Cheaper by the Dozen 2

Cheaper by the Dozen 2
Theatrical release poster
Directed byAdam Shankman
Written bySam Harper
Based onCharacters
by Craig Titley
Cheaper by the Dozen (1948 book)
Belles on Their Toes
by Ernestine Gilbreth Carey
Frank Bunker Gilbreth Jr.
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyPeter James
Edited by
Music byJohn Debney
Production
companies
Distributed by20th Century Fox[1]
Release date
  • December 21, 2005 (2005-12-21)
Running time
94 minutes
CountryUnited States[1]
LanguageEnglish
Budget$60 million[3]
Box office$135 million[3]

Cheaper by the Dozen 2 is a 2005 American family comedy film directed by Adam Shankman. It is the sequel to Cheaper by the Dozen (2003) and stars Steve Martin, Bonnie Hunt, Tom Welling, Piper Perabo, and Hilary Duff with Kevin G. Schmidt, Alyson Stoner, Jacob Smith, Forrest Landis, Liliana Mumy, Morgan York, Blake Woodruff, and Brent and Shane Kinsman reprising their roles as members of the 12-child Baker family, alongside Eugene Levy, Carmen Electra, Shawn Roberts, Jaime King, Robbie Amell, Taylor Lautner, and Jonathan Bennett as new characters. It tells the story of the Baker family as they go on a vacation and contend with a rival family, the Murtaughs.

The film was released in the United States on December 21, 2005. It received negative reviews from critics and grossed $135 million worldwide.

  1. ^ a b c "Cheaper by the Dozen 2 (2005)". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved 2019-03-10.
  2. ^ "Cheaper by the Dozen 2 (2005)". BFI. Archived from the original on October 8, 2018. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Cheaper by the Dozen 2 - Box Office Data". The Numbers. Retrieved 9 August 2011.