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Ted 2

Ted 2 (stylized as ted2) is a 2015 American satirical comedy film directed by Seth MacFarlane and written by MacFarlane, Alec Sulkin, and Wellesley Wild. The second installment in the Ted franchise, it serves as a sequel to the 2012 film of the same name. The film follows the talking teddy bear Ted as he fights for his civil rights in order to be recognized as a person and not as property. The film stars Mark Wahlberg, Seth MacFarlane, Amanda Seyfried, Giovanni Ribisi, Jessica Barth, John Slattery, and Morgan Freeman.

Ted 2
Theatrical release poster
Directed bySeth MacFarlane
Written by
Based onTed
by Seth MacFarlane
Produced by
Starring
Narrated byPatrick Stewart
CinematographyMichael Barrett
Edited byJeff Freeman
Music byWalter Murphy
Production
companies
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release dates
  • June 24, 2015 (2015-06-24) (Ziegfeld Theater)
  • June 26, 2015 (2015-06-26) (United States)
Running time
115 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$68 million[2][3][4]
Box office$215.9 million[5]

Principal photography began in Massachusetts in July 2014. Ted 2 was released on June 26, 2015, by Universal Pictures. Despite the film failing to achieve the critical and commercial success of its predecessor and receiving mixed reviews from critics, it still became a box office success, grossing $215.9 million on a $68 million budget.

Plot

Three years after the events of the first film, Ted marries his girlfriend, Tami-Lynn. Meanwhile, his best friend, John Bennett has been divorced from Lori Collins for six months. Following a heated argument after being married a year, they decide to have a child. As Ted cannot father a child, John agrees to help find a sperm donor. They ask Sam J. Jones but he declines due to a sperm count of one. Then they unsuccessfully try to break into Tom Brady's house and steal his sperm. Ultimately, John offers to donate his sperm.

Despite Ted and John's efforts, Tami-Lynn's history of drug use has rendered her infertile (despite having been clean for an extended period of time) and they decide to adopt. The background checks put Ted's legal status as a person into question. The state authorities of Massachusetts declare Ted property rather than a person; consequently, he loses his job at Bay Colony Grocery Store, his credit card and bank accounts are terminated and his marriage to Tami-Lynn is forcibly annulled.

John suggests that they take the state to court. They ask the best lawyer they can find, but he offers to assign their case pro bono to his niece Samantha "Sam" Jackson, a novice lawyer. They are initially reluctant due to her lack of pop culture knowledge, but bond over their love of marijuana as they prepare to present the case.

Meanwhile, Donny, Ted's life-long stalker, is a janitor at the headquarters of toy company Hasbro, in New York City. He convinces the company CEO to hire an expert attorney to ensure that Ted maintains his status as property, leaving him open to seizure by the firm to create more living teddy bears.

Despite Sam's best efforts, the court rules against Ted. Disheartened and desperate, the trio contact Patrick Meighan, a highly respected civil rights attorney, to help overturn the court's decision. Driving to Manhattan, the trio meet Meighan, who is sympathetic to Ted's plight but ultimately refuses the case, as he believes Ted has not significantly contributed to humanity due to his lifestyle.

Furious at the injustice and jealous of Sam and John's relationship, Ted takes his frustrations out on them and angrily storms off, wandering into the New York Comic-Con. However, Donny discreetly follows him. Once inside, Donny disguises himself as Raphael and tries to kidnap Ted, who runs off, takes refuge under a Bumblebee statue, and contacts John for help. John and Sam arrive and find Ted, just as Donny is about to cut him open. Ted apologizes to John and Sam for snapping at them and make their leave, but Donny severs the cables holding up a model of the USS Enterprise with a knife and it swings towards Ted. John pushes Ted out of the way, takes the hit, gets knocked unconscious, and falls into a coma. Ted identifies Donny from a group of Ninja Turtle cosplayers through his irresistible urge to dance to "I Think We're Alone Now" by Tiffany and Donny is arrested.

At the hospital, John is still in a coma, and he flatlines. The next day, the doctor informs Sam, Ted and Tami-Lynn that John "didn't make it", shocking the group. The doctor also suggests they can go in and say goodbye to John. In the room, the group is tearfully saying goodbye to John. However, he unexpectedly wakes up and scares the group, and Ted realizes that John had faked being dead as payback for Ted pretending to be mentally retarded and Ted applauds John for his realistic acting. Although Sam is initially furious over this, she and John kiss as the group rejoices. Meighan decides to take the case, inspired by John's selflessness and Ted's emotions over John, who managed to avoid death. Meighan successfully gets the ruling overturned by demonstrating that Ted is self-aware, that he feels complex emotions, and is capable of empathy. Outside the courthouse, Ted re-proposes to Tami-Lynn. After they are legally remarried (though it's unknown if Ted ever got his job, credit card and bank accounts back), Ted and Tami-Lynn adopt the surname of "Clubber Lang", and adopt a baby boy, who they name Apollo Creed, while John and Sam happily pursue their own relationship.

