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Sing (Filmreihe)

2022-04-22T13:23:50Z

37.228.211.7: /* For Gunter's Eyes Only (2022) */

{{Infobox media franchise
| title = Sing
| image =
| creator = Garth Jennings
| owner = [[Universal Pictures]] (via [[Illumination (company)|Illumination]])
| origin = ''[[Sing (2016 American film)|Sing]]'' (2016)
| films = {{plainlist |
* ''[[Sing (2016 American film)|Sing]]'' (2016)
* ''[[Sing 2]]'' (2021)
}}
| shorts = {{plainlist |
* ''Gunter Babysits'' (2017)
* ''Love at First Sight'' (2017)
* ''Eddie's Life Coach'' (2017)
* ''For Gutner’s Eyes Only'' (2022)
* ''Animal Attraction'' (2022)
}}
| vgs =
| attractions =
| footnotes =
}}
'''''Sing''''' is an American [[media franchise]] created by [[Garth Jennings]] and produced from [[Illumination (animation company)|Illumination]], which stars [[Matthew McConaughey]], [[Reese Witherspoon]], [[Scarlett Johansson]], [[Nick Kroll]], [[Taron Egerton]], and [[Tori Kelly]] among others. The first film, ''[[Sing (2016 American 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 theatre shows that largely encompass singing.

==Films==
===''Sing'' (2016)===
{{main|Sing (2016 American film)}}
In an attempt to save his theatre, a koala named Buster Moon decides to hold a singing competition to get it out of debt.

===''Sing 2'' (2021)===
{{main|Sing 2}}
Buster Moon and his gang now have their sights set on debuting a new show at the Crystal Tower Theatre in glamorous Redshore City. But without connections, he and his singers must convince the ruthless [[media mogul|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''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> 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''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> 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''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> 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''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> home media release, the short focuses around Johnny and Gunter who attend a hypnotist show in Redshore City where Gunter is hypnotised and believes he is a secret agent.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.animationmagazine.net/home-entertainment/clip-sing-2-comes-home-humming-with-new-features/|title=Clip: 'Sing 2' Comes Home Humming with New Features|date=March 2022}}</ref>

===''Animal Attraction'' (2022)===
Included as a mini-movie on ''Sing 2''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.animationmagazine.net/home-entertainment/clip-sing-2-comes-home-humming-with-new-features/|title=Clip: 'Sing 2' Comes Home Humming with New Features|date=March 2022}}</ref>

