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Comedy, FantasyRelease Date :
May 22, 2009MPAA Rating :
PGDirector :
Shawn LevyStarring :
Ben Stiller, Amy Adams, Hank Azaria, Owen Wilson, Robin Williams, Steve Coogan, Eugene Levy, Ricky Gervais, Dick Van Dyke, Ed Helms, Christopher Guest, Bill Hader, Jon Bernthal, Alain Chabat, Keith Powell
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'Night at the Museum 2' Dominates Memorial Day Box Office
May 26, 2009 09:05:41"Night at the Museum 2: Battle of the Smithsonian" has indeed claimed a North American box office victory over "Terminator Salvation". Outperforming the fourth "Terminator" series during the three days weekend, the sequel to 2006's "Night at the Museum" continued its reign by drawing in approximately $70 million over the Memorial Day weekend.
"Night at the Museum 2" marked its leading actor Ben Stiller's biggest live-action bow. It bested over his $46.1 million opening of 2004's "Meet the Fockers" and outnumbered the first four days earning of the original "Night at the Museum" which was $42.2 million. This Memorial Day bow was on par with Stiller's 2005 animated "Madagascar" if adjusted for ticket price inflation.
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Ben Stiller Encounters Napoleon Bonaparte in 'Night at the Museum 2' Clip
May 20, 2009 10:05:51Another fresh clip from upcoming comedy "Night at the Museum 2: Battle of the Smithsonian" has arrived. Nearly one and a half minute long, the snippet unravels the scene with Ben Stiller's Larry Daley, Alain Chabat's Napoleon Bonaparte and Amy Adams' Amelia Earhart as the center of attention.
The clip starts with Bonaparte and his army seizing Daley. Stepping in with a dagger in his hand, the French leader tries to insult Daley's short posture. But, much to his surprise, Daley talks back about the Emperor of the French's famous stature. When Earhart cuts their argument about the height issue, Bonaparte turns the discussion subject into women before finally forcing Daley to follow him.
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New 'Night at the Museum 2' Trailer Unleashes Darth Vader
May 01, 2009 10:05:00Less than a month away from "Night at the Museum 2: Battle of the Smithsonian" theatrical release, 20th Century Fox have unveiled a new trailer for the comedy fantasy film via MSN. While this fresh promotional video starts out showing footage similar to the teaser trailer released previously, it still contains several never-before-seen footage.
The new snippets can be seen halfway through the sneak peek. One of which displays two of pop culture icons, "Star Wars" villain, Darth Vader, and Muppet character in "Sesame Street", Oscar the Grouch, standing up against the film's baddie Kah Mun Rah. Another one shows the toys in the gift shop coming to life, featuring a horde of Einstein's bobbleheads doing some thinking.
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'Night at the Museum 2' Has Darth Vader and Oscar the Grouch
April 28, 2009 11:04:12Aside from bringing to life the collection of Smithsonian Institution, "Night at the Museum 2: Battle of the Smithsonian" will also have cameo appearances from two of modern pop icons, Darth Vader and Oscar the Grouch. Slash Film reported that the two characters have been spotted in the new trailer for the sequel of Ben Stiller's comedy.
Slash further pointed out that Darth Vader comes out first, though not mentioning what kind of scene the main villain of the "Star Wars" series is seen in the trailer. Then, Oscar the Grouch makes his appearance. Leaning out of his trash can and sharing the screen with Vader, the Muppet character on "Sesame Street" delivers a one-liner. In addition to the two, the trailer also allegedly shows that products in the gift shop come to life.
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'Night at the Museum 2' Writer Addresses Possibility of More Sequels
February 21, 2009 02:02:18"Night at the Museum 2: Battle of the Smithsonian" is yet to be opened in theaters, but screenwriter Thomas Lennon seems ready to write another script for the Ben Stiller-starring comedy series. The scribbler admits that he can't wait to pen another "Night at the Museum" movie to MTV News.
"I hate to be superstitious and stuff, but you know, obviously it would be nice to do a 'Night at the Museum 3'," Lennon shares to the entertainment network while discussing about the upcoming "Night at the Museum" sequel. "We'll see how this one goes; I don't like to jinx it." Despite his fear of jinxing the third film, he adds, "Let's do 4 through 8 back to back. By 8, they might be wearing thin. Or maybe not."
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'Night at the Museum 2: Battle of the Smithsonian' Gets International Teaser Trailer
February 18, 2009 11:02:03Another look inside "Night at the Museum 2: Battle of the Smithsonian" has been provided by the comedy film's new international teaser trailer. Though many of the footage shown are similar to the ones exposed in the domestic trailer, this less than two minutes video still manages to reel in fresh footage, especially when introducing both new and returning historical figures seen in the movie.