Cast

Production

During the 2012 American Dad! Comic-Con panel, MacFarlane stated that he would be open to a sequel to Ted.[15] In September 2012, chief executive Steve Burke said that the studio would be looking to make a sequel to Ted "as soon as possible".[16] In January 2013, on Anderson Live, Wahlberg confirmed that a sequel was in the works and that it would be the first sequel in his career, while also revealing that he and Ted (as voiced by MacFarlane) would appear at the 85th Academy Awards.[17] On October 2, 2013, it was announced Ted 2 would be released on June 26, 2015.[18]

Initially the storyline for the film was quite different and involved John and Ted's attempt to smuggle pot across the country,[19] but, due to concerns that the concept was too similar to then-recently released We're the Millers, the concept was scrapped and the storyline was overhauled to one inspired by John Jakes' North and South series as well as the life of Dred Scott.[19] During the period when the film was about drug smuggling, Mila Kunis' character was still in the sequel; however, when the storyline was changed, it required a lawyer to be the female lead and there was not room for Kunis's character.[19]

On February 14, 2014, Amanda Seyfried was cast as the female lead.[20] On June 17, 2014, Jessica Barth was confirmed to reprise her role as Tami-Lynn.[21] In August and September 2014, it was announced that Patrick Warburton would return as John's co-worker Guy,[8] and that Morgan Freeman,[22] Nana Visitor,[14] Michael Dorn,[9] Dennis Haysbert,[12] Liam Neeson[13] and John Slattery had joined the cast.[7]

Principal photography began on July 28, 2014, and ended on November 13, 2014.[23][24][25]

Soundtrack

The film's soundtrack was released by Republic Records on June 26, 2015.[26] It features the score by Walter Murphy and songs co-written by Seth MacFarlane and Murphy, including "Mean Ol’ Moon", which is performed by Amanda Seyfried and Norah Jones separately. The soundtrack also includes "Mess Around" by Ray Charles, "One Foot in Front of the Other" by Bone Symphony and "New York" by Alfred Newman.

Track listing

All tracks by Walter Murphy except where indicated.

No.TitleWriter(s)Performer(s)Length
1."The Wedding"  1:52
2."Steppin' Out with My Baby"Irving BerlinJohn Wilson, Curtis Stigers and Maida Vale Singers6:19
3."Let's Make a Baby"  0:37
4."Tom Brady's House"  1:37
5."Ted's Court Case"  0:55
6."One Foot in Front of the Other"Bone SymphonyBone Symphony3:12
7."Leaving for New York"  1:12
8."Mess Around"Ray CharlesRay Charles2:41
9."Out of Control"  0:26
10."Mean Ol' Moon"Seth MacFarlane &
Walter Murphy
Amanda Seyfried2:03
11."New York"Alfred NewmanAlfred Newman2:27
12."The Comic-Con Fight"  1:11
13."Wake Up, Johnny / Code Blue / John Is Back"  3:23
14."Meighan's Speech / Finale"  3:55
15."Mean Ol' Moon" (swing version)  1:16
16."Mean Ol' Moon"Seth MacFarlane &
Walter Murphy
Norah Jones3:05
Total length:27:21

Release

On January 27, 2015, the film's teaser poster was released.[27] This was followed two days later by its trailer.[28] The film premiered on June 24, 2015, in New York City, with its general release two days later.[29]

Home media

Ted 2 was released on DVD and Blu-ray on December 15, 2015, in the United States by Universal Studios Home Entertainment.[30] Both formats contained a theatrical version (115 minutes) and an "unrated" extended version (125 minutes), containing 10 minutes of extra footage. It was released on DVD and Blu-ray in the United Kingdom and Ireland on November 23, 2015, both formats containing the two versions.