==Cast and crew==
===Cast===
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<center>'''List indicator(s)'''</center>
* A dark gray cell indicates the character did not appear in that installment.
* A {{note label|uncredited|U}} an actor or actress was not credited for their role.
* A {{note label|young|Y}} indicates an actor or actress voiced a younger version of their character.
</blockquote>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; width:95%;"
|-
! rowspan="3" style="width:10%;" | Character
! colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | Films
! colspan="5" | Short films
|-
! ''[[Sing (2016 American film)|Sing]]''
! ''[[Sing 2]]''
! ''Gunter Babysits''
! ''Love at First Sight''
! ''Eddie's Life Coach''
! ''For Gunter's Eyes Only''
! ''Animal Attraction''
|-
| style="background:ivory;"| {{small|'''2016'''}}
| style="background:ivory;"| {{small|'''2021'''}}
| colspan="3" style="background:ivory;"| {{small|'''2017'''}}
| colspan="2" style="background:ivory;"| {{small|'''2022'''}}
|-
! Buster Moon
| colspan="2" | [[Matthew McConaughey]]
| colspan="5" style="background:lightgrey;" |
|-
! Johnny
| colspan="2" | [[Taron Egerton]]
| style="background:lightgrey;" |
| Taron Egerton
| style="background:lightgrey;" |
| Taron Egerton
| style="background:lightgrey;" |
|-
! Ash
| colspan="2" | [[Scarlett Johansson]]
| colspan="5" style="background:lightgrey;" |
|-
! Rosita
| colspan="3" | [[Reese Witherspoon]]
| colspan="4" style="background:lightgrey;" |
|-
! Meena
| colspan="2" | [[Tori Kelly]]
| colspan="5" style="background:lightgrey;" |
|-
! Gunter
| colspan="3" | [[Nick Kroll]]
| colspan="2" style="background:lightgrey;" |
| Nick Kroll
| style="background:lightgrey;" |
|-
! Miss Crawly
| colspan="2" | [[Garth Jennings]]
| style="background:lightgrey;" |
| Garth Jennings
| style="background:lightgrey;" |
| Garth Jennings
| colspan="2" style="background:lightgrey;" |
|-
! rowspan="2" | Nana Noodleman
| [[Jennifer Saunders]]
| rowspan="2" | Jennifer Saunders
| rowspan="2" colspan="2" style="background:lightgrey;" |
| rowspan="2" {{N/A|''Photograph''}}
| colspan="2" style="background:lightgrey;" |
|-
| [[Jennifer Hudson]]{{ref|young|Y}}
| colspan="2" style="background:lightgrey;" |
|-
! Norman
| colspan="3" | [[Nick Offerman]]
| colspan="3" style="background:lightgrey;" |
| {{N/A|''Cameo''}}
|-
! Big Daddy
| colspan="2" | [[Peter Serafinowicz]]
| colspan="5" style="background:lightgrey;" |
|-
! rowspan="11" | Piglets
| colspan="3" | Oscar Jennings
| rowspan="11" colspan="4" style="background:lightgrey;" |
|-
| colspan="3" | Leo Jennings
|-
| colspan="3" | Caspar Jennings
|-
| rowspan="8" | Asa Jennings
| Asa Jennings
| rowspan="8" | Asa Jennings
|-
| Ayden Soria
|-
| Julianna Gamiz
|-
| [[Asher Blinkoff]]
|-
| Remy Edgerly
|-
| Jack Stanton
|-
| Adeline Krupinski
|-
| Vida Alves McConaughey
|-
! Mike
| [[Seth MacFarlane]]
| colspan="2" style="background:lightgrey;" |
| {{N/A|''Photograph''}}
| colspan="3" style="background:lightgrey;" |
|-
! Eddie Noodleman
| [[John C. Reilly]]
| {{N/A|''Photograph''}}
| colspan="2" style="background:lightgrey;" |
| John C. Reilly
| colspan="2" style="background:lightgrey;" |
|-
! Lance
| [[Beck Bennett]]
| colspan="6" style="background:lightgrey;" |
|-
! Nancy
| rowspan="2" | [[Tara Strong]]
| colspan="2" style="background:lightgrey;" |
| {{N/A|''Photograph''}}
| colspan="3" style="background:lightgrey;" |
|-
! Becky
| colspan="6" style="background:lightgrey;" |
|-
! Bears
| [[Jim Cummings|James J. Cummings]]
| colspan="6" style="background:lightgrey;" |
|-
! Meena's mother
| [[Leslie Jones (comedian)|Leslie Jones]]
| colspan="6" style="background:lightgrey;" |
|-
! Meena's grandfather
| [[Jay Pharoah]]
| colspan="2" style="background:lightgrey;" |
| {{N/A|''Photograph''}}
| colspan="3" style="background:lightgrey;" |
|-
! Meena's grandmother
| [[Laraine Newman]]
| colspan="6" style="background:lightgrey;" |
|-
! Judith
| [[Rhea Perlman]]
| colspan="6" style="background:lightgrey;" |
|-
! Bob
| [[Bill Farmer]]
| {{N/A|''Cameo''}}
| style="background:lightgrey;" |
| {{N/A|''Cameo''}}
| style="background:lightgrey;" |
| {{N/A|''Cameo''}}
| style="background:lightgrey;" |
|-
! Baboon
| [[Brad Morris]]
| colspan="2" style="background:lightgrey;" |
| {{N/A|''Photograph''}}
| colspan="3" style="background:lightgrey;" |
|-
! Jimmy Crystal
| style="background:lightgrey;" |
| [[Bobby Cannavale]]
| colspan="5" style="background:lightgrey;" |
|-
! Porsha Crystal
| style="background:lightgrey;" |
| [[Halsey (singer)|Halsey]]
| colspan="5" style="background:lightgrey;" |
|-
! Nooshy
| style="background:lightgrey;" |
| [[Letitia Wright]]
| colspan="5" style="background:lightgrey;" |
|-
! Clay Calloway
| style="background:lightgrey;" |
| [[Bono]]
| colspan="5" style="background:lightgrey;" |
|-
! Klaus Kickenklober
| style="background:lightgrey;" |
| [[Adam Buxton]]
| colspan="5" style="background:lightgrey;" |
|-
! Darius
| style="background:lightgrey;" |
| [[Eric André]]
| colspan="4" style="background:lightgrey;" |
| Eric André
|-
! Suki Lane
| style="background:lightgrey;" |
| [[Chelsea Peretti]]
| colspan="5" style="background:lightgrey;" |
|-
! Jerry
| style="background:lightgrey;" |
| [[Spike Jonze]]{{ref|uncredited|U}}
| colspan="5" style="background:lightgrey;" |
|-
! Alfonso
| style="background:lightgrey;" |
| [[Pharrell Williams]]
| colspan="5" style="background:lightgrey;" |
|-
! Linda Le Bon
| style="background:lightgrey;" |
| [[Julia Davis]]
| colspan="5" style="background:lightgrey;" |
|-
! Herman
| colspan="3" style="background:lightgrey;" |
| [[Robert Morse]]
| colspan="3" style="background:lightgrey;" |
|-
! Garry Wishman
| colspan="4" style="background:lightgrey;" |
| Brad Morris
| colspan="2" style="background:lightgrey;" |
|-
! Eddie's mother
| colspan="2" {{N/A|''Photograph''}}
| colspan="2" style="background:lightgrey;" |
| Laraine Newman
| colspan="2" style="background:lightgrey;" |
|-
! Harry The Hypnotist
| colspan="5" style="background:lightgrey;" |
| [[Kevin Michael Richardson]]
| style="background:lightgrey;" |
|-
! Benny
| colspan="6" style="background:lightgrey;" |
| Garth Jennings
|-
! Marcy
| colspan="6" style="background:lightgrey;" |
| [[Gwendoline Yeo]]
|}

