Sing (franchise)

Illumination media franchise

Sing

Created by| Garth Jennings
Original work| Sing (2016)
Owners| Universal Pictures
(via Illumination)
Years| 2016–present
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 Gunter's Eyes Only (2022)
* Animal Attraction (2022)
* Sing: Thriller (2024)

Audio
Soundtrack(s)|

* Sing: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
* Sing 2: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

Sing is an American media franchise created by Garth Jennings and produced by Illumination. It features the voice talents of 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, anthropomorphic animals. It follows a koala named Buster Moon who, with the help of other animals, puts on live theater shows that largely encompass singing.

## Films

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Film  | Release date  | Director  | Screenwriter  | Producer(s)

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Sing | December 21, 2016 (2016-12-21) | Garth Jennings | Chris Meledandri and Janet Healy
Sing 2 | December 22, 2021 (2021-12-22)

### Sing (2016)

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Main article: Sing (2016 American film)

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)

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Main article: 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 Jimmy Crystal and pitch the idea of casting the legendary rock star 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.

### Sing 3

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In April 2023, it was announced that a third film was in development.[1]

## Short films

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### Gunter Babysits (2017)

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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)

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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)

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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)

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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.[2]

### Animal Attraction (2022)

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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 a role he auditioned for, but is consistently getting things wrong.[3]

### Sing: Thriller (2024)

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Sing: Thriller is a short film that was released on Netflix on October 16, 2024. Inspired by Michael Jackson's "Thriller", the short focuses on Buster Moon and his crew as they are invited by Clay Calloway for a Halloween party, where they soon discover a mysterious ooze has transformed Clay and his guests into dancing zombies.[4]

## Theme park attraction

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Sing on Tour is an immersive musical stage show attraction at Universal Studios Japan and Universal Studios Beijing. The attraction stars performers in mascot costumes of all of the major characters of the first film, and features the voice talents of the film's Japanese and Chinese audio dubs.[5]

Construction on the Japan iteration of the attraction, in the new "Illumination Theater," began in September 2018, replacing Universal Studios Japan's long-defunct Monster Make-Up show. The attraction was announced mid-construction on December 5, 2018, and then opened on April 18, 2019. The Beijing iteration was confirmed on October 20, 2020, and opened in the park's Minion Land on September 20, 2021.[6][7]

## Cast and crew

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### Cast

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List indicators

This section includes characters who will appear or have appeared in more than two films in the series.

* An empty, dark grey cell indicates the character was not in the film, or that the character's official presence has not yet been confirmed.
* U indicates an uncredited appearance.
* Y indicates a younger version of the character.

Character  | Films  | Short films

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Sing | Sing 2 | Gunter Babysits | Love at First Sight | Eddie's Life Coach | For Gunter's Eyes Only | Animal Attraction | Sing: Thriller
Buster Moon  | Matthew McConaughey |  | Matthew McConaughey
Rosita  | Reese Witherspoon |
Ash  | Scarlett Johansson |  | Scarlett Johansson
Johnny  | Taron Egerton |  | Taron Egerton  |  | Taron Egerton  |  | Taron Egerton
Meena  | Tori Kelly |  | Tori Kelly
Gunter  | Nick Kroll |  | Nick Kroll  |  | Nick Kroll
Miss Crawly  | Garth Jennings |  | Garth Jennings  |  | Garth Jennings  |  | Garth Jennings
Nana Noodleman  | Jennifer Saunders | Jennifer Saunders  |  | Photograph |  | Silent role
Jennifer HudsonY
Norman  | Nick Offerman |  | Silent 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 |  | Silent role
Eddie Noodleman  | John C. Reilly | Photograph |  | John C. Reilly  |
Lance  | Beck Bennett |
Nancy  | Tara Strong |  | Photograph |  | Silent role
Becky  |
Russian 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 | Silent cameo |  | Silent cameo |  | Silent cameo |
Baboon  | Brad Morris |  | Photograph |
Jimmy Crystal  |  | Bobby Cannavale |
Porsha Crystal  |  | Halsey |  | Silent role
Nooshy  |  | Letitia Wright |
Clay Calloway  |  | Bono |
Klaus Kickenklober  |  | Adam Buxton |
Darius  |  | Eric André |  | Silent cameo | Eric André
Suki Lane  |  | Chelsea Peretti |
Jerry  |  | Spike JonzeU |
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

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Role  | Main films

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Sing | Sing 2
2016  | 2021
Director(s)  | Garth Jennings

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Co-director:
Christophe Lourdelet
Producer(s)  | Chris Meledandri
Janet Healy
Written by  | Garth Jennings
Music by  | Joby Talbot
Edited by  | Gregory Perler
Production Company  | Illumination
Distributed by  | Universal Pictures

## Reception

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### Box office performance

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Each film is linked to the "Box office" section of its article

Box office performance of Sing Film  | Release Date  | Box Office Gross  | All Time Ranking  | Budget  | Ref.

