/box-office-conjuring-3-tops-100m-overseas-as-peter-rabbit-2-tops-100m-global/|access-date=2021-06-30|website=Forbes|language=en|archive-date=June 28, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210628153426/https://www.forbes.com/sites/scottmendelson/2021/06/27/box-office-conjuring-3-tops-100m-overseas-as-peter-rabbit-2-tops-100m-global/|url-status=live}}</ref> In Australia, the film debuted to $2.1 million.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://deadline.com/2021/03/godzilla-vs-kong-opening-weekend-china-international-box-office-1234722557/ |title= 'Godzilla Vs Kong' Has Monster $122M Overseas Debut, Sets Record Start For Hollywood During Pandemic – International Box Office |author= Nancy Tartaglione |work= [[Deadline Hollywood]] |date= March 28, 2021 |access-date= March 28, 2021 |archive-date= March 27, 2021 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210327165424/https://deadline.com/2021/03/godzilla-vs-kong-opening-weekend-china-international-box-office-1234722557/ |url-status= live }}</ref> By its third weekend in the country (where it made $2.5 million), the film had a running total of $9.2 million.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://deadline.com/2021/04/godzilla-vs-kong-third-weekend-mortal-kombat-opening-china-global-international-box-office-1234732035/ |title= 'Godzilla Vs Kong' Rises To $358M Worldwide; 'Mortal Kombat' Kicks Off With $11M Overseas – International Box Office |author= Nancy Tartaglione |work= [[Deadline Hollywood]] |date= April 11, 2021 |access-date= April 13, 2021 |archive-date= April 11, 2021 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210411163921/https://deadline.com/2021/04/godzilla-vs-kong-third-weekend-mortal-kombat-opening-china-global-international-box-office-1234732035/ |url-status= live }}</ref> In the UK, the film topped the charts in the first three days of cinemas reopening, making $6.4 million.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.theguardian.com/film/2021/may/20/peter-rabbit-2-tops-box-office-as-uks-reopened-cinemas-take-2m-in-three-days |title= Peter Rabbit 2 tops box office as UK's reopened cinemas take £2m in three days |author= Catherine Shoard |work= [[The Guardian]] |date= May 20, 2021 |access-date= May 22, 2021 |archive-date= May 21, 2021 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210521235112/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2021/may/20/peter-rabbit-2-tops-box-office-as-uks-reopened-cinemas-take-2m-in-three-days |url-status= live }}</ref><ref name=UK-debut/> ===Critical response=== On [[Rotten Tomatoes]], the film holds an approval rating of 67% based on 78 reviews and an average rating of 6/10. The website's critics consensus reads: "An enjoyably silly and self-aware sequel, ''Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway'' should leave fans of the original feeling fairly hoppy."<ref name="tomatoes Peter Rabbit 2">{{Cite Rotten Tomatoes |title=Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway (2021) |id={{RT data|rtid|noprefix=y}} |type=m |access-date={{RT data|access date|df=dmy}} }}{{RT data|edit}}</ref> On [[Metacritic]] it has a weighted average score of 43 out of 100 based on 14 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".<ref name=mc>{{cite Metacritic |id=peter-rabbit-2-the-runaway |type=movie |title= Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway Reviews |access-date= 18 June 2021 }}</ref> Audiences polled by [[CinemaScore]] gave the film an average grade of "A−" on an A+ to F scale, while [[PostTrak]] reported 74% of audience members gave it a positive score, with 45% saying they would definitely recommend it.<ref name="opening"/> Courtney Howard of ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' called it a "superior sequel" and said the film "serves as both a meta-commentary on his humbling past antics and a pivotal point for the eponymous protagonist."<ref name="Howard">{{cite web |date=23 March 2021 |last=Howard |first=Courtney |author1-link=Courtney Howard |title='Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway' Review: Beatrix Potter's Bunny Is Back, Rehabilitated in This Sure-footed, Superior Sequel |url=https://variety.com/2021/film/reviews/peter-rabbit-2-the-runaway-review-1234935463/ |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |access-date=March 26, 2021 |archive-date=August 10, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210810194136/https://variety.com/2021/film/reviews/peter-rabbit-2-the-runaway-review-1234935463/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Brian Penn of ''UK Film Review'' called it a "great popcorn movie" and said the "voicing actors are undoubtedly the stars even though the humans on screen are perfectly fine."