===Crew===
{| class="wikitable" style="width:99%;"
! style="text-align:center;"| Film(s)
! style="text-align:center;"| Director(s)
! style="text-align:center;"| Producer(s)
! style="text-align:center;"| Screenwriter
! style="text-align:center;"| Composer
! style="text-align:center;"| Editor
|-
| ''[[Sing (2016 American film)|Sing]]''
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| [[Garth Jennings]]<hr>Co-director: Christophe Lourdelet
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| [[Chris Meledandri]] [[Janet Healy]]
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| [[Garth Jennings]]
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| [[Joby Talbot]]
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| Gregory Perler
|-
| ''[[Sing 2]]''
|}

==Reception==
===Box office performance===

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center" width=99%
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Film
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Release Date
! scope="col" colspan="3" class=sortable | Box Office Gross
! scope="col" colspan="2" text="wrap" class=unsortable | All Time Ranking
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Budget
! scope="col" rowspan="2" class=unsortable | References
|-
! Domestic
! Foreign
! Worldwide
! class=sortable | [[List of highest-grossing films in Canada and the United States#Not adjusted for inflation|Domestic]]
! class=sortable | [[List of highest-grossing films#Highest-grossing films|Worldwide]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;"| ''Sing''
| December 21, 2016
| $270,448,425
| $363,759,959
| $634,208,384
| TBA
| TBA
| $75 million
| <ref>{{cite web |title=Sing (2016) - Box Office Mojo |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt3470600/ |website=www.boxofficemojo.com |accessdate=3 December 2021}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align: left;"| ''Sing 2''
| December 22, 2021
| $162,319,630
| $239,130,000
| $401,449,630
| TBA
| TBA
| $85 million
| <ref>{{cite web |title=Sing 2 (2021) - Box Office Mojo |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt6467266/ |website=www.boxofficemojo.com |accessdate=3 December 2021}}</ref>
|-
! colspan="2" | Total
! $432,768,055
! $602,889,959
! $1,035,658,014
! TBA
! TBA
! $160 million
!
|}

===Critical response===
{{Hatnote|Each film is linked to the "Critical response" section of its article}}
{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="text-align: center;"
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Film
! scope="col" colspan="2" | Critical
! colspan="2" scope="col" | Public
|-
! scope="col" | [[Rotten Tomatoes]]
! scope="col" | [[Metacritic]]
! scope="col" | [[CinemaScore]]<ref name="CinemaScore">{{cite CinemaScore |type=multi |access-date=April 15, 2022 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20220413083139/https://www.cinemascore.com/ |archive-date=April 13, 2022 }}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Sing (2016 American film)#Critical response|Sing]]''
| {{RT data|table|qid=Q20762698}}<ref>{{Cite Rotten Tomatoes |id={{RT data|rtid|noprefix=y|qid=Q20762698}} |type=m |title=Sing |access-date={{RT data|access date|qid=Q20762698}}}}{{RT data|edit|qid=Q20762698}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
| 59 (37 reviews)<ref name="Meta">{{cite Metacritic |id=sing |title=Sing |type=m |access-date=December 3, 2021}}</ref>
| A
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Sing 2#Critical response|Sing 2]]''
| {{RT data|table|qid=Q30933418}}<ref>{{Cite Rotten Tomatoes |id={{RT data|rtid|noprefix=y|qid=Q30933418}} |type=m |title=Sing 2 |access-date={{RT data|access date|qid=Q30933418}}}}{{RT data|edit|qid=Q30933418}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
| 49 (21 reviews)<ref>{{Cite Metacritic |id=sing-2|title=Sing 2 |type=m |access-date=December 3, 2021}}</ref>
| A+
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

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Sing (Filmreihe)

2022-04-22T13:23:25Z

37.228.211.7: /* Sing 2 (2021) */

{{Infobox media franchise
| title = Sing
| image =
| creator = Garth Jennings
| owner = [[Universal Pictures]] (via [[Illumination (company)|Illumination]])
| origin = ''[[Sing (2016 American film)|Sing]]'' (2016)
| films = {{plainlist |
* ''[[Sing (2016 American film)|Sing]]'' (2016)
* ''[[Sing 2]]'' (2021)
}}
| shorts = {{plainlist |
* ''Gunter Babysits'' (2017)
* ''Love at First Sight'' (2017)
* ''Eddie's Life Coach'' (2017)
* ''For Gutner’s Eyes Only'' (2022)
* ''Animal Attraction'' (2022)
}}
| vgs =
| attractions =
| footnotes =
}}
'''''Sing''''' is an American [[media franchise]] created by [[Garth Jennings]] and produced from [[Illumination (animation company)|Illumination]], which stars [[Matthew McConaughey]], [[Reese Witherspoon]], [[Scarlett Johansson]], [[Nick Kroll]], [[Taron Egerton]], and [[Tori Kelly]] among others. The first film, ''[[Sing (2016 American 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 theatre shows that largely encompass singing.

==Films==
===''Sing'' (2016)===
{{main|Sing (2016 American film)}}
In an attempt to save his theatre, a koala named Buster Moon decides to hold a singing competition to get it out of debt.

