Superzeroes 2: Dimensional Downfall

Superzeroes 2: Dimensional Downfall is a 2022 American computer-animated superhero adventure comedy film produced by Megamation directed by Chris Bobbins and written by Chris McKenna, Erik Sommers, and Bobbins. The sequel to the 2017 film, Superzeroes, it features Elijah Wood, Tyrel Jackson Williams, Michael Cera, Kate Micucci, Kristen Bell, Josh Gad, and Nick Offerman reprising their roles, along with newcomers Andy Serkis, Jake Gyllenhaal, Tessa Thompson, Justice Smith, Rachel Bloom, John Cena, Beck Bennett, and Matt Berry.

The film held its world premiere at the Regency Village Theatre in Los Angeles on May 25, 2022 and was released in the United States on June 3, 2022, by Sony Pictures Releasing to positive reviews for its world-building, characters, action sequences, and humor, while some criticism was held for its cluttered story. Unlike its predecessor, the film was a box office bomb in North America but fared better overseas and has grossed over $391 million at the box office against a $130 million budget.

Premise
The team must travel through multiple dimensions in order to save all mankind from Blackmatter, a inter-dimensional being bent on destroying all superheroes in order for him to create his “perfect” universe.

Cast

 * Elijah Wood as Edward Collier/Mr. Massive
 * Tyrel Jackson Williams as Tyler Thomas/Morph
 * Michael Cera as Justin Marcell/Zoom
 * Kate Micucci as May Simmons/Master Mind
 * Kristen Bell as Emily Hawkes/Earthly
 * Josh Gad as Professor Brendon Miller
 * Nick Offerman as Captain Omega
 * Andy Serkis
 * Jake Gyllenhaal
 * Tessa Thompson
 * Justice Smith
 * Rachel Bloom
 * John Cena
 * Beck Bennett
 * Matt Berry

Development
Coming soon!

Casting
Coming soon!

Animation
Production of the film is being done remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Music
On October 28, 2021, it was announced that Mark Mothersbaugh will compose the film's score.

Theatrical
The film was released in the United States on June 3, 2022, by Sony Pictures Releasing in RealD 3D, Dolby Cinema and IMAX. On February 28, 2022, Sony cancelled the Russian release in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Marketing
The teaser poster and the teaser trailer was released online on on October 28, 2021. The first official trailer was released on February 22, 2022 along with a new poster. The second official trailer was released on April 12, 2022.

Home media
Superzeroes 2: Dimensional Downfall was released on digital on July 19, 2022, 45 days after its theatrical release. It was released on 4K, DVD and Blu-ray on August 2, by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment; two months after its theatrical release.

Box Office
As of August 10, 2022, Superzeroes 2: Dimensional Downfall has grossed $119.1 million in the United States and Canada and $272.1 million in other territories for a worldwide gross of $391.2 million worldwide. Deadline Hollywood estimated the film needed gross $350–375 million worldwide in order to break-even.

In the United States and Canada, the film was initially projected to gross $55–60 million from 4,190 theaters in its opening weekend. However, after making $14.5 million on its first day (including $4.3 million from Thursday night previews), a 53% decline from the first film's opening day of $30.9 million estimates were lowered to $43 million. It went on to debut to $38.9 million, finishing second at the box office behind Top Gun: Maverick but marking a 50% decline from the $79.4 million opening of the first film. The low opening was blamed on the five year gap between installments, low audience interest, bad marketing making it indistinguishable to the first film, as well as the over-performances of Top Gun: Maverick and Twentieth Toons: Quest for the Toon Temple. Some box office analysts theorized that family audiences were reluctant to attend theaters in general due to COVID-19 concerns despite the performances of recent animated family films, although this was disproven after Minions: The Rise of Gru opened to $107 million in the U.S. and Canada four weeks later. The film dropped -50.4% and grossed $19.3 million while sliding to third place in its second weekend. It grossed $11.7 million in it's third weekend while dropping to fourth. It was pulled from 900 theaters and made $5.4 million, dropping another -53.9% and finishing at 7th place fourth weekend. The film dropped a huge -80% after losing 1200 theaters in its fifth weekend and made $1.1 million in the regular weekend and $1.3 million during the July 4th weekend dropping to 8th place. It made $852,323 in its sixth weekend dropping to 9th. It dropped out of the top 10 by its seventh weekend.

The film was released in China and Japan on July 15, and grossed $18.2 million and $10.2 million respectively in its opening weekend.

Critical Response
The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported the film holds an approval rating of 74% based on 256 reviews, with an average rating of 6.6/10. The site's critical consensus reads, “Cranking up the frantic energy served by its predecessor while strongly building up its established universe, Superzeroes 2: Dimensional Downfall is a solid, yet cluttered good time. Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A" on an A+ to F scale, the same score as the first film, while those at PostTrak gave it 4.5 out of 5 stars and a 61% "definite recommend".