Warner Bros.’ animated comedy sequel The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part is set to arrive in theaters in just three short weeks, and according to tracking estimates the film can expect to earn between $45 million and $60 million in its opening weekend in North America.
Released exactly five years prior, the first The LEGO Movie enjoyed a $69.1 million domestic opening weekend, and went on to gross $469.2 million worldwide. It also spawned two spinoffs – The LEGO Batman Movie ($53 million opening weekend and a total worldwide gross of $312 million) and The LEGO Ninjago Movie ($20.4 million opening weekend and a worldwide total of $123.1 million).
The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part is set to open alongside What Men Want starring Taraji P. Henson and Tracy Morgan, with the gender-swapped comedy remake expected to earn around $20 million domestically in its opening weekend.
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“The LEGO® Movie 2” reunites the heroes of Bricksburg in an all new action-packed adventure to save their beloved city. It’s been five years since everything was awesome and the citizens are facing a huge new threat: LEGO DUPLO® invaders from outer space, wrecking everything faster than they can rebuild. The battle to defeat them and restore harmony to the LEGO universe will take Emmet, Lucy, Batman and their friends to faraway, unexplored worlds, including a strange galaxy where everything is a musical. It will test their courage, creativity and Master Building skills, and reveal just how special they really are.
The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part will arrive in cinemas on February 8th 2019, helmed by Mike Mitchell (The Spongebob Movie: Sponge Out of Water) and Trisha Gum, the sequel features a voice cast that includes Chris Pratt (Guardians of the Galaxy) as Emmet Brickowski and Rex Dangervest, Elizabeth Banks (The Hunger Games) as Wyldstyle, Will Arnett (Arrested Development) as LEGO Batman, Alison Brie (Glow) as Unikitty, Nick Offerman (Parks and Recreation) as Metal Beard, Channing Tatum (21 Jump Street) as Superman, Jonah Hill (21 Jump Street) as Green Lantern, Stephanie Beatriz (Brooklyn Nine-Nine) as Sweet Mayhem, Arturo Castro (Broad City) as Ice Cream Cone, Tiffany Haddish (Girls Trip) as Queen Watevra Wa-Nabi, Jason Momoa (Justice League) as Aquaman, Gal Gadot (Justice League) as Wonder Woman and Margot Robbie (Suicide Squad) as Harley Quinn.