===''Sing 2'' (2021)===
{{main|Sing 2}}
Buster Moon and his gang now have their sights set on debuting a new show at the Crystal Tower Theatre in glamorous Redshore City. But without connections, he and his singers must convince the ruthless [[media mogul|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''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> 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''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> 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''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> 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''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.animationmagazine.net/home-entertainment/clip-sing-2-comes-home-humming-with-new-features/|title=Clip: 'Sing 2' Comes Home Humming with New Features|date=March 2022}}</ref>

===''Animal Attraction'' (2022)===
Included as a mini-movie on ''Sing 2''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.animationmagazine.net/home-entertainment/clip-sing-2-comes-home-humming-with-new-features/|title=Clip: 'Sing 2' Comes Home Humming with New Features|date=March 2022}}</ref>

==Cast and crew==
===Cast===
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<center>'''List indicator(s)'''</center>
* A dark gray cell indicates the character did not appear in that installment.
* A {{note label|uncredited|U}} an actor or actress was not credited for their role.
* A {{note label|young|Y}} indicates an actor or actress voiced a younger version of their character.
</blockquote>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; width:95%;"
|-
! rowspan="3" style="width:10%;" | Character
! colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | Films
! colspan="5" | Short films
|-
! ''[[Sing (2016 American film)|Sing]]''
! ''[[Sing 2]]''
! ''Gunter Babysits''
! ''Love at First Sight''
! ''Eddie's Life Coach''
! ''For Gunter's Eyes Only''
! ''Animal Attraction''
|-
| style="background:ivory;"| {{small|'''2016'''}}
| style="background:ivory;"| {{small|'''2021'''}}
| colspan="3" style="background:ivory;"| {{small|'''2017'''}}
| colspan="2" style="background:ivory;"| {{small|'''2022'''}}
|-
! Buster Moon
| colspan="2" | [[Matthew McConaughey]]
| colspan="5" style="background:lightgrey;" |
|-
! Johnny
| colspan="2" | [[Taron Egerton]]
| style="background:lightgrey;" |
| Taron Egerton
| style="background:lightgrey;" |
| Taron Egerton
| style="background:lightgrey;" |
|-
! Ash
| colspan="2" | [[Scarlett Johansson]]
| colspan="5" style="background:lightgrey;" |
|-
! Rosita
| colspan="3" | [[Reese Witherspoon]]
| colspan="4" style="background:lightgrey;" |
|-
! Meena
| colspan="2" | [[Tori Kelly]]
| colspan="5" style="background:lightgrey;" |
|-
! Gunter
| colspan="3" | [[Nick Kroll]]
| colspan="2" style="background:lightgrey;" |
| Nick Kroll
| style="background:lightgrey;" |
|-
! Miss Crawly
| colspan="2" | [[Garth Jennings]]
| style="background:lightgrey;" |
| Garth Jennings
| style="background:lightgrey;" |
| Garth Jennings
| colspan="2" style="background:lightgrey;" |
|-
! rowspan="2" | Nana Noodleman
| [[Jennifer Saunders]]
| rowspan="2" | Jennifer Saunders
| rowspan="2" colspan="2" style="background:lightgrey;" |
| rowspan="2" {{N/A|''Photograph''}}
| colspan="2" style="background:lightgrey;" |
|-
| [[Jennifer Hudson]]{{ref|young|Y}}
| colspan="2" style="background:lightgrey;" |
|-
! Norman
| colspan="3" | [[Nick Offerman]]
| colspan="3" style="background:lightgrey;" |
| {{N/A|''Cameo''}}
|-
! Big Daddy
| colspan="2" | [[Peter Serafinowicz]]
| colspan="5" style="background:lightgrey;" |
|-
! rowspan="11" | Piglets
| colspan="3" | Oscar Jennings
| rowspan="11" colspan="4" style="background:lightgrey;" |
|-
| colspan="3" | Leo Jennings
|-
| colspan="3" | Caspar Jennings
|-
| rowspan="8" | Asa Jennings
| Asa Jennings
| rowspan="8" | Asa Jennings
|-
| Ayden Soria
|-
| Julianna Gamiz
|-
| [[Asher Blinkoff]]
|-
| Remy Edgerly
|-
| Jack Stanton
|-
| Adeline Krupinski
|-
| Vida Alves McConaughey
|-
! Mike
| [[Seth MacFarlane]]
| colspan="2" style="background:lightgrey;" |
| {{N/A|''Photograph''}}
| colspan="3" style="background:lightgrey;" |
|-
! Eddie Noodleman
| [[John C. Reilly]]
| {{N/A|''Photograph''}}
| colspan="2" style="background:lightgrey;" |
| John C. Reilly
| colspan="2" style="background:lightgrey;" |
|-
! Lance
| [[Beck Bennett]]
| colspan="6" style="background:lightgrey;" |
|-
! Nancy
| rowspan="2" | [[Tara Strong]]
| colspan="2" style="background:lightgrey;" |
| {{N/A|''Photograph''}}
| colspan="3" style="background:lightgrey;" |
|-
! Becky
| colspan="6" style="background:lightgrey;" |
|-
! Bears
| [[Jim Cummings|James J. Cummings]]
| colspan="6" style="background:lightgrey;" |
|-
! Meena's mother
| [[Leslie Jones (comedian)|Leslie Jones]]
| colspan="6" style="background:lightgrey;" |
|-
! Meena's grandfather
| [[Jay Pharoah]]
| colspan="2" style="background:lightgrey;" |
| {{N/A|''Photograph''}}
| colspan="3" style="background:lightgrey;" |
|-
! Meena's grandmother
| [[Laraine Newman]]
| colspan="6" style="background:lightgrey;" |
|-
! Judith
| [[Rhea Perlman]]
| colspan="6" style="background:lightgrey;" |
|-
! Bob
| [[Bill Farmer]]
| {{N/A|''Cameo''}}
| style="background:lightgrey;" |
| {{N/A|''Cameo''}}
| style="background:lightgrey;" |
| {{N/A|''Cameo''}}
| style="background:lightgrey;" |
|-
! Baboon
| [[Brad Morris]]
| colspan="2" style="background:lightgrey;" |
| {{N/A|''Photograph''}}
| colspan="3" style="background:lightgrey;" |
|-
! Jimmy Crystal
| style="background:lightgrey;" |
| [[Bobby Cannavale]]
| colspan="5" style="background:lightgrey;" |
|-
! Porsha Crystal
| style="background:lightgrey;" |
| [[Halsey (singer)|Halsey]]
| colspan="5" style="background:lightgrey;" |
|-
! Nooshy
| style="background:lightgrey;" |
| [[Letitia Wright]]
| colspan="5" style="background:lightgrey;" |
|-
! Clay Calloway
| style="background:lightgrey;" |
| [[Bono]]
| colspan="5" style="background:lightgrey;" |
|-
! Klaus Kickenklober
| style="background:lightgrey;" |
| [[Adam Buxton]]
| colspan="5" style="background:lightgrey;" |
|-
! Darius
| style="background:lightgrey;" |
| [[Eric André]]
| colspan="4" style="background:lightgrey;" |
| Eric André
|-
! Suki Lane
| style="background:lightgrey;" |
| [[Chelsea Peretti]]
| colspan="5" style="background:lightgrey;" |
|-
! Jerry
| style="background:lightgrey;" |
| [[Spike Jonze]]{{ref|uncredited|U}}
| colspan="5" style="background:lightgrey;" |
|-
! Alfonso
| style="background:lightgrey;" |
| [[Pharrell Williams]]
| colspan="5" style="background:lightgrey;" |
|-
! Linda Le Bon
| style="background:lightgrey;" |
| [[Julia Davis]]
| colspan="5" style="background:lightgrey;" |
|-
! Herman
| colspan="3" style="background:lightgrey;" |
| [[Robert Morse]]
| colspan="3" style="background:lightgrey;" |
|-
! Garry Wishman
| colspan="4" style="background:lightgrey;" |
| Brad Morris
| colspan="2" style="background:lightgrey;" |
|-
! Eddie's mother
| colspan="2" {{N/A|''Photograph''}}
| colspan="2" style="background:lightgrey;" |
| Laraine Newman
| colspan="2" style="background:lightgrey;" |
|-
! Harry The Hypnotist
| colspan="5" style="background:lightgrey;" |
| [[Kevin Michael Richardson]]
| style="background:lightgrey;" |
|-
! Benny
| colspan="6" style="background:lightgrey;" |
| Garth Jennings
|-
! Marcy
| colspan="6" style="background:lightgrey;" |
| [[Gwendoline Yeo]]
|}