On May 3, 2016, Ted vs. Flash Gordon: The Ultimate Collection was released on Blu-ray plus Digital HD, featuring Flash Gordon and the unrated versions of Ted and Ted 2.[31]

Reception

Box office

Ted 2 grossed $81.5 million in North America and $135.2 million in other territories for a worldwide total of $216.7 million, against a budget of $68 million.[5]

In the United States and Canada, Ted 2 opened on the same day as the family adventure film Max, across 3,441 theaters. It made $2.6 million from its Thursday night showings from 2,647 theaters,[32] and $13.2 million on its opening day.[33] In its opening weekend, Ted 2 earned $33.5 million, finishing third at the box office behind Jurassic World ($54.5 million) and Inside Out ($52.3 million).[34] The opening total was a disappointment, considering the film's initial projected opening of $45–50 million, and its predecessor's $54.4 million opening three years prior.[34] It was director MacFarlane's second consecutive underperforming opening, following 2014's A Million Ways to Die in the West, which opened to $16.8 million.[34]

Outside North America, the film earned an estimated $20 million in its opening weekend from 26 countries. It opened in number two in Germany ($3.7 million), Russia and the CIS ($3.5 million) and Australia ($3.3 million).[35]

Critical response

On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 45% based on 206 reviews with an average rating of 5.28/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Ted 2 reunites Mark Wahlberg and Seth MacFarlane for another round of sophomoric, scatological humor -- and just as before, your enjoyment will depend on your tolerance for all of the above."[36] On Metacritic, the film has a score of 48 out of 100 based on 38 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[37] Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B+" on an A+ to F scale, lower than the "A−" earned by its predecessor.[38]

James Berardinelli of ReelViews gave the film two out of four stars, saying "It would be disingenuous for me to claim that Ted 2 isn't funny. Although I was often bored by the plodding direction of the story, I laughed from time-to-time."[39] Chris Nashawaty of Entertainment Weekly gave the film a C+, saying "You realize what it must be like to be trapped in detention with a bunch of 15-year-old boys who think there's nothing more hilarious than repeating the same jokes about porn, pot, and pulling your pud over and over again. It's funny, until it's not."[40] Bill Goodykoontz of The Arizona Republic gave the film two out of five stars, saying "The film, like most of MacFarlane's work, is a mix of occasional laugh-out-loud moments - there are some here - and cringe-worthy misfires that play a lot more tone-deaf than he seems to intend."[41] Brian Truitt of USA Today gave the film two out of four stars, saying "MacFarlane and co-writers Alec Sulkin and Wellesley Wild have a gift for referential riffs, but the plot is the thinnest of narratives just to connect all the comedy bits."[42] Stephen Whitty of the Newark Star-Ledger gave the film one and a half stars out of four, saying "Sure, MacFarlane can write simple jokes as long as the 'f' key on his laptop holds out. Some of them are even funny. But a lot of them don't pay off, and most trod the same well-worn territory -- potheads, practical jokes, politically incorrect cliches."[43] Lindsey Bahr of the Associated Press gave the film a negative review, saying "In an admirable effort to go a different route, MacFarlane has instead done something hopelessly bizarre: He's given his film too much sincerity and story, and it practically crushes whatever fun does exist."[44]

Mick LaSalle of the San Francisco Chronicle gave the film three out of four stars, saying "MacFarlane is cynical, but he's not a cynic, and there are moments in Ted 2 where you can sense a longing for the gentler and more upbeat entertainment of an earlier generation."[45] Soren Anderson of The Seattle Times gave the film two out of four stars, saying "In the midst of comedy, seriousness. The combination feels forced. A more disciplined and smarter director might have been able to successfully blend the two elements, but crude dude MacFarlane hasn't the skill to bring it off."[46] Dan Callahan of The Wrap gave the film a negative review, saying "Bad taste needs to be more honest and more all-inclusive if it's to make a lasting impression, and MacFarlane's bad taste here is both too wishy-washy and too knee-jerk cruel to really make any impact."[47] Manohla Dargis of The New York Times gave the film a negative review, saying "Mr. MacFarlane can be funny, but Ted 2 is insultingly lazy hack work that is worth discussing primarily because of how he tries and fails to turn race, and specifically black men, into comedy fodder."[48] Jacob Hall of New York Daily News gave the film one out of five stars, saying "Once again, you will believe that a talking CGI stuffed animal can be a racist, hateful monster with no redeeming qualities ... but his greatest sin is that he's not funny."[49] Peter Howell of the Toronto Star gave the film two out of four stars, saying "If you didn't see and laugh at the first Ted, and maybe also at MacFarlane's button-pushing TV series Family Guy, then another movie deserves your entertainment dollars."[50] A.A. Dowd of The A.V. Club gave the film a C+, saying "Ted 2 strikes a sometimes-awkward balance between sincerity and cheap provocation. It also forgets that the real draw of the first film wasn't Ted himself, but Wahlberg, whose sweet-lug routine scored a lot of belly laughs."[51]

