Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2

Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2
Theatrical release poster
Directed byAndy Fickman
Written by
Based onCharacters
by Kevin James
Nick Bakay
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyDean Semler
Edited byScott Hill
Music byRupert Gregson-Williams
Production
companies
Distributed byColumbia Pictures[4](through Sony Pictures Releasing[5][4])
Release date
  • April 17, 2015 (2015-04-17) (United States)
Running time
94 minutes[6]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$30–40 million[7][8]
Box office$107.6 million[5]

Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 is a 2015 American action comedy film directed by Andy Fickman and written by Kevin James and Nick Bakay. It is the sequel to 2009's Paul Blart: Mall Cop. It features James, Shirley Knight, Jayma Mays and Raini Rodriguez reprising their roles with Gary Valentine playing a different character and Neal McDonough joining the cast. The film follows mall security guard Paul Blart (James), who is invited to a security officers' convention in Las Vegas and must stop a heist at the Wynn Las Vegas hotel.

Filming began in April 2014 at the Wynn Las Vegas casino resort. It was released the following year on April 17, 2015. Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 was the first film shot at the resort. It was also the first film to receive Nevada's film tax credit, enacted in 2013, netting the production a $4.3 million return on expenditures. The film was panned by critics and grossed $108 million worldwide at the box office.

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