===Crew===
{| class="wikitable" style="width:99%;"
! style="text-align:center;"| Film(s)
! style="text-align:center;"| Director(s)
! style="text-align:center;"| Producer(s)
! style="text-align:center;"| Screenwriter
! style="text-align:center;"| Composer
! style="text-align:center;"| Editor
|-
| ''[[Sing (2016 American film)|Sing]]''
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| [[Garth Jennings]]<hr>Co-director: Christophe Lourdelet
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| [[Chris Meledandri]] [[Janet Healy]]
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| [[Garth Jennings]]
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| [[Joby Talbot]]
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| Gregory Perler
|-
| ''[[Sing 2]]''
|}

==Reception==
===Box office performance===

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center" width=99%
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Film
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Release Date
! scope="col" colspan="3" class=sortable | Box Office Gross
! scope="col" colspan="2" text="wrap" class=unsortable | All Time Ranking
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Budget
! scope="col" rowspan="2" class=unsortable | References
|-
! Domestic
! Foreign
! Worldwide
! class=sortable | [[List of highest-grossing films in Canada and the United States#Not adjusted for inflation|Domestic]]
! class=sortable | [[List of highest-grossing films#Highest-grossing films|Worldwide]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;"| ''Sing''
| December 21, 2016
| $270,448,425
| $363,759,959
| $634,208,384
| TBA
| TBA
| $75 million
| <ref>{{cite web |title=Sing (2016) - Box Office Mojo |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt3470600/ |website=www.boxofficemojo.com |accessdate=3 December 2021}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align: left;"| ''Sing 2''
| December 22, 2021
| $162,319,630
| $239,130,000
| $401,449,630
| TBA
| TBA
| $85 million
| <ref>{{cite web |title=Sing 2 (2021) - Box Office Mojo |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt6467266/ |website=www.boxofficemojo.com |accessdate=3 December 2021}}</ref>
|-
! colspan="2" | Total
! $432,768,055
! $602,889,959
! $1,035,658,014
! TBA
! TBA
! $160 million
!
|}

