Sing (franchise)

Sing
Sing
Created by	Garth Jennings
Original work	Sing (2016)
Owner	Universal Pictures (via Illumination)
Films and television
Film(s)	Sing (2016); Sing 2 (2021);
Short film(s)	Gunter Babysits (2017); Love at First Sight (2017); Eddie's Life Coach (2017); For Gutner’s Eyes Only (2022); Animal Attraction (2022);

Sing is an American Film series Written by Garth Jennings and produced by Illumination, which stars Matthew McConaughey, Reese Witherspoon, Scarlett Johansson, Nick Kroll, Taron Egerton, and Tori Kelly among others. The first film, Sing, was released on December 21, 2016 and received positive reviews from critics. The second film, Sing 2, was released on December 22, 2021. The series has grossed $1 billion worldwide.

The franchise takes place in a world inhabited by talking, anthromorphic animals. It follows a koala, who with the help of other animals, puts on live theater shows that largely encompass singing.

Films

Sing (2016)

In an attempt to save his theater, a koala named Buster Moon decides to hold a singing competition to get it out of debt.

Sing 2 (2021)

Buster Moon and his gang now have their sights set on debuting a new show at the Crystal Tower Theater in glamorous Redshore City. But without connections, he and his singers must convince the ruthless mogul Jimmy Crystal and pitch the idea of casting the lion rock legend Clay Calloway in their show. Buster must embark on a quest to find the now-reclusive Clay and persuade him to return to the stage.

Short films

Gunter Babysits (2017)

Included as a mini-movie on Sing's home media release, the short focuses around Gunter who offers to watch over Rosita and Norman's piglets while they are away, but quickly finds himself way in over his head.

Love at First Sight (2017)

Included as a mini-movie on Sing's home media release, the short focuses around Miss Crawly who is set up on an online dating website by Johnny in which she attempts to find love.

Eddie's Life Coach (2017)

Included as a mini-movie on Sing's home media release, the short focuses around Eddie Noodleman, who partakes in a digital life-training seminar on behalf of his mother or else he will be kicked out.

For Gunter's Eyes Only (2022)

Included as a mini-movie on Sing 2's home media release, the short focuses around Johnny and Gunter who attend a hypnotist show in Redshore City where Gunter is hypnotized and believes he is a secret agent.[1]

Animal Attraction (2022)

Included as a mini-movie on Sing 2's home media release, the short focuses around Darius who is filming a commercial while awaiting confirmation on an audition, but is consistently getting things wrong.[2]

Cast and crew

Cast

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A dark gray cell indicates the character did not appear in that installment.

A ^U an actor or actress was not credited for their role.

A ^Y indicates an actor or actress voiced a younger version of their character.

Character	Films		Short films
Character	Sing	Sing 2	Gunter Babysits	Love at First Sight	Eddie's Life Coach	For Gunter's Eyes Only	Animal Attraction
Buster Moon	Matthew McConaughey
Johnny	Taron Egerton			Taron Egerton		Taron Egerton
Ash	Scarlett Johansson
Rosita	Reese Witherspoon
Meena	Tori Kelly
Gunter	Nick Kroll					Nick Kroll
Miss Crawly	Garth Jennings			Garth Jennings		Garth Jennings
Nana Noodleman	Jennifer Saunders	Jennifer Saunders			Photograph
Nana Noodleman	Jennifer Hudson^Y	Jennifer Saunders			Photograph
Norman	Nick Offerman						Cameo
Big Daddy	Peter Serafinowicz
Piglets	Oscar Jennings
	Leo Jennings
	Caspar Jennings
	Asa Jennings	Asa Jennings	Asa Jennings
		Ayden Soria
		Julianna Gamiz
		Asher Blinkoff
		Remy Edgerly
		Jack Stanton
		Adeline Krupinski
		Vida Alves McConaughey
Mike	Seth MacFarlane			Photograph
Eddie Noodleman	John C. Reilly	Photograph			John C. Reilly
Lance	Beck Bennett
Nancy	Tara Strong			Photograph
Becky	Tara Strong
Bears	James J. Cummings
Meena's mother	Leslie Jones
Meena's grandfather	Jay Pharoah			Photograph
Meena's grandmother	Laraine Newman
Judith	Rhea Perlman
Bob	Bill Farmer	Cameo		Cameo		Cameo
Baboon	Brad Morris			Photograph
Jimmy Crystal		Bobby Cannavale
Porsha Crystal		Halsey
Nooshy		Letitia Wright
Clay Calloway		Bono
Klaus Kickenklober		Adam Buxton
Darius		Eric André				Cameo	Eric André
Suki Lane		Chelsea Peretti
Jerry		Spike Jonze^U
Alfonso		Pharrell Williams
Linda Le Bon		Julia Davis
Herman				Robert Morse
Garry Wishman					Brad Morris
Eddie's mother	Photograph				Laraine Newman
Harry The Hypnotist						Kevin Michael Richardson
Benny							Garth Jennings
Marcy							Gwendoline Yeo

