Sing is an American media franchise created by Garth Jennings and produced by Illumination, centered on a series of animated feature films. It features the voice talents of Matthew McConaughey, Reese Witherspoon, Scarlett Johansson, Nick Kroll, Taron Egerton and Tori Kelly among others. The first film, Sing, was released on December 21, 2016, and received positive reviews from critics. The second film, Sing 2, was released on December 22, 2021. The series has grossed $1 billion worldwide.

Set in a world inhabited by anthropomorphic animals, the franchise follows a koala named Buster Moon who, with the help of other citizens, puts on live theater shows that largely encompass singing.

Films Film Release date Director Screenwriter Producer(s) Sing Garth Jennings Chris Meledandri& Janet Healy Sing 2

Sing (2016)

In an attempt to save his theater, a koala named Buster Moon decides to hold a singing competition to get it out of debt.

Sing 2 (2021)

Buster Moon and his gang now have their sights set on debuting a new show at the Crystal Tower Theater in Redshore City. But without connections, he and his singers must convince media mogul Jimmy Crystal and pitch the idea of casting the rock star Clay Calloway in their show. Buster must embark on a quest to find Clay and persuade him to return to the stage.

Sing 3 (TBA) In April 2023, it was announced that a third film was in development. In June 2026, Melendandri confirmed that Sing 3 is still in development.

Short films Gunter Babysits (2017) Included as a mini-movie on Sing's home media release, the short focuses around Gunter who offers to watch over Rosita and Norman's piglets while they are away, but quickly finds himself way in over his head.

Love at First Sight (2017) Included as a mini-movie on Sing's home media release, the short focuses around Miss Crawly who is set up on an online dating website by Johnny in which she attempts to find love.

Eddie's Life Coach (2017) Included as a mini-movie on Sing's home media release, the short focuses around Eddie Noodleman, who partakes in a digital life-training seminar on behalf of his mother or else he will be kicked out.

Come Home (2021) Come Home is a short film created in association with Comcast and Xfinity (both subsidiaries of Universal) and released as a promo for Sing 2 leading up to its release. It follows a dog mother named Angie, voiced by Keke Palmer, who is struggling to make it home to her family for Christmas. A cover of Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) sung by Keke Palmer, Taron Egerton, Scarlett Johansson, Reese Witherspoon, and Tori Kelly was included in Sing 2's Soundtrack.

For Gunter's Eyes Only (2022) Included as a mini-movie on Sing 2's home media release, the short focuses around Johnny and Gunter who attend a hypnotist show in Redshore City where Gunter is hypnotized and believes he is a secret agent.

Animal Attraction (2022) Included as a mini-movie on Sing 2's home media release, the short focuses around Darius who is filming a commercial while awaiting confirmation on a role he auditioned for, but is consistently getting things wrong.

Sing: Thriller (2024)

Sing: Thriller is a short film that was released on Netflix on October 16, 2024. Inspired by the music video for Michael Jackson's "Thriller", the short focuses on Buster Moon and his crew as they are invited by Clay Calloway for a Halloween party, where they soon discover a mysterious ooze has transformed Clay and his guests into dancing zombies.

Theme park attraction Sing on Tour is an immersive musical stage show attraction at Universal Studios Japan and Universal Studios Beijing. The attraction stars performers in mascot costumes of all of the major characters of the first film, and features the voice talents of the film's Japanese and Chinese audio dubs.

Construction on the Japan iteration of the attraction, in the new "Illumination Theater," began in September 2018, replacing Universal Studios Japan's long-defunct Monster Make-Up show. The attraction was announced mid-construction on December 5, 2018, and then opened on April 18, 2019. The Beijing iteration was confirmed on October 20, 2020, and opened in the park's Minion Land on September 20, 2021.

Voice cast and crew Voice cast

Character Films Short films Sing Sing 2 Gunter Babysits Love at First Sight Eddie's Life Coach Come Home For Gunter's Eyes Only Animal Attraction Sing: Thriller Buster Moon Matthew McConaughey Matthew McConaughey Matthew McConaughey Rosita Reese Witherspoon Reese Witherspoon Ash Scarlett Johansson Scarlett Johansson Johnny Taron Egerton Taron Egerton Taron Egerton Taron Egerton Meena Tori Kelly Tori Kelly Tori Kelly Gunter Nick Kroll rowspan="2" Nick Kroll Nick Kroll Miss Crawly Garth Jennings Garth Jennings Garth Jennings Garth Jennings Nana Noodleman Jennifer Saunders Jennifer Saunders rowspan="2" rowspan="2" Jennifer Hudson Norman Nick Offerman Big Daddy Peter Serafinowicz Piglets Oscar Jennings Leo Jennings Caspar Jennings Asa Jennings Asa Jennings Asa Jennings Ayden Soria Julianna Gamiz Asher Blinkoff Remy Edgerly Jack Stanton Adeline Krupinski Vida Alves McConaughey Mike Seth MacFarlane rowspan="2" Eddie Noodleman John C. Reilly John C. Reilly Lance Beck Bennett Nancy Tara Strong Becky Russian Bears James J. Cummings Meena's mother Leslie Jones Meena's grandfather Jay Pharoah Pete Jess Harnell Judith Rhea Perlman Bob Bill Farmer Eddie's mother Laraine Newman Laraine Newman Baboon Brad Morris Jimmy Crystal Bobby Cannavale Porsha Crystal Halsey rowspan="6" Nooshy Letitia Wright Clay Calloway Bono Klaus Kickenklober Adam Buxton Darius Eric André Eric André Eric André Suki Lane Chelsea Peretti Jerry Spike Jonze Alfonso Pharrell Williams Linda Le Bon Julia Davis Herman Robert Morse Garry Wishman Brad Morris Angie Keke Palmer Harry The Hypnotist Kevin Michael Richardson Benny Garth Jennings Marcy Gwendoline Yeo

Crew Role Main films Sing Sing 2 2016 2021 Director(s) Garth JenningsChristophe Lourdelet Producer(s) Chris MeledandriJanet Healy Written by Garth Jennings Music by Joby Talbot Edited by Gregory Perler Production company Illumination Distributed by Universal Pictures

Reception Box office performance

+ Film Release date Box Office Gross All Time Ranking Budget Domestic Foreign Worldwide Domestic Worldwide Sing December 21, 2016 $270,578,425 $363,759,959 $634,338,384 TBA TBA $75 million Sing 2 December 22, 2021 $162,790,990 $245,605,281 $408,396,271 TBA TBA $85 million Total $ $ $ TBA TBA $ million –

Critical and public response

+ Film Critical Public Rotten Tomatoes Metacritic CinemaScore PostTrak Sing 59 (37 reviews) Sing 2 49 (28 reviews) 91%

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