===Critical response===
{{Hatnote|Each film is linked to the "Critical response" section of its article}}
{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="text-align: center;"
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Film
! scope="col" colspan="2" | Critical
! colspan="2" scope="col" | Public
|-
! scope="col" | [[Rotten Tomatoes]]
! scope="col" | [[Metacritic]]
! scope="col" | [[CinemaScore]]<ref name="CinemaScore">{{cite CinemaScore |type=multi |access-date=April 15, 2022 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20220413083139/https://www.cinemascore.com/ |archive-date=April 13, 2022 }}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Sing (2016 American film)#Critical response|Sing]]''
| {{RT data|table|qid=Q20762698}}<ref>{{Cite Rotten Tomatoes |id={{RT data|rtid|noprefix=y|qid=Q20762698}} |type=m |title=Sing |access-date={{RT data|access date|qid=Q20762698}}}}{{RT data|edit|qid=Q20762698}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
| 59 (37 reviews)<ref name="Meta">{{cite Metacritic |id=sing |title=Sing |type=m |access-date=December 3, 2021}}</ref>
| A
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Sing 2#Critical response|Sing 2]]''
| {{RT data|table|qid=Q30933418}}<ref>{{Cite Rotten Tomatoes |id={{RT data|rtid|noprefix=y|qid=Q30933418}} |type=m |title=Sing 2 |access-date={{RT data|access date|qid=Q30933418}}}}{{RT data|edit|qid=Q30933418}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
| 49 (21 reviews)<ref>{{Cite Metacritic |id=sing-2|title=Sing 2 |type=m |access-date=December 3, 2021}}</ref>
| A+
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Portal bar|Cartoon|Animation|Film|United States|Comedy}}{{Illumination Entertainment}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sing}}
[[Category:American film series]]
[[Category:Film series introduced in 2016]]
[[Category:English-language films]]
[[Category:Animated film series]]
[[Category:Children's film series]]
[[Category:Universal Pictures franchises]]
[[Category:Illumination (company) franchises]]
[[Category:Comedy franchises]]
[[Category:Comedy film series]]
[[Category:Musical film series]]

Sing (Filmreihe)

2022-04-22T13:22:53Z

37.228.211.7: /* Sing (2016) */

{{Infobox media franchise
| title = Sing
| image =
| creator = Garth Jennings
| owner = [[Universal Pictures]] (via [[Illumination (company)|Illumination]])
| origin = ''[[Sing (2016 American film)|Sing]]'' (2016)
| films = {{plainlist |
* ''[[Sing (2016 American film)|Sing]]'' (2016)
* ''[[Sing 2]]'' (2021)
}}
| shorts = {{plainlist |
* ''Gunter Babysits'' (2017)
* ''Love at First Sight'' (2017)
* ''Eddie's Life Coach'' (2017)
* ''For Gutner’s Eyes Only'' (2022)
* ''Animal Attraction'' (2022)
}}
| vgs =
| attractions =
| footnotes =
}}
'''''Sing''''' is an American [[media franchise]] created by [[Garth Jennings]] and produced from [[Illumination (animation company)|Illumination]], which stars [[Matthew McConaughey]], [[Reese Witherspoon]], [[Scarlett Johansson]], [[Nick Kroll]], [[Taron Egerton]], and [[Tori Kelly]] among others. The first film, ''[[Sing (2016 American 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 theatre shows that largely encompass singing.

==Films==
===''Sing'' (2016)===
{{main|Sing (2016 American film)}}
In an attempt to save his theatre, a koala named Buster Moon decides to hold a singing competition to get it out of debt.

===''Sing 2'' (2021)===
{{main|Sing 2}}
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 [[media mogul|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''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> 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''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> 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''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> 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''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.animationmagazine.net/home-entertainment/clip-sing-2-comes-home-humming-with-new-features/|title=Clip: 'Sing 2' Comes Home Humming with New Features|date=March 2022}}</ref>

===''Animal Attraction'' (2022)===
Included as a mini-movie on ''Sing 2''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.animationmagazine.net/home-entertainment/clip-sing-2-comes-home-humming-with-new-features/|title=Clip: 'Sing 2' Comes Home Humming with New Features|date=March 2022}}</ref>