Crew

Film(s)	Director(s)	Producer(s)	Screenwriter	Composer	Editor
Sing	Garth Jennings Co-director: Christophe Lourdelet	Chris Meledandri Janet Healy	Garth Jennings	Joby Talbot	Gregory Perler
Sing 2	Garth Jennings Co-director: Christophe Lourdelet	Chris Meledandri Janet Healy	Garth Jennings	Joby Talbot	Gregory Perler

Reception

Box office performance

Film	Release Date	Box Office Gross			All Time Ranking		Budget	References
Film	Release Date	Domestic	Foreign	Worldwide	Domestic	Worldwide	Budget	References
Sing	December 21, 2016	$270,448,425	$363,759,959	$634,208,384	TBA	TBA	$75 million	[3]
Sing 2	December 22, 2021	$162,319,630	$239,130,000	$401,449,630	TBA	TBA	$85 million	[4]
Total		$432,768,055	$602,889,959	$1,035,658,014	TBA	TBA	$160 million

Critical response

Film	Critical		Public
Film	Rotten Tomatoes	Metacritic	CinemaScore	PostTrak
Sing	71% (188 reviews)[5]	59 (37 reviews)[6]	A[7]	N/A
Sing 2	71% (129 reviews)[8]	49 (28 reviews)[9]	A+[10]	91%[10]

References

"Clip: 'Sing 2' Comes Home Humming with New Features". March 2022.
"Clip: 'Sing 2' Comes Home Humming with New Features". March 2022.
"Sing (2016) - Box Office Mojo". www.boxofficemojo.com. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
"Sing 2 (2021) - Box Office Mojo". www.boxofficemojo.com. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
"Sing". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
"Sing". Metacritic. Red Ventures. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
D'Alessandro, Anthony (December 22, 2016). "'Rogue One' Targets $221.7M Opening Week; 'Sing' Raises Voice To $20M Over Two Days – Noon Update". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved December 27, 2021.
"Sing 2". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
"Sing 2". Metacritic. Red Ventures. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
D'Alessandro, Anthony (December 26, 2021). "Spider-Man: No Way Home Third-Best Christmas Ever With $31.7M US; Domestic At $467M+ & $1.05B WW – Sunday Update". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved December 27, 2021.

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[1] "Clip: 'Sing 2' Comes Home Humming with New Features". March 2022.

[2] "Clip: 'Sing 2' Comes Home Humming with New Features". March 2022.

[3] "Sing (2016) - Box Office Mojo". www.boxofficemojo.com. Retrieved 3 December 2021.

[4] "Sing 2 (2021) - Box Office Mojo". www.boxofficemojo.com. Retrieved 3 December 2021.

[5] "Sing". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved May 1, 2022.

[Meta-6] "Sing". Metacritic. Red Ventures. Retrieved May 1, 2022.

[PubRes1-7] D'Alessandro, Anthony (December 22, 2016). "'Rogue One' Targets $221.7M Opening Week; 'Sing' Raises Voice To $20M Over Two Days – Noon Update". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved December 27, 2021.

[8] "Sing 2". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved April 3, 2022.

[9] "Sing 2". Metacritic. Red Ventures. Retrieved May 1, 2022.

[PubRes2-10] D'Alessandro, Anthony (December 26, 2021). "Spider-Man: No Way Home Third-Best Christmas Ever With $31.7M US; Domestic At $467M+ & $1.05B WW – Sunday Update". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved December 27, 2021.

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