2015 American film by Elizabeth Banks
Pitch Perfect 2 is a 2015 American musical comedy film directed and produced by Elizabeth Banks and written by Kay Cannon. It is a sequel to the 2012 film Pitch Perfect, and it is Banks' directorial debut. The film follows the Barden University Bellas, an all-female a cappella group, who face off against a German group in a world a cappella championship. The film's emsemble cast features Anna Kendrick, Rebel Wilson, Brittany Snow, Skylar Astin, Adam DeVine, Anna Camp, Ben Platt, Hana Mae Lee, Alexis Knapp, Ester Dean, Kelly Jakle, Shelley Regner, John Michael Higgins and Elizabeth Banks—all reprising their roles from the previous film—as well as Hailee Steinfeld, Katey Sagal, Birgitte Hjort Sørensen, and Flula Borg.
Pitch Perfect 2 was released in the United States on May 15, 2015, by Universal Pictures. It grossed $287.5 million worldwide, surpassing the total gross of the original film ($115.4 million) in five days. It became the highest-grossing musical comedy film of all time, overtaking School of Rock ($131.3 million). A sequel, Pitch Perfect 3, was released on December 22, 2017.
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