Accolades

Award Date of ceremony Category Recipient(s) Result Ref.
AACTA Awards 9 December 2015 Best Visual Effects or Animation Glenn Melenhorst
Ineke Majoor
Nominated [52]
People's Choice Awards January 6, 2016 Favorite Comedic Movie Nominated [53]
MTV Movie Awards April 10, 2016 Best Virtual Performance Seth MacFarlane Nominated [54]
Saturn Awards June 22, 2016 Best Fantasy Film Nominated [55]

Future

Possible sequel

In June 2015, Collider asked if the studio was already planning a third film, MacFarlane replied: "It's all based on appetite. If Ted 2 does as well as the first one, it means people want to see more of these characters. If that happens, then there would likely be a Ted 3. The franchise, to me, is one that's more character-based than premise-based. If you look at it like episodes in television, if you have characters that people like and they want to see them, again and again, you can tell any number of different stories. If there's a desire for it, then yeah, we would do a Ted 3."[56]

On October 27, 2015, during an interview on Today MacFarlane, again, did not rule out the possibility of Ted 3, stating: "We don't know, I like to kind of have some space between Ted [films], so it's possible there will be another one but there are no immediate plans."[57]

On September 13, 2021, MacFarlane posted an image to Instagram of the stuffed bear used in the Ted movies captioned "The original Ted stuffy mentally preparing for his return," hinting at the possibility of a sequel, although he might have been hinting at the then unannounced television series.[58]

Television series

In April 2022, it was announced that a prequel series was in development for the streaming service Peacock, with writers Paul Corrigan and Brad Walsh joining MacFarlane as the series' showrunners. MacFarlane is also set to reprise his role as the title character.[59]

