Daniel: Bigger, Badder, and Meaner

Daniel in America's Most Wanted is a 2021 American traditional-animated/computer-animated science fiction adventure comedy film based on the long-running Fox series The Bad Life of Daniel. The film was released on July 23, 2021 in RealD 3D and IMAX formats.

Daniel in America's Most Wanted broke several pandemic box office records upon release, and grossed over $887 million worldwide. The film received generally positive reviews from critics, with praise for the performances and animation, while criticism was for its unoriginal plot and product placement throughout the film.

Premise
Two months later after the events of the previous film, coming soon!

Cast

 * Jeff Bergman as Daniel Wyatt, Jeff Wyatt, Marty Wyatt, Alex Wyatt, Devin Silverman, Jasper
 * Michael Bell as Carl Wickerson, Charlie the Ostrich, Billie Dooberson, Austin Lawson
 * Tress MacNeille as Susan Wyatt, Mary Moore, Josie Banks, Jennifer Bregit, Muriel Jones, and Officer Jenni Brown
 * Godfrey as Derrick Jackson
 * Jim Cummings as Matthew Wyatt
 * Jeff Bennett as Alfred Wyatt
 * Candi Milo as Jenny and Menny Wyatt
 * Buster Jones as Robert Jackson
 * Cree Summer as Leelah Jackson, Lerry and Terry, Mary Ann Jackson
 * Gucci Mane as Norman
 * Henry Cavill
 * John Boyega
 * Taraji P. Henson
 * Terrence Howard
 * Larenz Tate
 * Michelle Pfeiffer
 * Robin Wright
 * Vanessa Morgan

Production
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The film was animated at 20th Century Animation alongside Mikros Images.

Release
The film was released on July 23, 2021 by 20th Century Studios under Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures in the United States. Like F9 and A Quiet Place Part II the film was released exclusively in theaters.

Box Office
Daniel in America's Most Wanted grossed $310.2 million in the United States and Canada, and $577.7 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $887.9 million. It is the highest grossing film of the franchise.

The film's opening weekend earned $372.3 million globally, which included $143.2 million domestic box office and $229.1 million in international markets making it the biggest worldwide opening during the COVID-19 pandemic at the time.

In the United States and Canada, Daniel's Back in America was released alongside Snake Eyes, Old, and Joe Bell, and was projected to gross $150–170 million in its opening weekend at 4,201 locations. The film made $69.6 million on its first day (including $15.1 million from Thursday night previews), both the best such totals of the pandemic period as well as the best for the franchise. It went on to debut to $143.2 million slightly less than the previous film's opening but nevertheless became the top film of the weekend and the second biggest opening of the Daniel franchise behind Daniel's Big Return as well as the biggest for an animated film released during the pandemic. This was the largest box office opening since the COVID-19 pandemic began, surpassing Black Widow's opening ($80 million), and the largest opening weekend since The Pixelators: Level Two (2020) as well as the first film to open to $100 million. Despite slightly underperforming projections, Disney was satisfied with the opening, with a statement saying "this opening proves that people are still interested into going to the movies". It dropped 65.8% in its second weekend (a slightly worse drop than the previous film's -65.5%) and grossed $49 million while remaining in first.

The film opened in China on August 27, 2021 with an opening of $75 million more than double the previous film's $35 million.

Critical response
The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported the film holds an approval rating of 71% based on 345 reviews, with an average rating of 6.70/10. The site's critics consensus reads: "While it's a great follow-up to Daniel's comeback film, it doesn't live up to the hype of the predecessor and ends up falling flat. but nonetheless is an enjoyable film." On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 53 out of 100 based on 40 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A-" on an A+ to F scale, down from the first film's "A+", while those at PostTrak gave it 4.5 out of 5 stars and a 69% "definite recommend".

Sequel
A week before the film was released, a seventh film was green-lit at 20th Century Studios with a release date of 2025.