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Domestic  | Foreign  | Worldwide  | Domestic | Worldwide
Sing | December 21, 2016  | $270,578,425  | $363,759,959  | $634,338,384  | TBA  | TBA  | $75 million  | [8]
Sing 2 | December 22, 2021  | $162,790,990  | $245,605,281  | $408,396,271  | TBA  | TBA  | $85 million  | [9]
Total | $433,369,415 | $609,365,240 | $1,042,734,655 | TBA  | TBA  | $160 million  | –

### Critical and public response

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Each film is linked to the "Critical response" section of its article

Critical and public response to Sing Film  | Critical  | Public

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Rotten Tomatoes | Metacritic | CinemaScore | PostTrak
Sing | 71% (189 reviews)[10] | 59 (37 reviews)[11] | A[12] | —
Sing 2 | 72% (137 reviews)[13] | 49 (28 reviews)[14] | A+[15] | 91%[15]

## References

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1. ^ Lang, Brent (April 4, 2023). "'Shrek 5' With Original Cast, Donkey Spinoff With Eddie Murphy, 'Sing 3' and More Teased by Illumination's Chris Meledandri (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Archived from the original on April 4, 2023. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
2. ^ "Clip: 'Sing 2' Comes Home Humming with New Features". March 2022. Archived from the original on 2022-03-01. Retrieved 2022-03-01.
3. ^ "Clip: 'Sing 2' Comes Home Humming with New Features". March 2022. Archived from the original on 2022-03-01. Retrieved 2022-03-01.
4. ^ Milligan, Mercedes (15 October 2024). "Netflix Offers Musical Chills in 'Sing: Thriller' Animated Special". Animation Magazine. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
5. ^ "【USJ】内村光良が開幕宣言！新アトラクション「SING ON TOUR」オープニングセレモニー". cinemacafe.net (in Japanese). 17 April 2019. Archived from the original on 2022-12-24. Retrieved 2022-12-24.
6. ^ "Universal Studios Japan Getting Major New Show in 2019". Park Pass. 2018-09-30. Archived from the original on 2022-12-24. Retrieved 2022-12-24.
7. ^ "New Detail Revealed for Universal Studios Beijing". Theme Park Insider. Archived from the original on 2022-12-24. Retrieved 2022-12-24.
8. ^ "Sing". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved September 18, 2022.
9. ^ "Sing 2". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved September 18, 2022.
10. ^ "Sing". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved July 12, 2023.
11. ^ "Sing". Metacritic. Fandom, Inc. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
12. ^ 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. Archived from the original on October 24, 2021. Retrieved December 27, 2021.
13. ^ "Sing 2". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
14. ^ "Sing 2". Metacritic. Fandom, Inc. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
15. ^ a b 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. Archived from the original on December 27, 2021. Retrieved December 27, 2021.

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Sing

Films|

* Sing (2016)
* Sing 2 (2021)

Music|

* Sing
* "Faith"
* Sing 2
* "Your Song Saved My Life"

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Illumination

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Feature films|

* Despicable Me (2010)
* Hop (2011)
* The Lorax (2012)
* Despicable Me 2 (2013)
* Minions (2015)
* The Secret Life of Pets (2016)
* Sing (2016)
* Despicable Me 3 (2017)
* The Grinch (2018)
* The Secret Life of Pets 2 (2019)
* Sing 2 (2021)
* Minions: The Rise of Gru (2022)
* The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023)
* Migration (2023)
* Despicable Me 4 (2024)

Upcoming|

* Untitled Super Mario Bros. Movie sequel (2026)
* Minions 3 (2027)

Franchises|

* Despicable Me
* The Secret Life of Pets
* Sing

People|

* Chris Meledandri
* Chris Renaud
* Pierre Coffin
* Garth Jennings
* Cinco Paul and Ken Daurio
* Brian Lynch
* Janet Healy
* Pharrell Williams

See also|

* Despicable Me Minion Mayhem
* Lego Minions: The Rise of Gru
* Mac Guff
* Illumination Studios Paris
* DreamWorks Animation
* Universal Animation Studios
* Amblimation
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