==Cast and crew==
===Cast===
<blockquote class="toccolours" style="text-align:justify; width:95%; float:center; padding: 5px 5px 5px 5px; display:table;">
<center>'''List indicator(s)'''</center>
* A dark gray cell indicates the character did not appear in that installment.
* A {{note label|uncredited|U}} an actor or actress was not credited for their role.
* A {{note label|young|Y}} indicates an actor or actress voiced a younger version of their character.
</blockquote>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; width:95%;"
|-
! rowspan="3" style="width:10%;" | Character
! colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | Films
! colspan="5" | Short films
|-
! ''[[Sing (2016 American film)|Sing]]''
! ''[[Sing 2]]''
! ''Gunter Babysits''
! ''Love at First Sight''
! ''Eddie's Life Coach''
! ''For Gunter's Eyes Only''
! ''Animal Attraction''
|-
| style="background:ivory;"| {{small|'''2016'''}}
| style="background:ivory;"| {{small|'''2021'''}}
| colspan="3" style="background:ivory;"| {{small|'''2017'''}}
| colspan="2" style="background:ivory;"| {{small|'''2022'''}}
|-
! Buster Moon
| colspan="2" | [[Matthew McConaughey]]
| colspan="5" style="background:lightgrey;" |
|-
! Johnny
| colspan="2" | [[Taron Egerton]]
| style="background:lightgrey;" |
| Taron Egerton
| style="background:lightgrey;" |
| Taron Egerton
| style="background:lightgrey;" |
|-
! Ash
| colspan="2" | [[Scarlett Johansson]]
| colspan="5" style="background:lightgrey;" |
|-
! Rosita
| colspan="3" | [[Reese Witherspoon]]
| colspan="4" style="background:lightgrey;" |
|-
! Meena
| colspan="2" | [[Tori Kelly]]
| colspan="5" style="background:lightgrey;" |
|-
! Gunter
| colspan="3" | [[Nick Kroll]]
| colspan="2" style="background:lightgrey;" |
| Nick Kroll
| style="background:lightgrey;" |
|-
! Miss Crawly
| colspan="2" | [[Garth Jennings]]
| style="background:lightgrey;" |
| Garth Jennings
| style="background:lightgrey;" |
| Garth Jennings
| colspan="2" style="background:lightgrey;" |
|-
! rowspan="2" | Nana Noodleman
| [[Jennifer Saunders]]
| rowspan="2" | Jennifer Saunders
| rowspan="2" colspan="2" style="background:lightgrey;" |
| rowspan="2" {{N/A|''Photograph''}}
| colspan="2" style="background:lightgrey;" |
|-
| [[Jennifer Hudson]]{{ref|young|Y}}
| colspan="2" style="background:lightgrey;" |
|-
! Norman
| colspan="3" | [[Nick Offerman]]
| colspan="3" style="background:lightgrey;" |
| {{N/A|''Cameo''}}
|-
! Big Daddy
| colspan="2" | [[Peter Serafinowicz]]
| colspan="5" style="background:lightgrey;" |
|-
! rowspan="11" | Piglets
| colspan="3" | Oscar Jennings
| rowspan="11" colspan="4" style="background:lightgrey;" |
|-
| colspan="3" | Leo Jennings
|-
| colspan="3" | Caspar Jennings
|-
| rowspan="8" | Asa Jennings
| Asa Jennings
| rowspan="8" | Asa Jennings
|-
| Ayden Soria
|-
| Julianna Gamiz
|-
| [[Asher Blinkoff]]
|-
| Remy Edgerly
|-
| Jack Stanton
|-
| Adeline Krupinski
|-
| Vida Alves McConaughey
|-
! Mike
| [[Seth MacFarlane]]
| colspan="2" style="background:lightgrey;" |
| {{N/A|''Photograph''}}
| colspan="3" style="background:lightgrey;" |
|-
! Eddie Noodleman
| [[John C. Reilly]]
| {{N/A|''Photograph''}}
| colspan="2" style="background:lightgrey;" |
| John C. Reilly
| colspan="2" style="background:lightgrey;" |
|-
! Lance
| [[Beck Bennett]]
| colspan="6" style="background:lightgrey;" |
|-
! Nancy
| rowspan="2" | [[Tara Strong]]
| colspan="2" style="background:lightgrey;" |
| {{N/A|''Photograph''}}
| colspan="3" style="background:lightgrey;" |
|-
! Becky
| colspan="6" style="background:lightgrey;" |
|-
! Bears
| [[Jim Cummings|James J. Cummings]]
| colspan="6" style="background:lightgrey;" |
|-
! Meena's mother
| [[Leslie Jones (comedian)|Leslie Jones]]
| colspan="6" style="background:lightgrey;" |
|-
! Meena's grandfather
| [[Jay Pharoah]]
| colspan="2" style="background:lightgrey;" |
| {{N/A|''Photograph''}}
| colspan="3" style="background:lightgrey;" |
|-
! Meena's grandmother
| [[Laraine Newman]]
| colspan="6" style="background:lightgrey;" |
|-
! Judith
| [[Rhea Perlman]]
| colspan="6" style="background:lightgrey;" |
|-
! Bob
| [[Bill Farmer]]
| {{N/A|''Cameo''}}
| style="background:lightgrey;" |
| {{N/A|''Cameo''}}
| style="background:lightgrey;" |
| {{N/A|''Cameo''}}
| style="background:lightgrey;" |
|-
! Baboon
| [[Brad Morris]]
| colspan="2" style="background:lightgrey;" |
| {{N/A|''Photograph''}}
| colspan="3" style="background:lightgrey;" |
|-
! Jimmy Crystal
| style="background:lightgrey;" |
| [[Bobby Cannavale]]
| colspan="5" style="background:lightgrey;" |
|-
! Porsha Crystal
| style="background:lightgrey;" |
| [[Halsey (singer)|Halsey]]
| colspan="5" style="background:lightgrey;" |
|-
! Nooshy
| style="background:lightgrey;" |
| [[Letitia Wright]]
| colspan="5" style="background:lightgrey;" |
|-
! Clay Calloway
| style="background:lightgrey;" |
| [[Bono]]
| colspan="5" style="background:lightgrey;" |
|-
! Klaus Kickenklober
| style="background:lightgrey;" |
| [[Adam Buxton]]
| colspan="5" style="background:lightgrey;" |
|-
! Darius
| style="background:lightgrey;" |
| [[Eric André]]
| colspan="4" style="background:lightgrey;" |
| Eric André
|-
! Suki Lane
| style="background:lightgrey;" |
| [[Chelsea Peretti]]
| colspan="5" style="background:lightgrey;" |
|-
! Jerry
| style="background:lightgrey;" |
| [[Spike Jonze]]{{ref|uncredited|U}}
| colspan="5" style="background:lightgrey;" |
|-
! Alfonso
| style="background:lightgrey;" |
| [[Pharrell Williams]]
| colspan="5" style="background:lightgrey;" |
|-
! Linda Le Bon
| style="background:lightgrey;" |
| [[Julia Davis]]
| colspan="5" style="background:lightgrey;" |
|-
! Herman
| colspan="3" style="background:lightgrey;" |
| [[Robert Morse]]
| colspan="3" style="background:lightgrey;" |
|-
! Garry Wishman
| colspan="4" style="background:lightgrey;" |
| Brad Morris
| colspan="2" style="background:lightgrey;" |
|-
! Eddie's mother
| colspan="2" {{N/A|''Photograph''}}
| colspan="2" style="background:lightgrey;" |
| Laraine Newman
| colspan="2" style="background:lightgrey;" |
|-
! Harry The Hypnotist
| colspan="5" style="background:lightgrey;" |
| [[Kevin Michael Richardson]]
| style="background:lightgrey;" |
|-
! Benny
| colspan="6" style="background:lightgrey;" |
| Garth Jennings
|-
! Marcy
| colspan="6" style="background:lightgrey;" |
| [[Gwendoline Yeo]]
|}