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Ted 2 stylized as ted2 is a 2015 American satirical comedy film directed by Seth MacFarlane and written by MacFarlane Alec Sulkin and Wellesley Wild The second installment in the Ted franchise it serves as a sequel to the 2012 film of the same name The film follows the talking teddy bear Ted as he fights for his civil rights in order to be recognized as a person and not as property The film stars Mark Wahlberg Seth MacFarlane Amanda Seyfried Giovanni Ribisi Jessica Barth John Slattery and Morgan Freeman Ted 2Theatrical release posterDirected bySeth MacFarlaneWritten bySeth MacFarlane Alec Sulkin Wellesley WildBased onTedby Seth MacFarlaneProduced byScott Stuber Seth MacFarlane Jason Clark John JacobsStarringMark Wahlberg Seth MacFarlane Amanda Seyfried Giovanni Ribisi Jessica Barth John Slattery Morgan FreemanNarrated byPatrick StewartCinematographyMichael BarrettEdited byJeff FreemanMusic byWalter MurphyProductioncompaniesMRC Fuzzy Door Productions Bluegrass FilmsDistributed byUniversal PicturesRelease datesJune 24 2015 2015 06 24 Ziegfeld Theater June 26 2015 2015 06 26 United States Running time115 minutes 1 CountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglishBudget 68 million 2 3 4 Box office 215 9 million 5 Principal photography began in Massachusetts in July 2014 Ted 2 was released on June 26 2015 by Universal Pictures Despite the film failing to achieve the critical and commercial success of its predecessor and receiving mixed reviews from critics it still became a box office success grossing 215 9 million on a 68 million budget Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Production 4 Soundtrack 5 Release 5 1 Home media 6 Reception 6 1 Box office 6 2 Critical response 6 3 Accolades 7 Future 7 1 Possible sequel 7 2 Television series 8 References 9 External linksPlot EditThree years after the events of the first film Ted marries his girlfriend Tami Lynn Meanwhile his best friend John Bennett has been divorced from Lori Collins for six months Following a heated argument after being married a year they decide to have a child As Ted cannot father a child John agrees to help find a sperm donor They ask Sam J Jones but he declines due to a sperm count of one Then they unsuccessfully try to break into Tom Brady s house and steal his sperm Ultimately John offers to donate his sperm Despite Ted and John s efforts Tami Lynn s history of drug use has rendered her infertile despite having been clean for an extended period of time and they decide to adopt The background checks put Ted s legal status as a person into question The state authorities of Massachusetts declare Ted property rather than a person consequently he loses his job at Bay Colony Grocery Store his credit card and bank accounts are terminated and his marriage to Tami Lynn is forcibly annulled John suggests that they take the state to court They ask the best lawyer they can find but he offers to assign their case pro bono to his niece Samantha Sam Jackson a novice lawyer They are initially reluctant due to her lack of pop culture knowledge but bond over their love of marijuana as they prepare to present the case Meanwhile Donny Ted s life long stalker is a janitor at the headquarters of toy company Hasbro in New York City He convinces the company CEO to hire an expert attorney to ensure that Ted maintains his status as property leaving him open to seizure by the firm to create more living teddy bears Despite Sam s best efforts the court rules against Ted Disheartened and desperate the trio contact Patrick Meighan a highly respected civil rights attorney to help overturn the court s decision Driving to Manhattan the trio meet Meighan who is sympathetic to Ted s plight but ultimately refuses the case as he believes Ted has not significantly contributed to humanity due to his lifestyle Furious at the injustice and jealous of Sam and John s relationship Ted takes his frustrations out on them and angrily storms off wandering into the New York Comic Con However Donny discreetly follows him Once inside Donny disguises himself as Raphael and tries to kidnap Ted who runs off takes refuge under a Bumblebee statue and contacts John for help John and Sam arrive and find Ted just as Donny is about to cut him open Ted apologizes to John and Sam for snapping at them and make their leave but Donny severs the cables holding up a model of the USS Enterprise with a knife and it swings towards Ted John pushes Ted out of the way takes the hit gets knocked unconscious and falls into a coma Ted identifies Donny from a group of Ninja Turtle cosplayers through his irresistible urge to dance to I Think We re Alone Now by Tiffany and Donny is arrested At the hospital John is still in a coma and he flatlines The next day the doctor informs Sam Ted and Tami Lynn that John didn t make it shocking the group The doctor also suggests they can go in and say goodbye to John In the room the group is tearfully saying goodbye to John However he unexpectedly wakes up and scares the group and Ted realizes that John had faked being dead as payback for Ted pretending to be mentally retarded and Ted applauds John for his realistic acting Although Sam is initially furious over this she and John kiss as the group rejoices Meighan decides to take the case inspired by John s selflessness and Ted s emotions over John who managed to avoid death Meighan successfully gets the ruling overturned by demonstrating that Ted is self aware that he feels complex