Pitch Perfect 2

Pitch Perfect 2
Pitch Perfect 2
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Elizabeth Banks
Written by	Kay Cannon
Produced by	Paul Brooks; Max Handelman; Elizabeth Banks;
Starring	Anna Kendrick; Rebel Wilson; Hailee Steinfeld; Brittany Snow; Skylar Astin; Adam DeVine; Katey Sagal; Anna Camp; Alexis Knapp; Hana Mae Lee; Ester Dean; Chrissie Fit; John Michael Higgins; Elizabeth Banks;
Cinematography	Jim Denault
Edited by	Craig Alpert
Music by	Mark Mothersbaugh
Production; companies	Gold Circle Films; Brownstone Productions;
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release dates	April 20, 2015 (Las Vegas); May 15, 2015 (United States);
Running time	115 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$29–31 million
Box office	$287.5 million

Pitch Perfect 2 is a 2015 American musical comedy film directed and produced by Elizabeth Banks (in her feature directorial debut, not counting her part directing in Movie 43) and written by Kay Cannon. It is a sequel to the 2012 film Pitch Perfect and the second installment in the Pitch Perfect trilogy. The film centers on the fictional Barden University Bellas, an all-female a cappella singing group, who try to beat out a competing German musical group in a world singing championship. The film features Anna Kendrick, Rebel Wilson, Brittany Snow, Skylar Astin, Adam DeVine, Anna Camp, Ben Platt, Hana Mae Lee, Alexis Knapp, Ester Dean, Kelly Jakle, Shelley Regner, John Michael Higgins, and Banks all reprising their roles from the previous film, now joined by Hailee Steinfeld, Katey Sagal, Birgitte Hjort Sørensen, and Flula Borg.

It was released in the United States on May 15, 2015, by Universal Pictures. The film received generally positive reviews from critics and grossed $287.5 million worldwide. It surpassed the total gross of the original film ($115.4 million) in five days, and also became the highest-grossing music comedy film of all time, overtaking School of Rock ($131.3 million).^[5] A sequel, Pitch Perfect 3, was released on December 22, 2017.^[6]^[7]

^ "PITCH PERFECT 2 (12A)". British Board of Film Classification. April 20, 2015. Archived from the original on July 25, 2018. Retrieved April 20, 2015.
^ Brent Lang (May 7, 2015). "Box Office: 'Mad Max: Fury Road,' 'Pitch Perfect 2' Eye $40 Million Openings". Variety. (Penske Media Corporation). Archived from the original on May 9, 2015. Retrieved May 8, 2015.
^ FilmL.A. (June 15, 2016). "2015 Feature Film Study" (PDF). Archived from the original on July 4, 2016. Retrieved June 16, 2016.
^ "Pitch Perfect 2 (2015)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on December 8, 2015. Retrieved December 14, 2015.
^ "List of Top Grossing Music Comedy Films, 1984-Present". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on December 16, 2008. Retrieved December 13, 2014.
^ Anita Busch (June 15, 2015). "'Pitch Perfect 3' Gets Summer 2017 Bow; Anna Kendrick, Rebel Wilson Back - Deadline". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on June 16, 2015. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
^ "'Pitch Perfect 3' Pushed Back". Deadline Hollywood. September 29, 2015. Archived from the original on October 2, 2015. Retrieved October 11, 2015.

[1] "PITCH PERFECT 2 (12A)". British Board of Film Classification. April 20, 2015. Archived from the original on July 25, 2018. Retrieved April 20, 2015.

[variety-budget-2] Brent Lang (May 7, 2015). "Box Office: 'Mad Max: Fury Road,' 'Pitch Perfect 2' Eye $40 Million Openings". Variety. (Penske Media Corporation). Archived from the original on May 9, 2015. Retrieved May 8, 2015.

[FilmLA2015-3] FilmL.A. (June 15, 2016). "2015 Feature Film Study" (PDF). Archived from the original on July 4, 2016. Retrieved June 16, 2016.

[BOM-4] "Pitch Perfect 2 (2015)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on December 8, 2015. Retrieved December 14, 2015.

[boxofficemojo1984-5] "List of Top Grossing Music Comedy Films, 1984-Present". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on December 16, 2008. Retrieved December 13, 2014.

[anitabusch-6] Anita Busch (June 15, 2015). "'Pitch Perfect 3' Gets Summer 2017 Bow; Anna Kendrick, Rebel Wilson Back - Deadline". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on June 16, 2015. Retrieved April 17, 2020.

['Pitch_Perfect_3'_Pushed_Back-7] "'Pitch Perfect 3' Pushed Back". Deadline Hollywood. September 29, 2015. Archived from the original on October 2, 2015. Retrieved October 11, 2015.

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