The Secret Life of Pets

The Secret Life of Pets
The Secret Life of Pets
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Chris Renaud
Written by	Cinco Paul; Ken Daurio; Brian Lynch;
Produced by	Chris Meledandri; Janet Healy;
Starring	Louis C.K.; Eric Stonestreet; Kevin Hart; Jenny Slate; Ellie Kemper; Lake Bell; Dana Carvey; Hannibal Buress; Bobby Moynihan; Steve Coogan; Albert Brooks;
Edited by	Ken Schretzmann
Music by	Alexandre Desplat
Production; company	Illumination Entertainment
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release dates	June 16, 2016 (AIAFF); July 8, 2016 (United States);
Running time	86 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$75 million
Box office	$885.3 million

The Secret Life of Pets is a 2016 American animated comedy film produced by Illumination Entertainment and distributed by Universal Pictures. It was directed by Chris Renaud, co-directed by Yarrow Cheney, and produced by Chris Meledandri and Janet Healy, from a screenplay written by Brian Lynch and the writing team of Cinco Paul and Ken Daurio.^[6]^[1] The film stars the voices of Louis C.K., Eric Stonestreet, Jenny Slate, Kevin Hart, Ellie Kemper, Lake Bell, Dana Carvey, Hannibal Buress, Bobby Moynihan, Steve Coogan, and Albert Brooks.

The Secret Life of Pets premiered at the Annecy International Animated Film Festival on June 16, 2016, and was released in theaters in the United States on July 8. The film received generally positive reviews and grossed $885.3 million worldwide, making it the sixth-highest-grossing film of 2016 as well as the year's most profitable release.

A sequel, The Secret Life of Pets 2, was released on June 7, 2019, with Patton Oswalt taking over the role of Max from Louis C.K.

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^ "The Secret Life Of Pets (U)". British Board of Film Classification. June 3, 2016. Retrieved June 3, 2016.
^ "The Secret Life of Pets (2016)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on December 21, 2019. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
^ "The Secret Life of Pets (2016) - Financial Information". Archived from the original on April 27, 2023. Retrieved April 27, 2023.
^ Debruge, Peter (June 16, 2016). "Film Review: 'The Secret Life of Pets'". Variety. Archived from the original on October 3, 2016. Retrieved October 2, 2016.

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[3] "The Secret Life Of Pets (U)". British Board of Film Classification. June 3, 2016. Retrieved June 3, 2016.

[BOM-4] "The Secret Life of Pets (2016)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on December 21, 2019. Retrieved June 10, 2020.

[5] "The Secret Life of Pets (2016) - Financial Information". Archived from the original on April 27, 2023. Retrieved April 27, 2023.

[VarietyReview-6] Debruge, Peter (June 16, 2016). "Film Review: 'The Secret Life of Pets'". Variety. Archived from the original on October 3, 2016. Retrieved October 2, 2016.

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