emotions and is capable of empathy Outside the courthouse Ted re proposes to Tami Lynn After they are legally remarried though it s unknown if Ted ever got his job credit card and bank accounts back Ted and Tami Lynn adopt the surname of Clubber Lang and adopt a baby boy who they name Apollo Creed while John and Sam happily pursue their own relationship Cast EditSeth MacFarlane as Ted Clubber Lang voice and motion capture Mark Wahlberg as John Bennett Amanda Seyfried as Samantha Leslie Jackson Jessica Barth as Tami Lynn McCafferty Giovanni Ribisi as Donny 6 Morgan Freeman as Patrick Meighan John Slattery as Shep Wild 7 Patrick Warburton as Guy 8 Michael Dorn as Rick 9 Bill Smitrovich as Frank Cocoa Brown as Joy John Carroll Lynch as Tom Jessup Ron Canada as Judge Matheson Jessica Szohr as Allison Jay Patterson as Karl Jackson Tara Strong as Ted s I Love You function Sam J Jones as himself 10 Sebastian Arcelus as Dr Ed Danzer Maggie Geha as Female Nurse Tom Brady as himself 11 Dennis Haysbert as Fertility doctor 12 Taran Killam as himself Jimmy Fallon as himself Jimmy Kimmel as himself Jay Leno as himself Bill Maher as himself Kate McKinnon as herself Bobby Moynihan as himself David Hasselhoff as himself Liam Neeson as Trix Customer 13 Lenny Clarke as Cop Patrick Stewart as Narrator Curtis Stigers as Wedding singer 10 Nana Visitor as Adoption agent 14 Ralph Garman as Stormtrooper Jack Knight as Todd KidderProduction EditDuring the 2012 American Dad Comic Con panel MacFarlane stated that he would be open to a sequel to Ted 15 In September 2012 chief executive Steve Burke said that the studio would be looking to make a sequel to Ted as soon as possible 16 In January 2013 on Anderson Live Wahlberg confirmed that a sequel was in the works and that it would be the first sequel in his career while also revealing that he and Ted as voiced by MacFarlane would appear at the 85th Academy Awards 17 On October 2 2013 it was announced Ted 2 would be released on June 26 2015 18 Initially the storyline for the film was quite different and involved John and Ted s attempt to smuggle pot across the country 19 but due to concerns that the concept was too similar to then recently released We re the Millers the concept was scrapped and the storyline was overhauled to one inspired by John Jakes North and South series as well as the life of Dred Scott 19 During the period when the film was about drug smuggling Mila Kunis character was still in the sequel however when the storyline was changed it required a lawyer to be the female lead and there was not room for Kunis s character 19 On February 14 2014 Amanda Seyfried was cast as the female lead 20 On June 17 2014 Jessica Barth was confirmed to reprise her role as Tami Lynn 21 In August and September 2014 it was announced that Patrick Warburton would return as John s co worker Guy 8 and that Morgan Freeman 22 Nana Visitor 14 Michael Dorn 9 Dennis Haysbert 12 Liam Neeson 13 and John Slattery had joined the cast 7 Principal photography began on July 28 2014 and ended on November 13 2014 23 24 25 Soundtrack EditThe film s soundtrack was released by Republic Records on June 26 2015 26 It features the score by Walter Murphy and songs co written by Seth MacFarlane and Murphy including Mean Ol Moon which is performed by Amanda Seyfried and Norah Jones separately The soundtrack also includes Mess Around by Ray Charles One Foot in Front of the Other by Bone Symphony and New York by Alfred Newman Track listingAll tracks by Walter Murphy except where indicated No TitleWriter s Performer s Length1 The Wedding 1 522 Steppin Out with My Baby Irving BerlinJohn Wilson Curtis Stigers and Maida Vale Singers6 193 Let s Make a Baby 0 374 Tom Brady s House 1 375 Ted s Court Case 0 556 One Foot in Front of the Other Bone SymphonyBone Symphony3 127 Leaving for New York 1 128 Mess Around Ray CharlesRay Charles2 419 Out of Control 0 2610 Mean Ol Moon Seth MacFarlane amp Walter MurphyAmanda Seyfried2 0311 New York Alfred NewmanAlfred Newman2 2712 The Comic Con Fight 1 1113 Wake Up Johnny Code Blue John Is Back 3 2314 Meighan s Speech Finale 3 5515 Mean Ol Moon swing version 1 1616 Mean Ol Moon Seth MacFarlane amp Walter MurphyNorah Jones3 05Total length 27 21Release EditOn January 27 2015 the film s teaser poster was released 27 This was followed two days later by its trailer 28 The film premiered on June 24 2015 in New York City with its general release two days later 29 Home media Edit Ted 2 was released on DVD and Blu ray on December 15 2015 in the United States by Universal Studios Home Entertainment 30 Both formats contained a theatrical version 115 minutes and an unrated extended version 125 minutes containing 10 minutes of extra footage It was released on DVD and Blu ray in the United Kingdom and Ireland on November 23 2015 both formats containing the two versions On May 3 2016 Ted vs Flash Gordon The Ultimate Collection was released on Blu ray plus Digital HD featuring Flash Gordon and the unrated versions of Ted and Ted 2 31 Reception EditBox office Edit Ted 2 grossed 81 5 million in North America and 135 2 million in other territories for a worldwide total of 216 7 million against a budget of 68 million 5 In the United States and Canada Ted 2 opened on the same day as the family adventure film Max across 3 441 theaters It made 2 6 million from its Thursday night showings from 2 647 theaters 32 and 13 2 million on its opening day 33 In its opening weekend Ted 2 earned 33 5 million finishing third at the box office behind