In "Night at the Museum 2: Battle of the Smithsonian", Ben Stiller returns as the bumbling night security guard Larry Daley. When the Museum of Natural History is closed for upgrades and renovations, the museum pieces are moved into federal storage at the Smithsonian Institution, the house of more than 136 million items in its collections, and Stiller is in for more trouble.
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'Night at the Museum 2: Battle of the Smithsonian' Welcomes First Teaser Trailer
December 20, 2008 09:12:31The first teaser trailer of "Night at the Museum 2: Battle of the Smithsonian" has been launched. Courtesy of McDonald's own HappyMeal.com, the sneak peek brings in a slew of old and new characters, including Owen Wilson's Jedediah, Robin Williams' Teddy Roosevelt, Hank Azaria's villainous Kahmunrah, Amy Adams' Amelia Earhart and Bill Hader's General George Custer.
Opened with a scene where museum night guard Larry Daley, played by Ben Stiller, is heading to the famous Washington Museum, the Smithsonian, the trailer moves to show that Daley inspects the tablet placed inside the museum. When he is about to touch the tablet, a Smithsonian guard, portrayed by Jonah Hill stops him and the two are involved in a heated argument. Then, it is shown when Daley gets a job at the museum, chaos takes over.
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'Night at the Museum 2: Battle of the Smithsonian' Set Visit Video
December 09, 2008 04:12:13Following the outing of "Night at the Museum 2: Battle of the Smithsonian" photos earlier, a look into the set of the "Night at the Museum" sequel has been made available. Posted by Access Hollywood, the video entitled "On The Set" highlights on the interviews with leading man Ben Stiller and his new co-star Amy Adams.
In the video, it can be seen that Stiller, who reprises his role as the bumbling night security guard Larry Daley, begins by explaining that this movie is much bigger than the original. Few quick glimpses from the sequel as well as the shooting of several scenes with the two actors have also been shared in the behind-the-scene video.
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A Slew of 'Night at the Museum 2: Battle of the Smithsonian' Photos Outed
November 20, 2008 02:11:02A series of production stills from "Night at the Museum 2: Battle of the Smithsonian" has been uncovered. Courtesy of USA Today, the images reveal the sneak peek into the sequel's characters, from Ben Stiller's Larry Daley to Hank Azaria's villainous Kah Mun Rah, and from Bill Hader's General George Custer to Jonah Hill's Smithsonian guard cameo.
One of the photos also let out Amy Adams posing as Amelia Earhart who stands next to the full-scale replica of the Lockheed Vega plane which Earhart made her trans-Atlantic solo flight. Another pic displays Christopher Guest's Ivan the Terrible and Alain Chabat's Napoleon Bonaparte being engaged in a heated game of world-map Twister to share the continents in their plan to take over the world.
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Reader's Reviews
I Can't Wait For This Movie To Come Out....AWESOME!!!
posted by ast on Jan 26, 2009
When this movie comes out I'm going to go to the first showing!
posted by Night at the Museum on Mar 02, 2009
Hated it; not a patch on the first one sadly, looks like they were going through the contractural motions - showed a little promise with an early security guard scene but they didn't follow it thru, after which I think the scriptwriter anyway went AWOL. The love interest was preposterous, the plot plain silly and the acting slack. Sad waste of talent and got the immpression that the stars were embarrassed to be in it - RG on screen for about 3 mins. See Star Trek instead.
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posted by mezzer on May 14, 2009
i heard the jobros r singing in it!!! otherwise... bad
posted by jblover on May 18, 2009yea!!! They do! It's from their new album.....the song is call "Fly With Me"!!!! Can't wait I just want to see the movie because of that!!
posted by MrSnIcKj1617 on May 19, 2009I WANNA HEAR TH JONAS SONG ALREADDY !!!! yeah im seeing this movie only cuz their song is in the credits at the end ! mwhhahaha !their song is the only good song on this album !kevin nicholas joseph<333
posted by brittnjonas94@gmail. on May 19, 2009yayyayayay!!!!!! im soooo excited!!!! when does the song come out?
posted by jblover on May 19, 2009great movie of dis year!!! love Amy Adams!!!!!
posted by ardillesbony on May 20, 2009i loved the first movie but i think i will only go see it in theatres to hear the jb songs but other than that i think the movie will be kewl.peace.love.jonas
posted by jblover25 on May 20, 2009IDK !! grrr ! i was looking EVERYWHERE for it ! i cant find it ! maybe its JUST in the movie, and not the soundtrackk ! aw mann !
posted by brittjonas on May 20, 2009WOW
posted by kathie on May 20, 2009it's awesome!!! very funny too~~
posted by alafifi on May 21, 2009It was so cool, and fun to watch! Its like action-packed, and hilarious...Ben Stiller rulezz!