<ref name="Penn">{{cite web |date=22 May 2021 |last=Penn |first=Brian |title=Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway film review |url=https://www.ukfilmreview.co.uk/post/peter-rabbit-2-the-runaway-film-review |website=UK Film Review |access-date=May 24, 2021 |archive-date=May 24, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210524103445/https://www.ukfilmreview.co.uk/post/peter-rabbit-2-the-runaway-film-review |url-status=live }}</ref> Ian Freer of [[Empire (film magazine)|''Empire'']] rated the film 3 out of 5 stars, writing "It feels a little thin and generic compared to family fare like ''[[The Mitchells vs. the Machines]]'', but the Byrne-Gleeson combo is winning and Gluck injects just enough slapstick and smarts to justify the last-gasp gag about a sequel. It's no ''[[Paddington 2]]'', but ''Peter Rabbit 2'' works well thanks to a mocking sense of self and a strong second half." However, he noted that "It [''Peter Rabbit 2''] may not be for the [[Beatrix Potter]] purists and has a scattershot quality", but that it "remains enjoyable for its brisk 93 minutes."<ref>{{Cite web|title=Peter Rabbit 2|url=https://www.empireonline.com/movies/reviews/peter-rabbit-2/|access-date=2021-07-06|website=Empire|date=May 17, 2021 |archive-date=July 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709181355/https://www.empireonline.com/movies/reviews/peter-rabbit-2/|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Peter Bradshaw]] of ''[[The Guardian]]'' gave the film 2 out of 5 stars, remarking that "Unlike [[Paddington (film)|''Paddington'']], whose [[Paddington Bear|literary source material]] is genuinely funny, this digital Peter Rabbit is never really humorous. It can sometimes be cute or zany and briefly send itself up, but there is fundamentally something pretty straight in its DNA. And so the film rattles inoffensively on, every line and every image seeming as if it has been test marketed in ways advocated by the wicked Nigel Basil-Jones."<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-05-17|title=Peter Rabbit 2 review – James Corden's unfunny bunny scampers back|url=http://www.theguardian.com/film/2021/may/17/peter-rabbit-2-review-james-cordens-unfunny-bunny-scampers-back|access-date=2021-07-06|website=the Guardian|language=en|archive-date=July 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709043506/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2021/may/17/peter-rabbit-2-review-james-cordens-unfunny-bunny-scampers-back|url-status=live}}</ref> Christy Lemire of [[RogerEbert.com]] gave the film 2 out of 4 stars, who said "By indulging in the exact same instincts it insists are problematic artistically, “''Peter Rabbit 2''” wants to have its carrot and eat it, too. But maybe that won't bother you. Maybe you'll be grateful for a return to the theater and the opportunity to do so with your kids. In that regard, the sequel hops along in sufficiently bouncy fashion."<ref>{{Cite web|last=Lemire|first=Christy|title=Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway movie review (2021) {{!}} Roger Ebert|url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/peter-rabbit-2-the-runaway-movie-review-2021|access-date=2021-07-06|website=RogerEbert.com|language=en|archive-date=July 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709183557/https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/peter-rabbit-2-the-runaway-movie-review-2021|url-status=live}}</ref> ===Accolades=== At the [[11th AACTA Awards]], ''Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway'' received nominations for [[AACTA Award for Best Adapted Screenplay|Best Adapted Screenplay]], [[AACTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role|Best Actress]], [[AACTA Award for Best Editing|Best Editing]], [[AACTA Award for Best Sound|Best Sound]], and [[AACTA Award for Best Production Design|Best Production Design]]; and won [[AACTA Award for Best Visual Effects or Animation|Best Visual Effects or Animation]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aacta.org/aacta-awards/winners-and-nominees/|title=Winners & Nominees|access-date=November 13, 2021|archive-date=July 1, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190701175952/https://www.aacta.org/aacta-awards/winners-and-nominees/|url-status=live}}</ref> The film's visual effects received the [[Asian Academy Creative Award]] for Best Visual or Special FX in TV Series or Feature Film at the third ceremony.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Frater |first=Patrick |date=December 3, 2021 |title=Asian Academy Creative Awards: Full List of Winners |url=https://variety.com/2021/awards/asia/asian-academy-creative-awards-winners-1235125526/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211203143926/https://variety.com/2021/awards/asia/asian-academy-creative-awards-winners-1235125526/ |archive-date=December 3, 2021 |access-date=February 20, 2023 |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref> ==Future== In May 2021, Will Gluck said he had nearly 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