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| The Secret Life of Pets |
| Universal Pictures (via Illumination) |
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| The Secret Life of Pets: Unleashed |
| The Secret Life of Pets: Off the Leash! |
The Secret Life of Pets is an American animated media franchise created by Illumination. Directed by Chris Renaud, the series stars the voices of Eric Stonestreet, Kevin Hart, Jenny Slate, Ellie Kemper, Lake Bell, Dana Carvey, Hannibal Buress, Bobby Moynihan, Chris Renaud, Tara Strong and Kiely Renaud among others. The first film, The Secret Life of Pets, was released on July 8, 2016 and received positive reviews from critics. The second film, The Secret Life of Pets 2, was released on June 7, 2019 in the US and received mixed reviews from critics. The series has grossed $1.3 billion so far.
The films follow a group of domesticated house pets who embark on various adventures outside the comfort of their apartment complex.
Films[edit]
The Secret Life of Pets (2016)[edit]
Max's luck changes when her owner Katie brings home a new dog named Duke. They have to put their differences aside when they get lost in New York in order to stop a rebellious group of abandoned pets and return home.
The Secret Life of Pets 2 (2019)[edit]
Max and Duke's owner Katie now has a child named Liam, which causes Max to become excessively protective, but a trip to the countryside will change his mind. Meanwhile, a reformed Snowball helps a white tiger cub find refuge from an abusive circus owner.
The Secret Life of Pets 3 (TBA)[edit]
In June 2022, in an interview on the podcast The Gary and Kenny Show, Meledandri stated that a third film is in development.[1]
Short films[edit]
Norman Television (2016)[edit]
Included as a mini-movie on The Secret Life of Pets' home media release, the short focuses around Norman from the film as he wanders the vents of Max's apartment and watches various scenarios of the residents.
Weenie (2016)[edit]
Included as the second mini-movie on The Secret Life of Pets' home media release, it features a world of anthropomorphic sausages in which the Mayor shows a little sausage named Timmy how great it is to be a weenie.
Super Gidget (2019)[edit]
Included as a mini-movie on The Secret Life of Pets 2's home media release, the plot focuses on the character Gidget imagining herself as a superhero and saving Max from an army of squirrels.[2]
Video games[edit]
The Secret Life of Pets: Unleashed[edit]
A free-to-play mobile game developed by Electronic Arts, titled The Secret Life of Pets: Unleashed, was released in summer 2016. It was a match-3 game which featured the characters as one has its own level. In the game the players could combine different toys to earn points. The game was removed from the App Store and Google Play Store on May 22, 2017, the same day as Minions Paradise.
Theme park attraction[edit]
In April 2019, Universal Studios Hollywood announced a new dark ride attraction entitled The Secret Life of Pets: Off the Leash! which was set to open on March 27, 2020,[3][4] but the opening was postponed indefinitely due to the novel coronavirus outbreak.[5] The attraction eventually opened on April 16, 2021.
Reception[edit]
Box office performance[edit]
| The Secret Life of Pets | July 8, 2016 | $368,384,330 | $507,073,607 | $875,457,937 | 46 | 67 | $75 million | [6] |
| The Secret Life of Pets 2 | June 7, 2019 | $158,257,265 | $271,176,898 | $429,434,163 | 336 | 293 | $80 million | [7] |
Critical and public response[edit]
Each film is linked to the "Critical response" section of its article
Cast and characters[edit]
| Louis C.K. | Patton Oswalt | Patton Oswalt | |
| Eric Stonestreet | |||
| Kevin Hart | |||
| Jenny Slate | Jenny Slate | ||
| Lake Bell | |||
| Dana Carvey | |||
| Hannibal Buress | |||
| Bobby Moynihan | Bobby Moynihan | ||
| Ellie Kemper | |||
| Chris Renaud | |||
| Tara Strong | |||
| Albert Brooks | |||
| Steve Coogan | |||
| Michael Beattie | |||
| Kiely Renaud | |||
| Tiffany Haddish | |||
| Henry Lynch | |||
| Harrison Ford | |||
| Nick Kroll | |||
| Michael Beattie | |||
| Meredith Salenger | |||
| Pete Holmes | |||
| Danny Mann | |||
| Lori Alan | |||
| Gilbert Gottfried |
Crew[edit]
| Chris Renaud | |
| Co-director: Yarrow Cheney | Co-director: Jonathan del Val |
| Janet Healy Chris Meledandri | |
| Ken Daurio Cinco Paul Brian Lynch | Brian Lynch |
| Alexandre Desplat | |
| Ken Schretzmann | Tiffany Hillkurtz |
| Illumination | |
| Universal Pictures |
References[edit]
- ^ "The Not Despicable Producer of Despicable Me". The Gary and Kenny Show (Podcast). Retrieved September 16, 2022.{{cite podcast}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
- ^ ‘Secret Life of Pets 2’ Comes Home to Sit ‘n’ Stay | Animation Magazine
- ^ Glenn, Brian (April 10, 2019). ""The Secret Life of Pets: Off the Leash!" coming to Universal Studios Hollywood in 2020". Retrieved April 28, 2019.
- ^ Aguilar, Matthew (February 20, 2020). "The Secret Life of Pets:Off the Leash Ride Opening Date Announced by Universal Studios". Retrieved February 20, 2020.
- ^ Fadroski, Kelli (March 16, 2020). "Universal Studios Hollywood and CityWalk close businesses due to coronavirus". Los Angeles Daily News. Retrieved March 17, 2020.
- ^ "The Secret Life of Pets (2016) – Box Office Mojo". www.boxofficemojo.com. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
- ^ "The Secret Life of Pets 2 – Box Office Mojo". www.boxofficemojo.com. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
- ^ "The Secret Life of Pets Movies at the Box Office – Box Office Mojo". www.boxofficemojo.com. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
- ^ "The Secret Life of Pets". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango
Media. Retrieved October 10, 2021.
- ^ "The Secret Life of Pets". Metacritic. Red Ventures. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
- ^ a b D'Alessandro, Anthony (June 9, 2019). "Sequelitis Scorches Franchises To Box Office Lows: 'Secret Life Of Pets 2' $46M+, 'Dark Phoenix' Burnt To A Crisp With $33M+". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved June 9, 2019.
- ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (July 11, 2016). "'Secret Life Of Pets' Wakes Up Summer's Second Half With $104M+ Opening – B.O. Postmortem". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on July 22, 2021. Retrieved April 30, 2022.
- ^ "The Secret Life of Pets 2". Rotten Tomatoes.
Fandango Media. Retrieved October 10,
2021.
- ^ "The Secret Life of Pets 2". Metacritic. Red Ventures. Retrieved June 6, 2019.