The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part | 2/8/2019 | Big Space Musical

[Neo]

Holy crap, that's more than 3 years away. That feels like an awfully long time. I'm used to sequels happening a little faster than that.

 

 

That said, it's safe to assume that Legos will still be popular 3 years from now.

 

I'm not sure I like the release date though. Memorial Day (and summer in general) can sometimes be a bit too crowded. If all of a sudden it has to go up against Jurassic Park 5 or Star Trek 14 and whatever else, it's legs are going to be hurt, and it won't be able to pull in as much of a 4-quadrant audience as the first one. Plus, I just like having big movies during some of the quieter times on the movie calendar.

Shrek 2 also had TDAT and it did fine.

[Neo]

In a very long time sadly... 

 

For Lego 2, 3 years and a half seems good. The animated sequels are never as fast as live-action movies. 3 years is good. The move in the summer is a good thing too as it was a free spot and I think others studios won't go against it so easily. It will have the Pixar or the Dreamworks as its only competition (both are scheduled 6/16, one will move)

3.5? Its 3 years and 3 months + a couple of weeks.

 

[CaptainJackSparrow]

Over 300 mil, anyone?

[kaijukurt]

Over 300 mil, anyone?

 

If Lord & Miller will a be a part of this, definitely.

[Shaldun]

If Lord & Miller will a be a part of this, definitely.

Even without I think, people don't care about the directors for the majority so they will be there massively. With the good will of the first, even a less good movie (not a shitty one though) can do 300M IMO

[kaijukurt]

Even without I think, people don't care about the directors for the majority so they will be there massively. With the good will of the first, even a less good movie (not a shitty one though) can do 300M IMO

 

However, the directors could affect the quality, which in turn could affect the legs, am I right?

[kowhite]

However, the directors could affect the quality, which in turn could affect the legs, am I right?

Very true, but the good will of the first one means a mega opening is gonna happen. It can have worse legs and still do incredible business.

[Deep Wang]

Very true, but the good will of the first one means a mega opening is gonna happen. It can have worse legs and still do incredible business.

The real comparison here isn't Shrek:Shrek 2, but Despicable Me:Despicable Me 2.I hope to God that Lord and Miller return.

[Blankments]

Even if Lord and Miller return just as directors, I'll be happy. After all, they didn't write 21 Jump Street but it was still great

 

Otherwise, this'll be another Cloudy 2 in quality: decent, but overall disappointing

[BadAtGender]

300+ seems like a distinct possibility. Lego 1 is looking to finish somewhere around 275 million and the audience reception is very positive.

 

Here are the percentage changes for the second films in various kids/family series as compared to the first:

Shrek: 65Despicable Me: 47Toy Story: 28Ice Age: 11Alvin: 1Cloudy: - 5Madagascar: -7Cars: -22KFP: -23Spy Kids: -24Smurfs: -50

 

While it may be too much to expect it to get to Shrek 2 levels, it doesn't seem too much of a stretch to expect Toy Story 2 or even Despicable Me 2 as a comparison. A 25-50% boost over the first should be possible, but don't take it as guaranteed.

 

KFP should probably serve as the warning case. It was well regarded and still saw a drop. (Madagascar is a different warning case: don't take a worse release for your sequel. Lego 2 is getting a better release date in abstract, though, so this shouldn't be a problem.)

[CaptainJackSparrow]

Look at that Smurfs drop.

[Alpha]

WTF?

Calm down there. I'm not even going to begin talking numbers. I'm talking the void left by Shrek as a pop culture humor animation franchise. This is the closest thing to it for families. That doesn't mean it's going to do Shrek 2 numbers by any means. It could drop from the current movie and still be a huge hit.

 

Which means it'll have a great sequel and 2 crappy movies afterwards, eventually becoming a sore afterthought in people's minds?

 

[Alpha]

Hopefully Lord and Miller really want to come back. There's lots of potential for a sequel, especially where the first movie left off.

[The Panda]

Hopefully Lord and Miller really want to come back. There's lots of potential for a sequel, especially where the first movie left off.

 

The LEGO Movie 2: Attack of the Dumb Blocks

[AniNate]

Chris McKay will direct

http://www.deadline.com/2014/03/warner-bros-builds-lego-sequel-with-chris-mckay-directing/

[shayhiri]

It spawns!! Kill it with fire.

Edited March 12, 2014 by This is SHA-AY!!

[SchumacherFTW]

It spawns!! Kill it with fire.

Shut up Shay.

[shayhiri]

The world doesn't want this bullshit, get it?

 

Release it in Texas only.

[shayhiri]

Oh, you're from UK, not America, sorry.

 

Still - the fact remains that The Lego Movie-Commercial was largely undesired outside of the US.

[CloneWars]

Over 300 mil, anyone?

$300M will be the floor for this. If the sequel is decent $400M+ could be in play.