Ruby Rivest 2

Ruby Rivest 2 is a 2010 American 3D computer-animated science fiction comedy film produced by MGM Animation Studios with animation provided by Radium/Reel FX. It was directed by Steve Moore and co-directed by Peggy Holmes from a screenplay by Steve Bencich, Ron J. Friedman, J. Stewart Burns, Len Blum, and Colin Clayton. Mandy Moore, Tobey Maguire, Samuel L. Jackson, David Spade, Steve Zahn, William H. Macy, Whoopi Goldberg, Anthony Anderson, Nathan Lane, Eric Idle, and Dakota Fanning reprise their roles from the first film alongside new additions to the cast including Katherine Heigl, Jim Belushi, Bill Nighy, Nick Nolte, Scarlett Johansson, and Kurt Russell.

Ruby Rivest 2 was theatrically released in the United States on January 29, 2010 by Columbia Pictures in RealD 3D, making it the first Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film to be in 3D. Despite receiving mixed-to-negative reviews from critics, it was a box office success, grossing $489.3 million worldwide against a budget of $90 million. A sequel, Ruby Rivest: Time of Power, was released on June 5, 2020.

Plot
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Voice cast

 * Mandy Moore as Ruby Rivest, a optimistic space human girl and Robert's love interest (later girlfriend).
 * Tobey Maguire as Robert Stawls, Ruby's boyfriend and partner.
 * Samuel L. Jackson as Ray Moonblazer, a Cosmic Warrior.
 * Kurt Russell as Jack Harrington, a ruthless collector who plans to wipe out the entire galaxy.
 * Scarlett Johansson as Wava Clarkin, an rookie Cosmic Warrior.
 * David Spade as Crimson, a cat-like comical alien who often clashes with Barney in a frenemy way.
 * Steve Zahn as Barney, a talking wise-cracking space dog that Ruby befriends.
 * Whoopi Goldberg as Linda, a optimistic yet dim-witted alien who lives on the planet Museria.
 * William H. Macy as Ben Rivest, Ruby's adoptive father.
 * Eric Idle as Fredrick, the empathetic British emperor of Nebulaville.
 * Anthony Anderson as Kerry, a goofy one-eyed alien.
 * Nathan Lane as Louie, a clumsy alien who is a con artist.
 * Dakota Fanning as Vivian, a feisty young girl.
 * Tom Kenny as Tuck, an insane alien.
 * Patrick Warburton as Bean, an giant, naïve, yet philosophical gorilla-like alien.
 * Jim Belushi
 * Steve Zahn
 * Katherine Heigl
 * Bill Nighy
 * Nick Nolte

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Development
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Casting
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Animation
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Music
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Marketing
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Theatrical
Ruby Rivest 2 held its world premiere at the Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, California on January 16, 2010, and was widely released in theaters on January 29 in 2D and RealD 3D formats, making it the first Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film to be released in 3D. It was originally scheduled to be released on December 18, 2009, before being pushed back to January 29, 2010 to avoid competition with Avatar.

Home media
Ruby Rivest 2 was released on DVD and Blu-ray on June 8, 2010, by MGM Home Entertainment and 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment. It was later released on Blu-ray 3D in May 2011.

Box office
Ruby Rivest 2 grossed $150.9 million in the United States and $338.4 million in other territories for a worldwide gross of $489.3 million worldwide.

United States and Canada
In the United States and Canada, Ruby Rivest 2 was released alongside Edge of Darkness and When in Rome and was projected to gross $25–30 million from 3,964 theatres in its opening weekend. It made $2.8 million from midnight previews and $9.8 million on its first day. On its opening weekend, it went on to open at number one, grossing $40.4 million, which at the time of its release was the third highest domestic opening for a MGM Animation film, behind Upside Mystery and Drilling Pursuit, as well as making it the best opening weekend for an animated film in January, later surpassed by Detective Carl Returns in 2023.

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Internationally
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Critical response
On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 39% based on 131 reviews, with an average rating of 5.2/10. Another review aggregator, Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score to reviews from mainstream critics, gave the film an average score of 47 out of 100, based on 31 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B+" on an A+ to F scale, a step down from its predecessor's "A-".

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Main
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Trailers
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