Jurassic World 54 5 million and Inside Out 52 3 million 34 The opening total was a disappointment considering the film s initial projected opening of 45 50 million and its predecessor s 54 4 million opening three years prior 34 It was director MacFarlane s second consecutive underperforming opening following 2014 s A Million Ways to Die in the West which opened to 16 8 million 34 Outside North America the film earned an estimated 20 million in its opening weekend from 26 countries It opened in number two in Germany 3 7 million Russia and the CIS 3 5 million and Australia 3 3 million 35 Critical response Edit On Rotten Tomatoes the film has an approval rating of 45 based on 206 reviews with an average rating of 5 28 10 The site s critical consensus reads Ted 2 reunites Mark Wahlberg and Seth MacFarlane for another round of sophomoric scatological humor and just as before your enjoyment will depend on your tolerance for all of the above 36 On Metacritic the film has a score of 48 out of 100 based on 38 critics indicating mixed or average reviews 37 Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of B on an A to F scale lower than the A earned by its predecessor 38 James Berardinelli of ReelViews gave the film two out of four stars saying It would be disingenuous for me to claim that Ted 2 isn t funny Although I was often bored by the plodding direction of the story I laughed from time to time 39 Chris Nashawaty of Entertainment Weekly gave the film a C saying You realize what it must be like to be trapped in detention with a bunch of 15 year old boys who think there s nothing more hilarious than repeating the same jokes about porn pot and pulling your pud over and over again It s funny until it s not 40 Bill Goodykoontz of The Arizona Republic gave the film two out of five stars saying The film like most of MacFarlane s work is a mix of occasional laugh out loud moments there are some here and cringe worthy misfires that play a lot more tone deaf than he seems to intend 41 Brian Truitt of USA Today gave the film two out of four stars saying MacFarlane and co writers Alec Sulkin and Wellesley Wild have a gift for referential riffs but the plot is the thinnest of narratives just to connect all the comedy bits 42 Stephen Whitty of the Newark Star Ledger gave the film one and a half stars out of four saying Sure MacFarlane can write simple jokes as long as the f key on his laptop holds out Some of them are even funny But a lot of them don t pay off and most trod the same well worn territory potheads practical jokes politically incorrect cliches 43 Lindsey Bahr of the Associated Press gave the film a negative review saying In an admirable effort to go a different route MacFarlane has instead done something hopelessly bizarre He s given his film too much sincerity and story and it practically crushes whatever fun does exist 44 Mick LaSalle of the San Francisco Chronicle gave the film three out of four stars saying MacFarlane is cynical but he s not a cynic and there are moments in Ted 2 where you can sense a longing for the gentler and more upbeat entertainment of an earlier generation 45 Soren Anderson of The Seattle Times gave the film two out of four stars saying In the midst of comedy seriousness The combination feels forced A more disciplined and smarter director might have been able to successfully blend the two elements but crude dude MacFarlane hasn t the skill to bring it off 46 Dan Callahan of The Wrap gave the film a negative review saying Bad taste needs to be more honest and more all inclusive if it s to make a lasting impression and MacFarlane s bad taste here is both too wishy washy and too knee jerk cruel to really make any impact 47 Manohla Dargis of The New York Times gave the film a negative review saying Mr MacFarlane can be funny but Ted 2 is insultingly lazy hack work that is worth discussing primarily because of how he tries and fails to turn race and specifically black men into comedy fodder 48 Jacob Hall of New York Daily News gave the film one out of five stars saying Once again you will believe that a talking CGI stuffed animal can be a racist hateful monster with no redeeming qualities but his greatest sin is that he s not funny 49 Peter Howell of the Toronto Star gave the film two out of four stars saying If you didn t see and laugh at the first Ted and maybe also at MacFarlane s button pushing TV series Family Guy then another movie deserves your entertainment dollars 50 A A Dowd of The A V Club gave the film a C saying Ted 2 strikes a sometimes awkward balance between sincerity and cheap provocation It also forgets that the real draw of the first film wasn t Ted himself but Wahlberg whose sweet lug routine scored a lot of belly laughs 51 Accolades Edit Award Date of ceremony Category Recipient s Result Ref AACTA Awards 9 December 2015 Best Visual Effects or Animation Glenn MelenhorstIneke Majoor Nominated 52 People s Choice Awards January 6 2016 Favorite Comedic Movie Nominated 53 MTV Movie Awards April 10 2016 Best Virtual Performance Seth MacFarlane Nominated 54 Saturn Awards June 22 2016 Best Fantasy Film Nominated 55 Future EditPossible sequel Edit In June 2015 Collider asked if the studio was already planning a third film MacFarlane replied It s all based on appetite If Ted 2 does as well as the first one it means people want to see more of these characters If that happens then there would likely be a Ted 3 The franchise to me is one that s more character based than premise based If you look at