===Crew===
{| class="wikitable" style="width:99%;"
! style="text-align:center;"| Film(s)
! style="text-align:center;"| Director(s)
! style="text-align:center;"| Producer(s)
! style="text-align:center;"| Screenwriter
! style="text-align:center;"| Composer
! style="text-align:center;"| Editor
|-
| ''[[Sing (2016 American film)|Sing]]''
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| [[Garth Jennings]]<hr>Co-director: Christophe Lourdelet
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| [[Chris Meledandri]] [[Janet Healy]]
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| [[Garth Jennings]]
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| [[Joby Talbot]]
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| Gregory Perler
|-
| ''[[Sing 2]]''
|}

==Reception==
===Box office performance===

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center" width=99%
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Film
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Release Date
! scope="col" colspan="3" class=sortable | Box Office Gross
! scope="col" colspan="2" text="wrap" class=unsortable | All Time Ranking
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Budget
! scope="col" rowspan="2" class=unsortable | References
|-
! Domestic
! Foreign
! Worldwide
! class=sortable | [[List of highest-grossing films in Canada and the United States#Not adjusted for inflation|Domestic]]
! class=sortable | [[List of highest-grossing films#Highest-grossing films|Worldwide]]
|-
| style="text-align: left;"| ''Sing''
| December 21, 2016
| $270,448,425
| $363,759,959
| $634,208,384
| TBA
| TBA
| $75 million
| <ref>{{cite web |title=Sing (2016) - Box Office Mojo |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt3470600/ |website=www.boxofficemojo.com |accessdate=3 December 2021}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align: left;"| ''Sing 2''
| December 22, 2021
| $162,319,630
| $239,130,000
| $401,449,630
| TBA
| TBA
| $85 million
| <ref>{{cite web |title=Sing 2 (2021) - Box Office Mojo |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt6467266/ |website=www.boxofficemojo.com |accessdate=3 December 2021}}</ref>
|-
! colspan="2" | Total
! $432,768,055
! $602,889,959
! $1,035,658,014
! TBA
! TBA
! $160 million
!
|}

===Critical response===
{{Hatnote|Each film is linked to the "Critical response" section of its article}}
{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="text-align: center;"
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Film
! scope="col" colspan="2" | Critical
! colspan="2" scope="col" | Public
|-
! scope="col" | [[Rotten Tomatoes]]
! scope="col" | [[Metacritic]]
! scope="col" | [[CinemaScore]]<ref name="CinemaScore">{{cite CinemaScore |type=multi |access-date=April 15, 2022 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20220413083139/https://www.cinemascore.com/ |archive-date=April 13, 2022 }}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Sing (2016 American film)#Critical response|Sing]]''
| {{RT data|table|qid=Q20762698}}<ref>{{Cite Rotten Tomatoes |id={{RT data|rtid|noprefix=y|qid=Q20762698}} |type=m |title=Sing |access-date={{RT data|access date|qid=Q20762698}}}}{{RT data|edit|qid=Q20762698}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
| 59 (37 reviews)<ref name="Meta">{{cite Metacritic |id=sing |title=Sing |type=m |access-date=December 3, 2021}}</ref>
| A
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Sing 2#Critical response|Sing 2]]''
| {{RT data|table|qid=Q30933418}}<ref>{{Cite Rotten Tomatoes |id={{RT data|rtid|noprefix=y|qid=Q30933418}} |type=m |title=Sing 2 |access-date={{RT data|access date|qid=Q30933418}}}}{{RT data|edit|qid=Q30933418}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
| 49 (21 reviews)<ref>{{Cite Metacritic |id=sing-2|title=Sing 2 |type=m |access-date=December 3, 2021}}</ref>
| A+
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Portal bar|Cartoon|Animation|Film|United States|Comedy}}{{Illumination Entertainment}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sing}}
[[Category:American film series]]
[[Category:Film series introduced in 2016]]
[[Category:English-language films]]
[[Category:Animated film series]]
[[Category:Children's film series]]
[[Category:Universal Pictures franchises]]
[[Category:Illumination (company) franchises]]
[[Category:Comedy franchises]]
[[Category:Comedy film series]]
[[Category:Musical film series]]