posted by potter_grl on May 22, 2009RELE good movie
posted by nite @ mueseum on May 23, 2009i thought it was great but some of the repetition was annoying. jbros did sing two songs and you won't find it until the movie comes out on dvd. good song btw. overall good movie in my opinion.
posted by jawj8 on May 24, 2009awesome, i need to see it
posted by luv gummy bears on May 25, 2009this was actually a pretty good movie! kept attention, good laughs. had a little bit of everything. overall worth seeing in theaters. end of story!
posted by air force guy on May 25, 2009it was very useful because it was very straight forward
posted by ryan on May 26, 2009i didn't think it woz dat interesting.... the first one was way better......
posted by taz on May 26, 2009It was light hearted, harmless fun. I'm 18 and found most of it funny and older people in the auditorium were laughing along as so it's viewable for all ages. It's much better than the first one and the pharoah is brilliant as is 'The Thinker' statue: "Firepower baby!"
posted by JDG on May 27, 2009This one is better than the first one!! I Love Amy Adams!! but this movie was really good i want to see it again.
posted by k on May 27, 2009Any one who hates this movie is really stupid becuase this was an amazing movie plus Amy Adams was in it and she is so pretty and i liked the new Jonas Brothers song during the credits!!!!!!!!!
posted by k on May 27, 2009I love it!!
posted by Krlis on May 27, 2009The first part was better than this. It was o.k I guess but expected to be much better than this.The characters from first part were hardy there, it could have been better. Over all an average film.
posted by Sinabonga on May 27, 2009it was a absolute waste of time!
posted by ali on May 27, 2009It was not that good, part 1 was much much better. the ending was bit silly with everyone knowing about the magic. I didn't really like it.
posted by Dave on May 27, 2009Night at the museum 2 waz prety gud.It waz beter than i xpected it 2 b. I giv 'em credit.
posted by Fly on May 27, 2009stupid cupid
posted by weew on May 29, 2009I love it!!
posted by kur_v8a on May 30, 2009very good movie, funny :)
posted by kendall on May 31, 2009its quite a good movie , i loved when the jonas brothers showed & frankie was in the end
posted by clea16 on Jun 02, 2009the "must watch" movie, funny, refreshing, full of laugh, love the singing angels.. ^^ brava
posted by lilmizcrazy on Jun 02, 2009it is so much funnier than the first one i literally couldnt stop laughing. n bumper seriously are you that miserable? it is the best movie to start the summer!
posted by ems on Jun 03, 2009this is so hilarious!!!! i loved it!! when i heard the jobbros sing i went crazy<3
posted by jobros roc:) on Jun 05, 2009i want to actually be able to listen to the song! Thank You.
posted by pooplicker on Jun 07, 2009where are the JObros!
posted by you me and her on Jun 09, 2009where are the JObros!
posted by you me and her on Jun 09, 2009the movie was pretty good. except for the freaking jonas bros! they suck no offense to all you people who call that music, but the acting was good, the romance was kinda weird, and yeah. typical family movie thats enjoyable to watch
posted by tombo44 on Jun 10, 2009it wasnt bad...
posted by talkabout3 on Jun 11, 2009This is a great movie. My mom thinks its stupid but I am sooo gonna drag her in kicking and screaming. LOL!!!!
posted by Night at the Museum on Jun 12, 2009this movie is really cool! i like both parts and ben is really good actor :) :)
posted by beauty_lady on Jun 26, 2009alguien me dice donde bajar el tema ke cantaron los jobros la de titanic alguien me ayuda la peli exelente!
posted by kymi on Jul 08, 2009the movie was good but i do think the first was funnier. it was good and i loved the part when Octavius was running through the grass and there was no sound! great job u guys..
posted by Lynn on Jul 30, 2009The JB are GAY!!!
posted by Me on Aug 08, 2009i looooooooooooooooove the jonas brothers thats why i want to see it b/c the jo bros are in it i loooove kevin n nick hottie joe is kind of cute but not like kevin and joe
posted by bri bri_87 on Aug 14, 2009I totally lugged this movie!!!!!!! Ben did an amazing job!!!!!!!! He's the best!!!! And the Jonas brothers I luvved soooooo much!!!!!!! and the credit song I got soooooooo xcited for and it's one of my rave songs oN my iPod!!!!! Can wait for the movie 2 come out
posted by Joejonasgurl32 on Aug 27, 2009good!
posted by rdog on Oct 17, 2009This was SUCH A GOOD FILM!!!!I loved it.But was uppset when amelia had to leave larry.But over all a GREAT film!I'm SO gonna get the dvd!
posted by Ameliaearheart1 on Oct 20, 2009This was SUCH A GOOD FILM!!!!I loved it.But was uppset when amelia had to leave larry.But over all a GREAT film!I'm SO gonna get the dvd!
posted by Ameliaearheart1 on Oct 20, 2009very good
posted by tony on Oct 23, 2009