Kate & Chris: Back in Action

Kate & Chris: Back in Action (released as Kate & Chris 2 in some markets) is a 2018 American 3D computer-animated science fiction buddy action-comedy film produced by Fox Animation Studios for 20th Century Fox. It was directed by Bryan Andrews and Tim Hill from a screenplay by Noah Baumbach, David H. Steinberg, Michael McCullers, and Craig Wright, and a story by Alessandro Carloni, Eric Stern, and Cody Cameron, and is the sequel to 2007's Kate & Chris. Anne Hathaway, Elijah Wood, Jack Black, Justin Long, Steve Buscemi, and Steve Carell reprised their roles from the previous installment while new cast members include Zooey Deschanel, Josh Gad, Katie Crown, John Lithgow, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Jenny Slate, Gina Rodriguez, Kristen Wiig, Jason Drucker, John C. Reilly, Allison Janney, and Nick Offerman.

Kate & Chris: Back in Action premiered on February 19, 2018 in Los Angeles, and was released in theaters and RealD 3D on March 2, 2018. It received universal acclaim, with many critics highlighting its animation, screenplay, score, humor, and vocal performances. The film grossed $864.2 million worldwide against its $90 million budget, making it the fourth highest-grossing film from Fox Animation Studios, as well as the eighth highest-grossing film of 2018.

A sequel is currently in development, while an animated series, titled Kate & Chris Adventures, premiered on Netfilx on November 9, 2018.

Plot
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Cast
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Production
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Music
On June 16, 2017, it had been confirmed that Mark Mothersbaugh and John Powell would be composing the score for the film.

Most of the soundtrack comes from old songs from the 70s, 80s, 90s, and modern times. This was because Eric Stern is so fascinated with nostalgia that he wanted this film to be unique as well.

Release
Kate & Chris: Back in Action premiered on February 19, 2018 at the Regency Village Theater in Los Angeles, and was released on March 2, 2018 by in 3D, RealD 3D, IMAX, and Dolby Cinema. This film was also shown in the 4DX format, featuring tilting seats, water sprays, strobe lightning, aroma, wind, pops, and ticklers, in selected countries.

Kate & Chris: Back in Action was originally scheduled for a September 15, 2017 release. However, in March 2015, Fox announced that Alaina Gleen: Summer Vacation would be released on that date, and would instead be released on November 17, 2017. In August 2016, Fox pushed back the release date to March 30, 2018. In May 2017, the film was moved up by three weeks to March 2, 2018 to avoid competition with Warner Bros' Ready Player One.

This was also the first Fox Animation Studios movie to be released in Dolby Vision.

Marketing

 * The first teaser for the film was released on May 28, 2017 and was later attached to Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie, Cars 3, Despicable Me 3, and The Emoji Movie.


 * The first theatrical trailer was released on September 9, 2017 and was shown before Alaina Gleen: Summer Vacation, The Lego Ninjago Movie, My Little Pony: The Movie, Coco, and Lix.


 * The second and final theatrical trailer was released on December 12, 2017, and was shown before Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Ferdinand, Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, Paddington 2, Peter Rabbit, Black Panther, and Early Man.

Fox partnered with McDonald's to release eight Happy Meal toy versions of the film's characters upon its release. Diadora released a line of clothing featuring the characters from the movie. Merchandise was also produced for the film, including Kellogg's, Funko, Lego, and others.

Home media
Kate & Chris: Back in Action was released on Digital HD on June 8, 2018, and on DVD and Blu-ray on June 26, 2018.

Box office
Kate & Chris: Back in Action grossed $365.3 million in the United States and Canada and $498.9 million in other territories for a worldwide total of $864.2 million, against a production budget of $90 million.

In the United States and Canada, Kate & Chris: Back in Action was released alongside the releases of Death Wish (2018), and Red Sparrow, and was projected to gross $85–100 million from 4,398 theaters in its opening weekend. On its first day, the film grossed $57.9 million (including $9.8 million made from Thursday night previews). It went on to open to $89.9 million, finishing first at the box office. In its second weekend, the film dropped by 68% to $65 million, with the release of A Wrinkle in Time, but remained in first place.

Critical reception
Kate & Chris: Back in Action received generally positive reviews from critics, with many considering it to be better than its predecessor. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 91% based on 128 reviews and an average rating of 8.6/10. The website's consensus reads: "Kate & Chris: Back in Action reunites Eric Stern's hilarious and enthusiastic book series back on the big screen for a long-awaited follow-up that may not quite live up to the original, but comes close enough to earn its name." On Metacritic, the film has a score of 75 out of 100 based on 17 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film a "A" on an A+ to F scale, while PostTrak reported filmgoers gave it a 93% overall positive score and an 83% "definite recommend".