The Loud House Movie 2: Canada Catastrophe

The Loud House Movie 2: Canada Catastrophe (often referred to as just The Loud House Movie 2) is a 2022 musical fantasy adventure film based on the Nickelodeon cartoon The Loud House. The film is directed by Dave Needham after the first film, produced by series creator Chris Savino, followed with director Michael Rubiner and written by Karla Sakas Shropshire, Kevin Sullivan, Whitney Wetta, Sammie Crowley, and Sheela Shrinivas. It is the 2nd film in the The Loud House Movie series, and the first film that was theatrically released.

The film stars Bentley Griffin as the voice of Lincoln Loud, along with Catherine Taber, Liliana Mumy, Nika Futterman, Cristina Pucelli, Jessica DiCicco, Grey DeLisle-Griffin, Lara Jill Miller, Jill Talley, Brian Stepanek, Jahzir Bruno, Alyson Stoner, and Izabella Avarez reprising their roles from the TV series, and guest stars Ryan Reynolds, Jim Carrey, Mike Myers, Jacob Tremblay, Walker Scobell, Justin Trudeau, Lori Alan, Emma Tremblay, Alex Mallari Jr., and Gilbert Gottfried.

The film was co-produced with Nickelodeon Animation Studios and Nickelodeon Movies, and was distributed theatrically by Paramount Pictures. Unlike the first film, where it was animated by Philippines-based studio Top Draw Animation, it is animated by Jam Filled Entertainment, the animation provider for the current series. Visual effects were provided by Blur Studio, Inc.

The film was released on December 21, 2021 at Grauman's Chinese Theatre, and January 5, 2022 in the United States and Canada in 2D, 3D, RealD 3D, Dolby Cinema, and IMAX 3D by Paramount Pictures, and was critically acclaimed and adored by critics and film audiences alike, with them praising its humor, characters, talent, story, and script. With $293 million in the United States and Canada and $473 internationally, the film grossed $766 million against a production budget of $35 million.

Synopsis
After having a time in Scotland, the Loud family heads back to Royal Woods, only to head to Canada after taking the wrong flight.

Production
The film was declared after the first film came out on August 20th, 2021. Though, production by Jam Filled didn't begin until September.

Box office
The film premiered on December 21, 2021 at Grauman's Chinese Theatre, and was theatrically released on January 5, 2022 in the United States and Canada, and internationally on January 7. The film was projected to gross $4-10 million and played in 3,903 theatres. In its first opening weekend, the movie projected to $62 million in the United States and Canada, and $93 million internationally, for a total of $155 million in its first opening weekend. Following the 2nd weekend, the film projected $96 million in the United States and Canada, and $130 million internationally, for a total of $226 million.

The film ended its theatrical run on April 8, 2022, on the premieres of Sonic the Hedgehog 2 and Ambulance, with the film grossing $293 million in the United States and Canada, and $473 internationally, for a worldwide total of $766 million, making the highest-grossing Nickelodeon movie of all time, surpassing Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014).

Critical response
The film was met with critical acclaim by critics. On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds a "Certified Fresh" approval rating of 100% based on reviews from 45 critics, with a rating of 9.8/10. It's critical consensus reads "Although as a sequel to the first Nickelodeon movie, which wasn't as good, The Loud House Movie 2: Canada Catastrophe works up to its 118 minute runtime and fits the theme in the Canadian territory." On Metacritic, the film was assigned a rating of 94 out of 100 based on 21 critics, indicating "universal acclaim". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A+" on an A+ to F scale.

Trivia

 * This was the first Loud House movie that had the Paramount Pictures logo.
 * This was the first Loud House movie to be released in cinemas by Paramount Pictures, instead of digitally on Netflix.
 * Unlike the first movie, where the film had no certificate number, the second film has a MPA certificate number (MPA no. 54029).