it like episodes in television if you have characters that people like and they want to see them again and again you can tell any number of different stories If there s a desire for it then yeah we would do a Ted 3 56 On October 27 2015 during an interview on Today MacFarlane again did not rule out the possibility of Ted 3 stating We don t know I like to kind of have some space between Ted films so it s possible there will be another one but there are no immediate plans 57 On September 13 2021 MacFarlane posted an image to Instagram of the stuffed bear used in the Ted movies captioned The original Ted stuffy mentally preparing for his return hinting at the possibility of a sequel although he might have been hinting at the then unannounced television series 58 Television series Edit Main article Ted TV series In April 2022 it was announced that a prequel series was in development for the streaming service Peacock with writers Paul Corrigan and Brad Walsh joining MacFarlane as the series showrunners MacFarlane is also set to reprise his role as the title character 59 References Edit Ted 2 15 British Board of Film Classification June 24 2015 Retrieved June 24 2015 Ted 2 lags behind Jurassic World Inside Out US News June 28 2015 Retrieved December 12 2015 McClintock Pamela June 26 2015 Box Office Jurassic World Hits 500M Ted 2 Suffers Bear Market With 32 9M The Hollywood Reporter Retrieved December 12 2015 Ted 2 lags behind Jurassic World Inside Out at box office CBS News June 29 2015 Retrieved December 12 2015 a b Ted 2 2015 Box Office Mojo Retrieved January 30 2016 JURASSIC WORLD SEVENTH SON TED 2 FIFTY SHADES OF GREY Super Bowl Spots a b John Slattery joins Ted 2 Entertainment Weekly Retrieved September 27 2014 a b Fleming Mike Jr August 20 2014 Patrick Warburton Back For Ted Sequel Deadline Hollywood Retrieved August 21 2014 a b MacFarlane Seth September 16 2014 Hilarious work in Ted 2 today by paddywarbucks and akaWorf Twitter Retrieved September 23 2014 a b Stigers Curtis September 16 2014 On the set of Ted 2 My chair is the one that says Don t Sit Here You re Not A Movie Star Twitter Retrieved September 23 2014 Boren Cindy November 6 2014 Tom Brady lands Ted 2 Entourage roles brings Gronk along The Washington Post Retrieved November 6 2014 a b Dennis Haysbert Joins Both Dead Rising and Ted 2 September 18 2014 Retrieved September 23 2014 a b MacFarlane Seth September 24 2014 Yesterday Liam Neeson today Morgan Freeman Not a bad week for Ted2 Twitter Retrieved September 25 2014 a b Visitor Nana November 10 2014 Had such a great time on Ted 2 today What a guy what a bear Twitter Retrieved July 13 2015 Patten Dominic July 14 2012 Comic Con Seth MacFarlane Says I d Be Open To Making Ted 2 Deadline Hollywood Retrieved July 12 2014 BBC News Bourne Legacy sequel confirmed BBC News BBC September 14 2012 Retrieved July 12 2014 Franich Darren January 17 2013 Mark Wahlberg and Ted to appear at Oscars VIDEO Insidemovies ew com Retrieved February 26 2013 Ted 2 Gets June 2015 Release Date Deadline Hollywood October 2 2013 Retrieved October 2 2013 a b c Radish Christina June 23 2015 Seth MacFarlane Talks TED 2 and 3 the Cast and Political Correctness Collider Retrieved August 14 2015 Amanda Seyfried Set By Seth MacFarlane For Ted Sequel Deadline Hollywood February 24 2014 Retrieved February 24 2014 Jessica Barth Set to Return as Foul Mouthed Girlfriend Tami Lynn in Ted 2 Exclusive TheWrap June 17 2014 Retrieved July 12 2014 Morgan Freeman Lands Juicy Role in Ted 2 EXCLUSIVE Variety September 10 2014 Retrieved September 10 2014 MacFarlane Seth July 28 2014 1st day of filming on Ted 2 Back in the Habit Twitter Retrieved July 13 2015 Seth MacFarlane tweets the start of Ted 2 The Boston Globe June 28 2014 Retrieved July 12 2014 MacFarlane Seth November 13 2014 Untitled image Twitter Retrieved November 17 2014 Ted 2 Original Motion Picture Soundtrack iTunes Apple June 26 2015 Doty Meriah January 27 2015 Ted 2 Poster Is Harbinger of Crude Jokes to Come Yahoo Retrieved January 29 2015 Denham Jess January 29 2015 Ted 2 trailer Seth MacFarlane returns for more mischief in first look at new movie The Independent Archived from the original on May 26 2022 Retrieved January 29 2015 Emery Debbie June 24 2015 Seth MacFarlane Mark Wahlberg Amanda Seyfried Get Cuddly at Ted 2 NYC Premiere Photos The Wrap Retrieved June 25 2015 Ted 2 Blu ray Blu ray com November 21 2015 Retrieved 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barrel NY Daily News Retrieved June 27 2015 Ted 2 returns with unbearably crude humour and cheap laughs review Thestar com March 16 2015 Retrieved June 27 2015 A A Dowd June 25 2015 Review Ted 2 gets filthier but less charming Avclub com Retrieved June 27 2015 5th AACTA Awards Feature Film Nominees AACTA Awards Archived from the original on October 31 2015 Retrieved November 12 2015 2016 Nominees amp Winners People s Choice Awards Retrieved October 3 2015 Jamie Lovett March 8 2016 Deadpool Avengers And Star Wars Nominated For MTV Movie Awards Comicbook com The 42nd Annual Saturn Awards nominations are announced for 2016 Saturn Awards February 24 2016 Retrieved March 4 2016 Radish Christina June 23 2015 Seth MacFarlane Talks TED 2 and 3 the Cast and Political Correctness Collider Retrieved December 3 2019 Seth MacFarlane not ruling out Ted 3 but says no immediate plans on September 12 2021 Seth MacFarlane posted on his Instagram page of the Ted bear stating its preparing for a return 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