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Nov 26, 2014 · With Jason Bateman, Jason Sudeikis, Charlie Day, Jennifer Aniston. Dale, Kurt and Nick decide to start their own business but things don't go as planned because of a slick investor, prompting the trio to pull off a harebrained and misguided kidnapping scheme.
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- Comedy, Crime
- Sean Anders
- 2014-11-26
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Three years after the first film, Nick, Dale, and Kurt invent a car wash-inspired shower head, the "Shower Buddy". They are approached by Bert Hanson and his son Rex, and Bert agrees to invest if they can make 100,000 units. With a business loan, the trio outfit a warehouse, producing the quota. However, Bert backs out, as he never signed an agreem...
Development
Following the first film's release in July 2011, director Seth Gordon confirmed that talks were underway for a sequel due to the financial success of the film in the United States, saying: "Yeah, we've definitely discussed it. It's done well in the States, the film has, so that's becoming a more concerted effort now, we're trying to figure out what the sequel could be." On January 4, 2012, it was confirmed that a sequel was moving forward and that screenwriters John Francis Daley and Jonathan...
Filming
Principal photography took place in Burbank, California, between September 2013 and June 2014.
The first trailerwas released on September 30, 2014. On September 27, 2013, it was announced that the film would be released on November 26, 2014.
Box office
Horrible Bosses 2 grossed $54.4 million in North America and $53.2 million in other territories for a total worldwide gross of $107.7 million worldwide, against a budget of $57 million.This was just over half its predecessor's total gross of $209 million. The film was released in 3,321 theaters in the United States and Canada on November 26, 2014. It earned $1 million from Tuesday night previews and $4.3 million (including previews) on its opening day. The next day on Thanksgiving Day it earn...
Critical response
On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 34% based on 155 reviews and an average rating of 4.6/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Horrible Bosses 2 may trigger a few belly laughs among big fans of the original, but all in all, it's a waste of a strong cast that fails to justify its own existence." On Metacritic, the film has a score of 40 out of 100 based on 36 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". Audiences polled by CinemaScoregave the film an average grade of...
In 2015, Jason Bateman discussed what "went wrong with the film" on the WTF with Marc Maronpodcast, noting that the film's release over Thanksgiving weekend likely played a part. In a 2022 interview with Charlie Day, when asked if a third Horrible Bosses film would happen he answered: "I'd love to do it, yeah you know, it's not up to me, but if it ...
Horrible Bosses 2 at IMDbHorrible Bosses 2 at Box Office MojoHorrible Bosses 2 at Rotten Tomatoes- $107.7 million
- Christopher Lennertz
- $42 million
Jennifer Aniston joined other great talents, such as Jason Bateman, to carry out the sequel to Horrible Bosses, which is now the third most-watched movie on Netflix in the United States.
Nov 6, 2014 · Horrible Bosses 2 Movie CLIP - Group Therapy (2014) - Jennifer Aniston, Jason Bateman Comedy HD - YouTube. Rotten Tomatoes Coming Soon. 3.87M subscribers. Subscribed. 519. 251K...
Dec 4, 2014 · Jennifer Aniston revealed to Conan just how she ended up with a c*ck ring around her neck during 'Horrible Bosses 2.'
Nov 26, 2014 · Jennifer Aniston played a sex-obsessed dentist in the first Horrible Bosses movie. Now she's back in the sequel, along with her three male co-stars, Jason Bateman, Charlie Day and...
Nov 21, 2014 · Jennifer Aniston reprises her role as a sex-addicted dentist in New Line’s “Horrible Bosses 2,” which hosted its L.A. premiere at the TCL Chinese Thursday.
