The Jungle Book 2

The Jungle Book 2
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Steve Trenbirth
Written by	Karl Geurs Evan Spiliotopoulos
Produced by	Mary Thorne Christopher Chase
Starring	Haley Joel Osment John Goodman Mae Whitman Bob Joles Tony Jay Phil Collins John Rhys-Davies Jim Cummings
Edited by	Christopher K. Gee Peter Lonsdale
Music by	Joel McNeely
Production companies	Walt Disney Pictures[1] DisneyToon Studios[a][1]
Distributed by	Buena Vista Pictures Distribution
Release date	February 14, 2003 (2003-02-14)
Running time	72 minutes[3]
Countries	United States Australia
Language	English
Budget	$20 million[3]
Box office	$135.7 million[3]

The Jungle Book 2 is a 2003 animated adventure film^[4] produced by the Australian office at DisneyToon Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures and Buena Vista Distribution. The theatrical version of the film was released in France on February 5, 2003, and released in the United States on February 14. The film is a sequel to Walt Disney's 1967 film The Jungle Book, and stars Haley Joel Osment as the voice of Mowgli and John Goodman as the voice of Baloo.

The film was originally produced as a direct-to-video film, but was released theatrically first, similar to the Peter Pan sequel Return to Never Land. It is the fourth animated Disney sequel to have a theatrical release rather than going direct-to-video after The Rescuers Down Under (1990), Fantasia 2000 (1999), and Return to Never Land (2002) and the last one until Ralph Breaks the Internet (2018). The film is not based on The Second Jungle Book, but they do have several characters in common.

The film received negative reviews directed towards the animation and similarity in plotline to the first film, but it was a box office success, grossing $135.7 million against a $20 million budget.

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